Today we took advantage and took the girls downtown. We rode the train, ate lunch downtown, and headed to the Museum of Art. They were having a Henry Matisse exhibit, and since the girls had done a Matisse co-op and created their own Matisse artwork, we decided they should see his own original work.
At one point Claire said, "This is so BORING! We're just looking at art!" (Apparently everything bores her- we just can't keep her happy) The museum actually did a great job of having lots of kids events, but that is all Claire wanted to do. In our effort to try teach our kids culture, I guess we have to hear the complaints as well.
I suggested to Ben that we should make this a yearly tradition. He said maybe once the kids enjoy art. But, that's the problem in my mind: In order for the kids to enjoy art, they need to be exposed to art- hence the purpose of the trips to the museum.
It will come, I'm not worried. They LOVE doing art, and over time they can appreciate others work as well. Audra and Claire both, in the end, said they had a fantastic time and wanted to do it again. Apparently the train and the restaurant overrode the negative feelings of walking around looking at pictures.
The girls did love the quilts on display:
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