Friday we needed to fill just a few hours in the morning, so we hopped over to Delaware to visit the children's museum in Wilmington.*
This museum is small and merits a "meh" at best ranking, but it does have a few exhibits the kids really like. Such as: water! Thomas is a total water baby, and after about a minute of splashing in the water I realized I should have just stripped him down and plopped him in the water. That's why we've joined a pool for the summer.
Also, the art room is guaranteed fun. It features easel painting, a rotating art project, and a sensory activity. On the day of our visit the art project was recycled materials collage art, and Lucy was drawn to the bowls of glue like a moth to a flame.** Any project that asks Lucy to use limitless glue is a good one for her, which is why we may revisit our glue batik process soon.
And, a slide. I don't really know what it is about the Davis-Ross children and museum slides, except that they rarely go down slides at the playground but are hard pressed to leave one when at a museum.
Finally, a FDR first: three children escaping away from me, to different destinations. I sense some long years ahead...
*I still, to this day, think it's amazing that we visit three states as a matter of course. Living as I have in the middle of places [and California is one big place], it's still novel. I'm pretty sure most of the novelty comes from the fact one of the places we love to visit is Delaware. I mean, Delaware?
**For most projects I try to remind Lucy that "just a dot'll do!" She says it, "daba daba doo!" and every time I think of Fred Flintstone. So no, it doesn't really work to curb her glue use.
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