We had a great flight on Delta and flew into Fort Lauderdale. 

After a dinner of Sushi and Pad Thai, we went for ice cream (and they had dairy free — yeah!!) and called it a night. 

Day 2 – Morning in Boca

We drove 2o minutes to see my Aunt C. and Uncle B. in Boca Raton – I had never been there before. They have an amazing condo on the beach and the cutest dog named Ollie. 

My daughter loved playing with Ollie and then playing on the beach. Next, my aunt took her swimming in the pool and gave her some lessons. 

We went to Parkland to meeting my cousin, his darling wife, and their two girls for a delicious Italian Lunch at Pizza Time Caffe. The food was excellent and I loved seeing my family! While I am not going to post a picture,  I was thrilled to see them. 

Read on for days 3 & 4!

Disney SMMC: Land and Sea 

Disney Social Media Moms 2017 Recap: Going Down to Florida (Days 1 & 2)

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On a bright and gorgeous day, we set off from Delray Beach. It was a quick, less than 20 minute ride. There was parking, but go early to make sure you are parked close to the Explorium and Science Playground.

The Children’s Science Explorium, located right in Sugar Sand Park, is a hands-on science center designed for children 5 – 12 years of age.

It was an immediate hit with my curious toddler. It’s perfect for younger kids, who aren’t going to want to go through room after room of exhibits. It’s free, but suggested donation is $5.

We loved the Secrets of Circles exhibit, created by the Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose.

My toddler was very happy to see a dinosaur fossils exhibit.

There was another room across the hall that we enjoyed that was filled with very hands on activities.

Next, we checked out the Science Playground (free).

My little guy loved the dinosaur “excavation” pit.

This was one of those sound machines.

Check out our video!

Science Explorium & Science Playground
Sugar Sand Park
300 S Military Trail
Boca Raton, FL 33486
(561) 347-3900

http://www.scienceexplorium.org/

This was NOT a sponsored post, I paid my own suggested donation. 

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Entering the Schoolhouse Museum and Learning Center.

They offer many classes and story time. You can find events listed on their website.

But what really made my toddler happy was all the space to play! The bottom floor is a farm/train/hotel theme. Upstairs was a small town with a post office, store, and doctor’s office. This isn’t a huge museum, but ideal for small children who just want to play. Plus, there’s a huge playground right outside called Kids Kingdom.

He immediately gravitated toward the train table. In fact, we could barely get him to leave it.

This is a short tour of the ground floor:

Visiting the Schoolhouse Museum @@schoolhousemuse in Boynton Beach #SouthFloridaTrip

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Step into the train to get your inner engineer on.

There’s an electric train display.

Take a seat at the Boynton Beach Hotel and have a spot of tea.

Or check on your plants in the Greenhouse.

For info on the first floor exhibits, go here — http://www.schoolhousemuseum.org/FirstFloor.

Then we went upstairs. There’s an elevator for those parents with strollers.

My toddler loved Mangrove Manor.

It’s a cool indoor jungle gym that lets children discover plants and animals native to Florida.

My little guy loved the stuffed aligators.

In the other side of the floor, there’s a post office, a doctor’s office and a general store.

Enter the post office and decide where your mail will go. It’s a really cool way to explain Boynton history.

Go through to the general store.

There’s also a doctor’s office. Here is my son, taking care of the babies.

Schoolhouse Children’s Museum and Learning Center
129 E Ocean Ave, Boynton Beach, FL 33435
(561) 742-6780

Admission:
$5 for adults
$5 for children
$4.50 for seniors
Members and children under 1 are FREE

Open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 AM to 5PM. Closed Sunday and Monday.

Kids Kingdom Playground was right outside the Schoolhouse Museum. This was also a huge hit.

Kids Kingdom Playground
208 South Seacrest Blvd.
Boynton Beach, Fl 33435-4452 (it is right to the right side of the Schoolhouse Museum).

I paid my own admission to Schoolhouse Museum.

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