Spring Break at Mimi's - McWane Science Center

We have had a wonderful Spring Break! Daddy had to work but the boys and I started out at Mimi's. We met her on Saturday at the McWane Science Center in Birmingham. It was A-Mazing! The boys have been to many children's museums before but this was one of the best we have ever visited!

They started out giving the weather forecast on the green screen. They loved seeing themselves on TV.  

 

 Then it was on to the Itty-Bitty City where there were all sorts of activities waiting for them!

Water activities...

 Suction activities...

 Conveyor belt

 

Gravity in motion

 Hands-on garage

They had a blast changing tires

 And fixing the muffler

They also replaced the battery and tuned up under the hood

Then it was on to the Vet's office

 The fire station

And the garden

 Then Caden found his little piece of heaven....a HUGE train track

 After that it was time to outrun the dinosaurs

 And dig for fossils

 Then they became scientists and studied slides under a large microscope

 And geologists to study rocks

 Slid down the 2 story slide

And somehow manipulated these blobs with their hands on a screen. I still haven't figured out how this one worked! 

After that, they created sand patterns on a spinning turntable

And made designs on a giant Lite-Bright....I so remember these from my childhood!

 Then we headed to the lower level to the Touch and Feel Shark Tank

 Where, of course, Ethan had a million questions :-)

 And back upstairs to the giant bubble room

 And virtual reality game station where Caden loved playing the drums

Then they took a break to have a dance party

 Before bouncing a tennis ball to a target on the ceiling

 

Then Ethan found an air hose and ball to demonstrate the science of flight

until he figured out that he could use the hose to make the ball fly anywhere

 

Then Ethan took a little break to play some basketball

 And they practiced with a gravity wheel until Ethan ran the wheel over Caden's finger...

And had to sit in Time Out

After time out, Ethan tried to lift his weight

 We played with a few more things at the McWane Center and spent some time in another children's playground inside the center before heading to dinner at the mall. They finished up with ice cream and a ride on the carousel to celebrate their special day with Mimi.

 What a fantastic start to Spring Break!