wonder emporiums; Hands-on adventures await children at museums around the region.(Life-Discovery)

Byline: JENNIFER GISH - Staff Writer

Need something to do with the kids during that day off from school or looking for a more educational birthday party setting than the place that serves up pizza next to an animatronic mouse?

Perhaps young scholars can quickly calculate museum density in the Capital Region. In the meantime, let's just say the institutions are bountiful. From imaginative play to hard-core science, kids can learn and have fun any time at these area museums:

The Children's Museum of Science and Technology

What: A hands-on museum with interactive exhibits exploring the natural world, space and physics. Boasts the largest live-animal collection in the Capital Region with more than 100 creatures under its roof. Includes "dome shows," which are …