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class="fa fa-user"></i><a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/author/admin/" title="Posts by jackie" rel="author">jackie</a></span> <span><i class="fa fa-calendar"></i><a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/2016/07/25/">July 25, 2016</a></span> <span class="categories"><i class="fa fa-align-justify"></i><a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/category/old-blog/art/" rel="category tag">Art</a>, <a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/category/old-blog/playing/adventures-outings/" rel="category tag">Outings</a></span> <span class="tags"><i class="fa fa-tag"></i><a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/tag/museums/" rel="tag">museums</a>, <a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/tag/new-jersey/" rel="tag">new jersey</a>, <a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/tag/screen-free/" rel="tag">screen free</a>, <a href="https://www.jackiereeve.com/tag/summer/" rel="tag">summer</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="post-content"> <p>We signed up for a membership at Monmouth Museum, our local county museum over at Brookdale Community College. My brother’s kids love this museum, and it’s been on my list of things to check out for ages. Their recommendation pushed me to check it out on a recent weekday when we needed something fun, local, and out of the heat. The museum is doing a deal in July that gives you 13 months on a membership instead of 12, and they had some great hands-on exhibits and playscapes for the preschool set.</p> <p>There was the space area.</p> <p><a href="http://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0703.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-15595" src="http://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0703-590x565.jpg" alt="IMG_0703" width="590" height="565" srcset="https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0703-590x565.jpg 590w, https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0703-300x287.jpg 300w, https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0703-976x935.jpg 976w, https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0703-565x541.jpg 565w, https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0703.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0709.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-15594" src="http://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0709-443x590.jpg" alt="IMG_0709" width="443" height="590" srcset="https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0709-443x590.jpg 443w, https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0709-225x300.jpg 225w, https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0709-565x753.jpg 565w, https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0709.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px" /></a></p> <p>The fossil section.</p> <p><a href="http://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0739.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-15589" src="http://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0739-590x590.jpg" alt="IMG_0739" width="590" height="590" srcset="https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0739-590x590.jpg 590w, https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0739-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0739-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0739-976x976.jpg 976w, https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0739-565x565.jpg 565w, https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0739.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px" /></a></p> <p>The amazing art room, where H started a craft project but wandered off. Seriously, how amazing to spend your days working in here?</p> <p><a href="http://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0755.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-15591" src="http://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0755-472x590.jpg" alt="IMG_0755" width="472" height="590" srcset="https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0755-472x590.jpg 472w, https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0755-240x300.jpg 240w, https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0755-565x706.jpg 565w, https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0755.jpg 820w" sizes="(max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0721.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-15592" src="http://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0721-590x443.jpg" alt="IMG_0721" width="590" height="443" srcset="https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0721-590x443.jpg 590w, https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0721-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0721-976x732.jpg 976w, https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0721-565x424.jpg 565w, https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0721.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>The water-themed under 6 play room.</p> <p><a href="http://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0729.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-15590" src="http://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0729-590x590.jpg" alt="IMG_0729" width="590" height="590" srcset="https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0729-590x590.jpg 590w, https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0729-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0729-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0729-976x976.jpg 976w, https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0729-565x565.jpg 565w, https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0729.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px" /></a></p> <p>The great metal dinosaur sculpture outside.</p> <p><a href="http://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0694.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-15597" src="http://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0694-590x590.jpg" alt="IMG_0694" width="590" height="590" srcset="https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0694-590x590.jpg 590w, https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0694-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0694-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0694-976x976.jpg 976w, https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0694-565x565.jpg 565w, https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0694.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px" /></a></p> <p>And the day we were there, the Bubble Lady taught us how to make cool bubble blowers out of socks and water bottles.</p> <p><a href="http://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0754.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-15596" src="http://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0754-590x590.jpg" alt="IMG_0754" width="590" height="590" srcset="https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0754-590x590.jpg 590w, https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0754-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0754-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0754-976x976.jpg 976w, https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0754-565x565.jpg 565w, https://www.jackiereeve.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0754.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px" /></a></p> <p>We even watched part of a movie in the library and media room, just to take a little break. 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