Day 177 - Kids & Museums

I love this photo of Heidi posing with Degas' Little Dancer, in the St. Louis Art Museum.  She had a lot more fun with this piece of art than Monet's water lilies.  My kids were lucky to start their years in St. Louis, where museums were free and you could enjoy a short visit. Without investing in tickets, we were allowed to stop in  and enjoy just enough... so everyone left happy. 

Museums & Kids: Seeing my kids' enthused recognition at the Van Gogh Museum, thanks to Grandma's (Vincent themed) puzzle and book gifts...  Watching kids work with other kids to build a giant foam arch at the St. Louis Science Museum... Being a fretful teacher of a large preschool group that grew wild and giddy at the sight of a mummy in a St. Louis museum... In 1969, I watched my older brother wait for the guard to turn his back, to lift my 7 year old brother (named David) so he could touch the toe of the original "David" statue in Florence.