Museum fun

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Originally uploaded by gregandchristine.

In the last week we have made two trips to the Portland Children's Museum, and now that we have a membership it will probably be at least a weekly stop. It is less of a museum and more like a giant fun house for kids with an educational/developmental bent. There are several different rooms and types of activities and Colin ran around full steam until he was ready to pass out. The water room is fun, but gets way too crowded, the "sand" box where this pic was taken is pretty fun, but Colin likes to throw handfuls of the stuff around and that upsets some of the other parents. There is a room with a large train set that Colin can spend a half hour playing with (despite the fact that he plays with the same thing at home for hours). There are a lot of things to climb on, stack up, dress up and bang on. There is a small museum-esque section that right now is a sesame street exhibit that was a little disappointing-- it is more geared towards adults interested in the history of the show, and Big Bird's nest smelled a little like pee. Now we have a place to take him when the weather is bad and we need to wear him out. It is a fun place to visit, and I wish we had checked it out a few months earlier.