There is nothing quite like the experience of visiting a children's museum with a two-year-old. Every experience is new and refreshing and, no matter how old you are, the kid in you can be expressed without inhibitions.
I recently had the opportunity to do this very thing, and I must say that I enjoyed being a kid myself. We enjoyed exploring a child-sized cafe, complete with kitchen utensils, phony food, and recipes. We ventured into the construction room, where hard hats and hammers were the primary tools, along with golf tees for nails and foam boards for wood. There was even a real fire truck and a small boat that were ready to be boarded for a trip into make-believe land.
A number of costumes were available for a toddler to wear to become a princess, an Indian, or even a penguin. There was a stage for performing and instruments of all types. The children can watch themselves perform on a closed-circuit television. It's quite hilarious to watch a two-year-old dance around in a penguin costume!
For the more scientifically-inclined, there was a wind exhibit with miniature wind turbine generators, a raised water display with miniature boats and levees, and a place to mix water and mud. What child could resist the opportunity to play with shovels full of mud?!
If you've never had the opportunity to visit a children's museum, you should. The one we visited is located in Walla Walla, Washington and, while it is small compared to the children's museum in Denver, Colorado, it had a greater variety of activities for all ages.
Jesus says, in Matthew 18:3, "Except ye become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven." While He was not speaking of actually becoming children, He was referring to the childlike innocence and thirst for knowledge that children have. A child is open to learning experiences and we, as Christians, should also be thirsting for knowledge. The traits of character highly treasured in the kingdom of heaven are simple trust and loving obedience.
Ah, to be a child again!
1 comment:
I just have to say that one thing funnier than watching a two-year-old dance around in a penguin costume is seeing a high-school student prance around in a beaver costume. HA! :O)
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