Daniel Striped Tiger was the Highlight for Me

But the kids loved everything in the Children’s Museum on the North Side.

They said “Just like Lala’s porch swing”   (at the entrance)

 

Jack and Maura rushing to get inside. We lucked out –  THROWBACK THURSDAY the kids were 1/2 price admission.

 

 

Silk screening first so everything had a chance to dry in the studio before we took it home

 

Maura loved putting her artwork into the dryer and watching it come out the other end on the conveyor belt.

 

 

 

Of course Grandma had to take a shot of the installation art     More Light by Dick Esterle with the beautiful ribbons and the rotunda of the Old Post Office.

Don’t  bother buying toys, just tape of corrugated boxes so the kids can build. STUDIO

 

I found this  Tower Clock n the stairwell when I checked on Jack.

 

 

Climbing in the Ant Farm.  They never tired of climbing up and down.

 

One of the Mr. Rogers’ items in the museum.  His mother knit this- perfectly

You can watch Mr Rogers explain how his mother shows love here

His sneakers were in the next exhibit area- ATTIC

 

 

 

Maura tried her hand at STOP animation video production  in MAKESHOP®

Lost count how many times they went down the slide via the Gravity Room

 

Cool puppets display in the ATTIC

 

But here is my favorite  Daniel Striped Tiger

 

 

Henrietta Pussycat Puppet from Mr. Rogers Neighborhood

 

 

 

This sand design created by  spinning the disk is mesmerizing  –  Avalanche by Ned Kahn

 

 

Videoing the emotion on the screen  This is SCARED in the XOXO exhibit.  All you need is love………..

 

 

A really great installation art piece of the spinning barrels    by Will Schlough  in the GARAGE

 

 

 

Jack cranked the parachute up to the ceiling but it got trapped.

 

 

You can see the Old Post Office Rotunda from the outside

 

 

At the outdoor lemonade stand, Jack promised to buy me a new car on his promise of a good deed tag.   No money for the lemonade.  I promised to be a patient grandmother and tweeted it with a hashtag.

Jack got on the KDKA news clip

 

Waiting for the mist to come in Buhl Community Park- Cloud Arbor by Ned Kahn  click here to see an excellent photo

 

The original Carnegie Free Library on the North Side (Allegheny).  Walked by on the way to the car. It was a great day.

Thanks to my friend V for suggesting I take the kids.  A very good idea.