So, nu, what did you think of our museum

Miriam is a bit young for the Skirball Cultural Center's excellent Noah's Ark kids play area and exhibit but we enjoyed it nonetheless. There was so much to look at and listen to and do that even though she was able to engage with maybe a tenth of the objects that was a full hour of delight.

The center was, on a Sunday afternoon, exceedingly well staffed, with a concert going on in the amphitheater, volunteers offering an exit survey, staff giving scheduled introductions to the Noah's Ark area and not one, not two, but three different activities for the short pants and pinafores set. Being a museum programs person myself I was quite happy and a little bit surprised to see so much programmatic activity going on for what seemed like a typical weekend day. There was the Save the Ocean drawing area, sponsored by Jane Goodall's organization Roots and Shoots, a nicely staffed and supplied Make a Finger Puppet activity room (I made a bunny with button eyes. Miriam thankfully did not immediately go for the eyes.), and a heavily moderated but still rhythm-free drumming circle with lovely gourd shakers, drums, blocks, and other vaguely African percussion toys. Staff (overwhelmingly female) were engaged, friendly, seemed to enjoy their work, though I would give them at best a B+ on experience with this age level and age appropriate banter. The activities were more fun than the facilitators, lets just leave it at that.



Yesterday's run destination: around the big block

Yesterday's menu:
breakfast: brownies
lunch: cheesy potato
dinner: cheese and crackers and pasta leftovers