Children's Museum-Minnesota

Still trying to catch up on some posts from the fun we had when we were visiting family in Wisconsin and Minnesota. I finally took my kids to the St. Paul Children's museum! I don't remember the last time I went... has to be when I was a kid.

The kids had a ton of fun playing in the water area. There were several water stations from boats to bubbles to balls floating.

Put on some costumes and get creative with your imagination. I love watching my kids role play.

Thomas the Train was an exhibit there and my son loves trains so he was a happy camper. There was a huge set of train tracks and trains for the kids to play with. Then there was a section about the history of Thomas the Train. I learned a lot!

My favorite exhibit was the ant area. They created a pretend ant hill so the kids could climb around and pretend they are ants. I will admit my knees were very sore at the end of the day from crawling around!

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