A friend mentioned a fun event called The Big Build at the National Building Museum downtown. It was a free event that offer lots of hands on 'building' activities for kids.
As we walked up to the museum, several guilds planked the sidewalks. The girls decided to try the mason's guild first and help build a brick wall.
Next we ventured to the Blacksmith's guild. Since using hot fire and metal was a safety hazard for kids, they had a special kind of clay that simulated hot malleable metal for the kids to pound on, twist and bend.
We made our way inside to try out other activities. The girls each hammered on 2x4 boards.
This activity involved chiseling marble/stone. Daddy had to help Madelyn as it was pretty tough.
Curious George made an appearance. We wondered if he got himself in to any trouble...
Here the girls learned to spackle and smooth walls. This will come in handy for when they ask me to repaint their rooms. Looks like I have two helpers now...
We went to woodworking station where they let kids (with parents help) use chisels, and saws. The girls really enjoyed this station. I thought it was pretty cool too!
The girls enjoyed coloring white tiles and glueing them to a wall with other kids tiles. I wish I took a picture of each of their tiles before they glued them on the wall.
Kaitlyn and I are helping Madelyn put hers on the wall.
Kaitlyn and an electrical engineer are working on wires to make a light bulb shine bright. Next to her is Derek - our friend.
Three happy campers enjoying the Big Build.
Last, but not least, the girls got to sit in a small digger by Caterpillar. This was a big hit and lots of kids waited in line drawing on the sidewalk in chalk.
We recommend this event for families living in the area or just visiting. In the winter, they have an engineer day. I imagine we'll attend that too!
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