Before we headed over to the family stage we went to the VanAndle Public Museum. There was a daVinci Machines in Motions exhibit. This exhibit was a bunch of working models of a machines that daVinci invented.
Outside of the museum there is a space capsule that Marc loved "wowing".
After exploring the museum for awhile we headed over to the family area. The Helen DeVos Children's Hospital is working on a remodeling project. They had a tent set up where kids could go in and decorate tiles that would be used in the decorating. Just for decorating a tile, each child got a t-shirt that stated that they helped make art for the new hospital. :) Samantha actually helped me, Daddy just didn't get a picture of her coloring on the tile. ;)
The whole theme was circles. So Marc decided to make "abstract" circle smiley faces. He thought that would cheer up the kids in the hospital.
The family area was partially sponsored by Celebration Cinemas (local movie theater). So their mascot Flick was walking around and playing with the kids.
There were several tables set up from different area businesses with activities for the kids to do. Celebration Cinemas had a spin-to-win wheel. Everyone got to spin the wheel, kids and adults.
So, the first time we spun we got a glow necklace, a coupon for free popcorn, a box or candy, and a stuffed Flick toy...good haul. :)
After awhile we went back to the wheel again (shh, don't tell anybody) ;) This time we won free popcorn coupon, another Flick toy, and a t-shirt from G-Force.The family area was by the Gerald R Ford Presidential Museum. There is a cool looking fountain there, so I made it into a photo-op.
One of the tables set up was for Operation Pillow Talk. They go around and have people decorate or write on pillows and then send them to soldiers overseas . We took this as an opportunity to reinforce with Marc just how much our soldiers sacrifice for our country.
The main act that we wanted to see on the family stage was a kids songs band called Scribble Monster. Marc had fun dancing all around during the outdoor concert.
One of the songs they sing is all about chocolate milk. Marc just happened to be drinking chocolate milk so as they sang, he and Daddy waved it around like a lighter during a rock ballad.
The area that the stage was in had a huge hill. So they took pink spray paint and made a big section and called it the rolling spot, so not to sit there. Marc had a blast rolling down and then running back up the hill.
I tried to get Samantha to do it, but she was more interested in watching the older kids doing it
This whole thing is free to the public. It was a lot of fun, and we came home with a really big loot!2 free popcorn coupons, a box of candy, 2 stuffed Flick toys, a G-Force shirt, 2 Art for the hospital shirts, a canvas Home Depot bag, a glow in the dark necklace, McDonaldland cookies, a home-made bookmark, a homemade tambourine, and lots of other little stuff.
It was a beautiful sunny day and it was a great day to spend with the family! :)
