Vacation Part 6: OMSI

I've always wanted to check out the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) in Portland.  And on our visit with Scott and Christie on the way back home, we made that happen!  It's such an amazing place for kids and I'm so glad we made that particular visit.  It was completely hands on and interactive.  Here's the physics and chemistry labs, where they learned about things like magnetism, static electricity and the chemical properties of sun screen!

There were also a couple of forays in Civil Engineering... how do you get the water to where you want it to go?  Molly seemed particularly interested in these displays.  Perhaps we have a future civil engineer on our hands.

The little ones particularly loved the nature area, where they got to dress up like chipmunks and hide giant acorns in a mock tree stump.  Cutest little chipmunks ever...

We only had time to see a small part of the museum and we will definitely have to go there for a future visit.  I highly recommend OMSI for kids (and adults) of all ages.