SAMBAL's adventures: Museum, State Library and Southbank...

... things a Mummy has to do to keep four kids amused while Daddy works on his assignment.

One of the kids favourite things to do is go to the museum. So off we went on an adventure. The first part of the adventure was the bus ride. This is always a great way to start.

waiting for the bus

Once we arrived at our destination the first stop is always Benjamin's favourite thing, looking at the big whales in the corridor. BJ absolutely loves looking up at these huge animals and as a Mummy I love looking into his eyes as he marvels at God's creation. He always loves standing underneath them to tell us all he knows about whales.

the BIG whales

After walking through the corridor we headed over to the State Library to explore their new 'Corner'. This is a place filled with books, activities, games and children's yoga. Annie, Matt and BJ really enjoyed the arts and craft corner in which they did some beautiful pictures. Lucy loved the 'Market place' corner where she got to serve Mummy in a make believe shop.

Lucy charging Mummy a fortune for some corn!

BJ concentrating hard on his creation

After the State Library it was now time to head over to the museum for the continuation of our adventure. The kids can not get enough of this place. Matthew's favourite area is the room with all the turtles. Now that Matt is a competent reader he just loves to stop at all the stations and read as much as he can and then try and quiz Mum on his new found knowledge.

Benjamin and Matthew checking out the computer for some new facts

Annie's favourite section of the museum is the area where all the animals are life size. She loves looking at the tiny insects through the magnifying glass and comparing her size to the larger animals.

Annie, BJ, Matt and Lucy

After exploring all the different areas of the museum we ended up listening to a talk about reptiles. The kids were totally engrossed in what the man was telling them and they were also able to touch some of the animals he brought with him.

Matt and Annie patting a baby crocodile

After a wonderful time of exploring at the museum and state library it was time to wander over to Southbank for an icecream and a play on the playground before heading home to tell Daddy all about our adventure.