{"id":54685,"date":"2012-11-24T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-11-24T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/family-travel-explore-the-museum-of-glass-with-your-kids\/"},"modified":"2018-10-04T13:49:44","modified_gmt":"2018-10-04T13:49:44","slug":"family-travel-explore-the-museum-of-glass-with-your-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/family-travel-explore-the-museum-of-glass-with-your-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Travel: Explore the Museum of Glass with Your Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Chihuly Glass!<\/strong><\/div>\n

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I am not sure I have ever put the words glass, museum, and kids together in a positive sentence until now.\u00a0 Just a short drive from Seattle, Tacoma boasts a museum you might not assume is kid-friendly \u2013 the\u00a0 Museum of Glass<\/a>.\u00a0 In case you still have your doubts, read on for tips, tricks, and some very fun reasons to take your littlest ones to this fun and surprisingly interactive scene.<\/p>\n

At most art museums, children can only observe the finished version, the final piece de resistance that we proudly call art and\u2026 well, simply stare at.\u00a0 Although there is plenty of beautiful glass art for observation at the Museum of Glass, kids are sure to get a thrill as you visit the Hot Shop, the largest of its kind in the world, where you can watch as artists transform molten hot glass into incredible masterpieces.\u00a0 The Hot Shop is a 90-foot stainless steel cone where glassblowers are on hand demonstrating their skills daily.\u00a0 Visit any time, with the exception of lunch breaks, and kids are sure to get a thrilling show.<\/p>\n

After watching the art-in-progress, children and families are sure to have a greater appreciation for the glass art that fills the galleries.\u00a0 In particular, the colorful, 500-foot long Chihuly Bridge of Glass<\/em> is sure to draw some appreciation and respect.<\/p>\n

\nIf your little ones are inspired by the art, stop by the Education Studio for some hands-on action.\u00a0 Kids of any age can imagine and color a picture that just might end up as a glass sculpture by one of the artists.\u00a0 Every month the artists select a drawing that will be transformed into a three-dimensional glass sculpture; the winning kid and family are invited to watch the artwork in progress and the child gets to take home their imaginative piece of art!\u00a0 Talk about a souvenir!!\u00a0 Glass-fusing and bead-making workshops are offered on weekends and are suitable for kids six and up.\u00a0 The second Saturdays of each month are also the museum\u2019s family days where little ones can explore during a scavenger hunt through the galleries, dance to live music, and make take-home art projects.<\/p>\n

\nSurprisingly, strollers are allowed in the museum.\u00a0 Large diaper bags, suitcases, backpacks and baby backpacks & carriers are not allowed in the museum for obvious reasons. Visitors can check their belonging during their tour.\u00a0 Although you can\u2019t carry around your own food and drinks, the Museum Caf\u00e9, Choripan by Asado, features unique Argentinean fare.\u00a0 More standard options are also on the menu including sandwiches, macaroni & cheese, soups, and salads.<\/p>\n

\nYour next Seattle family vacation<\/a><\/strong> will be raining fun if you make a stop at this museum!<\/p>\n

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Chihuly Glass!   I am not sure I have ever put the words glass, museum, and kids together in a positive sentence until now.\u00a0 Just a short drive from Seattle, Tacoma boasts a museum you might not assume is kid-friendly \u2013 the\u00a0 Museum of Glass.\u00a0 In case you still have your doubts, read on for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[70,66],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-family","category-interests"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54685"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54685\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97200158,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54685\/revisions\/97200158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}