Hands-On Children's Museum
Jen, Brianne, Noah, and I went to a very cool place over the weekend as part of our monthly Playpals get-together. The Hands-On Children's Museum is not too far from here and was such a fun place to take the kids! Everything in there is touchable and kid-friendly, which is Kid Heaven, as you can imagine.
They have different stations all around the place set up as miniatures that you would find in the adult world: they have a post office where kids can sort "mail", stamp things, and open mailboxes. There is a huge wooden fire truck loaded with boots, real fireman hats and coats, there's a police station, veterinary clinic complete with x-ray machine and stuffed animals. They have a bank with real adding machines and computers, a grocery store with (empty) food boxes and a real cash register, a theater where kids can dress up and put on a show on-stage. Not to mention the pirate ship, train depot, and Noah's favorite; a basketball court with wheelchairs so you can play wheelchair basketball. They even have a ball-pit and 2 huge slides!
I must admit the germophobe in me was screaming in my ear the whole time we were there--the ball pit alone is enough to make me shiver--but I managed to quiet that down long enough to enjoy our time there. And there was plenty of soap and hot water when we got home. :)
When left to himself, Noah chose junk food to put in his cart.
Climbing into the police car look-a-like they had.
Why are ball pits so much fun? And why was my inner germophobe recoiling in disgust? :)
The slide out of the pirate ship
Future banker? Or just button-pusher?
We spent the bulk of our time right here, in the basketball court.
Who doesn't love puppets?
Brianne must have tried on 5 or 6 pairs of shoes. I think Noah tried on one pair and went back to the basketball. I think it's so funny how our male/female personalities are wired into us and are noticeable at such a young age!
They have different stations all around the place set up as miniatures that you would find in the adult world: they have a post office where kids can sort "mail", stamp things, and open mailboxes. There is a huge wooden fire truck loaded with boots, real fireman hats and coats, there's a police station, veterinary clinic complete with x-ray machine and stuffed animals. They have a bank with real adding machines and computers, a grocery store with (empty) food boxes and a real cash register, a theater where kids can dress up and put on a show on-stage. Not to mention the pirate ship, train depot, and Noah's favorite; a basketball court with wheelchairs so you can play wheelchair basketball. They even have a ball-pit and 2 huge slides!
I must admit the germophobe in me was screaming in my ear the whole time we were there--the ball pit alone is enough to make me shiver--but I managed to quiet that down long enough to enjoy our time there. And there was plenty of soap and hot water when we got home. :)
When left to himself, Noah chose junk food to put in his cart.
Climbing into the police car look-a-like they had. 
Why are ball pits so much fun? And why was my inner germophobe recoiling in disgust? :)
The slide out of the pirate ship
Future banker? Or just button-pusher?
We spent the bulk of our time right here, in the basketball court.
Who doesn't love puppets?
Brianne must have tried on 5 or 6 pairs of shoes. I think Noah tried on one pair and went back to the basketball. I think it's so funny how our male/female personalities are wired into us and are noticeable at such a young age!
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