I feel The Downtown area of Tacoma is an under utilized area in our family, and I plan on venturing over there more... Especially since the arts district is offering FREE admission to ALL Active Duty Military AND their family :) FREE! It was quite the happy surprise this weekend when we were trying to add up what we needed in the way of tickets, and once we said "Military", the lovely ticket lady let us know that not only was the MOG free, but so is the WASHINGTON STATE HISTORY MUSEUM and TACOMA ART MUSEUM all within walking distance from each other. This fantastic offer is good through Labor Day! Great for rainy days and sunny weather as well!
Right now at the MOG, they have this totally kid friendly exhibit on glass art that has been fabricated from childrens artwork. The drawings totally cute,the fabrications amazing, and YOUR kiddo can have a chance to have one of their drawings chosen! All you have to do is visit the studio, have Jr. fill out an entry form and draw something fantastic. I believe they're picking one drawing each month. They also have visiting artists fabricating LIVE in the Hot Shop, so you can have a seat and watch glass art making in action.
Now, I don't know about you, but my younger two (9 and 6) don't really enjoy museums, but the MOG has something we all enjoyed doing, and if they get too cranky or the kids art just isn't their thing, remember you got in for FREE! Round everyone up, take a walk on the Glass Bridge over to Pacific Ave. where you can check out the Washington State History Museum, Tacoma Art Museum (probably more of an adult or older kid trip),Union Station OR cross the street and head over to Hello, Cupcake an absolutely divine gourmet cupcake shop and treat your kiddos and yourself for being so good at the museum :) We brought home a dozen ($25) on Father's day, and so far the carrot cake and chocolate with butter-cream are my favorite!
Just to give you an estimate, we spent about 20 minutes in the Hot Shop, had lunch in Gallucci's Glass Cafe *(overpriced and long wait, but pretty yummy),made a whale stencil and entered into the kids art drawing in the studio, walked through the Kids art exhibit, did a quick tour through the Preston Singletary exhibit and spent another 15 minutes in the Hot Shop before visiting the Gift shop and heading out to the Glass Bridge for a stroll in the soggy weather over to Hello, Cupcake. All in all we were out and about for just around three hours. Not a bad way to spend Fathers Day!
*there are so many places to grab a snack around the museum(Subway Taco DelMar), I would opt for trying something more family friendly.Or, if the weather is nice, bring a picnic and lunch by the water.
Links for your enjoyment:
http://www.museumofglass.org/
http://www.hello-cupcake.com/
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