As a follow-up to my previous post here is a rundown of what we did yesterday with our little 2 and a half year old tourist.

First off, we took the subway into lower Manhattan. There are three transfers between Carroll Gardens and Battery Park - and I have NO idea how moms (and dads) do it. Hats off to you. I have a new found respect for people with a child (or multiple children - good gosh) and a stroller on the subway. While our little tourist was extremely well-behaved and absolutely in awe of the subway trains and all the people - just getting the stroller and the child up and down the stairs was an Olympic event. In fact, we got off one transfer short and walked the rest of the way to Battery Park.

The ferry ride to liberty island was a bit hit as was the big statue. We didn’t bother with reservations to go inside as the boat ride and walking around was certainly exciting enough. We by-passed the stop at Ellis Island and upon return to Battery Park discovered the wonderful sprinkler pictured above. This (and a taxi ride) were easily the high-points of the trip for our little tourist. She stripped down to her pull-ups and went to town. While a bit tentative at first, a few quick laps around the circumference of the sprinkler was enough of a warm up to plunge in. I must also congratulate the sprinkler designer on their little mini bellagio-esq achievement. All of the jets are coordinated in such a way as to keep the kids guessing while presenting a rather lovely water display.

The next leg of our tour was a taxi ride (very exciting!) to the Brooklyn Children’s Museum. The Museum is undergoing construction - but is till open to the public. We lucked out and happened to be there on the day that the large snake gets his monthly meal of 25 dead mice. The museum is packed with fun little rooms and activities for kids to explore. From the music room (lots of drums and banging and what not) to the felt pizza parlor - all a lot of fun. I particularly enjoyed the Green Doll House exhibit (ending Sept 3rd). We spent a good amount of time in the Totally Tots (for 5 and under) area teaching rubber fish to swim in the play pond.

We were back in Carroll Gardens by 4:00 for an italian ice and our afternoon naps.

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