We spent the day with some new friends at the children’s museum in Raleigh, called Marbles. There were SO many fun things to do and learn, and we could have spent days there!
There was an awesome money exhibit where we learned about how much things cost…
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We even turned into money ourselves!
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We had to carry buckets of balls to put into the ramps that filled up a giant piggy bank, which eventually came out to our waiting buckets below!
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There were two flights of stairs that were a giant working piano! There was A LOT of noise in that staircase!
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There was a fun grocery store where we could ring all kinds of yummy treats up!
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There was an ambulance with a toy defibrillator and everything!
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Of course, the dinosaurs were a hit with Ben!
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Ben loved being a fire fighter!
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Emily loved being a veterinarian to her “hot dog”…
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Who says fire fighters can’t be veterinarians too???
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We loved playing and dressing up in the weather station…
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Ben was a pretty awesome fisherman!
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Under the sea dress up was a blast…
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The water table was a hit too…
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Everyone loved the exercise floor!
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The favorite of the day was the wood working shop, where there were REAL tools to build things!
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Abby added her creation to the building wall…
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Emily found a new friend and loved being a seamstress…
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Ben had a blast with the giant legos too…
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This was an awesome day with new friends, and we LOVE all the cool things to do in North Carolina!