We have a great Children's Museum in Bloomington-Normal, and it was super fun to visit today with Caeden's classmates on their field trip!
I rode the bus with Caeden and was the chaperone assigned to him and his friend Jacob. We had a great day together--even after the alternator on our bus went out a mile down the road and we had to go get on another bus to get to the museum! An adventure! ;)
When we first got to the museum, we had some time in the learning lab to experiment with our 5 senses.
We learned about the tongue and which parts taste the 4 tastes of bitter, sweet, salty and sour. Then the kids tasted each without knowing what it was beforehand, to see if they could name which was which and where they tasted it on their tongues.
We painted "scratch and sniff" paintings with kool-aid!
Daddy was able to join us for part of the day! Here, he and Caeden tested a tuning fork...
We played a game with a partner, and used our sense of touch and describing words to see if we could pull matching objects out of our bags.
A great new music and dramatic arts area has been added to the museum since we were there last!! There is a big stage area with costumes, curtains, a light board, scene changes, a ticket booth...
Caeden and his friends running the ticket booth...
Daddy and Caeden playing Bert and Ernie puppets in the puppet booth...
Playing with magnetic shapes...
Running the light board for the stage...
Lights and music!
Caeden loves to BUILD anything! These working magnetic gears totally enthralled him!
One of Caeden's classmates' mom played him in checkers--and beat him quite badly! Thankfully, it's a game he still enjoys, even when he loses.
We all thought the Magna-Tiles were SO cool!!
I would love to get some for Caeden, but they are pretty pricey!
The agriculture section of the museum is awesome, though the kindergarteners weren't really ready to understand the exhibits--just have fun playing.
Probably the most favorite thing for the boys was climbing on the big wooden sculpture!
Caeden and his friends loved painting and cleaning with the squeegee on the plexiglass walls.
Love this boy.
It's always fun to ride and watch Mr. Bones ride alongside you!
Playing in the water table was a blast too! When it was time to leave, Caeden looked liked he had fallen in, even though he wore the waterproof smock!
What a fun time we had playing at the museum!
When we got back to school we went outside for recess!
Caeden has loved his teacher, Mrs. Tompkins, and we love her too! She cares so obviously for each student. She has challenged Caeden academically by providing extra opportunities for him when he needed it, and has helped him learn to set goals to work on things that are more difficult for him--like his handwriting and organization skills. She has gently and firmly counseled him on behavior issues and inspired him to be a better student and person. Caeden has grown, learned, and matured so much this year because of her! What a huge blessing she has been to our family!!
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