We didn't make it to all of the places I planned to in my time off, but we did make it to the Skirball today. It was a perfect day for it! The Skirball is free on Thursdays. We went to the Noah's Ark exhibit and OLG loved it. I need to find another way to describe how much fun he had, but for now that will have to do. He played for an hour with very little guidance from me. In fact, he has entered the I can do it myself phase and wouldn't let me help with anything but these spaces where you could pull a string and see a sculpture above, he's not quite strong enough to pull it himself.
The entire exhibit is made from recycled materials and is completely interactive. One of the galleries is best suited for children 4 and older, but OLG didn't seem to mind. The museum staff was so helpful . . . they pointed us to age appropriate activities at every turn. At one point the "storyteller" came out with a talking drum and I told OLG that if he was nice she might let him touch it. She was like, "uh no," but then she showed him a drum he could touch instead. It was wonderful.
If we'd planned to stay longer, we could have stayed for the summer concert series which is also free. We didn't go to any of the other galleries, but I did find some items to purchase for Christmas. Instead, we left in time for OlG to take an afternoon nap.
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Oh, I wish that we could have gone together! I have been wanting to make it over to the Noah's Ark exhibit with B. It's good to know that it's free on Thursdays. When does school start back? - Willow
ReplyDeleteNicole said the same thing! I should have called you both to check availability . . . I'm so used to everyone, including me, being too busy. In the future, I'll check before we go.
ReplyDeleteSchool starts Monday.
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