~ A Trip to the Claremont Museum ~

This little outing was taken during the last school holidays and it’s also just down the road from me. The Claremont Museum is somewhere I’d never visited even though we’ve lived here for 20 years. I thought I would check it out with my two munchkins.

The building was actually a school once upon a time, called Freshwater Bay School opening in 1892. It was subsequently used for a place of worship, a boarding house for young men and also a police station.

There is no entry fee which was surprising and when we entered the kids were given clipboards by the lady in charge with photos of tiny lego men which were hidden all around the museum.

Ready to start searching
Lessons from the good old days

After spending a good hour in here we wandered down to the small river beach and as it was a hot day, they decided to have a paddle and build sandcastles.

Sand and water provide endless entertainments for kids.

Time for lunch and a play

After I had taken this photo I zoomed in and was taken aback at how creepy and ugly these mini sculptures were!

“Kids, hallowed be thy youth. Enjoy it while it lasts.”
― DON SANTO

Oh! to be young again is many a lament you often hear from old people, but I’m not sure I would want to be a child again. I’m very happy I don’t have to go to school anymore, especially not hundreds of years ago anyway.

“No matter if you’re 14 or 90 years old, you’ll never be this young again.”
Matt Purcell

Tina from Travels and Trifles is the host this week for Lens-Artist and the topic if you haven’t guessed is “To be young again”.

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Author: Alison

Hi A nanny of two and a mum of two adult children, mum to two fur babies and wife of one. I love to travel and up until recently travelled the world, now exploring Western Australia! I play bridge, board games, read dance and blog in my spare time.

38 thoughts on “~ A Trip to the Claremont Museum ~”

  1. Your munchkins obviously had a great day if the smiles on their faces were anything to go by

  2. Oh what a great time you seem to be having. Educational trip as well. They will thank you when they remember this.

  4. Who was it that said…..”youth is wasted on the young”? I’m definitely with you on not wanting to go back to being a schoolkid, whoever said schooldays are the happiest days if your life must have gone on to have a terribly boring adulthood 😂. Your munchkins look very happy to pose for smiley photographs 😊

    1. They certainly weren’t the best days of my life.. I think the film St. Trinians was based on my school 😬

  5. Oh my goodness, what great little troopers your two lovely munchkins are! Most kids wear fake smiles and look frozen in photos but yours seem like willing and happy participants in EVERY photo!! They’re both adorable and such great “models” for you. Perfect timing too with your fun outing which works so well for this week’s theme. Loved your ending quote too – terrific response!

    1. Thanks so much Tina, yes they’re real little models and demand to see each photo after I’ve taken it!
      I was very pleased to see the theme!

  6. Alison, I loved your post but this will be a different response since my granddaughter Heidi is here. I asked her what she thought as I read. She loved the beach photos and wanted to go there and make a castle with them and she wished she could go to the playground. The bench a great place for lunch. (she is 4)

  8. It looks like a great day was had by all. They look to be really enjoying the moments. Nice response to the challenge, Alison.

  11. It’s great how museums these days know how to engage children, they must get much more out of a visit with activities designed specifically for them. Your two clearly enjoyed the visit!  

  16. What a fun day out with your grand children Alison. They obviously enjoyed both the museum and the riverbank! Hope things are going well for you both x

  18. They look so happy with everything! I agree with Sarah about museums – I know a few people who work in ‘audience engagement’ in museums and they come up with great ideas for all ages. Not the dusty spaces of my youth that’s for sure.

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