CuriOdyssey (September 25, 2011)

Now that T is taking one nap a day in the early afternoon, we need to have a morning activity to occupy our time. Since Daddy was on call over the weekend, Mommy decided to take T down to CuriOdyssey in San Mateo.

When we left the house it was cold and drizzly and Mommy almost turned the car around. But, she decided that there wasn't much else to do so she kept on driving. And good thing she did. In true Bay Area weather oddness it was warm and sunny down south (only 20 minutes away).

CuriOdyssey is a science and nature exploration place that teaches kids about the habitat in this area. They have some animals (bobcats, coyotes, frogs (which we didn't see because Mommy doesn't like them), otters, etc.) as well as interactive play stations.

Here's T learning about the fog.


T's favorite was a wind machine that taught how things of different shapes and sizes get swept away. We must have spent a good fifteen minutes there putting various foam pieces in a tube with air.





We also had fun watching the really active otters who came up close.

T even sat for a bit to have a snack and watch the little guys (a big deal since he is not much of a sitter).


And, of course, T loves anything that involves water and sand and so he hung out at the "how a creek works" exhibit for awhile.


Just a couple of hours here and T was tired and we headed home for nap. The place was the perfect amount of fun for a Mommy and T morning.

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Habitot in Berkeley (September 28, 2011)

Mommy and Daddy finally decided it was time for a new mattress. The one that they have is sagging and much too soft. Since the mattress store is in Berkeley, we decided to throw in a little bit of fun for T - a play space called Habitot.

It wasn't very big, but there was plenty to do. There was a space ship exhibit, an art space, grocery store, water area and a wind "tunnel" with fall leaves. Although he was scared for a brief moment, T's favorite was the wind tunnel where he got to rake the leaves and throw them in the air.





He also had fun at the shuttle command, pushing all sorts of buttons and trying to use 2 phones at once.


If we have any reason to be out in that area again, we'll definitely be going back. :)


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