Hands On

We have a membership to our local Hands on Children's Museum. I would have killed for something like this in Fairbanks. The boys get to run around playing with toys we will never have at our house. We try to go once a month, but this time I just needed to get us out of the house. There was a special touch tank with animals from the local waters on display for spring break.

We began at the food section. They have a delivery truck, and orchard and garden to 'pick' fruits and veggies, a little store, a small kitchen for cooking. It is fun to explain how our food starts in the garden and progresses to our house for dinner.

Next we moved to the building section. Gabe serenaded us with his rendition of the "Bob the Builder" theme song. This is the first time Anthony focused on building with the boards. I like that he is starting to puzzle solve.

Finally they found the touch tank...and Anthony remained there for most of the afternoon. He camped next to the high schooler acting as the guide, Evelyn. He told her all about the sea creatures...the great whites that eat the seals (Discovery channel), the barracuda that eats the eggs (Nemo), the whale shark, the penguins. She just smiled and nodded for him.

Lately, Gabe is into art...especially drawing and gluing. They have a huge art station which he liked hanging at.

We ended with the dress up station. Anthony wouldn't let me take his picture as a leopard. Gabe tried on the horse and the lady bug before settling on the alligator.

When we got home, the kids took a 3 hour nap :-)