tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462622780784507112024-03-18T03:11:41.268-07:00The Everyday MommaMy Journey as an Everyday MotherJulia Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05445858333873366466noreply@blogger.comBlogger196125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-546262278078450711.post-84342170326501842742016-07-25T07:00:00.000-07:002016-07-25T07:48:42.087-07:00{Bay Area Kids Fun} Rebounderz<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We had too much fun at this month<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'s</span></span> <a href="http://theeverydaymomma.blogspot.com/search/label/Bay%20Area%20Kids%20Fun" target="_blank">Bay Area Kids Fun</a> location!</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.rebounderzrohnertpark.com/"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Rebo<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">underz</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What mom doesn't love a trampoline park? It's the best way <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">to expend a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ll of your <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">children's</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">seem<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ingly endless amount of <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">energy</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> (and you get to have some fun too)! </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The first time we took Myles to a trampoline park he was almost 2, and in an instant he fell in love. Since then he has only grown more fond of trampolines. Unfortunately, we don't have the yard for getting our own and the only other people that have one is my parents in Illinois. So you can imagine how happy I was when they opened up a new trampoline park within 20 minutes of us (before the closest was over an hour away)!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We love indoor play, but they don't have a lot of it in our area or California, in general. I understand why, but there are times we need indoor options</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> (too hot, raining, night time, etc.),</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> so to have something like Rebounderz as a total indoor play <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">areana</span>, is awesome! It is family owned and operated, so you get a very quality and personal experience. When we went everything was clean and functioning. I felt that Myles was completely safe and had no issues letting him jump by himself (with my just being a watcher). </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The main jumping area is divided into 3 sections. One is for dodge-ball and the others are for general jumping. When it is busy or when they have Munchkin and Me (a special jump time for 7 and under), they can block off a section to be used only for the younger kids. Also, the earlier the better for the younger ones, so that it isn't as busy and less of a chance of getting hurt.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Next up is a 4-lane basketball 'court'. Myles tried this out and actually wasn't too far from making a basket (surprisingly), but I would say this is really for the older (7+) kids. Adults can play here too because one side (2 hoops) is taller than the other side (2 hoops). You can also see in the below picture that they have rules posted at each attraction, along with workers who referee/guard each area.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Myles' forever favorite is the foam pit. This one has 4-lanes that all ages can let lose in! I'm quite positive that Myles would spent his whole time in here if he could, but you aren't allowed to actually play in the pit. Still he thoroughly enjoys falling in and trying to maneuver his way out. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Adults beware: it takes the strength of a gorilla to get out of this thing! Thankfully, they have added a rope to assist adults and kids that need a little extra help!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Not quite big enough to make the jump, more like a running leap!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I was checking the website for details as I was writing this and saw that they added something new since we went: </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a 14 foot JumpXtreme Tower! I know that Myles wouldn't dare try this, but I sure want to! Just means we will need to <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">make an<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">other visit</span></span> soon! </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">They also have an open gym for full court basketball that is being turned into a Ninja Warrior course coming Fall 2016! </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When your kids (12 and under) want to take a break from jumping they can head over to the indoor playground. There are some really fun and unique feature in this playworld that I have never seen before. It also has a special area for just toddlers (5 and under). </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Myles' favorite part:</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhadZcZDjNLJarVAaDMTAB3kobW5ZYLWaLpIhIGnvJa1RDznKbYCQ3ywxUC_qRayGJw0HcSxS114szvkuCBJRyazsL2SCjRtqWHvSJhk82J6LF6QjTbJz2s7qAFksT62Q1r07zbktqJBsU/s1600/rebounderz9.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhadZcZDjNLJarVAaDMTAB3kobW5ZYLWaLpIhIGnvJa1RDznKbYCQ3ywxUC_qRayGJw0HcSxS114szvkuCBJRyazsL2SCjRtqWHvSJhk82J6LF6QjTbJz2s7qAFksT62Q1r07zbktqJBsU/s400/rebounderz9.JPG" width="355" /></a></span></span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> He made me go down them and they are fast!</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Lastly, is the arcade. It's smaller, but has most of the popular games and is just enough for a little break in between jumping. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Other amenities: a cafe with food and drinks, an adult lounge upstairs with free Wi-Fi, and several options for parties and private events. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Cost</b>:</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The prices vary by height and jump time. You can also pay to just play basketball or go to the indoor playworld. An hour for over 42" is $15.00 and under 42" is $12.00. You also have to purchase socks (that you can keep and bring back) for $3.00.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For a full list of pricing click <a href="http://www.rebounderzrohnertpark.com/pricing/">here</a>. </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">They also have <a href="http://www.rebounderzrohnertpark.com/daily-dealz/">deals and specials</a> everyday of the week.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><br />Pros:</b> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The upkeep is great: everything is working and clean. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Safety is a priority: rules are posted, they provide videos to watch, and have enough workers to be watching every area. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">They have certain times and areas designed for younger kids.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">They have entertainment more than just jumping: arcade, indoor playworld, basketball.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">They have an area just for parents (of older kids) to relax or work with TVs and WiFi. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /><b>Cons: </b><br />It can get crowded at certain times, so if you have very little kids, go during the special hours. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It can get expensive, so try to go on a day with a <a href="http://www.rebounderzrohnertpark.com/daily-dealz/">special deal</a> or don't pay to jump yourself. </span></span></span></span><br /><br /><b>Overall review: </b> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">10</span>/10</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Indoor fun is very hard to come by in this area as it is, but Rebounderz goes above and beyond in the world of family fun and entertainment. I love that they are always adding and chang<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ing attraction<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s to kee<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">p it new and exciting. It<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> i<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">just a <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">w<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">o</span>nderful place </span></span></span></span>for g<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ood, cl<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ean, and safe fun for the w<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hole family!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This week<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'s</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <a href="http://theeverydaymomma.blogspot.com/search/label/The%20Wednesday%20Hit%20List">Wednesday Hi</a><a href="http://theeverydaymomma.blogspot.com/search/label/The%20Wednesday%20Hit%20List">t List</a> post will probably com<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e as a tota<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">l shocker to everyone<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">! <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But I am pretty <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">excited</span> to share with you all my 5 most favo<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">rite beauty <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">YouTubers. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you don't know me and <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">even if you do, you <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><strike>might be</strike> will be sur<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">prised to k<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">now that I have a huge obsession with beauty YouTube<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> videos/chan<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">nels. It all started one day when I was at work a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">nd I randomly </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">noticed how cheap </span>E.L.F<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">products <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">are. I decided to <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Google 'best E<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.L.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">F. products' and the first thing that popped up was a Kathleen Lights video... and down the rabbit hole I went. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The next thing<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I knew I was 10 video<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s deep and couldn't stop<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. Six mo<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">nths later and no<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t much as changed. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The reason <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">why <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">this is </span>so</span> shocking to most people (and to myself as well) is <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">because I rarely wear makeup. Besides mascara (that<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I we<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ar on days I work)<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, I put on<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> ma<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">keup about once a month. It<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'s not that I don't need to, because trust me I do, it's just that <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">don't make it a pr<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">iority each day<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and I don't <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">like putting product on my skin ( I have real<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ly <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">sensitive</span> and </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">just overall not good skin). I always feel like <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">putting on make-up is going to make my skin even worse and takin<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">g it off every n<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ight is too much of a process for me. So it is really <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">absurd</span> and totally ironic that I know more a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">bout make-up than 90% of the population<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, but I <b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">rarely</span></b> ever wear it. </span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now that you have that little background<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">let'<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s get to my list.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I am counting do<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">wn from 5 t<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">o 1.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">4. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKMugoa0uHpjUuq14yOpagw" target="_blank">Laura Lee</a>:<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> To be honest I wasn't so sure about Laura at first. It <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">took me a <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">w<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hile</span></span> to really get what she was all about. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Some people seem to take issue wi<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">th her vo<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ice, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">but I a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">dore her accent<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and have no issue w<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ith th<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e tone a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">nd pitch of her vo<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ice. What I had a hard time with<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, at first, was her humor. In the beginning, I thought she was just trying to<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">o</span> hard to be weird and different and <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">her </span>goofiness seemed forc<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ed and unnatural. But the more<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I watched her, the more I started to see that she was <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">honestly</span> just <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">being</span> herself. I think it helped when I started <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">following her on SnapChat and I was able to see her in her n<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">atural env<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ironment. It's funny now because I enjoy her jokes and humor<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">; <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">she can get a laugh out of me<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">! <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Laura does your <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">typical</span> tutorials, hauls, first impressions, etc., but she also does some really fun<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and unique videos as well. I love when she tests out hacks and she has some great du<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">pes <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">videos. And<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, of course, she is just g<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">orgeous!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbO9bltbkYwa56nZFQx6XJg" target="_blank">Manny MUA</a>: <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Manny! <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I had a hard time decid<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">i<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ng be<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">tween my <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2 and 3<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">! I <b>adore </b>Manny<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">,</span> like please be my best friend for life<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, typ<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e of adore. He is soo funny and <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">definitely</span> not bad to look at, a.k.a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. ridiculously</span> handsome!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> I love his cha<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">nel because I just love him. He is so <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">personable</span> and every time you watch him, it feels like you are just hanging out<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, having casual conversations with him. </span>I<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t doesn't even matter what his video is about<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I </span>just want to watch it b<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ecause <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I love his presen<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ce. He always does a little <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">blooper</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">reel at the end of his videos and I laugh every time. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Even <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">if you don't care a bit about make-up, go watch his videos, it will make you a happier person.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Speaking of, I am going to go <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">do that right now!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">YouTube is flooded with beauty channels and the information out there can be very overwhelming, so I hope this was helpful in giving some direction! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now le<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t me start b<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">y saying that the purpose <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">of th<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">is post i<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">not to bash Bloglovin'. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> is what <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I</span> use every<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">day to read b<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">logs<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I honestly think</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">it's</span> a great tool for managing and reading blogs<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. </span></span> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Accounts are set-up in different ways<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">: for thos<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e that <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">have a profile for only reading blogs and for t<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hose that own<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">/write a blog. This can get rather confusing when you follow someone. </span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You can follow <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a </span>profile, but you can also follow <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a blog linked to a profile. O<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> the left, you can see that I have 322 fol<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">lowers on my profile, but on the right you can see that I have 418 followers on my blog. I'm not <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">entirely sure it even <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">makes a difference, but it's confusing nonetheless. </span> </span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2. You don't have control over you<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">r own feed<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">;</span> m<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ostly meaning you're not able to del<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ete <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">your blog posts on<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> your feed. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">They can be de<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">leted, but you have to email the company and ask them to remove it for you. If you have ever accidentally<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> p<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ubli<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">shed w<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hen you meant to save<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, need to rewrite so<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">mething, published on the wrong <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">date, etc. you can't just fix that on your own. You have to contact Bloglovin' and i</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t can be a bit of a pain to go through the process.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3. Lastly, and the real point of this post, the Bloglovin' app steals your blog page views. Now let me clarify a bit. If you use the Bloglovin' app and have never changed any settings, your reader view will be in 'standard view'. This is the default setting when you download the app. The problem is, the standard view is a pre-downloaded version of your post and that means when someone reads your post in that 'view' you are not getting credit for that page view. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Try to do this at a time when you have the least amount of traffic. Then you will definitely know if it is registering your page views or not. If you never changed your Bloglovin' settings, then go to step 2:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1. Make sure in you Bloglovin' settings you have "open posts in web browser" turned off.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2. Open up the Bloglovin' app and go to your blog. Click on one of your posts so that it is opened.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3. Open you Google analytics page. Click on 'Real Time' on the left side bar. Then click "Overview". If your viewing of your post on the Bloglovin' app is registering as a page view then it would be listed as an 'Active User'. You will see that it is not.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">4. Now to test if the 'Active Users' is working. Go back to the Bloglovin' app and and scroll to the bottom of your post. Click on 'View Original Post'.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> This will take you to the web browser view. Once that comes up, check back in your Google <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">analytics</span> page. Now you should see that there is an active user on a mobile site. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1. To <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">mak<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e sure that</span></span> other blogs you read get their page views:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Make sure you go back into your Bloglovin' settings and click on yes to 'Open in Web Browser'. That way the blogs you read will all be opened in web browser view and will register page views. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2. To help you get page views if others are still reading your blog in 'standard view':</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is the tricky part. There is no setting that makes your post open in web browser view on other people's app. The only way I have learned to fix this issue, is to insert a page break in your post. That way if a person is reading your post in 'standard view' they will see this:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Once they click on 'read more' they will be taken to the the web browser view and the page view will be registered. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To insert a page break on blogger, click on the icon that looks like a ripped piece of paper. The most common place for a page break is after your first picture. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I know this was a lot of information and I hope it all made sense. If you have any questions, please leave me a comment or email me. I'd be more than happy to help!</span><br />
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Julia Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05445858333873366466noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-546262278078450711.post-57851441774346089962016-07-13T07:00:00.000-07:002016-07-13T07:00:02.750-07:00{The Wednesday Hit List}: Top 5 Children's Books (Age 4)<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0061137634/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=everydaymomma-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0061137634&linkId=aef5f1ef1a297fd3344ea125697061b7">Mouse Cookies and More: A Treasury </a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I got the original "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" book at my baby shower and fell in love the first time I read it. It is such a cute concept and Myles still loves and asks for it four years later. I recently found this compilation at a sale and had to pick it up. I didn't even know that she made more of the books, so I was stoked. This set includes the original, "If You Give a Moose a Muffin", "If You Give a Pig a Pancake", and "If You Take a Mouse to School", plus tons of extras like songs, games, and recipes. It is a super deal! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My mom bought this for Myles last year and we just brought it out. Because he already has so many books, I try to save the new ones until he is really bored of the currents. That way we keep a steady rotation of books and I don't lose my mind reading Pete the Cat for the 100th time in a week. This book is a little longer and more wordy than some of our others, but it really keeps Myles engaged. It is a fun story, but the message is what I really love. The giraffe is made fun of because he can't dance at the jungle party, only to discover that he really is a great dancer when he finds his own special music. Be different, find your own unique way, and march to the beat of your own drum, kids!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> This is our favorite book in the car right now. It is short, simple, catchy, and fun. I think Myles is getting to be too old for it, but it's been a favorite for so long that we just can't let go yet. Usually when that happens, I just add it to our car book stash and let it ride out (no pun intended!) the rest of its life with us in there. </span></span></div>
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skeptical at first. I didn't think it was something that Myles would be
interested in, but boy was I wrong! He thinks this book is so funny and gets
super involved when we read it. The story line is cute, but the
illustrations make this book a top for me. It does get a bit repetitive, but I can 't deny how much Myles loves it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you are an emotional person (i.e. a mom), this book will tear you up. My aunt got this for Myles a couple months back. She gave it to him when we were having a get together at the ice-skating rink/playworld. I thought 'oh cute book, let me read it right now'..... cue bawl fest. This book, being about loving someone no matter where they are, really hits a nerve with me. It is so hard living away from all our family and friends; I am so beyond grateful that they continue to show us so much love, even from 2000+ miles away. I know our situation is very common, especially among many of my fellow bloggers (why many start blogging), and it can really be hard for the little ones to understand. This book is a really good way to teach them about love and distance. </span></div>
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Julia Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05445858333873366466noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-546262278078450711.post-48991821413564211722016-07-12T07:00:00.000-07:002016-07-12T07:00:21.687-07:00Summer Birthday Gift Exchange<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you don't already know, I am crazy about my son's birthdays! Being that he is our only (and probably will always be our only), I like to make his birthday really special. I may <strike>or may not</strike> be planning two parties (one in California and one in Illinois) right now, and I'm sure we will do something fun on his actual birthday too! So, of course, I couldn't possibly pass up the opportunity to celebrate some more with a blogger gift exchange! For the past couple of years now, Liz over at </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://www.chasinmasonblog.com/&source=gmail&ust=1467228548356000&usg=AFQjCNH9YnNoT24kMc0M6RZLH-RSngsZ_Q" href="http://www.chasinmasonblog.com/" target="_blank">Chasin' Mason</a> has organized a summer birthday gift exchange, and I am so excited to be apart of it this year!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And these <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B017OW251I/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=everydaymomma-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B017OW251I&linkId=a4f0513e9202f6c1cd2e2d81487fceb8" rel="nofollow">On-the-Go Water Wow pads</a> are my secret weapon for airplane rides. The last couple of times we have flown, I brought one with and it kept Myles occupied for like 30 minutes (which is a huge feat when flying)!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thank you <a href="http://www.seeingallsides.com/">Sarah and Brantley</a> so much for your thoughtful gifts! we have been thoroughly enjoying them!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Myles was super excited to send gifts to Arden (</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Vanessa from <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://sunflowerstateofmind.com/&source=gmail&ust=1467228548356000&usg=AFQjCNEFw1KaLni1UY38ItTPDI1pDgnKRg" href="http://sunflowerstateofmind.com/" target="_blank">Sunflower State of Mind</a>). I told him what she liked and he picked everything out. He is way more decisive than I, so I let him do the choosing. Head over to <a href="http://sunflowerstateofmind.com/">Vanessa's blog</a> to see if you think he did a good job!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And when your done there, check out the rest of the participants of this exchange!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ashley and Waverly // <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://www.beingbrickner.com&source=gmail&ust=1467228548356000&usg=AFQjCNELkJKXn-3eXQI4hRXMk8QhtoG5UA" href="http://www.beingbrickner.com/" target="_blank">Being Brickner</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Laureen and Tyson // <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://www.chateaudeveau.com/&source=gmail&ust=1467228548356000&usg=AFQjCNGbkYOalVaWNPljYWHpGB40K9B4aA" href="http://www.chateaudeveau.com/" target="_blank">Chateau Deveau</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Brittany, Charlie, and Maddie // <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://www.justanotherdayinparadise1.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1467228548356000&usg=AFQjCNFiJCePJs3q5hc-WLAGLEzFALbj4A" href="http://www.justanotherdayinparadise1.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Just Another Day in Paradise</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Desiree and Julia // <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://d-and-s-macke.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1467228548356000&usg=AFQjCNGdF0G8d8Ripy5ltPt3qIBfoxE5Vg" href="http://d-and-s-macke.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Macke Monologues</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sarah and Brantley // <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://www.seeingallsides.com/&source=gmail&ust=1467228548356000&usg=AFQjCNHi1iQiflo9bEr7nnjmhkiNhw8NSw" href="http://www.seeingallsides.com/" target="_blank">Seeing All Sides</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Vanessa and Arden // <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://sunflowerstateofmind.com/&source=gmail&ust=1467228548356000&usg=AFQjCNEFw1KaLni1UY38ItTPDI1pDgnKRg" href="http://sunflowerstateofmind.com/" target="_blank">Sunflower State of Mind</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Julia and Myles // <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://www.theeverydaymomma.com/&source=gmail&ust=1467228548356000&usg=AFQjCNFcGx3n-iAJZkciNEY6NTFrWB01pg" href="http://www.theeverydaymomma.com/" target="_blank">The Everyday Momma</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Traci and Charli // <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://www.thehallwaylife.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1467228548356000&usg=AFQjCNHbSMO5rMUWvx9xrlEsubntO8Ywig" href="http://www.thehallwaylife.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Hallway Life</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Amanda and Lily // <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://plumtickledpink.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1467228548356000&usg=AFQjCNFgtAvTeaMYaCXID817YlZg760xZA" href="https://plumtickledpink.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Tickled Pink</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Laura and Liam // <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://tinytoeslittlenose.blogspot.com&source=gmail&ust=1467228548356000&usg=AFQjCNG7F9l_Axy0v3-GcaSgthiIHAtb0A" href="http://tinytoeslittlenose.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">tiny toes, little nose</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Whitney and Brielana // <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://work-it-mommy.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1467228548356000&usg=AFQjCNHna-pONdwyi6yLQtdluFVqYIYljw" href="http://work-it-mommy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Work It Mommy</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I was totally unaware of the 1-mile (pretty steep) hike going into it, but thankfully Myles did so well and walked the whole way there and most of the way back.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We saw the most of mussels and an<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">emone. Some anemo<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n</span>e were <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">almost a foot in diam<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">eter!</span></span></span> </span><br />
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Julia Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05445858333873366466noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-546262278078450711.post-14737630781869618942016-07-06T07:00:00.000-07:002016-07-06T12:51:23.678-07:00{The Wednesday Hit List}: My Top 5 Most Repinned Pins on Pinterest <div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As a mother, blogger, and total Type-A personality, I live for lists, particularly those that highlight the best of something! And since I love sharing my favorites here, I thought I would turn them into lists and make a weekly thing of it. So starting today, Wednesdays on The Everyday Momma will be '<a href="http://theeverydaymomma.blogspot.com/search/label/The%20Wednesday%20Hit%20List">The Wednesday Hit List</a>'! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> My first Wednesday Hit List is going to be My Top 5 Most Repinned Pins on <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/theeverydaymomm/">Pinterest</a>. If I am being honest, about 90% of the traffic to my blog comes from Pinterest, so I will be sharing the pins that get me most of that traffic. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1. <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/237916792789450216/">Under the Sea Birthday Party: Snacks and Food Tent Labels</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is my top repinned pin on Pinterest. These were made for <a href="http://theeverydaymomma.blogspot.com//2014/06/under-sea-birthday-food-and-favors-diy-tutorial.html">Myles' first birthday party</a>. I put some different snack in sand buckets and made the food tent labels using wedding place cards with stamps and my handwriting. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> This DIY was apart of a <a href="http://theeverydaymomma.blogspot.com//search/label/Think%20Outside%20the%20Toy%20Box%20series">Summer Fun Series</a> I did with some other blog friends a few summers ago. This particular week we were to come up with a fun activity or craft using old plastic bottles. Myles had too much fun helping us make and then play with this <a href="http://theeverydaymomma.blogspot.com//2014/06/think-outside-toy-box-plastic-pop.html">P</a><a href="http://theeverydaymomma.blogspot.com//2014/06/think-outside-toy-box-plastic-pop.html">lastic Bottle </a><a href="http://theeverydaymomma.blogspot.com//2014/06/think-outside-toy-box-plastic-pop.html">Waterfall</a>. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This pin is another DIY from Myles' 1st birthday party. Putting these <a href="http://theeverydaymomma.blogspot.com//2014/06/under-sea-birthday-food-and-favors-diy-tutorial.html">napkin wraps</a> together was actually pretty fun and you can't go wrong with the convenience of silver wear, napkin, and mint all wrapped into one when it comes to managing a huge party!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is one of the first recipes I shared on my blog... and I think it's pretty obvious! Despite the horrendous picture (composition and quality), <a href="http://theeverydaymomma.blogspot.com/2013/09/food-fridays-mini-turkey-meatloafs.html">Mini Turkey Meatloaves</a> still my most popular recipe on Pinterest. It is still a big hit at home too! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When I decided to come back to blogging again after my year break, I really wanted to start incorporating local places and events into my writing. The Bay Area has much to offer and sharing here has really helped keep me accountable to making the most out of us living here. In my <a href="http://theeverydaymomma.blogspot.com/search/label/Bay%20Area%20Kids%20Fun">Bay Area Kids Fun series</a>, I review kid friendly places in the entire Bay Area and I also have started sharing <a href="http://theeverydaymomma.blogspot.com/search/label/Petaluma">local guides</a> as well. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This guide is a comprehensive list of every city park that has a playground. I have included the types of play equipment, swings, sand, and any extras relevant to families. Also below I have added pictures of every playground as well.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">At the beginning of this month, Mark and I had our 8 year dating anniversary (we are not married) and decided we wanted to do a little day trip to celebrate. Since moving from Illinois, we don't get to go out much alone, so we were both pretty excited about it. We live 30ish minutes away from Napa and wine country, but I don't drink so, although probably romantic, it doesn't do much for me. There is also the beach, but we like to do that with Myles. So I convinced Mark to do something in the city (he hates crowds and traffic), but had not a clue what that something was going to be. Naturally, I popped on <a href="http://groupon.com/" rel="nofollow">Groupon</a>. I love Groupon not only for the deals, but in a city as big as San Francisco, a focused and narrowed list is a must. This time it was an easy choice for us... "Walking Food Tour".. duh!!! The company does tours in 3 different neighborhoods, but the only one that worked for us was North Beach. Now going into this, I had no idea what kind of neighborhood North Beach was, and I probably should have looked into it before booking, but hey, food is food! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When we arrived our guide talked a bit about himself, the history of the area, and gave us an overview of the tour. The tour would be three hours long, we would stop at 5 places, and get a bit (which was really a LOT) of history along the way. I would say the tour was about 1/4 eating, 1/4 walking, and 1/2 history. But overall, we both loved the tour, food, and learning a ton about North Beach, which we found out is basically the Little Italy of San Francisco. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">First we had a sandwich at <a href="http://www.molinarisalame.com/" rel="nofollow">Molinari's</a>: salami, mozzarella, pesto, red peppers. It was simple, but the ingredients were so fresh and authentic; I even ate the red peppers on it! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We also walked by the famous St. Peter and Paul church where Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio took pictures after their civil ceremony (they weren't actually married here, they just took pictures for press and such). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Before we found this walking food tour on Groupon, I didn't even know that such thing existed! And after talking with some other couples on the tour, apparently they are a thing all over the country! Now this is all I want to do in every place we travel to in the future! Learning about a new place, its history, experiencing the culture, and eating; winning all around!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />Oh, and you can't leave San Francisco without some social commentary painted on a building:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Myles and I are quite excited about this post and sharing what we got in our BoyMom Box this year! About a year and a half ago, I shared <a href="http://theeverydaymomma.blogspot.com/2014/11/boy-mom.html">why I love being a boy mom</a> over on <a href="http://www.chasinmasonblog.com/">Elizabeth's blog</a> for her <a href="http://www.chasinmasonblog.com/p/boymoms.html">Boy Mom Series</a>. Since then she has ended the series, but now co-hosts (with <span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://www.seeingallsides.com/&source=gmail&ust=1466019973651000&usg=AFQjCNEKoivvcSgEg_-qIz0oELXk2IZmtg" href="http://www.seeingallsides.com/" target="_blank">Seeing All Sides</a> and </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://www.wifemommyme.com/&source=gmail&ust=1466019973651000&usg=AFQjCNHTlL6-cxEDKCMxa7-8ChRDY3Dthw" href="http://www.wifemommyme.com/" target="_blank">Wife Mommy Me</a>)</span> a yearly exchange for all boy mom bloggers. Myles lives for getting mail, especially when toys are inside, so I couldn't pass up the opportunity! Plus, I love getting to know new moms and their blogs... so win, win!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We were lucky enough to get paired with Meghan and Noah from <a href="http://theadventurestartshereblog.com/">The Adventure Starts Here</a>! I'm really grateful to have been introduced to her and Noah. She has a great blog with tons of great content, and Noah is so smart, sweet, and cute! We talked a little about Myles' likes/dislikes, but Meghan really hit it out of the park with our box. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We got a great sampling of some of Myles' favorite things! My favorite thing to do with Myles is Play-Doh, so of course I was all over that! It instantly brings me back to my childhood. Meghan was so sweet and found a Froggy book for Myles. I mentioned to her that he really loves them, but I no idea she would actually be able to find one! We have been reading <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0448421534/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=everydaymomma-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0448421534&linkId=95a03674830fd991226162f6b5f0ff94" rel="nofollow">Froggy Bakes a Cake</a> every night since. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I have mentioned several times here on this blog that I struggle with finding good bath toys. Meghan was so thoughtful to include two of Noah's favorites: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0043BYOO0/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=everydaymomma-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B0043BYOO0&linkId=38f488b469b68b1a5a8ddd98793a8cc4" rel="nofollow">Crayola Bath Crayons</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IGGX39K/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=everydaymomma-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B00IGGX39K&linkId=10f7f9a3f408532d8b752fc9630bf5f1" rel="nofollow">Crayola Bath Squirters</a>. </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Meghan also added a little something for momma! She got me a beautiful coral nail polish and some cute note cards. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thanks again </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.chasinmasonblog.com/">Chasin' Mason</a>, <span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://www.seeingallsides.com/&source=gmail&ust=1466019973651000&usg=AFQjCNEKoivvcSgEg_-qIz0oELXk2IZmtg" href="http://www.seeingallsides.com/" target="_blank">Seeing All Sides,</a> and </span><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://www.wifemommyme.com/&source=gmail&ust=1466019973651000&usg=AFQjCNHTlL6-cxEDKCMxa7-8ChRDY3Dthw" href="http://www.wifemommyme.com/" target="_blank">Wife Mommy Me</a> for putting this all together and </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://theadventurestartshereblog.com/">Meghan</a> </span>and Noah for the perfect box!</span></span></div>
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Julia Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05445858333873366466noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-546262278078450711.post-37006595169588915572016-06-20T07:00:00.000-07:002016-07-20T16:00:37.645-07:00{Bay Area Kids Fun} Exploratorium <div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.exploratorium.edu/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Explor<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a</span>torium</span></a></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you live in the San Fransisco Bay Area, then you most likely know about the Explor<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a</span>torium. Opening in 1969, the Exploritorium was the brainchild of Frank Oppenheimer, who wanted a place where the general public could gain some knowledge and understanding of science through the exploration and testing of natural phenomena. </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> The Explor<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a</span>torium houses 100s of hands-on exhibits for all ages and interests. The museum itself is divided into six galleries:</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <a class="sf-depth-3 menuparent" href="http://www.exploratorium.edu/visit/central-gallery" title="">Bechtel Central Gallery: Seeing and Listening</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">All ages are welcome. My son Myles, although on the younger side (3.5), was thoroughly engaged the whole 5+ hours we spent there. What I really love about this museum is the age versatility. The younger ones can tinker around and <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">explore</span> with the exhibits, learning through play and having fun; the older ones can read<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and </span>experiment<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> with each exhib<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">it<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span>learning through testing </span>out the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hypothes<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">es</span></span> and<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> finding the answers<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. </span></span></span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Tornado</span> Simulator: Myles thought it was so cool to be i<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">nside a 'tornado'! </span></span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">fun experiment </span>was apart of the Human <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Phenomena exhibit. It<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'s all a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">bout <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">your <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">personality and <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">trust in others. </span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Card tricks: this<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> was <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">something</span> Myles and I e<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">qually</span> l<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">oved. H<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e sat <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">all the way through 2 tricks and was totally enthralled. I'm sure he didn't <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">quite get what was going on<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, but the workers were so awesome and they did <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">some tricks that <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">appealed more to his age group!</span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> 4. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Myles g<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ot to<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> test his sense of touch with this fun box. You <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">have </span>to guess what the objects are only by feeling them. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On the other side is a clear window, so s</span>omeone can tell you if you are right or not<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This would be something <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">really fun to do at home too. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> 5. So this is an act<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ual human brain. I <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">was </span>totally cre<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">eped out, yet<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> super <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">fascinated</span> by <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">it. I co<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">uld not walk away. It just blows my mind (pun intended), that <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">something</span> as plain and simple looking a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s</span> this<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> is the most complicated <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">part of our bodies. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">6. I had to take the time to try out this exhibit<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'s <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">pur<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">pose is to show that our faces aren't exactly <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">symmetrical</span>. You <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">line your</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> face up perfectly in the middle of the camera and once you pic<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ture is taken<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, the computer </span>puts together 2 new <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">pictures</span> of yourself as your left side doubled and your <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">right </span>side double<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">d. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">R</span>ecently, </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> started to noticed more and more how different my eye shapes are, so I real<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ly wanted to see what <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">my outcome would be. It is crazy to me how different each pic<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ture is. My <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">whole face shape is completely d<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ifferent<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, and so <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">are </span>my eyes and nose!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> 7<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. Do you dare take a drink from the drinking fountain <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">guise<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">d</span></span> as a t<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">oilet</span>? I loved t<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">his social experi<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">m<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ent! I tr<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ied it, Myles wouldn't!</span></span></span></span></span></span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">8. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is one of the more famous exhibits<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> in the museum. This structure is made entir<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ely of toothpicks<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">; o</span>ver 40 years in the making and still being updated and added to. The most recent addition is the 2015 <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">W</span>arriors NBA <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">championship</span> trophy. It is also a maze that balls can wind their way through. </span></span></span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">9. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This didn<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'t mean much to Myles, but I l<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ove<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> that <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">their workshop is a comple<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">tely open space. Almost everything in the museum is created and buil<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t right there<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">:</span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">10. Slinky Treadmill: <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">i</span>f I had to pick a number one favorite for Myles this<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> would b<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e it. It was right up there on my <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">list too. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Who <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hasn't ever dreamed <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">that</span> their slinky <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">could go on and on and on!?!? This thing is literal geni<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">us level<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> science (lol<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">)! </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1</span>. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This was by far my <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">exhibit </span>in the whole museum<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. I can<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">not even begin to describe <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">to you how calming and rela<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">xing this is. I am a tot<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">al T<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">yp<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A personality, so <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">creating these </span>perfect shapes and designs was incredible<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. I was glued to th<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">at chair for a good 15 minutes, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">before Myles forced me <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">to move on. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2</span>. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The scientific part of my brain <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">does not exist, so <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">bear with m<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e as I try to explain this exhibit. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is out on the rooftop inside of a dark tent. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The tent is shaped like a cone and at the top there is a <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hole. So<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">me<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">how this hole acts as a <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">telescope that reflects t<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">he Ba<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">y Brid<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ge and <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">surrounding area </span>ba<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ck to the table inside the tent. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It'<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s so detailed<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, you can see the cars driving across the bridge in real<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">-time. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3</span>. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">All<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> of the areas in the museu<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">m</span> that are <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">along the Bay are lined with windows to allow <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">us to take in the most beautiful views. This never gets old to me<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">:</span></span></span></span></span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a class="sf-depth-3 menuparent" href="http://www.exploratorium.edu/visit/bay-observatory-gallery" title="">Fisher Bay Observatory Gallery: Observing Landscapes</a> is all about the local Ba<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">y Area<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Here they have a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> com<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">puter
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> 1<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">4</span>.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Myles loved everything outside<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, of course. I was really i<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">mpressed with ho<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">w <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">interactive</span> the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">staff is</span>. He was teaching Myles a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n actual song<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. I<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'m not sure how far he <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">got, but kudo<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s to him!</span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It's in<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">credible w</span>ith the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">size and <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">amount of exhibit<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s, </span></span></span></span>that <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">everything</span> is well function<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ing<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, c<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">lean, and <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">accessible</span>. I can't re<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">member anything being out of order. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We went on a Sunday morning, and although it was pretty busy, we had no problems seeing <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">all of the exhibits we wanted.</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Great use of space and bringing the Bay in as much as possible. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Worl<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">d <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">renown scien<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ce exhibits accessible to the general public.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">At le<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ast 5+ hours of lea<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">rning for the whole family<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">; </span></span>ways for all ages of the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">fa<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">mily to eng<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ag<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /><b>Cons: </b><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I feel that there is <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">so </span>m<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">uch to do and see that it is <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">overwhelming</span> at times. I<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t's great to have so much to do with such great vari<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ety, but I don<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'t think it's possible to do <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">everything, even in a whole day<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Parking (as always in the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">city) can be pric<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">y and hard to find. Try to go with public trans<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">portation if possible. </span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span><br /><br /><b>Overall review: </b> </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">10</span>/10</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">All I can say about this place is, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">i</span>f you <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">haven't been, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">GO</span>! And even if <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">you have been, go again! </span>They are <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">always changing, adding, and <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">improving, s<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">o ch<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ances are very likely that you will see something <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">new every<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> time you go! The Explor<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a</span>torium is<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> on the top of so many lists<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> for <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">very good reasons; engaging, educational, Bay views, and fun for the whole <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">family!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<a href="http://theeverydaymomma.blogspot.com/2016/01/bay-area-kids-fun-children-creativity.html"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Chil<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">dren's Creativity Museum</span></span></span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <a href="http://theeverydaymomma.blogspot.com/2016/01/bay-area-kids-fun-habitot.html">Hab<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">itot</span></a></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://theeverydaymomma.blogspot.com/2016/02/bay-area-kids-fun-childrens-natural.html">Children's Na</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://theeverydaymomma.blogspot.com/2016/02/bay-area-kids-fun-childrens-natural.html">tural History Mus<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">eum</span></a></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://theeverydaymomma.blogspot.com/2016/03/bay-area-kids-fun-childrens-fairyland.html"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Chi<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ld<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ren's <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">F</span>airyland</span></span></span></span></span> </a></span></span><br />
<a href="http://theeverydaymomma.blogspot.com/2016/04/bay-area-kids-fun-lawrence-hall-of.html"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Law<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">rence Hall of Science</span></span></span></a><br />
<a href="http://theeverydaymomma.blogspot.com/2016/05/bay-kids-fun-childrens-museum-of-sonoma.html"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sonom<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a County Children's <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Museum</span></span></span></span></span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://theeverydaymomma.blogspot.com/2016/06/bay-area-kids-fun-exploratorium.html"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Exploratorium </span></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Last week I posted a short <a href="http://theeverydaymomma.blogspot.com/2016/06/a-year-in-reivew-preschool.html" target="_blank">picture review</a> of Myles' first year of school. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">During his last week, he also had a promotion ceremony/performance. Since none of our family could be there, I wanted to post some pictures and videos here. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Side note: I still haven't devoted much time to figuring out my camera. I really need to learn to take better quality pictures. Anyone with a Canon T3i want to give me a crash course?!?!</i></span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here he is with his three teachers: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Myles was the youngest in his class and also the smallest. I love it because I can still pretend he is little. These first few are from songs they sang.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My baby made it though his first year of school! I'm so proud and grateful of how well Myles did with his first year of school. Before he started preschool last August, he hadn't been away from me for more than a couple hours once a week or even less. He had never been around that many kids or been under someone else's (besides family) care. The transition was surprisingly smooth and we had no real problems the entire school year. He made some great friends, as did I, that I hope we can keep for a long time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here is a little overview of his year in school via the camera roll:</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Me: "Did they tell you to smile?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Myles: "Yes, but I made a mad face."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">First Halloween at school. He wanted to wear this shirt and be Flash, so I couldn't pass up the opportunity to make him Sheldon. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">First school made Christmas tree ornament; made everything worth it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">First Valentine's Day at school. We made superhero suckers. He loved it so much, and his Valentines are tucked safely away in a box to keep for the rest of his life. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> First time something was sent home with his name written out all by himself (the beginning March.) For a while, he would write only a couple letters, mostly the M, Y, and L. The S has been tricky for him, but he finally started giving it a try and I think it's great!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.cmosc.org/" target="_blank">Children's Museum of Sonoma County</a></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This month we checked out a children's museum closer to home. This museum is fai<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">rly new, being founded in 2005 and started with only outdoor exhibits (except for the little arts and crafts house). Construction on an indoor science and imagination gallery started in 2014 and opened during the summer of 2015. The outside exhibits are awesome on their own, but with the opening of the indoor exhibits, this place is one of our favorites in the whole Bay Area!</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.cmosc.org/totopia" target="_blank">Totopia</a> is a side room they added to the indoor exhibits. It is designed for the little ones 35" or smaller. This space has enough to keep babies and younger toddlers occupied for as long as the bigger kids play in the rest of the museum. My son is just on the edge of being able to go in, so he did check some of it out. It features a cute little playhouse to sip tea with bears, a lilly pad (waterbed) for safe jumping, a grotto and tide pool water play area, and more (full list shown at link above).</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The first floor of the <a href="http://www.cmosc.org/science-imagina-on-gallery" target="_blank">Science and Imagination Gallery</a> has a big open area with rooms located all around housing the different exhibits. If you look up, you'll see a maze of train tracks circling the entire indoor area. From an exhibit on the second floor, kids can control the trains with buttons to start, stop, and switch tracks. They can also sit in a life-size train car and watch the train travel through the museum by way of a GoPro camera on the front of the train that links to a TV screen in the car. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> The Nuts & Bolts area is perfect for the older kids that love to build and create using their imagination. Diagrams are provided for those of us (me!) that need a little extra help putting together that butterfly your child so desperately needs to play with (for all of 5 seconds). Tons of tools and different building sets are available to accommodate a wide age range as well. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The doctor and dentist areas are perfect for kids to play and learn while they get acquainted and comfortable with the concepts of those places. In the crocodile dental clinic, kids can pretend to be the dentist and examine the croc's teeth and bones with an 'x-ray' machine. Next door is the doctor's office that has lab coats, microscopes, and a machine that measures heartbeats with a drum. Myles' favorite part here is the exam table with newborn baby dolls. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My favorite room is the BeeHaven. A bee hive is on display where kids can see a real hive in action. You can find the queen bee and watch the worker bees create honey. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The rest of the downstairs consists of a state-of-the-art cafe/kitchen, a puppet theater where kids can control the lighting to put on a real show, and tons of ball launchers. Our favorite in this area is the AirMazing exhibit; a 15-foot high air maze where you can direct the air in different ways to see how varying objects flow through. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The first thing you find upstairs is this neat Victorian style picture exhibit. A camera takes your picture and then digitally displays it in one of the picture frames on the wall. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Next is the train station, complete with ticketing booth, train controls, and that life-size train car I spoke about earlier. Myles purchased his ticket to go see grandma and grandpa in Illinois:</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">They have another little tot area upstairs to keep the little ones occupied while the bigger ones play with the older kid exhibits. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When you first walk outside, to your left is a set of life-size (foam) building blocks. I've seen some pretty awesome forts and ball tracks built with these; tons of fun for kids and adults to enjoy together. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The best exhibit outside is the Russian River water feature connecting to the gravel pit. Myles could play here for hours! It's especially nice to keep cooler when it's hot out; don't forget to bring water shoes, a towel, and swimsuits/change of clothes. The salmon, buckets, trucks, and other digging toys are great additions to these exhibits. And the bubbling rocks allow for awesome water play and engineering fun. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Lastly outside, is Ella's art studio. One side of this building is for the arts and the other side is for parties, summer camps, etc. A small corner has some puzzles, building toys, and reading while the rest of the room is for the arts and crafts. They usually have a few structured activities going on each day and also this window for open painting. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><br />Pros:</b> </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Everything is kept clean and functional. We didn't experience anything that didn't work or was closed for repairs. </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Great use of a smaller space; they really used every inch of space in their indoor area to create the most varying amount of exhibits as possible. </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Also great use of outdoor area; it feels open and big, but with so much for the kids to engage with. The water features are so amazing; the best of any children's museum around.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you go at the right times (early weekdays), kids can play freely with not much hassle from crowds. </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /><b>Cons: </b><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">All of the exhibits are designed for ages 10 and under and an adult must be <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">with their </span>children, so I'm not sure why adults must also pay $10.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> This is typical of any place really, but during busy times, outside toys are scarce and indoor areas are crowded. It got busier as the day went on and somethings Myles wasn't able to check out because it they were being occupied for so long. </span><br /><br /><b>Overall review: </b> </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">8.5</span>/10</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This museum is one of the only indoor/outdoor play places for children in all of Sonoma County, so there isn't much competition. However, I think this place has a lot of unique and truly engaging exhibits for the kids. And I am only more impressed since the opening of their new indoor science and imagination gallery. I would go a lot more often if I didn't also have to pay to get in, but Myles (4 years old) never experiences a shortage of fun and learning here! </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span></span></span><br />
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have sold a lot of Myles' outgrown stuff on Facebook, consignment stores,
Craigslist, etc. but I still had most of his 2t-3t clothes and a ton of
books/movies/toys pilling up in our garage. We
talked about having a garage sale, but we really didn't have anything
else to sell besides Myles' things. So when I got an email about the
upcoming sale I thought why not give it a try this year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It does take a decent amount of time to prep your items for the sale. It also takes some money because you need to print your tags and have your own hangers, safety pins, tape, bags, etc. I have to say that the tag system is very easy and I had no problems with printing out my tags. I feel like the time spent prepping your items isn't any more than it would take to get a garage sale together or sell your items online through Facebook or Craigslist. It may take more time initially, but then the JBF and workers take care of the rest. I started prepping a couple weeks before the sale, so that I could spread the work out to about 20 minutes a night. In that way, it didn't feel like it took up much of my time at all. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you don't want to volunteer, the only thing you have to do with your items is drop them off and pick them up. The incentive to volunteer is getting a higher percentage of money from your sales and getting in to pre-sales. I signed up for a 4 hours shift just one day and I was then able to get 5% more money back and have early access to the regular sale/last day 50% off sale.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Clothes</b>: Sold 76 of 117</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Shoes</b>: Sold 8/11</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Books</b>: Sold 12/12</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>DVDs/Music</b>: 7/11</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Other</b>: 6/8</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Booster Seat</b>: 1/1</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Out of the total sold, 98 were full price sales and 28 were half price sales. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is the total of the items that I had in the sale: $666.00</span></div>
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this sale, you get to pick your own price when tagging your items. They
do give you a guideline sheet, which is very helpful, but in the end,
you decide on the price. Items at a huge consignment sale like this will
be priced higher than garage sales and online selling. There are a couple
of reasons for this. 1. They are very picky with the items they sell.
There is an inspection process that keeps only good condition items on
the sales floor. 2. The convenience of having 1,000s of items all in the
same place. For those reasons, the prices of my items are more than I
would be able to sell them for on my own. Therefore, even with only
getting 65% of my sales, I made at least the same and probably even more
than I would have trying to sell on my own.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Whenever I sell anything of Myles' I always recycle the money for the next things he will need. We are currently working on his 5t wardrobe. I waited to shop until the 50% off day and since I volunteered, I got to shop the night before it was open to the public. I bought around 30 items (including 2 pairs of shoes), all in great condition, for $47! I told myself to keep it under $50 and I managed to do so. The remaining $200 is being saved for future purchases.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We started in the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">front room upsta<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">i<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">rs. We've seen these pin<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">-walls before, and they are always a big hi<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t with Myles. It's pre<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">tty neat how well face <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">shapes come out. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Anytime <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I tried to do my face, Myles had to put his hand through it (typical threea<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ger)</span>. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We also had to check out the Keva planks. I was totally <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ama<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">zed by</span> what other<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">guests </span>had made<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> with the block<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s. What was amaz<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ing to</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Myles was<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">opportunity</span> to dest<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">roy everything that was made. </span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Next we <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">headed</span> downsta<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">irs<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. This is where all of the classrooms are located. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">During limited weeke<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">nd hours you can <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">get<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> up close and personal with some inse<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">cts, reptiles, and <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">small mammals</span></span></span></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in</span> the Backyard <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Zoo and Animal Discovery Room. The first thing we checked out was the Ingenuity Lab. Here you can design, build, and test inventions based on challenges <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the museum<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> creates<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. The theme changes every couple<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> months.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Myles <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">helped </span>Mark buil<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">d</span> a race car. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then we gave the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Linkages and Moving Toys challenge a try. It was a little above Myles, but he was able to learn <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">h<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ow it worked by looking at some that were already made.</span></span></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> other exhibit we looked at downstairs was the </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">preh<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">istoric <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">animals bones. They have a triceratops skull <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">still in the rock<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and a full mastodon skeleton cast <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">that was foun<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">d on Mt. Diablo. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">we were done eating, he headed back <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">upstairs. W<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e spent several hours exploring all the exhibits <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">o<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n the main floors.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> There <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">is so much to see and do in these areas, so I am just sharing <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a couple</span> of our highlight<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s</span>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Myles is still all about balls, so he loved the Energy Tracks<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. They have <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">5 different types of tracks set-up to help test the velocity of balls. This is <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s</span>upposed to simulate roller coaster</span></span>s and how they work in regards to sp<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">eed. </span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My num<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ber one fav<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">orite exhibit here is the Stop<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">-Motion Stories. It was so<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> fascinating<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span>to be able to see how stop-motion movies actually get made. A<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">nd let me tell you, it takes a <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ridiculous amount of time and effort! Ou<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">r movie was only about 18 seconds long<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, but</span> took us <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">at least 20 minute<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s to make. </span></span></span></span>We we<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">re both pretty proud of what we accomplished though and I loved that Myles and I were able to work together to make something we both enjo<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">yed.</span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We couldn't do anything too <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">elaborate</span> because <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">les<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">' <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">attent<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ion span is still a bit short, but here is the video <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">we made (his i<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">dea<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, m<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">y computer work):</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The last thing we did was go outside. Myles coul<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">d have spent an<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">othe<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">r couple of hours <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">just in the outdoor area, but we were <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">running low on time. When we go back, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I think I will start out<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">side first, because I know he didn't get to do as much as he wanted this day. I also re<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ally enjoyed all that was <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">set-up outside<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, and of c<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ourse, the VIEW!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We lucked out on a g<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">orgeous day and Myles was able to play o<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">utside <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">without <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">being too cold. H<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e was really into the water feature in the Forces that S<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hape the Bay exhibit. He <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">used plastic water blockers to change the flow of water (simulating the Sierra <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Nevada</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">) and lear<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ned about <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">how we can <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">influence the path(s) of water </span></span></span>.</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Adults: $12</span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Children 3–18, Seniors 62+ $10</span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">U</span>nder 3: free </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This will come as no surprise, the view! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I love their outdoor exhibits; get the kids learning outside and you are a winner in my book!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">They have some great ageless exhibits (stop-motion movie making) that the whole family can participate in and truly enjoy. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The amount/variety of exhibits is outstanding; we were there for 5 hours and could have stayed longer. Myles was very engaged throughout the whole experience. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /><b>Cons: </b><br />Some of the classroom exhibits (with animals) have limited weekend only hours. </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Otherwise, I honestly can't think of anything else. We went on a day that was not busy at all, so even the parking was fine. I imagine on a busier day that parking might be an issue, but that's pretty common in the city areas. I would also bring a lunch next time. The food in the cafe was good, but we could have saved money by bringing our own. <br /><br /><b>Overall review: </b> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We will definitely be going back and spending a lot more time outside. It's a great place for the whole family to spend a day together, having fun and learning. And, the view beats out any other museum in the area!</span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Moving across the country to a city that you know absolutely nothing about is a very humbling experience. Besides a year in Florida, I had lived my whole life in the same city in Illinois. It is a decent sized city (second to Chicago), but it doesn't take long to learn everything the place has to offer (kids entertainment, food, classes, schools, etc.). People complain that there is nothing to do there all the time, but still I think we all find huge comfort in knowing a place well. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It has been exciting discovering a new city (and surrounding areas), but it doesn't come without its frustrations. Even today with all the technology (apps, websites, social media), it can be hard to find everything that is available. And as a (mostly) SAHM, I need to know all the possible options to help get us out of the house. In my efforts to do so, I have come up with some pretty comprehensive lists. I figured others would find them of good use as well, so I am sharing them here publicly on my blog. I have broken them down into different categories and here is my first: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is an index of classes for children listed by category. At the end, I also added paid entertainment/entertainers to hire for parties. The file is uploaded to Google Drive in PDF format, so click the link above or below to open it. You can download and either save it, print it, or screen shot it from your smartphone. That way you can always have it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you get my 5ive reference.... "Did we just become best friends?" Back in an earlier life, I saw 5ive in concert when they were the openers for NSYNC. My friend and I studied all the dance routines from their concert special on Disney Channel. If you remember when Disney Channel used to air full concerts of all the greats (NSYNC, B*Witched, 98 Degrees, Britney Spears) then we just jumped from best friends to soulmates. <i>The GOOD OLD DAYS people!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ok back to the actual post. I am working on some top secret new projects related to this here blog, but they are slow moving right now because family always comes before work for me. But I promise they are coming soon! In the meantime, here are five things we have been up to lately:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1. In my <a href="http://theeverydaymomma.blogspot.com/2016/03/currently-life-update-edition.html" target="_blank">last life update post</a>, I talked about how I was getting ready for the <a href="http://www.sacramento.jbfsale.com/homeView.jsp" target="_blank">Just Between Friends</a> kids consignment sale. I have sold a lot of Myles' old stuff on Facebook, consignment stores, etc. but I still had most of his 2t-3t clothes and a ton of books/movies/toys that he recently outgrew pilling up in our garage. We talked about having a garage sale, but we really didn't have anything else to sell besides Myles' things. So when I got an email about the upcoming sale I thought why not give it a try. I plan on doing a whole post just on the process/results of the sale, but I did get my check back this week and wanted to quickly share that. Without going in to too much detail yet, I would say that in this particular instance, the money was well worth the time/effort put into selling at JBF. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I'm so excited I don't even know how to act. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I</span>t still <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">feels </span>not real to me, so I will probably not freak out until I am actually on the pla<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ne</span>. The longest I have ever been away from Myles is like 8 hours (a couple different times), so I am a bit anxious about that. I know he will be fine and this is a much needed vacation, but I still will miss him dearly! It may sound crazy to non-parents, but a lot can change in just four days when we are talk<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ing</span> about toddlers. T-minus 3 weeks!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3. I am currently in the process of changing Myles' room. We kept his <a href="http://theeverydaymomma.blogspot.com/2014/02/brown-blue-boy-nursery-decor.html" target="_blank">blue and brown geometric nursery </a>decor for 2 years. We moved into a new house just weeks before Myles turned 2, so I figured it was the perfect time to change the theme. I decided to go with dinosaurs (some <a href="http://theeverydaymomma.blogspot.com/search/label/Dinosaur%20decor" target="_blank">dinosaur DIYs</a>) just because it was the most timeless/neutral theme we both liked. That lasted about another two years, until it was time for a big boy bed. I could tell his convertible toddler bed wasn't going to last much longer and we just happened to have an extra full mattress that wasn't being used. So another perfect time to change the theme. I always try to convince him of something that he isn't going to grow out of within a couple months (toddlers change their likes pretty often!) and this time we chose 'outer space'! I love it because it is teaching him and it's fun! I have a ton of DIYs that I am working on and will be posting when they are finished, but for now here is his bed:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">4. We have been steadily adding to our smashed penny collection! I have always been big on 'life experiences/memories over things/stuff'. People probably think I'm a bit nuts when it comes to taking Myles places, but I will always choose to spen<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">d</span> my money taking him places over buying him things! But we have to have souvenirs to remember the places by, right!?! <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">T</span>he thing about me is though that<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>I hate 'stuff'. I am a minimalist to the extreme. So the penny collection couldn't be more perfect! They all fit neatly in this cute passport book my mom got us<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and </span>takes up very little extra space! I hope one day we will fill this all up and have to get another one. If your a penny collector like us, you have yo check out this <a href="http://www.pennycollector.com/AreaList.aspx" target="_blank">website listing the locations</a> of all the machines the whole world!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">5. I'm not sure why it took me so long, but I finally created a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/theeverydaymomma1/" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> for my blog! I would love it sooo much if you guys would <i>like </i>the page and also leave a link to your Facebook blog pages so I can like you back :)</span></div>
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Julia Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05445858333873366466noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-546262278078450711.post-40016171072887453282016-03-31T07:00:00.000-07:002016-07-20T16:01:01.117-07:00{Bay Area Kids Fun}: Children's Fairyland<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'<i>No better time than last minute</i>'... seems to be my motto lately! So here we are with my monthly <a href="http://theeverydaymomma.blogspot.com/search/label/Bay%20Area%20Kids%20Fun" target="_blank">Bay Area Kids Fun</a> post!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />Spring is finally upon us and so is the time to spend the day enjoying the beautiful weather outside with family. And no better place to do that than....</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><br /><a href="http://fairyland.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Children's <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fairyland</span></span></a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Well before Disney World/land opened and back during a time with virtually no children's amusement parks, a man named </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Arthur Navlet had a vision to change all that. With the help of the city of Oakland, in 1950 his ideas came to life in the form of Children's Fairyland. Today, they describe the park as</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> '<i>whimsical 10-acre park is a magical fantasy world where young children can create, imagine, play, and learn all day long.</i>'</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I didn't do much research before going, so I really had no idea what to expect. Since I started doing these reviews, I have made a conscious effort to not look up anything about the places. It keeps my biases to a minimum and my expectations low.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I had never even been to this general area of Oakland before, so I was pleasantly surprised by the surrounding park as well. You could easily fill a whole day with Fairyland and the pond, recreational park, paths, etc. around it. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When we arrived, we got a quick tour of the whole park, and I was really shocked by how big it is. And they really use all the space so well. I was very impressed with all that they fit into 10 acres. Our tour ended at the back of the park, so we started our playing at Old West Junction. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> This is the most recently added attraction and one of my favorites. It is set-up just like an old western town, complete with jail (Myles' favorite), bank, horse stable, and a two story slide! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="orange">We also saw our first talking storybook box here. You can buy a Magic Key</span> ($3 and </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">its yours forever</span>) that will allow you to listen to a story/song (in English or Spanish) at just about every attraction/area.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Next up was the Dragon Slide. It's a pretty big slide and looks even more intimidating. I wasn't sure Myles was going to do this one on his own (children under 4 and no adults to help), but Mark walked him up and he took it on with no problems. He even wanted to do it again! I secretly wish I could have given it a try too!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On the way the the slide entrance is this cute little Noah's Ar<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">k</span> boat: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And we, of course, had to ride the train. He waited very patiently for a looonnnggg time to get on this thing. It's a short trip, but you get to go around twice and the track goes through the coal mine behind the Old West town! This is also their oldest ride (opened in 1954)!, so the wait was worth it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Myles also took a ride on the carousel. And because there was no line, he rode two times in a row. No adults allowed on this ride :( , but it is extra cute seeing the little ones on those mini-horses!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I'm not sure why exactly, but Myles was obsessed with Willie the Whale. He just kept walking up and down the stairs and then standing at the bottom for minutes. Every time we tried moving on, he just wanted to keep going back to that darn whale! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> No adults allowed on </span><span class="orange">Anansi’s Magic Web, so I was certain Myles wasn't going to go. But, I was wrong again! He loved every second as he was yelling 'hi mom and dad' even at the very top! And no lines here either!</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This dragon reminded me of my favorite green dragon: Puff! If you pull his tongue, he tells a story. And that little guy on the mushroom behind the dragon blow bubbles!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Another favorite of mine: Jack and Jill Hill. Kids can slide down the green grass hill on cardboard. Myles got creative and went on his belly and even 'surfed' down the hill!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> As we moved through the park, we played out our own stories. Myles got in on the action of The Wizard of Oz and the Three Little Pigs! He makes a darling Dorthy!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Our last stop (before Myles could no longer go on!) was the Jolly Roger Pirate Ship and Play Island. Both are sand-based attractions with boats and ropes. Myles really loved the pirate ship (possibly his favorite) and even dad got in on the action. He climbed the rope ladder, but then backed down at the top when he saw the crow's nest. I was really hoping to get a picture of him up there, but he wasn't having it. He did have a great time steering the ship and keeping away from the croc!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We spent a good 4 hours here but by that time, Myles was completely pooped and out of energy to play. Luckily, we did get to see mostly everything, but next time we go we will start where we ended, so that he can properly explore those attractions with more energy. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Daily puppet shows (Storybook Puppet Theater): opening in 1956, it's the </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">oldest continuously operating puppet theater in the U.S.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Emerald City Stage: storytellers, magicians, comedy acts, singers, clowns, etc. A different act every weekend.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>We caught a glimpse of a folklore storyteller, but Myles wasn't patient enough to sit through it. </i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Aesop Playhouse: Children's Fairyland has its own children's theater program,</span><br /><span class="blackbold">Fairyland Personalities. Children 8-10 years old perform stories from </span>folklore and children’s literature. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Runs from June-October. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Cost</b>:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ages 1 - 100: $10</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Under age 1 FREE</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Possibly abnormal, but we experienced no crowds or lines (except the train) on a Saturday.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So much to do: so many attractions, rides, play areas; something for all ages!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A ton of entertainment for your money: rides, acts at the Emerald city stage, puppet show, children's theater are all included in price. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Lots of areas to picnic or relax and a ton of shade.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">All outside, so perfect way to spend a day for the kids, but also enjoying good weather.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Staff is very friendly and engaged.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /><b>Cons: </b><br />All outside, so if it is cold/rainy, a no-go.<br />Parking is shared with the whole park, so it is hard to find a spot, even on a non-busy day.<br /><br /><b>Overall review: </b> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">9/10</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have to give this place a 9 because, it was hard for me to think up any cons! I was racking my brain, and it was just not happening! I love that it is all outside: get to enjoy the sun, but some shade for hotter days. Absolutely no shortage of fun and entertainment, for a reasonable price. Something for all ages and interests with tons of imaginative and physical play. We will definitely be going back for more!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I was uploading pictures from my phone and SD card this weekend and I realized I never shared our winter family photos from 2014! We took them right before I went on my blogging break, so I guess that's why I never got around to posting them. </span></span><br />
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Julia Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05445858333873366466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-546262278078450711.post-2194536456680244162016-03-15T07:00:00.000-07:002016-03-15T07:00:16.694-07:00{Second Birthday}: The Many of Faces of Myles & Invitation<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I think it's safe to say my <a href="http://theeverydaymomma.blogspot.com/search/label/Myles%20Monthly" target="_blank">Myles Monthly</a> posts are over :( but I did want to share everything from his 2nd and 3rd birthdays before I close that chapter of the blog. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The first movie Myles ever sat the entire way through (in total awe) was Toy Story at about 20 months. I instantly knew that had to be the theme for his 2nd birthday. He was completely obsessed with Buzz and Woody for a llooonnnggg time, so I wasn't worried about him being over it before his actual birthday came. Because we now live so far from our families, his birthday is a big deal to me. I love the idea of a picture invitation; killing two birds with one stone. I can send a new/updated picture of Myles and the invitation as one. Win, win!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here are the pictures I took and at the bottom is the invitation I sent out. It was one I found on Etsy. I will link it if anyone is interested.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I took a couple more after his nap to showcase his more everyday, natural look :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And here is the final invite:</span><br />
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Julia Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05445858333873366466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-546262278078450711.post-22874819691040818452016-03-10T11:06:00.000-08:002016-03-10T18:56:42.434-08:00Currently: The Life Update Edition<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">......I am tying to figure out what to do with my life.. lol.. but seriously. I haven't talked much about my background and such here, but I'm struggling with which direction to take next in my life. Myles should be starting TK (transitional kindergarten) next year so he will be in school from 8:30-2:30 mostly everyday. For me, that means taking a bigger step back into the real world. I have been going back and forth between two options. Up until yesterday, I had decided to take the back to school route. Right now I have my bachelor's degree in history with my secondary teacher certification. After my extremely intense and overwhelming first full year of teaching (stories for another day), I wasn't sure I wanted to stay on that path. Since then we have moved to California and I have mostly stayed home with Myles. Within that first year of teaching, I knew in the back of my mind that if I were ever to get my master's it would be in school guidance counseling. So about a few weeks ago, I decided on a school and started the application process..... then yesterday a surprise student loan came back into my life (I did NOT miss you!) which made me completely reevaluate my decision. So here I am again trying to transfer my Illinois teacher certification over to California... please pray for me that I don't lose my mind and just give up half way through the process like last time! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.... I just prepped ~200 items for my first JBF sale (http://jbfsale.com/home.jsp). I have gone to every one since moving here, but for some reason never thought to ever actually consign myself. Every couple of months, I go through all of Myles' things (clothes, books, toys, etc.) and add what he doesn't need/want to our sell bins. When I got the email about this upcoming sale, I thought 'what the hell?' I figure it's worth it to see what sells and then donate whatever I get back. Any money I get from selling Myles' old stuff I use to buy the next size up in clothes (almost exclusively thrift or consigned), so we never really spent any new money. They are very picky with inspecting everything at these sales so they are really great place to buy used, but great condition kids clothes. Until he starts wearing clothes for longer than 6-12 months at a time, I am a-ok with buying used for him! I will give my thoughts on the whole process of consigning with JBF when the sale is over and I know how much I actually made. Then I can tell you if it's worth it or not! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Beef-A-Roo</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">~$85 worth of sushi and other delicious goodness</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My favorite pizza from a local market. The Baja: a little spice rub on the dough topped with chicken, pesto, cheese, and avocado!<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Okay, okay.... so old habits die hard, but I am a chip addict.... ADDICT people. I have never been a big sweets person. I can go without chocolate or candy with no problem, but chips are my weakness! But I am proud to say that I have been very good with my first week of meal planning and haven't had any chips since Sunday! I know that I can't stay away forever, but I will be limiting my chip intake to a couple times a week instead of everyday.</span><br>
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Julia Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05445858333873366466noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-546262278078450711.post-82856417124621380692016-02-24T07:00:00.000-08:002016-07-20T15:54:49.013-07:00{Bay Area Kids Fun}: Children's Natural History Museum <div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This will be my only Bay Area Kids Fun review this month. I am going back home to Illinois next week and will not be touching my computer for 6 whole days! So I will see you next month and if you are really missing me and Myles, follow along on Instagram (@julia_crystal17) and SnapChat (@HTBWTB96)!</span></div>
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I came up with a wide variety of choices and put them into categories (children's museums, educational museums, indoor play, parks/playgrounds, zoos, etc.) that way I could keep like places together for when I write up my summaries for the Mother's Club newsletter. Last month was <a href="http://theeverydaymomma.blogspot.com/search/label/Bay%20Area%20Kids%20Fun">two children's museums </a>and so this month I thought I would do an educational museum. <br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://cnhm.msnucleus.org/">Children's Natural History Museum</a></span><br />I knew almost nothing about this place before we went. The museum itself is fairly small in size, but the <a href="http://cnhm.msnucleus.org/information.html">history of the items </a>in the museum is pretty big. The main attraction there is the Wes Gordon Fossil Hall, which houses a collection of fossils found by Wes Gordon and his group of boy helpers during their 10 year dig at Bell Quarry in Irvington (a little town near Fremont). The area is now covered by a freeway, but this museum was gifted many of the finds there including <br />one of the "best ice age fossil finds of large mammoths, saber toothed cats, mastodons, wolves, giant sloths, short faced cave bears, camelids, western horses and many other creatures." The museum has since added many other science exhibits and is one of the sites the <a href="http://msnucleus.org/index.html">Math Science Nucleus</a> uses for classroom teaching (<a href="http://www.msnucleus.org/classes/classes.html">ongoing classes</a>, <a href="http://www.msnucleus.org/classes/classessummer2016.html">summer camps</a>, <a href="http://www.msnucleus.org/classes/schtripeggers.html">field trips</a>, <a href="http://msnucleus.org/events/events.html">public events</a>, etc.) Also on their website has tons of <a href="http://msnucleus.org/curriculum/curriculum.html">FREE science-based curriculum</a>. <br /><br /><br />Now as for the museum, admission is $3 each (3 and under free). All kids 4-11 receive a scavenger hunt check list and when completed, get to pick out a little prize!<br />This is the list for the younger kids: <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh68hVkK2obXz8dixKLRCl9BywiheudipilTNv5N0fkUnrPuthxMexMwlz9vwPwlGB3mQ2IzK_C0inKpt2BwPtJuXatrciuRGd6dLJXE2aHzSy1j_VpsAEaoObKeomdRJuTzIeLd6fFfA/s1600/Children%2527s+Natural+History+Museum.png"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh68hVkK2obXz8dixKLRCl9BywiheudipilTNv5N0fkUnrPuthxMexMwlz9vwPwlGB3mQ2IzK_C0inKpt2BwPtJuXatrciuRGd6dLJXE2aHzSy1j_VpsAEaoObKeomdRJuTzIeLd6fFfA/s640/Children%2527s+Natural+History+Museum.png" /></a><br /><br />The first exhibit in the museum is the <a href="http://cnhm.msnucleus.org/hallofstars.html">Hall of Stars</a>. It houses a Stardome, a few different size telescopes, and a short history of space, Earth, and life dating back 4.6 billion years to the present. Myles is super into outer space right now, but didn't really interact with much in this area (he is 3 1/2). <br /><br />The next room is the <a href="http://cnhm.msnucleus.org/tools.html">Tools of Early Humans</a>. Here they have some examples of the equipment California Indians used during daily life. You will find mortars and pestle, spears, arrowheads, and fishing weights all made from local rocks. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlagrXj4IWbYgtwsjnTAh460uxOrTUP221FTZzEG2XFhud23VICU2RBfsxzSZWLZD8aTVxLaTWWPLFkujNuT3begoJOVYxJohRKj7kNVseY_VA5WDs0eFefyQ08XOBGc7jLtPAAvAvXEY/s1600/tools01.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlagrXj4IWbYgtwsjnTAh460uxOrTUP221FTZzEG2XFhud23VICU2RBfsxzSZWLZD8aTVxLaTWWPLFkujNuT3begoJOVYxJohRKj7kNVseY_VA5WDs0eFefyQ08XOBGc7jLtPAAvAvXEY/s320/tools01.jpg" /></a><br /><br />In this area was also a little history and activity about salt. In every room (or exhibit), you will find a learning activity with an explanation/guide card next to it. Myles (3 1/2) was able to do most of them on his own with me reading the card to him. This one was putting the salt samples in order from biggest to smallest (big chunks versus tiny granules). <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIsewuHaQYBM63AC4XGJgUFFZpvleDBJhE5tZCAWp5Sp_5L1GZwtsnk6-LKL4RoKs4FsSG5JFrQmlJNBGhBYQNIZuh-jGI9Dj8OAszgDjGyQrctf6NgTjSiBS46dObdSwV6q4_cmQqa9s/s1600/Children+Natural+History+Museum+4.JPG"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIsewuHaQYBM63AC4XGJgUFFZpvleDBJhE5tZCAWp5Sp_5L1GZwtsnk6-LKL4RoKs4FsSG5JFrQmlJNBGhBYQNIZuh-jGI9Dj8OAszgDjGyQrctf6NgTjSiBS46dObdSwV6q4_cmQqa9s/s400/Children+Natural+History+Museum+4.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://cnhm.msnucleus.org/naturehall.html">Nature Hall</a> is all about the animal kingdom. Against all of the walls are shelves housing stuffed (real) animals such as bears, mice, birds, and rabbits.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpEwmpWwRVsGkDNhhyphenhyphenRYymJQM8ZjNVm42WSNbOQqIrVzGAzebBHBNJDuKTAP2PgIoKp8Xr7Y6Clv3RSLKOrqurfyr9yqg7GfmPU7s2oRoIirKxAQmozoJIRYbdE6qtZ1r23-zQuqLyL8U/s1600/nature02.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpEwmpWwRVsGkDNhhyphenhyphenRYymJQM8ZjNVm42WSNbOQqIrVzGAzebBHBNJDuKTAP2PgIoKp8Xr7Y6Clv3RSLKOrqurfyr9yqg7GfmPU7s2oRoIirKxAQmozoJIRYbdE6qtZ1r23-zQuqLyL8U/s400/nature02.jpg" /></a><br /><br /> In the middle of the room is a table with several activities. Most of them are matching, which I love; it's a simple activity, but can be catered to a wide age range. The young ones can match on their own (with help reading) and the other ones can focus more on learning the names of the bones, animal classification, etc. This one showed examples from each one of the animal kingdoms and you had to match the animals to the correct names on the cards.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJe7LGBii2aeF9EokDtvJBVbMCi5IfPqrlYqflcFfRq7-AuENmCq_frjREyjbH44vlEVY4OZ9cPnDqlSZpyZuE4XES1QlWqK5ftkU7vZ1IdJFX81bWtr54cGpMmbi7J6Pdx9QrwRCyL9o/s1600/Children+Natural+History+Museum+5.JPG"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJe7LGBii2aeF9EokDtvJBVbMCi5IfPqrlYqflcFfRq7-AuENmCq_frjREyjbH44vlEVY4OZ9cPnDqlSZpyZuE4XES1QlWqK5ftkU7vZ1IdJFX81bWtr54cGpMmbi7J6Pdx9QrwRCyL9o/s640/Children+Natural+History+Museum+5.JPG" /></a><br /><br /> The other activities here were bone matching. Myles was able to match the bones to each shape himself and the older kids can learn the names of each bone, what animal they belong to, and their function.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3nS5Ykwkx3tBaMUiDoPp8sPhqHltEMQ1ounKLzsn6ddixI_n74h_zTerkrHOV7uxBs-QJ946BcZ_SeOl29DWxy7zm8nSGoGHp_Vc3wlAtjFozmqgmcgO6lnzLZ_MP64mci3cooOiyncg/s1600/Children%2527s+Natural+History+Museum+1.png"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3nS5Ykwkx3tBaMUiDoPp8sPhqHltEMQ1ounKLzsn6ddixI_n74h_zTerkrHOV7uxBs-QJ946BcZ_SeOl29DWxy7zm8nSGoGHp_Vc3wlAtjFozmqgmcgO6lnzLZ_MP64mci3cooOiyncg/s640/Children%2527s+Natural+History+Museum+1.png" /></a><br /><br />The newest addition to the museum is the Hall of Shells. Besides the fossil exhibit, Myles spent the most time in here. It was one of the smallest rooms, but had a nice display of a variety of shells and marine animals. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1lqXPUSAEJnxqA80_jX2XSKYgKDuyvIoaZmHssj4ElQZyi4TQShq0u5fm9FDXfJcQMAY9UDqrb9TJn8MqO9NFIYp7neV6CJTzsnv8myby0Ty0MVj3I2VqxiyXqTeqCqLqdohQ9jfmllg/s1600/nature03.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1lqXPUSAEJnxqA80_jX2XSKYgKDuyvIoaZmHssj4ElQZyi4TQShq0u5fm9FDXfJcQMAY9UDqrb9TJn8MqO9NFIYp7neV6CJTzsnv8myby0Ty0MVj3I2VqxiyXqTeqCqLqdohQ9jfmllg/s320/nature03.jpg" /></a><br /><br />The reason Myles spent so much time in here was because of this water table filled with shells and sand. He loves digging, especially for shells, so this kept him occupied for quite some time. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzSC9mfjq2bval_Va0X2eU4sqktL6HSBu2-_bqgpr3WcXjn2PYo9LvKVpe0N1dvwmkWBz_kel5r5FDUFIfydPQ1Mj6PiPErsc_Ioni-xYZHirVVIDudMDnGgC52IVoz5hL1zBwoPBxzKQ/s1600/Children+Natural+History+Museum+9.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzSC9mfjq2bval_Va0X2eU4sqktL6HSBu2-_bqgpr3WcXjn2PYo9LvKVpe0N1dvwmkWBz_kel5r5FDUFIfydPQ1Mj6PiPErsc_Ioni-xYZHirVVIDudMDnGgC52IVoz5hL1zBwoPBxzKQ/s640/Children+Natural+History+Museum+9.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Next is the <a href="http://cnhm.msnucleus.org/smallwonders.html">Hall of Small Wonders</a>. The name is pretty self-explanatory; they have some microscopes set-up with different fossils and sands to look at. Myles is too little to really understand what he was looking at, but he did like pretending he knew what was going on (lol). However, I was all over this exhibit; I am always so fascinated by the complexity of tiny microscopic material.<br /><br />The <a href="http://cnhm.msnucleus.org/mineralrxhall.html">Mineral and Rock Hall</a> is located in the corner of the big fossil hall. Not much Myles was interested in over here, but I can appreciate the beauty of these minerals/rocks. It also has good information on the formation and chemical make-up of the rocks/minerals on display. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRTCpOqdPiiQz3Ee4gTOjRETCwVPZcTYmZSBzOQGpbr0PuhzgK1IhkDwCjKHL3iLRxMwd9j9-Ne9E7LsuBqab8qWnKw5UNc9IabFiWXWXS5PlulfjFtKRjppYJrfA3Jn2w9S3CZNHiJ-A/s1600/IMG_5096.JPG"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRTCpOqdPiiQz3Ee4gTOjRETCwVPZcTYmZSBzOQGpbr0PuhzgK1IhkDwCjKHL3iLRxMwd9j9-Ne9E7LsuBqab8qWnKw5UNc9IabFiWXWXS5PlulfjFtKRjppYJrfA3Jn2w9S3CZNHiJ-A/s640/IMG_5096.JPG" /></a><br /><br />We left the best for last with the <a href="http://cnhm.msnucleus.org/gordonhall.html">Wesley Gordon Fossil Hall</a>. This is where all of the Irvington Fossils are located. The collection includes mammoths, sabertooth cats, giant cave bears, dire wolves, camels, western horses, sloths, and pronghorn antelopes.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsqvVxjAR9c1okPUxYC040Pf-fsHAqi1BZ1DQ5mSdJVzpBGb6kXRqbt0AGXuyxRbCuPTdHecePGn_R4UBzrcdOliEYDfGFNFvqfG1KpAOxmoiuVqA3TWLYLdpTe9BPeSUV-cCWencSWE4/s1600/Children+Natural+History+Museum+6.JPG"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsqvVxjAR9c1okPUxYC040Pf-fsHAqi1BZ1DQ5mSdJVzpBGb6kXRqbt0AGXuyxRbCuPTdHecePGn_R4UBzrcdOliEYDfGFNFvqfG1KpAOxmoiuVqA3TWLYLdpTe9BPeSUV-cCWencSWE4/s640/Children+Natural+History+Museum+6.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPZ5VjlpauRyc7LvQ1hYolNPPYs-Rs9vLJrQa-bTKeY7CXL-Fa_JRbar_qf_Ax8DQKF-2tXPDrBxX1UolRE1wubF6-nLoy69UDKgwLBCY8I4DmcFR2EJsSlgUeCMcCh-24f4-42isrXpw/s1600/Children%2527s+Natural+History+Museum+9.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPZ5VjlpauRyc7LvQ1hYolNPPYs-Rs9vLJrQa-bTKeY7CXL-Fa_JRbar_qf_Ax8DQKF-2tXPDrBxX1UolRE1wubF6-nLoy69UDKgwLBCY8I4DmcFR2EJsSlgUeCMcCh-24f4-42isrXpw/s640/Children%2527s+Natural+History+Museum+9.jpg" /></a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The activity in this exhibit was matching modern vertebrate bones (fish, birds, mammals, fish, and amphibians) to their shape and name on the board<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, then </span>(for the older kids) comparing the modern skulls/bones to that of the prehistoric ones in the fossils.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDwiFiXYCLlVpc0w57jpm5vobfZBbBvXw4O8VvYIhe7dDH-yRgiGp7JCrYWfnQgpN0eNXRSbfNHip9F6ks82Lvt0Rbl1WNjDTTO1mRdzvrW3LVEMR5DHHw9gznJ3x6-SV-wnq2PuxV3d8/s1600/IMG_5087.JPG"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDwiFiXYCLlVpc0w57jpm5vobfZBbBvXw4O8VvYIhe7dDH-yRgiGp7JCrYWfnQgpN0eNXRSbfNHip9F6ks82Lvt0Rbl1WNjDTTO1mRdzvrW3LVEMR5DHHw9gznJ3x6-SV-wnq2PuxV3d8/s640/IMG_5087.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Myles had the most fun in the boy paleontologist room. They have an 'excavation table' set-up to let kids get a feel for how the boy paleontologists worked on finding fossils in the quarry over their ten year dig. As I mentioned in another review, I love when museums have exhibits showcasing the tools, equipment, materials, etc. that are used in professional careers. Giving kids a chance to work with the 'tools of a trade' is so beneficial, even at a young age like Myles. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYLgxitlF1hFg3ik_xWc-ezoEtFljC40hPeh9u7p9Rer-KirpHfg9NOSrC4lrr4X6uD3Rbt0ng7kLmrYOf_FpIviIBIN3IFyOWEQYpYbrTxytOowITut5ZdbuSiwciuz7i9w-tntZuAfI/s1600/Children%2527s+Natural+History+Museum+2.png"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYLgxitlF1hFg3ik_xWc-ezoEtFljC40hPeh9u7p9Rer-KirpHfg9NOSrC4lrr4X6uD3Rbt0ng7kLmrYOf_FpIviIBIN3IFyOWEQYpYbrTxytOowITut5ZdbuSiwciuz7i9w-tntZuAfI/s640/Children%2527s+Natural+History+Museum+2.png" /></a><br /><br />And you can't go wrong with DINOSAURS! Tons of learning and imaginative play going on here:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEggX8v-ZN9NQemgX-h4MCVfL912asu2ik8XuANKfY-me5b_OxqHFNgiStIoTDEIO7zSoRhDXNWRAN39GJe155GiBCV_2VppRnuCJMTnQnIV37q1HpIkROU99EpAlBvkghQfaOaMJKKyw/s1600/Children%2527s+Natural+History+Museum+3.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEggX8v-ZN9NQemgX-h4MCVfL912asu2ik8XuANKfY-me5b_OxqHFNgiStIoTDEIO7zSoRhDXNWRAN39GJe155GiBCV_2VppRnuCJMTnQnIV37q1HpIkROU99EpAlBvkghQfaOaMJKKyw/s640/Children%2527s+Natural+History+Museum+3.jpg" /></a><br /><b></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b> </b></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">$3 a person (with 3 and under free).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Pros:</b><br />No crowds or rushing (not overwhelming either); only two other families were there.<br />Very educational, but also engaging enough to keep the younger kids occupied. <br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Cost</span><br />I liked the scavenger hunt as another activity to keep the kids involved if they start to stray off.<br />Very helpful and courteous staff.<br /><br /><b>Cons: </b><br />Not really appropriate for under 3 (may be hard to keep younger siblings entertained).<br />Many items on display are not to be touched (also hard with younger ones). <br /> The museum itself is fairly small (but we did spent about 2 hours there).<br /><br /><b>Overall review: </b><br />8/10<br />I really had no idea what to expect from this place and even at first glance I wasn't sure it was worth the drive, but after really taking in all that the museum offers, I was so very pleased with our total experience. I could tell Myles had fun, but also learned a lot and the rich local history is so unique and quite unrivaled in the area. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This was another place I had bookmarked on Yelp for quite sometime. Many of the places in this series are ones that I had intentions on going to for a year or more, but since most of them are about an hour or so away from us, a full, plan-free day is needed for a worth while visit. And that is pretty rare around here ever since Myles started school last August. It is sad that we have lived in the Bay Area for 2 1/2 years now and still have so many places we've never been. So in this new year, I have made it a point to keep one weekend day open (most weeks) for us to explore some new places with Myles. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Going into Habitot, I had no expectations, but I had high hopes because it is located in downtown Berkley. I would consider this place a children's museum focused on sensory and imaginative play. Habitot’s mission is <i>to help the broad community of parents and caregivers raise curious, creative and confident children</i>. All of their exhibits are centered around children's play, but with mindful and intentional learning through caregiver's provocation. Every exhibit has a sign like this one with prompts for questions to ask, things to say, and how you can play together:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Resources like this one are what set this place apart from any other children's museum we've ever been to. They even have a parenting resource library on location and <a href="http://www.habitot.org/museum/parent_resources.html" target="_blank">online</a> with tons of helpful information on everyday issues like managing anger, easing into transitions, and learning to share, and also some really tough topics like loss, divorce, and incarceration. They also provide FREE <a href="http://www.habitot.org/museum/parent_workshops.html" target="_blank">parenting worksh</a><a href="http://www.habitot.org/museum/parent_workshops.html" target="_blank">ops</a> onsite. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My favorite part was this x-ray reader. I love to see things at children's museums that are real or mock-ups of equipment that is used in professional careers, i.e. doctor, dentist, construction, bakery, IT, etc.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In the back of the medical center is a DIY face-painting table. Myles played around with the colors a little bit, and then I made him into Ironman. I even tried the paints out on my face!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">They also have a cute area just for the infants/younger toddlers that is fenced in. At 3, Myles is probably in the upper range of ages that should use this area, but he really wanted to pick the carrots in the garden, and well, how could I say no! There is also a small, foam jungle gym, and other soft baby toys for the littles to enjoy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The older Myles gets the more he gets into art, which I love. Watching him be creative with his hands is such a pleasure of mine. It is so rewarding seeing his imagination manifest itself through his creations. I thought the art studio there had a lot to offer. You could tell by all they had available that art is a big focus there. That day Myles checked out the play-doh and then he made a water-color and salt painting. He is quite obsessed with painting; he chooses to do it almost everyday at school. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Lastly, in the back, they have a wind tunnel. This changes with the seasons and right now it is winter themed with snow to sweep up and penguin helpers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And in the very back, they have a toy lending library. This is such an awesome idea!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The areas I didn't get pictures of were the train tables and reading tent. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Cost</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">:</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Child: </span>$10.00<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>(FREE under 12 mo.) <br />
Adult: $10.00 </span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Pros</b>: The resources here are <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">unrivaled among Ba<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">y <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A</span>rea children<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> centers. </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There is <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">definitely</span> enough <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">activities</span> to keep the kids busy for a couple hours<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> with a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> pretty good </span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">variety</span> of exhibits.</span></span></span></span></span> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When your c<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hild <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">cries because they don<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'t want to leave,<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> that is a good sign!</span></span></span></span> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Cons</b>: The small size and crowdedness at certain times. It would also be nice to have a bit of an outside area when they move.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Overall review</b>: 8/10 Myles really enjoyed all the exhibits and the emphasis/<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">resources</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">provided</span> for caregiver interaction and education is incredible. </span></span><br />
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