Family Vacation ~ Children’s Museum
and Shopping
For the last day of vacation we decided to check out the Children’s Museum & Theater of Maine. We belong to the Children’s Museum in Providence, RI so we just used our reciprocal passes to get in. It was such a fun place for the kids! They had four levels of activities for kids, and so many fun interactive stations. The kids loved milking the cow, catching lobsters from the lobster boat, and pumping gas in the car. If you are in the Portland area with kids, then you definitely need to check out this wonderful museum.
After the museum, we decided to go back to downtown Portland for lunch and some final shopping. Our favorite store was The Black Dog, and we did some serious damage in that store. I love everything we got though, and the quality of the clothes is amazing. The kids got the two cutest rain jackets. They really needed that too! Drew also got a lobster boat replica that he had been wanting. It was in the gift shop on the corner. For lunch we ate at Exchange Street Cafe and got some yummy sandwiches before hitting the road. Overall, a very successful vacation! We will definitely be visiting New Hampshire and Maine again!
Now for our next vacation…… Any ideas for where we should go?
I love all the pictures. Looks like you had a great time. We LOVE children’s museums. We have yet to visit one where my children don’t have a fabulous time.
I never knew there was so much to do in Maine!! I really want to visit based on your posts. I love them!!!
Great pics! Looks like fun 🙂
Awesome photos…your children are so photogenic! You should stop by Philly some time. So much history and many things to do.
That museum looks fantastic. I LOVE the reciprocal program for children’s museums and we use it wherever we go, it’s the best value being a member if you travel with kids.
What a fun place for the kiddos! I love Maine! Next time I’m up north I’ll check it out! Thanks for sharing!
I say Disneyland (but that’s because I’m obsessed with Disney).
How fun! I would love to visit Maine some day! That children’s museum looks awesome!!
You have made me want to visit Maine so badly! It looked like so much fun.
You are having such a fun packed vacation! Maine is just amazing. I love New England! Thanks for sharing.
Great pictures!!! Looks like you all had a fantastic time – my boys love visiting children’s museums!
That looks like an amazing time! If we ever make it up to Maine, I’ll be sure to go there with the kids!