Category: Being a Mom

One of the things I’m dying to do one day when all my dreams come true? Is take an uninterrupted shower. Every day when I shower I have Jonah-Jo nearby, toddling around the bathroom and the upstairs hallway.  This little guy has a really good time playing in the hall with all his toys…when he’s not playing his very favorite game, which is of course…

Throw My Toys at Mommy When She’s in the Shower!

So every day, I hurriedly wash and shampoo while constantly on the lookout for Jonah to pull back the curtain and lob a block, puzzle piece, or car at me.  Which he does with great accuracy, I might add.

My latest constant bathing companion?  Is this guy:

Meet Scout.  He’s the LeapFrog dog who sings your name!  And lots of cute songs.  He lights up, and teaches you your ABCs, and he is really Jonah’s best buddy and favorite toy in the entire world.  Plus, he likes to see me n-a-k-e-d!

I guess I should be flattered that Jonah wants to share his #1 pal with me multiple times every time I’m in the shower.  Buuuut, it’s kind of inconvenient.  And, I’m pretty sure it’s bad for his battery pack to get wet, so I always grab him up and fling him into the hallway as quickly as I can, while giving Jonah the “no throw” lecture, and you know, WASHING MY HAIR, but Scout returns to my soapy cell no matter what.  The only solution is to expel him as quickly as possible, wash reaaallly fast, and duck and dodge as other debris flies my way while my little guy claps and giggles.

Sigh.  This game of Dodge Bathe has been going on each day for a couple weeks now, and I’m getting a little weary of it.  Do you know how hard it is to shave your legs and protect your face from flying wooden puzzle pieces at the same time?  I’m going to slash myself in the face someday soon, I know it. It’s only a matter of time!  And you all know how I LOVE my face…

Help!

 

As I have mentioned before, we have a membership to our local children’s museum, the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery.  As a kid I used to love going to the Boonshoft (then called the Dayton Museum of Natural History) and I love that I can make new memories there with my own kiddos.  Every quarter we go at least once to check out their featured exhibit in addition to the fun things they always have: the zoo, the Cassano’s pizza kitchen, recycling center, landfill, veterinary clinic…and so much more!  A few weeks ago we headed there to check out “GPS Adventures“, the current featured exhibit.

GPS Adventures is a very fun maze of sorts that teaches kiddos about this amazing technology which is in our cars and phones.  My kids are used to us having a GPS navigation system in our minivan,and it was cool for them to get a hands-on understanding of how they work!

In each section of the GPS Adventures maze, you have to use given clues to find out the secret code to unlock the door to the next section of the maze.  So not only are the kids learning about the technology, they are using their critical thinking  skills, too!

My children L-O-V-E-D this exhibit. The excitement of finding clues, figuring out the right answer, and getting that door locked was just thrilling to them. As soon as we were done, they wanted to go right back through!  (I wouldn’t let them because I had Jonah’s big stroller, and I would advise you to use a small stroller for this trip! But I promised them we would go back sans baby brother before GPS Adventures departs for another location.)

At each checkpoint, you also stamp a card with coordinates once you get the code figured out. So at the end, each participant has their own coordinates which they can then take to a map to find out their next exciting real-life destination to learn about.

We had a great time at GPS Adventures!  I really think this exhibit has it all.  Technology, hands-on learning, mystery, secret codes, and fun the whole way through.  I really encourage you to check it out in the main exhibit hall of the Boonshoft before it leaves – it runs through September 3rd.

If you’ve already checked it out, leave me a comment and let me know what you and your kids liked best!

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The Boonshoft Museum of Discovery sponsored this post. We are grateful for their support of Mommin’ It Up.  All opinions about the exhibit are my own.