After the dancing dragons (you need to read the
previous post about this), we did finally make it to the
Powerhouse Museum. But not before first stopping at
Hannah's Pies. We had to take a picture because one of Amelia's best friends is named Hannah. How perfect. Well, we decided it was the perfect place to grab something quick because Eric and I needed a little something to eat.
Amelia had been snacking most of the way there and had just had a squeezie yogurt. It took almost 2 weeks before she finally gave in and tried these instead of asking for the ones we would get from Whole Foods. Once she had her first taste, she realized that, although they do not have funny animals on the front, they are still filled with yummy yogurt.
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| We spot lunch |
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| Hannah's Pies. Freshly Baked. |
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| Their specialty is to top the pies with mushed peas. Actually, quite yummy! |
After consuming our hot, yummy, pies, we headed into the Powerhouse Museum which, after first, seemed kind of lame. Actually, I was pretty disappointed for the first hour at least. Amelia really dug the "garden" though it was pretty out of date. Most of the interactivity didn't work that well and the smell of something toxic (which turned out to be "paint" which I highly doubt) wafted through the area.
Amelia running around in the "pond."
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| Not quite Bill Nye the Science Guy. But it was fun. |
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| Watching the science experiments. |
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| Static electricity. Amelia was too young for this demo, but she would have rocked it! |
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| One of the drawing areas in Powerhouse |
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| Looks like a train station. |
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| Drawing. |
After touring the bottom floor of the museum where, in addition to the kinda crummy garden, there is also a strange re-creation area. There were full size model trains, planes, old bikes and cars behind glass, other assortment of odd things. Much of the space, which was quite large, was really untouchable for kids. This place touted itself as a kid's museum, so I kept expecting things kids could do and touch. There was the Experimentation section where there were a few things they could do (and it also had two table video games from the '80's: Defender and maybe Asteroid or something like that.)
We went to see the "show" which turned out to be a series of little science experiments. Amelia kept asking when the show would begin. She enjoyed it when the kids were brought up to the front for demonstrations, but mostly the show seemed over her head.
After the show, we ventured upstairs to the
Love Lace exhibit. Amelia was bored quickly, but I could have stayed there all day. It was truly amazing! Here are but a few pictures some of the art work. I know my camera can't do them justice. I hope to return to spend more time in this section.
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| Love Lace exhibit. |
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| Student work. Wow. |
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| Um, yeah. This is made from hangars! |
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| Close up: Delicate lace made from silk threads. |
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Standing back. It's a shawl I think.
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| Crazy! How can one person do this and not go insane? |
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| I loved this one. It's made from human hair! It's titled "Untiteld (Uterus Urinary) |
After Powerhouse, we shared another yummy pie and then headed back to the train station to go home. By the time we got there, it was really time for dinner. We had a good day at the museum.
