Crayola Factory

For some odd reason our family really enjoys factory tours. Of course it helps when they have really cool things for the kids to do as well. While in Flanders, NJ we were only a half hour from the Crayola Factory in Easton, Pennsylvania so of course we HAD to go. Since John & Jennifer went with their girls at our last stop our kids had heard all about it from Morgan & Maggie. They were so excited! It was a nice drive and a wonderful day. Different craft projects were in each room and the kids were able to take everything home with them. They also received a small pack of model magic, crayons and a marker.

As a bonus there was a Canal Museum on the 3rd and 4th floors. We didn't think the kids would enjoy that, but we were wrong! Each child is given their own boat and they float them around raising and lowering the locks to make the boats float through a small canal. The boys could have stayed there forever! I think they went through the process three times before we said, "okay enough". In another room they had a working train with a small city. Blake thought that was fabulous!

We are anxiously waiting for Jay's family to arrive. They are flying to NY and we are going to meet them in NYC for a few days. The kids are excited about seeing their grandparents and cousins who they have missed so much!