Holiday Festival of Trains

Last Friday I took the children to the Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace in Yorba Linda. I had seen on the news that they are having a special exhibit called A Holiday Festival of Trains and since both my little ones love trains I decided it would be a fun excursion.

Here are Joshua and Mercy right outside the exhibit room. Unfortunately, I was not allowed to use the flash on the camera so I didn't get any good pictures of the trains (they were all blurry). But it was a large setup with at least 8 trains running through various villages and Christmas scenes.

After looking at the train exhibit, we toured the entire library. The children enjoyed looking at the decorated Christmas trees throughout the library. Each tree was themed. They had trees decorated for different countries, trees dedicated to the presidents, and even one with the first ladies. Next to the trees for the countries, there was a short description of how that country celebrates.

Overall, it was an enjoyable day. A perfect way to spend a rainy day. I didn't think the children would be that interested in the history side of the library, but I found that certain exhibits did pique their interests (such as a piece of the Berlin wall, the life-size statues of 10 world leaders, & the White House East Room reproduction), which led to some interesting questions and discussions.