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| - So, I haven't been to many children's museums since I don't have kids, but Children's Museum of Phoenix is the best children's museum I have ever been to.
I was visiting my Godkids (age 2 and 3) for the weekend and the eldest wanted to take me to the "choorens moosum." Their family has a membership and it is a frequent respite from the outdoor play during that blazing Phoenix summer. They loved running around and showing me all their favorite rooms and exhibits. We made macaroni and cheese in the kitchen, ran through the noodle forest, raced cars, and "got our hair wet" laying down in the flying bathtub.
I believe the general admission cost is $11, with several different options for memberships depending on how many people you would like to include (from 1 to a family of 8).
Located in an old elementary school, the Children's Museum is very clean and modern. There are several different rooms on 3 different levels - including a mock kitchen, grocery store, race cars, tricycles, noodle forest, huge climbing gym complete with flying bathtub and more. It is a great way for young ones to burn off energy while being creative with learning. You can tell that a lot of thought has gone into some of the exhibits that takes into account learning levels and ages. For example, in the kitchen, children can create their own pizza, complete with baking it in the mock stone oven and serving it to parents sitting at a booth or table. Our 2 and 3 year old opted to pretend to fill up a pot with water, throw in some different textured fabric strips, stir, and present us with a bowl of said fabric. However, there were older kids placing their aprons on, creating elaborate pizzas with the same color or texture fabric strips, taking it to the oven to "cook" and then cleaning their plates in the sink after. It was intriguing to see all the creativity that each child exhibited differently. There are several workers around watching, to make sure rules are followed (no purses or bags on the climbing gym), cleaning up forgotten toys, as well as making sure that all of the items that are supposed to stay in a room, stay. Although, don't forget to watch your own little ones - it can get a bit busy and chaotic.
I would definitely consider a membership if I had kids and lived in the area. Even a few hours every few weeks would be worth it!
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