This past week Little B turned 2. Where did the time go? I swear he was just coming home from the hospital, learning to crawl, and jumping in the bouncer. Now he is running and climbing all over the place. He has definitely started to come into that two year old stage. Luckily, we had H first and she was super rough at this stage, so we are prepared for B.
To celebrate his birthday, I was able to take the day off of work and take the kiddos to a museum two hours from home. COSI was somewhere I remembered my mom taking me as a child and we always had a good time. When I went a few years ago with my coworkers, I wasn’t as impressed. So, I was a little nervous with how my children were going to like the experience. I choose this museum because they have a hot wheels exhibit right now and B loves anything transports.
After the long drive, we were ready to stretch our legs and enjoy the exhibits. First up was Hot Wheels. There were cars and tracks everywhere! B wasn’t sure where to start and was really good about sharing the cars. He practiced changing tires and H was able to drive the simulated race car.
The Ocean exhibit had lots of water play experiences and a submarine that kids could go in and explore. I would have brought extra cloths had I known about all the water play areas throughout the museum. But, my kids were fine and didn’t get too wet.
We enjoyed a quick lunch and then went to the younger child area where there are locked gates and multiple attendants. They check you in with the number of adults and the number of children that will be entering the space. Once inside, the kids split and both went off to do their own thing. Ben went straight to the fire truck, ambulance, helicopter, and train tracks. Remember he loves transportation! Hailey went off to the farm, market stand and grocery store. There was so much to do in just this little area that we could have spent 4 hours in there and my children would never be bored. We explored the light/dark area together.
Finally, we enjoyed a PBS room that had a green screen. B was too tired at this point to really enjoy it, but H and I had a great time! We added different backgrounds with overlays and really just hit any and all buttons that we could. At one point it was snowing in the ocean with Curious George balloons floating. It was a hidden gem that no one else was in at the time we were there.
Alas, we had to head back home before it got to be too late. Driving out of Columbus during peak times is not something I enjoy. B had a great day and it is definitely a place that we will go back to in the future.
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