The ROM

Museums are boring! Well that's what I used to think...but the ROM is amazing. It has space to move around in...kid friendly exhibits and signs that kids can, and want to read. It has also remained true to what it is..a museum. So many times on this trip we have gone to something, like the Zoo..and there is also a waterpark and games...as if kids need all that to be constantly enthralled in their environment. Don't get me wrong. My kids love their devices and the words, "there is no wifi" sends their little hearts into a panic, but luckily enough, they also have brains and were able to use them during the museum trip. They read signs...asked questions, wondered, shared, with Museum staff, their own facts about animals and Egypt and the learned...and they did all this without the aid of any gimmick... unless you call bumble bee wings a gimmick! The dinosaur exhibition was amazing and the sheer size of these beasts was mind boggling. The kids loved talking with museum staff about the animals of Canada and hearing their facts about them and sharing their own stories of what they had seen so far on their trip. The ROM itself is beautiful. The building and the totem poles are beautiful. I was so glad to have my opinion of museums changed and to see that the kids could enjoy it as well - you know - old fashioned family fun! The music is Night at The Museum Theme Song. Enjoy! What do you mean we're going to a Museum??? on PhotoPeach