Ahh! This was the most amazing place.
It's an amusement park specifically designed for children/people with special needs, of any kind. EVERYTHING there is wheelchair accessible and able to be modified for you (i.e. Cale got upset about the lights on the carousel... off they go!).
I had showed CB the pictures online and he saw that he could drive a red jeep, so that's all we heard ALL morning- I want to drive a red jeep. I want to drive a red jeep. Guess what we did first?!
{Cloud NINE}.
We rode it four more times.
{The sandbox!}
Cale always wants to ride the carousel, but he's terrified when he actually gets on. His has ridden maybe 2-3 times, but always on a bench clinging to me. He won't sit on an animal. This time, he decided to try it out! He wasn't thrilled at first, but he warmed up to it by the end of the ride! He even let me take my arms off of him for a minute. (We didn't go any more though lol).
{NOT afraid of the carousel. Kind of wish she was.}
They loved the music garden- they got to bang around and make as much noise as they wanted!
On of the highlights of the day was definitely the train ride around the lake. It was a BEAUTIFUL day and trains make us happy :)
After listening to some praise and worship music (performed by Voices of the Heart- a group of individuals with mental or physical disabilites sang and signed- beautiful!), we made our way to the water station. The water station= very cool.
After water, we grabbed a few sandwiches for a picnic lunch (and lollipops for after ;) {That would be Cale's lollipop in his lap :) }
We drove boats and sprayed windmills on Pirate Island. Then... Sensory Village! My favorite :)
There was a mechanic's shop where they had Touch&Hear tools, cars to "paint" and a car similator with working radio and air conditioner. There was a stable to ride (fake) horses, but they did move! There was a room with screens on the walls and floor with leaves falling and you could catch them or fish would follow you when you moved (also very cool). There was a news center with a green screen where they could forecast the weather and give a sports report (or just dance and jump and down like my kids). Mine and Brynn's absolute favorite was the grocery store! I've never seen such an elaborate set-up for kids!
When we finished at Sensory Village, we played on the playground a while and re-visited any favorites from the day. After that, we headed back to the hotel and got there just a few minutes before Nathan got in from school :) Another FANTASTIC day!!




















3 comments:
That sounds awesome!
How did you know about this place? Sounds awesome.
Google! Crazy huh? Lol. I was just researching some things to do in S.A.
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