Saturday, July 19, 2008

The Discovery Center

Today we had the option of cleaning the garage and mowing the lawn or going to play. After much deliberation, we decided to play. We really needed stuff from Against the Grain and we hated to go all the way to Salt Lake just for that. We decided to go the Discovery Center at the Gateway. It is a cool hands-on learning/play/exploring place for kids.

The first room is a giant beehive where kids put balls in different tubes. The balls then get sucked up and around or the kids have to turn cranks to help them move. It was pretty cool. I think it was Allie's favorite area. She kept wanting to go back.
Kayla figured out it was much more fun to load up a bucket full of balls instead of running to get a new one every time. She was having too much fun putting the balls in all the holes to even look at the camera-at least she smiled.

Giddy-up horsey!
Kayla started out quite brave on the climbing wall, but after looking down decided she didn't want to go any higher. Allie really wanted to climb until she started up, then she just fell backwards into my arms.
At the grocery store, Kayla loaded up her cart and little boy checked her out. I knew food prices were on the rise, but her little basket of food came to over $300! She didn't bat an eye, but cheerfully pretended to hand over the money before restocking the shelves.
Look at me, I can drive!
Kayla loved operating the crane in the construction zone or helping other kids with the loading and unloading of building blocks. In fact, before we left she had built all the buildings stenciled on the wall.
On the roof there is a life flight helicopter for the kids to try out. It was about a million degrees up there, and everyone wanted a turn.
Kayla was especially excited to "fly" the helicopter. Allie would only get in after seeing that Makayla was okay, and then she didn't want to come out.
They had a lot of fun, but I think we'll go somewhere else next time. I'm glad we've done it once, but the price was a little steeper than we thought it should be.

1 comment:

Darla K said...

I've never heard of this place, but it looks like tons of fun