Garden State Discovery Museum

Yesterday we headed down to Cherry Hill with some friends (Kandace and her two youngest kids, Hosanna and Judah) to the Garden State Discovery Museum. What a fun place it is! Natalie had an absolute blast.

Right when you walk in there is a walk-on piano. Natalie thought it was great...and it reminded me of Big!

This was so cute. The horse's mouth opens to a PVC pipe that drops down to a bucket on the ground, so when you "feed" the horse a carrot it falls into the bucket and you can do it again.

Natalie was thrilled to see a ball pit.

The barrel was blowing up air so the ball floated. Natalie was skeptical at first...

...but then realized it was fun! She loved letting it blow her hair around.

The stand-in bubble contraption was cool, but both the girls wanted to reach out and touch the bubble as soon as it formed. Not so conducive for keeping a bubble in tact!

The bubble wands were an easier concept. Natalie actually managed to make a couple big ones!


They have a wall that is like a giant Lite Brite. Holes with light bulbs behind them, and clear colored pegs to put in the holes. Fun!


The black light room. It has white walls and they have several flashlight pens that you can use to color on the wall. The doodles stay on the wall for 30 seconds or so, so I was able to write Natalie's name and snap a shot before it disappeared.

Mini golf! Natalie had a hard time leaving this area.

Our last stop was the news desk. Do I see a future in broadcast journalism?

We headed back home and all 3 kids were asleep in the car in no time. A sure sign that a good time was had by all. The museum is about 45 minutes from our house, but definitely worth the drive a couple times a year. There is so much to do, we didn't even really cover it all!