Children's Museum~

Friday was gray, cool, and rainy...the perfect kind of day for enjoying a museum in the city.

We were blessed by friends with tickets to the Please Touch Museum in Philly...and this was a great day to go.

The girls had a great time!  It is always fun to explore a new place and, as the name implies, the kids are encouraged to interact with the displays and exhibits.  They enjoyed experimenting with wind and currents to make their boats travel through the water exhibit.  My favorite part of the water course was the lock...we had studied the Erie Canal a few months ago and now they got to see how a lock works.  The water exhibit was Sophia's favorite part.

We enjoyed a really great puppet show in the theater later that afternoon.  It was so well done and the kids loved it!  The girls sat right up front and I just loved watching them laugh and carry on.  This was Bella's favorite part.

There was also a transportation section, a rocket launching room, a grocery store, a hospital, a small town (complete with a play McDonalds...that cracked me up),  an art room, an Alice in Wonderland exhibit, a different abilities section that was nicely done, an exhibit about the 1876 Centennial, and an indoor carousel.  I'm probably forgetting some other neato parts.  
My favorite thing was the actual building...Memorial Hall.  Memorial Hall is the only main building left from the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia...yes, it was built for the 100th birthday of our great country and was dedicated by President Ulysses S. Grant in celebration of the Centennial.  It served as Philadelphia's art gallery until the Philadelphia Museum of Art opened in the 20's.  It is absolutely beautiful!

Sculpture in the main hall~

Such a beautiful building~

We ate our lunch in the main hall and the girls and I discussed the architecture and the statues and the building's history...so we still got some history in our school day too :)  The history in and around Philly is amazing!

Here are some pics from our day...enjoy!

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Have a great day~
Rach