Seeking: Adventures with Daddy

Last week, I had told Alex that he should start doing some local adventures with Daddy. I suggested to Dan that he take advantage of the Rye Free Reading Room's Saturday Storytime and Craft Time, after which he'd be able to take Alex to the colonial museum (Square House Museum) right next door to the library. After Dan agreed, I told Alex what sort of adventure he could go on with Daddy in the coming weeks.

After Nature Class yesterday, Alex asked if we could go to the 'Dress Up Museum'. I told him that we could go there after a snack. He declared 'A snack at the cafe!' (Poppy's Cafe on Purchase Street.) He informed me that he would go there with Daddy during their adventure. Then he wanted to see the toy store and asked when Daddy would see it too.

After our snack, we went to the 'Dress Up Museum' a/k/a The Square House Museum (c. 1730), which has colonial style clothing to try on and lots of hands on exhibits in the rooms, including a guest room set up like it would have been when it was a tavern. While we were there, Alex asked when Daddy would come there and if he could play there with Daddy. I told him that it would be quite soon and that he could show Daddy around.

He also got away from me there. While I was trying to talk him into wearing some of the clothing or hats, I ran into another Friend; this one who attends the Purchase Meeting. We talked for a few minutes while Alex had walked into a front room. I didn't chase after him, thinking he had nowhere far to go. I was wrong.


He took to walking to the upstairs hands-on bedroom exhibit by himself. When I got there, he said "I needed to see the beds. I'm going to show Daddy."

He even practiced taking the 18th century bedwarmer to the fireplace and then trying to insert it between the sheets. (I'd explained what it was and demonstrated it to him ONCE!) He's ALL set to show Daddy around the Dress Up Museum now.

Wednesday, May 26