Hands On

This year Megan's 2nd grade field trip was to the Hands On Children's Museum. I was fortunate enough to get to chaperon which made Megan very excited for the whole day.

It was about a 45 minute bus ride to Olympia and all the kids were very good and excited to get there. I had a group of girls that started out as 3 and added 1 more once we got there to total 4 girls. They all did a great job of staying together and listening to each other. I had no fighting or bickering just plain fun times.

The girls explored the whole place in about an hour and then decided on what they really liked the most and played more in that area. For the most part this place was all about imaginative play. It had a pretend market, emergency room, dentist office, water table, sand table, magnetic wheels, a ship, bulldozer, construction, vet office, drama stage, and more. My girls enjoyed the drama stage and dress up the best. I think we spent more than half our time in this area.

We also got to attend a quick little science show. The teacher explained about solids, liquids, and gasses. She had a few experiments and the kids got to test one in pairs. It was all very exciting for all involved.

Although for a parent is was a bit boring. It was mostly about watching kids play and not much hands on for me, the kids had a blast. Megan said she had a lot of fun. She couldn't really say what she loved the most it was all fun for her. It was especially exciting to have her Mom there and she hopes next year I can go on her next field trip.