Curiosity Museum Thanksgiving Point Jan 2015

Thanksgiving Point has an amazing children's museum called the Curiosity Museum.  It has 4 main areas that are rather large in size.  When you enter the museum you have to cross a bridge and you get to see the rainforest area That has all kinds of jungle gym play spaces a waterfall, an airplane you can play in.  A creepy dark maze for those not so faint of heart, and all kinds of activities that help you learn about animals in a very interactive way.

The 2nd area is a water and wind area.  They are kind enough to offer aprons and galoshes for those who don't want to get wet.  You can see how water moves and can be reidrected by using pipes and foam blocks to do whatever you wish.  They have a tube system to teach about air and suction, a wind tunnel, and earthquake machine. The 3rd area is kidopolis.  Its an entire city made for kids.  You can go to the bank, the library, magic shop, laundromat, music studio and so much more.  The 4th area is a revolving area.  it changes all the time form learning about bugs, to underwater exploration, to the human body, to the forest life and so on and so on.They also have an outdoor area with a playground and mini buildings and trails.  They really put a lot of thought into this museum.  Its a must for anyone with kids, or kids at heart.

Aquarium Feb 2017

The aquarium.  We've tried to go here so many times and its always been so busy and so expensive that we just couldn't pull the trigger to do it. Thankfully my sister Kate let us borrow her pass.  We had a good time spending the afternoon with all the animals.  The shark area was super cool with its tunnel but I must say my favorite part was the rain forest room.  It was so warm and humid it felt so good to be in there.  I could have spent the entire day just hanging out in their.  Especially because it was cold outside.  Maybe I  will think about getting a pass just for me so I can hang out in the rain forest all day.

Geckos at NHMU Feb 2016

Looking for an activity to do we decided to head to the Museum of Natural History because they were having a special Gecko exhibit.  The boys all got their faces painted as I watched these new face painting techniques.  then they covered gecko silouettes in yard as another craft before we headed up to the actual Gecko's.  Scott was hilarious during this exhibit.  He was like a little kid in a candy store.  He wanted to hold the Gecko's so badly.  Unfortunately they didn't offer that.  We learned a lot about all the different gecko's but it was amazing just to see all of their intricasies up close

New York USS Midway April 2015

For one of our last museums we found the USS midway.  This was a must on Scott's bucket list.  By the time we arrived I thought my brain could hold no more information but I was willing to try.  This ship was used in WWII and that is my favorite subject in history to study.  Upon arriving we watched some people paddle boarding around the ship and sadly the only thing I could think of was, "don't fall off that water looks disgusting!"  

We opted to take the tour because really you do get so much more out of it when you talk to someone who knows there stuff.  We meandered around while we were waiting for the rest of the tour to begin when we stumbled upon a scale model of the USS midway made out of Lego's.  The detail was incredible.  It made me miss my kids and I was really hoping I could purchase some of the sets somewhere on board but Alas it was not to be.  I settled for taking a picture for memory's sake.

An Aircraft Carrier make of legos, Jane was totally geeked out.

Scott could not be more in his element on this ship.  He was grinning like a little boy at Christmas with an ooh look at that and oh look at this.  I was happy for him.  I could only imagine how my kids would love this.  I pictured my boys coveting the guns and running across the deck imagining they were in battle.  If I am not mistaking I am pretty sure I could see it in Scott's eyes too, that he was imagening himself in action.
To add icing on the cake they have THE Enterprise on this ship.  Yes the original Enterprise that went into space.  Scott was in heaven, you can see the pure joy on his face in the picture.
 Every question the tour guide asked Scott had the answer with some extra information to add.  The tour guide was impressed to say the least.  They had a lot of fun quizzing each other and bantering back and forth. I could see the passion in our tour guides eyes.  He was so happy and so proud to be a part of this museum, I could see Scott in his golden years wanting to do something like this.   

It's the USS Enterprise! I was totally geeked out.