Unstructured

Nobody seems to do unstructured play better than the Children's Museum. Note: Going on July 4 is a GOOD idea, not crowded and lots of space for play.

Lots of play areas too, for pretending to shop, fix a car, be an animal doctor, drive something, cook something, mail something, build something, haul something. The kids just seem to get in their own zone, with dreamy concentration.

And, not quite unstructured, who would have thought of using a koosh ball as an artist tool? There were paper plates with paint, and a dip of the koosh ball on the plate, then a print on black construction paper = fireworks. I might try that at home.