Children's Museum

Lately I've been in the mood to get out of the house and take the boys to some new and different places. We were supposed to go to the Houston Children's Museum a few weeks ago, but something came up. What was that? Oh yes. Surgery! I took them today and it was a lot of fun. Most of the exhibits were a little over their heads, but they enjoyed just playing around, and I didn't have to bother explaining a lot of scientific stuff (Brian would be good at that, not me).

Luckily we took our lunch, because it cost $7 to park there. What's with that?!? We were joined in our fun day by what seemed like 20 different groups of Kindergarteners! Fortunately we were able to time our bathroom breaks and exhibit viewings around them most of the time. I only had to tell several of them to move along and let my kids have a turn once or twice!

Spence looking through a periscope

Coleman flexing his creative muscles...

...and his real muscles! This was showing how it's easier to lift things when you use more pulleys.

Both boys trying the pulley lifts

Here you were supposed to build something, then make an earthquake and a windstorm to knock it down.

The Construction Zone

Proud of their Star Wars ship

Hovering Balls

Coleman loved this machine where you pulled back and shot a ping pong ball.

Spence enjoying the light and color exhibits

Brian has been telling me that he thinks Coleman is color blind, so in the color exhibits there was a test called the Ishahara Color Blind Test. I decided to see how Coleman did... Yeah, that boy's color blind! Poor thing.

Well, that was a fun day! I should probably find some outside stuff to take them to before it gets too hot. Then we can save these indoor activities for the sweltering heat!