Visiting the Children's Museum of Phoenix

This past weekend, we met up with our friends (Charlie & Rachel with their daughter Clara and Kyle & Leah with their daughter Peyton) to visit the Children's Museum of Phoenix.  The museum is more of an exploratorium and has lots to appeal to children from a year to about ten years.  All three little girls had a blast, though I'm sure it was a bit of a sensory overload!  We spent the most time in the area designed for children 3 and under, which is a little less crowded.  Sophia loved climbing up and down the stairs, as well as the little slide.  There is an area where children can do artwork (we didn't do any this time), a room full of "forts" complete with giant sheets, a little shop, a kitchen area and a giant noodle "forest" (a little too scary for Sophia).  Overall, it was a big hit and I'm sure we'll be back (not much else to do in the summer in Phoenix!)

Sophia trying out a lightbox puzzle 

Rachel, Clara and Sophia exploring the flowers

Clara, Peyton and Sophia

Sophia loved exploring!

Look closely!  That's Charlie :)

Some of the unique wall art

This was a big hit - you put little discs at the top and watch them drop to the bottom, kind of like Plinko on the Price is Right

Jeremy, Sophia and I

Rachel, Clara and Charlie

Leah, Peyton and Kyle

Exhausted!