Discovery Place Kids in Charlotte
07 Sep 2011 Leave a Comment
in Crafts and Activities, Field Trips Tags: Discovery Place, field trip, preschool
Our second field trip while we were on vacation in Charlotte was to the Discovery Place Kids. It was very crowded but well worth our time, and we probably could have spent longer than the two and a half to three hours that we spent. The Center is set up in a huge warehouse-style building with different stations where the kids can pretend to drive a fire truck or ambulance, grocery shop in a store, work in a cafe, captain a ship or submarine, and so much more. Two levels of a seemingly endless pretending.
Of course, the little one had to start the day off by walking into a sign in the parking lot (thus the band-aid). She has her mother’s knack for not watching where she is going.
Pretending on the farm: the kids got to milk a cow, gather eggs, pick apples, and drive a tractor
Pretending on the Firetruck
The little one found her spot in the very crowded cafe kitchen, baking a pizza and doing lots of dishes.
Picking up some cash from the ATM—in style!
Crossing the finish line (my son's favorite!)
The moldable foam was another favorite. I think she could have spent all day playing with this stuff.
Charlotte Nature Museum
05 Sep 2011 Leave a Comment
in Crafts and Activities, Field Trips Tags: Charlotte Nature Museum, field trip, insects, nature study
We vacationed in Charlotte, NC, this year, and had a lot of fun with the kids at the local attractions. One of which was the Charlotte Nature Museum.
Though I was a little disappointed at the size of the place and the fact that it was rather run-down, the kids had a great time. Videos and exhibits about insects and their life cylces (including a video about tadpoles, which my son was very excited to see), a puppet show, a butterfly garden complete with new butterflies just climbing out of their chrysalises, and a number of interactive or sensory activities made our two hour visit a memorable one.
We got some great pics of the kids (and even one of Dad!) posing as a bug
"Do you see what I see?" We each took turns looking through the eyes of a fly.
The little one really enjoyed the sensory exhibits, one filled with sand (seen here) and another filled with water.
A fun feature of the museum was this tunnel system that the kids could crawl through and see what it's like for underground creatures.
We finished our day off with a walk down the nature trail and one last pose.
