Fort Worth Museum

The week of the 24th of July we made two trips to the Fort Worth Children's Museum. We went on Monday and the kids had so much fun they asked if we could return on Satruday with dad and that is just what we did.

We spent some quality time with this nice young employee building with these slats of wood, not really blocks. The tower they built nearly came to Jon's waist.
Horrible picture, I tried. This is all of my kids inside of a dinosaur's foot print. Talk about big feet?!

You can not go to a Children's Museum and not find a water feature. This is only part of it. The kids had fun but if you want a great water feature try the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, the best I have seen yet!

Jon spent nearly 45 minutes doing this. There was a sensor so that as something passed through it beeped like at the grocery store. He thought this was the coolest thing.

Joey of course spent some quality time at the train station.

And Arabella found a baby to play with in the hospital area. Gratefully, all of these are in the same spot so I could easily scan the room and find all 3 kids, whew!

That night for FHE we talked about pioneers and then made a map of sorts with cookie dough. It did not turn out quite like I had invisioned but the kids loved it. We discussed what types of landscapes the pioneers would have traveled through and what sorts of animals they may have seen and cut shapes accordingly. Our mountains broke but there is a temple, wagon, tree, fish, rabbit, Utah, and a star. I think we may do this one again.

Round two at the museum. We started upstairs this time. They have a traveling exhibit right now all about Leonardo DaVinci and his inventions. It was really neat! The kids liked this bridge building part where you then walk across the bridge once you take the supports out and it will hold you up.

She thinks she is so cool when she does something the boys do.

We also saw a show at the planetarium all about the Texas sky. The kids were unsure at first when it was so dark but they soon liked it. Afterward, Jon thought it would be a good idea to touch the $1.5 million dollar projector. Not one of those better "Please, don't let your child touch that" moments. We had a good time and the Fort Worth Museum is only a few minutes furter away than the Dallas Museum so I love that I can go to both with my pass!

Oh and if you have been wanting to see the picture of the bird on my head and Arabella screaming check my friends blog listed on the side The Maas Family. You will see she posted some zoo pictures but they are a little ways down. Oh the memories!