The Hall at Patriots Place

When deciding where to go for my husbands birthday the two places that popped into my Mind were 5 wits and the Patriots Stadium.  After figuring out that 5 wits was located at Patriots place I knew it was meant to be.  (See 5 wits review here.)  After doing a little more research I found out that there is a Hall of Fame at Patriots place!  I was so excited.  The guy loves football and what better than to invest him a little bit in The New England Patriots (he is from California so he needs some convincing-although in the last few years he has started to follow him.


We worked with Cindy at the Hall of Fame.  She was an amazing host.  She showed us around a bit and told us about the different opportunities the Hall at Patriots Place has to offer.  They have this really neat science, engineering technology and math program for students grades 3-12.  Its pretty neat.  You can read more about it here.  While we were there lots of students were bustling around applying some of their concepts to football.  It seems like a wonderful, unique and very motivating program.

We had a blast.  My little guy and my big guy both love football!  There was so much to do at the Hall. Everything was so hands on and so much fun!  We started off looking at some of the kiosks.  They had so many fun things to select and participate in.  There were little virtual football games to try and complete a pass or a field goal using angles and speed (very educational).  They had the history of the patriots- from pictures of famous players when they were young to jerseys and trophies.  We enjoyed seeing all of the covers of sports illustrated that the patriots starred on and reading famous quotes and memories of the team.  We watched a great video about New England and the wonderful and dedicated patriots fans who stuck with them through years of disappointment- through Superbowl Victories.  It was fabulous!  Some of our exhibit highlights were:

Seeing how your weight compares to football players.  My little girl weighed as much as a few pigskins haha it was cute!  

I enjoyed seeing my husband on the bench with some of the big guys.  There were helmets, pants and jerseys with pads to try on.  That was probably where we spent the most time!

I had to document the Boston Strong Jersey.  It was fun to see it on display.

Again- the suiting up exhibit.  My little guy looks so tiny in this huge helmet and jersey.  He loves dressing up so he was in his element here!

My husband enjoyed huddling up with the boys.  He fits in pretty well.  He is 6 ft and you can tell that these boys are tall!

You could even kick a field goal with this virtual game.  It was fun.  My husband of course nailed it on the first shot.  The rest of us- not so much- although we gave it a few solid tries!  

A few more things we enjoyed:

Climbing on a Duck Boat

Playing in Victory Confetti

Testing our reaction times

Seeing how high we can jump and comparing it to some of the players

Checking out all the Patriot Gear at the Gift Shop! 

Sneaking a Peek at Gillette Stadium

It was such a fun trip.  I would highly recommend making a visit to The Hall at Patriots Place.  It was fun for the whole family.  I am sure we will be back in the near future!  What a fun place to be.

10 reasons you don't wanna miss 5 wits Foxboro, MA- Oh and a giveaway!

1. It will allow you to do something different!  I always feel like when my husband and I go out we do the same old things.  I loved that 5 wits brought something totally new and fun!  It was like playing a board game but we were in it!  It was a blast!
2. You'll get the chance to live an adventure.  Lets be honest we've all pretended like we were in our favorite adventure movie.  Why not live one.  At 5 wits you feel like you are in the middle of an adventure in a race against time.

3. Its a chance to unhook your teen from technology.  Maybe your teen has been spending too much time texting or on the computer.  Take the opportunity to spend some quality time with them.  They might pretend they are too cool for a minute but once they figure out that everyone is having a blast they will join in the fun.

4. Give your kid a one of a kind experience.  5 wits suggests their adventures for ages 7 and up- so weather it be a night out or celebrating a birthday- make it a family event.  They will remember it forever and always think of you as the most fun parents EVER!
5. Do your own stunts!  During a 5 wits adventure you have opportunities to show off your moves- weather it be avoiding lasers or sneaking through vents you can be your own stunt man- or woman!  Its seriously so much fun.
6. You'll wish you had taken Goonies seriously.  Ok lets be honest- I guess this will date me but I don't care.  We have all seen Goonies.  Well there is a moment in 5 wits just like the moment in Goonies where the girl has to play the skull piano in order to open up the door.  She says she wishes she had paid more attention to her piano teacher.  My husband put his music reading skills to the test and got us out of a jam.
7. You'll feel important! Not only will you feel important as you become an intricate piece in solving a mystery and completing a challenge but you will be treated amazing too!  You will make new friends and have a personal tour guide who will treat everyone in your party like they are valued.  5 wits has really picked their employees well.  They are fun, clever and not afraid to be who they are. Weather you are an 8 year old boy or a 90 year old great grandma you will have fun and be able to help in every single challenge.  I don't know how they do it but 5 wits really finds ways of making challenges simple enough for an 8 year old to help with yet complex enough that a 35 year old feels challenged and maybe even a bit confused.  Its amazing.
8.  You can take pride in your accomplishments.  Well I did!  I was able to figure out the correct code for the entry pad of a door.  If I hadn't we would all still be in there!  Just think of the possibilities- maybe you want to impress a certain someone or show your friends/spouse you've still got it.  Whatever it is you won't be disappointed!

9.  Lets be honest- its a once in a lifetime opportunity to dodge lasers and climb aboard a Nautilus.   There are so many fun things that await you at 5 wits.  Bring some friends- I promise you will be thanked again and again for doing so.  Its fun, unique, exciting and challenging!  We loved it!  

10.  5 wits Foxboro is located at Patriot Place.  Honestly- 5 wits alone is reason enough to head on over but there are so many additional options over there.  There is excellent dining and entertainment, Bass Pro Shops, Christmas Tree Shop (LOVE IT!)  Plus who doesn't want to take a little peek into the stadium of the Superbowl winning patriots!  Come On!

Ok now that I've made you want to up and go today Its only fair to give away some tickets.  Enter for a chance to win one set of two tickets- There will be two lucky winner since we are give out TWO SETS!  Hurry up!!  I know you're gonna go anyway so you might as well just see if you can go for free or bring a few friends right?

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