Since I didn't have to babysit on Monday, Anna and I hopped on the bus and headed downtown to the Public Museum (free on Mondays). They had this cool bug exhibit (that Anna was a little petrified going into). She warmed up a bit when I kept pointing out cool stuff and just talking about what was there. We found some activities for little kids that finally captured her attention and then she was very excited.
She took her turn climbing on the giant spider web a few times. She tried really hard; this was how far up she got.
Then we found these bins filled with oatmeal and one or two small lettuce leaves. Anna grabbed one of the plastic spoons and started digging around.
The bins were filled with mealworms and small beetles moving around in the oatmeal. Anna was quite fascinated with this. She kept coming back to the bins again and again. She was even so brave that she had the beetles crawling on her hands.
This was about as close as she would get to the oversized, moving bugs on display that scared her.
One of Anna's favorite museum activities is to go to the train depot. We buy tickets and snacks at the window. Then we wait for the train to arrive at its destination.
The carousel is always a big hit! She got to ride it three times!
The doll collection is the highlight of the museum for Anna. She loves looking at all the dolls, playing with the family in the dollhouse and having a tea party. She was especially thrilled that her 'baby' Amy was able to come along to the museum with her. We had a really fun day!
She took her turn climbing on the giant spider web a few times. She tried really hard; this was how far up she got.
Then we found these bins filled with oatmeal and one or two small lettuce leaves. Anna grabbed one of the plastic spoons and started digging around.
The bins were filled with mealworms and small beetles moving around in the oatmeal. Anna was quite fascinated with this. She kept coming back to the bins again and again. She was even so brave that she had the beetles crawling on her hands.
This was about as close as she would get to the oversized, moving bugs on display that scared her.
One of Anna's favorite museum activities is to go to the train depot. We buy tickets and snacks at the window. Then we wait for the train to arrive at its destination.
The carousel is always a big hit! She got to ride it three times!
The doll collection is the highlight of the museum for Anna. She loves looking at all the dolls, playing with the family in the dollhouse and having a tea party. She was especially thrilled that her 'baby' Amy was able to come along to the museum with her. We had a really fun day!
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