We were supposed to go swimming with a friend today, but James has a double ear infection and the older two kids are pretty tired from fighting off colds. I didn’t want Marion to be disappointed, so she got to pick which...
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After the Christmas Markets close down, Vienna sets up a big ice skating rink all around the Rathaus (city hall). We finally took the kids on Monday night after I saved upwards of 50 euros by hunting down used ice skates all...
At school this week we made bubble sculptures! We learned about surface tension using this fun bubble activity and a few other activities. Elora got a chemistry set for Christmas that came with safety goggles and she wears them...
The kids have been learning about Beethoven and I found this really cool website with different “musician walks” you can go on in Vienna. I took Elora and Oliver on a Beethoven walking tour on a beautiful snowy...
On Saturday we went to the Musical Instrument and Armory Museum. They are housed in the Hofburg, the imperial palace in Vienna. James was really excited to see the armor, and Elora and Oliver have been learning about Beethoven...
There was an Italien Chocolate Festival this week in Vienna. Mostly, it was a few booths set up with delicious things to look at and buy, but who would want to miss out on that? Chris and I took Elora and Oliver to check it out...
The kids have been asking to go to the aquarium all week, so we headed over there today after lunch. It was a great time to go with very few people and a new exhibit that has been under construction all year is now open! The kids...
We went to the ZOOM Museum and checked out the new studio exhibit – Colors, Colors, Everywhere! The Studio is my favorite section in the ZOOM Museum. There is always lots of mess to be made and it is so amazing to see what...
It has gotten really hard to get reservations at the ZOOM museum, especially since I have four kids of varying ages. The different sections of the museum are recommended for different age ranges, and only one of the sections is a...
Today we went to the latest Exhibition at the ZOOM Kinder Museum. It is called “Hör Hör Schau Schau” which means “Hear Hear Look Look” and is all about the way ears and eyes work. The exhibitions are...