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Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Wordful Wednesday - Fun at the Children's Museum

One of the fun trips we took while I was on "vacation" a few weeks back was to Indianapolis to visit the wonderful children's museum there. EmDee was out of town, but Mamaw was nice enough to come with us for the fun! We drove up on Monday after lunch, and Sweetpea napped the entire way. We arrived at our hotel just before 4pm - we chose to stay in a hotel with a water park, which opened at 4pm - perfect timing! After checking in and getting settled, we headed down to the water park in our suits. I was worried that many of the attractions were going to be too big, but it was perfectly oriented for little people. We enjoyed a large water fort with small slides and dumping buckets, a lazy river and a zero entry pool area with small water spouts.

The next morning we got up and headed to the museum. We stayed until just before 2pm and headed home. It was a great little mini getaway, and we all had so much fun! Here are a few highlights from our trip.

Sweetpea and Mamaw just before we left for Indianapolis.
Checking out the fossils - that tooth is huge!
The carousel cost to ride or Sweetpea would have wanted to stay here all day!
Having tea with the four little bears...(is that how the story goes?)
Sweetpea LOVED the hall of mirrors - she had the best time trying to find her way in and around the various rooms.
Checking out the big sand table...so much bigger than the one we have at home.
Sweetpea loves trains, she was in heaven moving the cars around the tracks and over the bridges.
These tool boxes were bolted to the floor - she went around gathering all the wooden blocks to build a tower. Then she went around trying to lift each one up off the floor - mommy, why are they stuck?!
This airplane looked super exciting, but when she realized it didn't move or rock she was on to the next attraction.


Most of these pictures were in the section specially designed for 2-5yr olds. There were some displays of interest on other floors, but I love that this museum is going to grow with Sweetpea for many years to come!

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19 comments:

Extraordinary Ordinary Life said...

We love the Indianapolis Children's Museum. We have recently been taking advantage of the monthly free nights (first Thursday of every month). I'm glad to see your family enjoyed it.

Mel said...

What a totally fun place and any hotel that has a waterpark is right up my alley!!! kids or no kids LOL...

Lisa @ Crazy Adventures in Parenting said...

Yay for children's museums!!!!

HeatherPride said...

Wow, looks like an awesome time! I can totally see the family resemblance, too.

Anonymous said...

Looks like fun. We are getting a new children's museum sometime this year. Hopefully.

Anonymous said...

We love museums. Looks like a great one! Cute pics.

More Than Words said...

Oh, how fun!!! Your daughter is adorable!!

Meg B....that's me! said...

Looks like you guys had lots of fun at the children's museum!

Thanks for stopping by blog!

ChefDruck said...

That looks like an amazing museum!

Debra said...

Wow....that looks great! We're going to our children's museum again this weekend for free, thanks to that Bank of America promotion. I love to do things like this with my little one.

Love your pictures!
Here's my Free Museum post if anyone wants to go this weekend:
here

Claremont First Ward said...

Looks like Sweetpea had a fantastic time!

Barely Domestic Mama said...

Thanks for the comment on my post and the heads up about your giveaway.

Looks like your daughter had a great time. I wish we had a museum like that close by for my little guy.

Mom in High Heels said...

Looks like fun! Thanks for stopping by my blog.

Brooke said...

What a fun little getaway. I love Children's Museums!

Anonymous said...

I went to a great museum in Durham, NC that had so much to do for kids (and actually cheap too!). i am heading out to the Philly Please Touch Museum in two weeks for my daughter's 3 year birthday--really looking forward to it!

Marie {Make and Takes} said...

Oh, I love these places. I've got to take my kids to one here in Utah! Great reminder!

Anonymous said...

I grew up in Indy, and we visit every summer. My kids love love love the Children's Museum there. It is THE BEST . . . and great for all ages of kids!

Monica said...

What a great time! I love those places....I'm not so good in the hall of mirrors though. Just being honest.

Anonymous said...

What a fun day!!

We could spend days at our Children's Museums here in San Diego. It's always a lot of fun, but mommy eventually gets pooped out and needs a nap.