Building, creating, and PLAYING...

Although I am from the desert...when it is over 100° outside I start to melt!

So last week we abandoned the pool..and headed to Discovery Place.

Creating a fort out of pipes, poles, netting and Velcro is fun...but when your friends come along...it so so much MORE fun!!!
Our good friends, the Gotts, came out and spent the day with us! (Or rather...spent the day helping me with my FOUR children!!! :-)

Amy figured out rather quickly that the boys needed an architect more than an extra pair of hands!

Jackson did some creating of his own...on a much smaller level!
He too had some difficulty in getting his tower to stand up!

Then it was off to more exciting adventures!!!


The Gotts showed us a hidden exhibit that we had missed on our previous trips.
"Think it Up" has now become our FAVORITE spot at DP!
There is a place to design and create your own footwear, a foil masterpiece center (all things made out of foil), air tubes that shoot out every little piece of paper placed in it, and several other fun centers.

We spent so much time making foil roses, swords,

...and even a hair bow!

Now I hope they remember that the foil at home is OFF LIMITS! :-)

Jackson was FASCINATED with the air tubes.
He would put the paper into the tubes and it would vacuum them up and then shoot them out like snow.
I had a hard time ripping up paper to keep his supply stocked! :-)

After a very insightful 3D movie about bugs (ick!) the kids wanted to head over to the "animal and poop" section (in their own words).

The kids were really upset about the different animals that had to die in order for us to look at their fur.
Hm...future activists??? :-)

Not quite ready to call it quits...we headed over to the aquarium and checked out the fish!

Notice...they are all swimming AWAY from the small child banging on the glass!!

This sweet little girl was content to snuggle up in her stroller and nap the day away!

The kids imaginations were thoroughly stretched and challenged and sparked.
It is such an adventure to watch how they will respond to the different exhibits and centers.
Hopefully it will inspire and encourage them to keep playing those make-believe games and dreaming up those crazy inventions!
And of course...they are already begging to go back for another visit!!!