We began our time making hand prints in the metal pin art wall, playing with the model of airplane flight, and the sand dune maker. Then there was an area that had and air-stream demonstration where the beach ball looked as if it was hovering and you could change the direction in which the ball floated. It was pretty hilarious to see the kids standing with their hands raised waiting for it to fall down into their hands and wondering why it didn't happen:-)
And to think that this was just in the opening walkway of the museum.
We went through the next area where Makenna wanted to climb the rock wall but found that she wasn't quite strong enough; so daddy helped.
Then Makenna, Brielle, and Jessi got into the earthquake machine and thought it was quite fun and maybe a little bit scary too (a few nervous giggles).
They played with the air machine and the laser harp. They didn't quite understand the concept and just had fun putting their hands in the way of the laser beams to make sounds.
Then we went outside to a wonderful area that we could have spent all day at. We had so much fun that we didn't take any photos...oops. They had "magic wands" (as Makenna called them) that opened up various rock and shell objects. The goal was to be an archaeologist and to find all of the hidden objects on your chart. What was really neat was when you wave the wand in front of the shells and rocks they would open to reveal various items. Then when they returned the wand they got a little wooden token. While Makenna was interested in the wands, her friend had a great time watching the dinosaur movie; although Makenna was a little scared of the movie.
We then went up to the special Bob the Builder exhibit. Bob was there to take pictures with the kids and Makenna wouldn't go up until Brielle said that she wanted to and then we were then able to convince her to get a group picture...the peer pressure:-) And what was even more amazing was that she gave him a hug.
Then they played around in the area, building things and climbing in and out of tunnels and tractors. And then they had fun climbing on the benches and bars in the Earth room.
And yes, Kyler was there too but he wasn't really old enough to do too much else than observe from the comfort of his wrap on mommy.
We went to a grocery shopping area next where Makenna was a bit disappointed because the food was not actually able to be collected and put into our shopping cart. Although, it did have a scanner and that entertained her for a few minutes. You did have to make sure that you scanned the correct grocery items though, so I think it might have been better for a little older children with more patience. Then it was time for lunch and heading home with sleepy kiddos.
We will definitely go back to this museum again. Maybe next time it won't be so crowded, although we still had a wonderful time!
