The Children's Museum

My mom treated us to the Kohl's Children's Museum just before she headed home. My kids have only been there once, and it was almost 2 years ago, so the whole museum was an adventure for them. "Museum" is the wrong word for this place (because that sounds boring to me)- it's more like a large activity center.

Grocery Shopping with Daphne
Daphne completely adored the grocery room. She knew just what to do throughout the store, copying her mother in so many ways.

Feeling the fruit to see if it's ripe

Pushing her shopping cart

Scanning items at checkout

Manually entering a coupon when it wouldn't scan
(just kidding)

Video of Daphne Shopping

Music Room

This drum had confetti inside that
bounced around when beating on itDayton putting the song in correct order

Water Room
The kids returned to the water room a few times. They both really enjoyed this balls water game.

Dayton was a pro at catching balls from the waterfall
with his net, then sending them back through the tube.

Daphne scooping balls up from the water

And mostly she was splashing around

Video of Daphne in the Water Room
She amused me the way she pushed buttons with her
elbows so she could reach her hands out to the water spray

Auto Center

Dayton working on the car's engine

Driving the fixed vehicle

Nursery
Daphne was a pro at taking care of the babies. She put blankets and clothes on them, rocked them, and made bottles for them.

Face Painting
Daphne sure loved this station. She came back to it a few times to add more color!

First some pink

Then add green and yellow (and more pink)

And lots of blue and green

Video of Daphne doodling away on her face
I think she felt like a big girl putting on makeup

Grocery Shopping with Dayton

Ordering from the bakery

Serving from inside the bakery

Pushing his full cartChecking out with Nana, Daphne, and Dayton

Daphne loved the coupons!

Dayton helping Nana checkout

Video of Checking out with Nana

Dayton called the money: dollars
Daphne called the money: coupons
Can you tell who usually does deal-shopping with me?

Sending the groceries down the conveyer belt to the car

Extra Rooms and Activities

Video of Daphne Feeding the Dogs
This was the animal clinic

Daphne and Dayton painting a house

Dayton working with a digger

Dayton allowed me to paint his face,
but only in an orderly fashion:
a heart and a dinosaur

Video of Dayton Floating Balls

Daphne's favorites were definitely grocery shopping and face painting. Dayton was all over the place and bounced from activity to activity- I'm guessing he enjoyed the water room the most. We're excited to go back when Nana and Grandpa come visit in July.

And yes, Mom- you beat me at posting this... but my post has videos!