We love touring the Children's Museums in Wisconsin.
Today, We decided to drive the hour and 15 minutes to go to the one in Stevens point, since we had never been there before.
There were definite pros and cons.
First the Pros:
-It was only $5 a person to get in.
-Parking around the area is free.
-Everything is on one level, and that makes it easy to keep track of your kids.
-The exhibits are different than the other museums.
-The art area has so much to do, creatively is endless with all the different supplies available.
(Paper, paint, tissue paper, cardboard cones, cardboard tubes, paper clips, yarn, plastic pieces, buttons, puzzle pieces... etc)
Now the cons:
-The super fun music instruments area will give you a migraine from kids constantly beating the drums.
-The bathrooms were very dirty, as was the bubbler drinking fountain... the water also tasted super metallic.
-The cleanliness of the whole place was actually lacking in every area. The floors appeared to have not been mopped in...forever.
-The dental center that we were excited to play with was the most disappointing. Most things were broken, and there weren't any tools or anything to incorporate during play.
-The vet area is a great concept but also lacked so much.
-Staff was not overly friendly, as with other places...they weren't mean or anything, but they just all seemed very bored.
My boys favorite parts were the "healthy heroes"
And the Newscaster studio (which even the newscaster area could have been revamped to make it even better.
My favorite part was the art station. We actually spent an hour and a half in there creating our crafts and masterpieces.
So all in all, we enjoyed our time here.
We wish things were fixed up, cleaned, and had accessories added to the exhibits, but for a small town children's museum, it was a good way to spend a day.
Not one of our favorites tho, by any means. read more