Holleboom Family Blog: Grand Rapids Childrens Museum

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Grand Rapids Childrens Museum

I'm playing catch-up here still... so bear with me. :)

Back on Saturday, January 9th, we continued our monthly tour of childrens' museums around the state with our friends, the Chapmans. We visited the Grand Rapids Childrens Museum in January. What a great place! It has a nice balance of pretend play, activities, and science. And its a great place for toddlers - and kids of all ages, really! We hope to make another trip back there sometime - and maybe we can figure out a day/time that works well for Aunt Mary, Uncle Justin, and Rebecca to join us next time, too!

Carson and Vayla had a blast, as usual. They had tons of fun cooking, having pretend snacks, playing with the foam blocks - building things and jumping into them, playing musical instruments, and most of all playing with bubbles! Here are just a few pictures from our fun day. Be sure to check out the rest in our Shutterfly albums!

2 comments:

The Voogts said...: Looks like fun! Wish it would have worked to go with you. Hopefully some other time. And it reminds me I need to get over there with Rebecca one of these days! :); February 7, 2010 at 1:24 PM
Sara said...: We'd love to make plans with you guys sometime to meet you there - just let us know when! Maybe sometime in late March or April?; February 8, 2010 at 7:32 AM

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Sunday, February 7, 2010

Grand Rapids Childrens Museum

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