AUTHOR: NYCmom
TITLE: Children's Museum
DATE: 2/01/2008 10:20:00 PM
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Sometimes I forget how fun my kids are. It seems like the past month or so I haven't done much just for them. We've been so consumed with dr's appointments and just the day to day stuff that I haven't indulged their need to be creative and imaginative and just be kids.
Tuesday I had yet another dr's appointment in Manhattan and schlepped the kids along with me. I knew the appointment would be short and thought maybe we could do something together afterwards. Also, I like to save the days I try to find someone to watch them for those marathon days of 2-3 appointments.
After the appointment we walked 23 short blocks and 3 long blocks to get to the Children's Museum of Manhattan. We've been there before and even bought a membership because it's kinda pricey ($27 every time we go--as opposed to the $100 membership). In fact, if you recall from a previous post, it's where Jackson played with Violet Affleck! Anyway, long story short...we need to go there more often. The kids had a BLAST and we didn't even look at all the exhibits. There's one room there that has a sand table, a craft table, a puzzle table, a chalk board, a fire engine, a grocery store (for kids, with fake food), a bus, a factory, a slide, and an infant discovery zone. That's where we spent 99% of the time. We were there for about 3 hours and Jackson was literally sweaty from running around so much. Sydney loved it too. They just let loose and wore themselves out. It was so great!
I love doing things like this. It reminds me how fun and creative my kids are! Sometimes I get so caught up in the day to day crap that my life becomes about keeping them busy and entertained instead of watching them learn and grow and have fun!
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