On May 27th, I took the boys to the Discovery Children's Museum in Las Vegas. We were looking for something to do OUT of the heat.
The museum offers free parking to guests in the parking garage. However, I wasn't chancing getting our truck stuck in a garage since it's extra long, extra tall, and extra wide. SO...I had to pay for parking in a city parking lot right across the street from the museum which was $1.00/hour. Not bad.
If you are paying for the museum admission with a credit/debit card, be sure to have your driver's license with you. I always have my license with me, until I actually need it for something...then I can't find it. It's horrible to tell your kids that you have a surprise for them, that you are taking them somewhere really fun for the day, and then when you get there, you can't get in because you can't find your license. Thankfully, I finally found it in Sage's little black epi-pen holder right before we were driving away. Whew.
As we were paying to get in, we were told that there were a few 'field trips' there that day so it was a bit crowded, but that it shouldn't be that bad. Holy Kids Galore.
The museum HAD to have been close to capacity! There were SO many kids. So so so many. The majority of them seemed to have had a few Red Bull shots before coming that morning. They were wild! I thought my boys were wild. No. My boys will put you to sleep they are so tame. Bless those teachers and chaperones!
Thankfully, the majority left around noon for lunch. What a difference that made in our enjoying the museum!
The museum is multiple floors, and in the middle of each floor going from floor to ceiling is a HUGE jungle gym-type equipment called The Summit that is almost every parent's nightmare. Your kid could go in on one floor, make their way up or down to another floor of the museum...all without you being able to see where they are going. Even an employee said to me, "This thing is Trouble, Trouble, Trouble. So many kids get lost each day."
My rule for the boys is that if they went in, they HAD to stay together. Thankful that Sage is a good sport because he basically had to follow Scott around in there. Parents are encouraged to go in it, and I did at times too. It really is a cool thing...just be prepared to lose your kid for a while.
Scott wanted me to take this picture for his friend, Jacob.
We all loved the floor with the Eco City on it. It was set up like a little town with different businesses so kids could pretend they were the employees (or CEOs :-).
The veterinarian office was Scott's favorite.
He loves animals even stuffed ones!
There was a construction zone.
This Jamba store was so cute!
The airport was Sage's favorite business to run.
My favorite was the grocery store.
Go figure.
Car Care Center
Scott underneath the car working on it.
Scott underneath the car working on it.
There's our truck in the parking lot across the street!
Sage really liked working at the bank too!
We also really liked the Fantasy Festival.
It was so nicely done!
So cute!
Our last stop was Water World.
There are rain jackets the kids could wear,
but they were all soaked inside and out.
You can pack a lunch and eat it in the 'Food Zone'
which is a really small room with some tables and chairs.
No food/eating is supposed to be done throughout the museum, but I saw moms/chaperones chomping away on snacks.
The boys and I ate our snacks outside on a bench right before we left. This sculpture was right in front: a heart made out of crayons. It was in honor of St. Jude's Hospital.
It made us think of our friend, Gabriel, who lost his battle to cancer when he was just 6-years-old.
That day, May 27th, would have been Gabriel's 10th birthday.
The temperature read 100 degrees
right before I took this picture.
