Sesame Street is one of Charlotte’s favorite things e v e r. From the moment she wakes up to the moment she goes to bed, she’s saying “emo” (aka. Elmo) throughout the day.
We’ve started telling her that Elmo isn’t awake yet/is busy eating lunch/is taking a nap/already went to bed etc. This usually works when we say this along with having a distraction ready (book, broom, hat, etc.)
The New Children’s Museum had a FREE Sesame Street event this past weekend, so we took Charlotte. We weren’t sure if we’d see Elmo in a big adult costume, or what. And, if we did, how Charlotte would react. When she saw a person in a large bear costume in December, she frantically flapped her arms while saying “no, no, no” and started crying out of sheer relief when the bear sadly retreated. Luckily Elmo was puppet-size along with Rosita, so all was well. When she met Cookie Monster and Grover and adult-size costumes, she just got shy. No frantic flapping of the arms or yelling no.
After the little Sesame Street play/show, we walked throughout the museum to see all the cool exhibits. Charlotte had so much fun exploring everything and taking it all in. The musuem is geared to 1 +, so Charlotte could appreciate a lot of the activities.
{Our red carpet photo.}
{Watching Elmo.}
{Alan, Rosita and Elmo.}
{Dad is having a blast :)}
{She loved this exhibit. All kinds of fruit to crawl in and out of. She would throw these little balls and then say “wheredgo?” (aka. Where did it go?)}
{Being shy with Cookie Monster and Grover.}