Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Children's Museum of Manhattan

Charlie and Marin took a long-planned trip to the Children's Museum of Manhattan last week. We had so much fun! Marin was afraid that there wouldn't be enough two-year-old stuff to do all morning, but there was plenty . . .

Marin's favorite activity was 11 am clean-up time. All the kids get soap, sponges, mops, and brooms to clean up the activity area. (After they're done, the janitors come through to clean up the clean-up mess.) Charlie was dubious at first, but after a few cleaning songs, even he joined in the fun. The two kids next to the boy in the red jacket are friends from Charlie's church playgroup.

Charlie was fascinated by this station. Didn't we have miniature versions of this when we were little? Lightbrights? This was so much cooler (with far fewer chokeable pieces). Other favorites in the room were the dragon who ate alphabet letters, a harp with laser-beam strings, air-blowing tubes, play tables covered with shaving cream, and a tricycle simulator.


When we finally decided to go home, we found an entire floor of the museum devoted to Diego, a cartoon bilingual animal rescuer and Charlie's current hero. Thus our departure was pushed back another hour.

When we finally decided to tear ourselves away, we came around a corner and found the outdoor water play area. And we pushed naptime back yet another hour. It was an exhausting but super-fun day. We can't wait to take Dad.

2 comments:

knjfabela said...

What cool things to do! I am so glad you have a play group for Charlie. It looks like things are working out great.

Deon said...

What's Going On?! This little boy is cute as can be but where is my baby grandson?
Thanks for posting these photos. We'll try to stay up with this growing boy.