3-2-1...Blastoff!!!

We are leaving for our semi- annual trip to Baja soon.  The boys just love this place.  It is paradise for them.  They run up and down the beach, swim, fish, eat fish tacos, build sandcastles and sand tracks for their cars; we really have to drag them away.

One of the things they always look forward to is shooting off rockets. This is my younger son's rocket.  He wanted lots of color so he could find it in the bushes. Smart boy.

My older son, of course, picks the really big rocket.  Complete with animal graphics.  But that wasn't good enough.  He had to have me paint teeth and eyes on the side too.  "Now it looks like a tiger", he says.

So now with their rockets ready, they are all set to go.  They can't wait!

Children's Museum of Phoenix

The other day I decided to take my boys to the Children's Museum here in Phoenix.  They just opened up their new climber and the boys have been waiting months to climb on this thing. Well, let me tell you, it is quite the contraption.  Multi levels of climbing tubes, hanging sculptures and even a bathtub with angel wings suspended in mid air. 

This exhibit is sure to be on their list of favorites.  The others include the Noodle Forest, PVC racecars, and these tubes that are filled with forced air and spit out silk scarves.


It is PURE craziness in this place.  A wonderful learning experience filled with an array of noises, textures and visual overdrive.  A place where children carry around large styrofoam ice cream cones and pretend to eat them.  And where stuffed tarantulas ride a conveyor belt only to be flung halfway across the room by a rotating fan.  By the way, you can only discover this spectacle if you go through the Noodle Forest, which houses the best over-sized leather chair to watch people duck tarantulas and play in the noodles.  The noodles make the best environment for Hide n' Seek.  


If you live in the area or ever visit, be sure to put this on your list.It is sure to be a hit with kids of ALL ages.