My Many Coloured Days: Our Spring Break 2012 {Part II}

Monday, April 02, 2012

Our Spring Break 2012 {Part II}

For many years we have taken advantage of being members of our local museums. Being a member brings many advantages, one of which is the reciprocity agreement with OTHER museums whenever we travel. We were able to hit up two different museums using our membership during this trip - and they even let the grandparents in free with us too! We were headed to the Children's Museum, but Mr. T INSISTED we at least check out the Science Museum. Since it was free, we agreed, and ending up spending almost the whole day... and could have spent even longer. Mr. Man was with his Dad checking out pop-up trailers (a WHOLE other adventure for our family) and so Grandma and I enjoyed the four little monkeys.

There was an outdoor water exploration center - outdoors because it was 80 degrees the whole week we visited! My kids went nuts with this center! We literally had to drag them away (soaking wet) to the next exhibit. (We stopped at the restrooms to use the hand blowers to attempt to dry off - notice the shirts getting "darker"!)

I don't know if you can tell from the photos, but there was a water stream that could power spray the balls into the air after you allowed them down a ramp. My kids used their long arms to hold the balls, and create a whole stream of balls to have flung into the air one after another. Yup, those are my kids!

The best part was watching them work together to manipulate the machines to their limits!

So much of the museum was hands on and very kid-friendly.

Finally, we spent a good hour at this one spot! I wish I had taken a picture of the grown-up audience my boys had as they played with this exhibit FOREVER! Their laughter was contagious... we should have charged a viewing fee! Even now, looking at these pictures I captured, I can hear their giggles in my mind! Absolutely hilarious!