12/24: Winner! Amy M - thanks all for entering. Happy holidays and happy museum going!
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It's giveaway time!
I have FIVE passes to the Bay Area Discovery Museum!
Win This: Leave a comment telling me your favorite Bay Area children's museum(s). One entry per person. I'll draw a name via the usual random.org on December 24, 2011 and announce the winner at the top of this post.
The Scoop: Tickets are valid through 6/30/12 and can be used for children or adults. Tickets normally cost $11 each, so a family of 5 will save $55.
Sponsor: Thank you to Scholar Share for sponsoring this giveaway.
ScholarShare is California’s 529 College Savings Program. The recently revamped program features a minimum initial contribution of only $25 per portfolio to open an account and fees that have been reduced by approximately 30 percent, making ScholarShare one of the lowest priced 529 plans in the country. To sign up for an account or for more information about the plan, visit www.ScholarShare.com<
My top 10 Reasons to Visit the Bay Area Discovery Museum
1. The view. With a backdrop of the Golden Gate Bridge, which will you watch, your kids or the scenery?
2. The sticks. Your kids will find them. Plus, sticks are Geek Dad approved.
3. The boats. There are two fishing boats to play in, one inside and one outside, and there is a sunken treasure ship. My favorite thing to do is to rock the inside fishing boat to make kids feel like they're sailing on a choppy sea. I call it the Feed the Fish activity.
4. The indoor/outdoor setting. Marin whether is a microclimate of sun and fog. We dash in/out of the buildings accordingly.
5. The native plants. Look around, the plants have all gone native and it is beautiful.
6. The tree stumps. Climb to the top of the hill via a path of tree stumps. Go through a giant tree stump. Count the rings. Marvel, then go climb some actual trees. Yes, you can do that.
7. Waterplay. Most kids have dunked their hands into a waterplay area, but this time, instead of tiny balls, they get to play with plastic fish and crabs!
8. The digging. Grab a shovel and dig for sunken treasure. Or dig through a construction site.
9. The gift shop. This is such a beautifully curated gift shop for kids. I'm all over the Barefoot Books.
10. The stress level. I don't know if it's slight the ocean mist or the soothing seaside color palette, but I never felt the stress I felt at other kid places. I didn't even think about germs when we were outside. It's just such a beautiful place. We were one on one with kids when until age 3, and then, I felt comfortable enough here to take my two kids on my own.
This photo of my son at the Bay Area Discovery Museum says it all to me. I call this photo "childhood."
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