Friday, November 25, 2011

Please Touch Museum is Rated Please Go Right Now!!

Normally I avoid going to Philadelphia at all costs (no offense Philly, but 76 sucks), however, for my little munchkin's 1st birthday, we wanted to treat her to awesomeness that our living room cannot provide.

It was a no-brainer...the Please Touch Museum (PTM) We had been to the Baltimore famed Children's Museum, so we had high expectations. PTM did not disappoint. It was dizzying how many incredible exhibits they had! My favorite was the Alice in Wonderland themed maze where kids could explore all of the fantastical characters from the book. We even had a tea party with the Mad Hatter! There was also a house of mirrors and costumes for dress up.

If that wasn't enough, there was a whole music room with tiny baby grands and even the walking piano like in the movie "Big!". Baby was thrilled with the opportunity to pound out a few showtunes on the black and white keys.

While there was much more for the 3+ kids, the museum had several specific 1-3year old safe play areas. This is to avoid your toddler being run over by a "big kid".

One area that was not accessible for those toddlers on the short side was the River Adventures area, which I was actually looking forward to playing in. Our little one could barely peek over the edge of the duck pond.

However, all of the exhibits were so fun, it didn't matter that one of the twenty play areas weren't the best fit. Heck even the gift shop was fun! Callie got to push a little shopping cart and was in seventh heaven. (I'm still trying to convince my husband we NEED this tiny cart!)

Seriously, if you haven't yet checked it out, it's so worth the drive! Baby slept like a rock that night!

Saturday, November 5, 2011

Need Baby Books?

Chester County Main Library is having their Spring Book Sale today 9/5 from 9:30-4pm and tomorrow is the bag sale from 1-4pm! You can really load up with some great books for baby! No strollers allowed!