On Friday morning we were off to the Children's Museum of Indianapolis. It is the LARGEST Children's Museum in the WORLD! I must say...I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this museum! There is SO much for the kids to do and see. It is VERY hands on with lots of dress-up stuff, pretend play and tools...that make learning FUN;)
My Fab Five right after we arrived...
This is one of the cool dinos trying to break into the museum:) TOO cool!
DINOSPHERE...This is a really COOL area where the kids are immersed in the sights, sounds, and smells of the Cretaceous period, 65 million years ago, when the dinosaurs roamed the earth.
My gang...
Lorelle and Liam working hard at the Dino Dig...digging out dinosaur bones.
The triplets x-raying a dino...
The kids touching and asking questions about a REAL dinosaur bone at the Paleo Prep Lab. These bones came from South Dakota.
Leytan and Liam playing... Leytan still loves this kid of play:) Give him some action figures and some plastic animals and he is HAPPY!
My baby dinosaurs...
STAR-WARS...
They had a small Starwars exhibit. Here are the boys in front of Boba Fett...
Lorelle is that you?!
MODERN-DAY EGYPT...
Next the kids took a pretend jet to Cairo aboard Egypt Air:)
Learning about Egypt...
Lorelle on Sphinx...
And on a gator near the Nile...
Trying on Egyptian clothing...
Lorelle and Leytan working at a market...
ROCK STARS CARS and GUITARS...
In this area they had lots of rock star's vehicles, guitars, outfits, etc.
The triplets cruising...
Liam and Lorelle showing me their moves...
My little Rock Star...
Kiss...
My little recording artists...
BARBIE...
Lorelle is much more into Barbie than Lilyan is:)
The girls looking at Barbies from all over the world...
Lorelle with the first Barbie, I think it came out in 1959...
Lorelle with more life-size Barbies...
Lorelle dressed up and walked the Barbie Runway. You can see her bothers taking pictures in the background...
Giving us a spin...
SCIENCE-WORKS...
The kids really enjoyed this area too. Especially the interactive watershed tables, construction site and the slide.
Landan and Liam playing in the water...
The triplets loved the slide...
I made Landan get his picture taken with "Mr. Health NUT" in the Health House:) Ummm...I know this is family friendly blog but what exactly is that green thing between his legs...LOL!!! Stem? Stethoscope? I know I am a little twisted but I didn't notice it when I took the picture...HONEST;)
We spent about 5 hours at the museum and this was keeping the kids moving at a fairly good pace;) They could have definitely spent more time at some of the exhibits. And we did not do everything. We drove our 2 1/2 hours home and then went to dinner with Daddy. I think he might have missed us just a little but probably enjoyed his peace and quiet here at home too:) It was a GREAT little getaway!!!
Hey! What happened to the group field trips?! Looks like the Wades missed the bus and you are off on your own adventure....Glad you had fun. We LOVE it there!!
ReplyDeleteI NEED waterpark dates!? I wasn't sure if you were up for an overnighter or not:) Let's seriously hit Deep River SOON! Let me know...
ReplyDeleteIt would've been ideal for us considering we are members at the museum. Oh well, we plan to go there anyway this summer. Our younger kids LOVE it there!!
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