By MANDY SHEETS

SEBRING – Kids are “eating up” the new exhibit at the Children’s Museum of the Highlands.
The One World Diner opened Thursday and features various ethnic foods. In this hands-on exhibit, children can learn about food around the world and, in the pretend kitchen, they can prepare meals like falafels, enchiladas and sushi.
Linda Crowder, director of the museum, said food is featured from Japan, Mexico, the Middle East, Ethiopia, Italy and India, along with traditional costumes from each of the countries.
Chloe Fordham, 5, said that she likes to prepare the different foods, especially pizza.
Noah Friesen, 6, said he liked wearing a chef’s hat, cooking and pretending to eat.
With local schools on break last week, Crowder said the exhibit was crowded.
“We had lots of people in the museum, and the majority of them wanted to play in here,” Crowder said. “I even saw the parents enjoying learning about the different cultural foods.”
The exhibit replaced a boat exhibit that was repeatedly in disrepair, Crowder said.
The museum, located at 219 North Ridgewood Drive in Sebring, is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday.
The cost is $3 per person. For more information, call 385-5437.