WARNING: EXCESSIVE PHOTO POST!
So last week Debbie & I got a hankering for a fun activity to do with the munchkins. So we loaded in her van & headed up to Salem to visit the A.C. Gilbert Discovery Village. I had never been there and was really impressed. It is learning-based, hands on fun!
So last week Debbie & I got a hankering for a fun activity to do with the munchkins. So we loaded in her van & headed up to Salem to visit the A.C. Gilbert Discovery Village. I had never been there and was really impressed. It is learning-based, hands on fun!
The first stop was the munchkin-sized grocery store for some shopping & shopkeeping.
Colin sending groceries down the hand crank conveyor belt.
Next was the water science room.
Inspecting a specimen.
Learning about newts & suckerfish.
On to the Asia discovery room where we painted slate tiles with water.
Colin, Janessa, & Kaden in the giant rocking chair.
Very cute Kaden sized rocking chair.
There was a dino discovery exhibit.
The bubble room was the biggest hit. You could stand on the platform below & pull a bubble up all around you.
Bubble mess was everywhere.
Kaden bit the dust twice slipping on bubbles on the astroturf floor!
Their Magesties, our own King Arthur & Princess Guinevere.
Debbie & the kiddos learning about water pumps.
Kaden wants to drive so much...
this truck was perfect for him.
Playing on the marimbas.
A giant checkers game, the kids had fun rearranging & knocking down all the cones.
It was a great way to spend a friday afternoon. The kids were practically asleep by the time we pulled out of the parking lot! Lots of fun had by all!
5 comments:
Love that place! My kids call it the bubble house because we always start in the bubble room. It's worth it just for the fab playground! And the mini grocery store is fun too. We spent 5 hours there the last time we went and only left because they were closing, not because anyone was done!
We love that place also. It looks like you all had such a great time.
We went one of the times we were in Oregon and had soo much fun. I rather enjoyed the huge twirly slide myself!
Despite the melt downs at the end- it was a truely awesome afternoon! I am really looking forward to our next adventure with the kiddos.
Oooh looks like fun!
Heather, Kaden is just adorable. He is such a handsome fella.
And that house job- that was amazing. It looks like a whole new house! Your husband does some good stonework!
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