Discovery Village

So apparently there is an awesome hands-on discovery village for children and adults of all ages only a 5 minute drive from our house. So yesterday we decided to take Riley there. They have a room that teaches about the digestive system, one about counting, one about the rain forest, one about magnets, and so many other themes. And the great thing is that everything is hands-on! Better yet is that outside there is a huge playground that has musical instruments, a human-sized chessboard, and much, much more.

Here's Riley in the bubble room trying to figure out how to make bubbles.


Riley watching and trying to catch bubbles.


Here's an awesome video of Cam reading Riley a story in the room specifically designed for children under 2. This room was amazing! While Riley loved all the other rooms, there were a lot of older children running around which sometimes overwhelmed her. In this room, Riley was right at home and knew exactly what to do with all of the toys and books.



Finally, here's a slideshow of the day. You'll see Riley trying on some outfits in the rainforest room (this room was set up as a stage, so kids could put on costumes of their favorite animals or plants and put on a show). You'll also see Riley in the outside area, in the marine life room, in a "space shuttle," and in the counting room, where she is putting chocolate chips into a big cookie. On one of the last photos you can get a sense of how tired she was. Definitely a sign that it was time to go home!

This day was a blast. We are definitely going to visit again before we leave for Michigan.