Well Fed On the Town

Finding something to do with little children like mine can be a challenge. They are too young for many kid-geared activities, and finding something convenient that is suitable for their age group (1-3) is daunting at best. So when a friend recommended that we meet at a children’s museum that isn’t too far from my home, I was game.
The kids and I headed to Stepping Stones Museum in Norwalk where we met two of my wonderful friends. The kid-centered museum has sections dedicated to building, the rainforest, healthy bodies and water play. The museum’s healthy living center was educational not just for the kids, but for us adults too. Replete with a giant mouth to floss and brush teeth in and a learning center where you could find out fun facts about healthy foods, it held our interest for awhile. There were also features on hydration, movement and exercise and more.

The museum, nestled in Mathews Park, is undergoing to major environmentally-friendly expansion right now that will increase the educational facilities and learning capabilities. They are also planning an expansion to the eating facilities that will incorporate fresh, local foods into their offerings . . . and it’s a good thing because while the egg salad sandwiches the girls and I munched on were tasty, they were just about the only thing that any of us were willing to eat. Well, we probably would have ordered quesadillas if we could have read the fine print that was the menu (seriously folks, font size matters!). Oh wait, they were out of those. Sigh. Read. Limited. Selection.

So, ultimately, it’s a cute little museum with a good amount of kid-centric hands-on learning activities. However at $9 a head for anyone over the age of 1, the cost of admittance is a steep. Really steep. (For comparison value, the Museum of Natural History in New York is $15 for adults and $8.50 for kids over age 2.) I wish there was either more to it, or a discount for kids. Cause honestly, $9 for Paige is way too much, and for Will … well, it’s pushing it.