Monday, June 24, 2013

Houston Adventure -- Children's Museum

On our last full day in Houston, we hit up the much-talked about "Children's Museum" and it did not disappoint. We started off in "Kidtropolis" where the kids were able to experience firsthand how a little city works. Nolan got a lesson on car safety (dragging this kid away from that car was quite the challenge!)
 
 
They worked in the police station for a bit...
 
 
Drove the police cruiser (once we were able to wrestle Nolan out of the driver's seat.)
 
Then it was time to put their life saving skills to the test in the ambulance...
 
 
Landon meticulously checking vital signs...
 
 
Then both kids enjoyed their post-crime work in the forensics lab.
 
They also got to earn money from various jobs they did around the "city" and then deposited it on their own "debit card" at the various ATMs around town.
 
Perhaps the highlight was serving food to us at the local diner.
 
 
Landon did a great job with drink orders...
 
 
While Abby figured out our total and gave us our bill.
 
The art center was also a big hit with these creative kiddos...
 
 
 
While Nolan's favorite part was the outdoor water park!
 
 
The maze proved to be pretty easy for these smart little kids...
 
 
 
And learning about Newton's laws of motion was way more fun here than it will be for them once they hit high school!
 
 
We seriously could have spent days being entertained by everything the museum had to offer, but we did the best we could with the 5-6 hours we had. It was a great way to top off a wonderful trip to Texas this year!

1 comment:

Steph Thomas said...

Wow, that looks fun. Now I wish we would have gone there when we lived there:)