A day in the life.....: Dover Children’s Museum

Sunday afternoon we had to take a quick trip to New Hampshire. I say that like it is some momentous deal. It’s really not. It is just as easy to drive to NH as it is to drive to Freeport. So, knowing that we had to go, we planned to make it a little child friendly with a quick trip to the children’s museum. Our plan was to show up at the museum about an hour before close- then there would be no tears before leaving because Alec would hear the announcements that they were closing. And the bonus about the last hour before closing..no one was there.

The first time we went to this one I didn’t care for it so much. I thought it was small and therefore very crowded. And the day we went it was extremely crowded. Plus I also lost Alec in this one. I had my eye on him the whole time and someone passed through my line of sight for one second- literally one second and he was gone. And I mean GONE.It really does just take one second to loose them. It was horrible. I started yelling for him. PANIC. There were so many people that it was so hard to search for him. I had no idea what to do. I just wanted to push a button and have time stand still so I had time to search. Courtney and I split up and she found him several ‘rooms’ over. I think I cried too hard once I had him back to properly scold him for bolting.

So, needless to say, I had a bias against this one.

But this time…it was much more delightful. And bonus! We discovered that being a member of this one- you are not just a reciprocal of children’s museums but also science museums. Next year we will join here and enjoy the benefits of visiting the Boston Museum of Science for free. Plus I think the annual membership here is $5 cheaper than the Portland museum. More museums and cheaper. No brainer.