Showing posts with label Family Fun. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Family Fun. Show all posts

Saturday, January 23, 2010

AC Gilbert Museum

We decided it was time for a family outing to somewhere new, and we had been meaning to head south to Salem to try out a little museum there for kiddos.. so off we went. Here is how the website describes it....

" A.C. Gilbert’s Discovery Village offers year-round fun with indoor & outdoor interactive exhibits that promote learning through play. Kids & adults alike enjoy our three historic houses & 20,000-square-foot Outdoor Discovery Center. The hands-on children’s museum invites families & groups to enjoy a truly unique educational experience in Salem, Oregon’s Riverfront Park" Click here to find out more.

Crazy.. this guy, AC Gilbert was a Olympic gold medalist in the pole vault, earned an MD from yale, and went on to invent the Erect0r set. Hmm.. he was a busy guy.

Well, once we arrived, it was not exactly what I was expecting, but was a real treat. Each room had a theme, and it was very educational, hands on and fun for the kiddos.. especially Allie.

I forgot to get my camera out until the end, but here are a few shots...




Allie is uncovering dinosaur bones here with some little boy.