The Crayola Factory 07.11.09

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The Crayola Factory was the last place we visited while Michelle & Piper were here. There were so many different activites for them to do. Jaxin really enjoyed the model magic. You color it and mold it into shapes or cut out shapes & then it dries and retains it's shape. He loved Inside Out, which was a curved glass wall that you could color on both sides. He was fascinated by Cool Moves. There was a small dance floor with music playing, and as you danced your image was projected onto a screen. He was very upset when we left this area. Any project after that he was just not into. We attempted finger painting. He made a fish paint rubbing. He wasn't in a very good mood though-he needed a nap! Piper seemed to really enjoy everything. She had a little meltdown as well, but like a I said, it was nap-time. Inside the Crayola Factory we found a penny machine, which Michelle & I were super excited about. We cheered when we saw it, and probably looked like a couple of dorks. With each place we visited, we got souvenier rolled pennies made. I'll try to take pictures of them and post them sometime. We had lunch at McDonald's - our only option - and then visited two different gift shops. At the Crayola gift shop, a giant crayon was encased in glass. It's the world's largest crayon. It's name is Big Blue. It's 15 ft long and weighs over 1500 lbs! There was a fountain outside across the street that the kids wanted to go see...then it was time for them to fall asleep in the car on the way home.