An Oldie, but a Goodie

This past weekend we were in charge of our 3 nephews on Sunday afternoon. They are 2, 6 and 7 years old...plus Sheridan created a pretty wide range of kids to entertain. I asked around and was told the Children's Museum would appeal to all four of these ages and Jon and I had been wanting to go so we loaded up the mini van (not ours) and headed downtown. Liam (the 2 year old) squealed with joy when we pulled around the corner and he saw the huge Elmo billboard right next to the oversized, colorful windmills. I knew he and Sheridan would have a good time but was a little worried about the older boys. I worried for no reason. All the kids had a great time, the two older boys especially loved the do your own face painting as they were able to become "Batman" with a little (LOT) black paint....I'm sure mom wasn't thrilled with us when we dropped them off. But, I would definately return. I had recently heard some mixed reviews about the museum - some had said it was often filled with daycares and field trips where children were unattended and reckless. That was definately not the case on Sunday. I do wish they had a morning dedicated to kids 3 and under - there were a lot of big kids taking over small kid areas and running around like crazy!! Guess that's what the museum is for though. I have also heard the Lincoln Children's Museum is pretty impressive - we're saving that for a cold day this fall. Below are a few pics from our adventure. Here is the Children's Museum website if you want to learn more: http://www.ocm.org/