Dublin's Children's Museum

I wanted to see if any children's museums were nearby and found the only one in the country seems to be in Dublin. Since Dublin is a two hour drive, we decided going there and back in a day was the easiest thing to do for now.  We had to book a reservation and so I just waited until Jeff had a day off since weekends would be a mad house.  Today we finally went! The kids did fantastic on the drive and had a great time at the museum. Our time was from 11:30 until 1:30pm, so that would make lunch a little tricky.  We arrived early and they let us in, so we let the kids play for a while, then ate at the cafe. Rather, Jeff & I ate, the kids turned their noses up at the food.  That meal and then our walks to and from the car were the only stressful parts of the day. The kids did great on the ride home, too, with Walter and Adele both sleeping for half the trip while Gordon spent his time eating a bunch of the food I'd brought along.

It was a great time, but requires at least 2 people at this stage and is a bit of a distance to go regularly.  I think we'll try to check out the zoo (Dublin) and the wildlife park (Cork) and the beach (Lahinch?) before heading back to the Children's museum.

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The first room we hit at the museum -- all about cars.

Walt driving his first Audi

Taking the wheel!

Walt taking a very important call

Jeff said she never wanted just one of any item, she wanted them all. 

Adele needs to get the rest of her list

  

Walt knows how to shop!

Guess who found the books?

Reading heaven!

The boys playing with bones and Adele playing with a baby in the background

Soothing a disappointed Walter

Playing in the 'doctor' area

A photo to show a few of the rooms

Train time!

Adele played with the two baby dolls, calling them baby, and putting them to sleep on the bed for about 15 minutes. This is the first time I've witnessed any interest in dolls. The boys found it completely boring.

Adele admiring the lighted fountain below

How awesome is this train table? The boys were so excited to figure out they could crawl under and come up in the middle.

Giant blocks!

For almost half an hour, Walt wanted to do nothing but practice on the stairs.

Jeff says Walt went up and down this small set about 20 times.

Walt, goofing around with Dad.

Look! Dad was there! You can see his reflection in the mirror.