Art programming has been interrupted for PLAY, yippeee, as I've been entertaining my youngest brother, wife and kids who arrived here on Monday. Their children, my niece and nephew, are nearly the same ages as my grand kids, so it was one big ole play time as the kids all got to know each other. They got along famously, as you might expect, all speaking the common language of kid (and Wii and Star Wars).
The City Museum was probably the biggest hit of the visit. The word museum is a misnomer; it is really so much more than that. Imagine a fire engine, slides and airplanes (yep, real ones) all suspended amid a gigantic monkey bar structure. Imagine the world's largest pencil, that actually writes and erases, naturally we tried it! Imagine knotted ropes where you can swing like Tarzan, a 7 story spiral slide, indoor caves where crawling is necessary. It is just so friggin' cool you can not believe.
And you know what? Amid all this PLAY, I found inspiration at every turn. My mind is simply abuzz with ideas.
ahhhh...the importance of play...just listened to a Craftcast speaking to that. This place looks awesome. My kids would love it. Next time we're out your way... :)
ReplyDeletewhoa...I miss that city museum so much !
ReplyDeleteI might just have to make a trip there for some inspiration myself !