text: Any parent with young children can vouch for me on this onekeeping the attention of a three year old is to say the least difficult They need constant stimulation otherwise there very well may be hell to paynnEnter the Childrens Museum of PhoenixnnThe facility is an old school converted into three stories of pure fun and energy nnAfter you pay your standard person older than or your for up to four people with a Groupon you encounter a three story art project that can only be described as AWESOME There are multiple ways in which your children can traverse this mammoth The various pathways challenge children in strength balance and critical thinking skillsall of the ways you want to challenge your childnnAfter your child has lost interest in this room you progress to the second floor Here children get to experiment with a really cool board that can only be described as Plinkoesque Here children can alter the path of a falling object by changing different platforms My daughter thought I was a genius because I was able to predict where her object would land every timeit is a shame she will ultimately realize how routine that feat really is nnAfter Plinko children can either go to the trike wash build forts or they can head to the art room After some laps through the wash my daughter wanted to head into the art room Being that we went right before Halloween our child had the opportunity to make black play dough to make spiders she got to paint on a giant rocket ship and then she was able to make a spooky tree out of a brown paper bag Such simple activitiessuch great opportunitiesnnAfter cleaning all of the paint from her smock we made the journey upto the third floor Here children get to play grownups There is a mock supermarket that allows children to either shop ring up merchandise or work in the stock room of a miniature grocery storennAfter shopping our daughter wanted to work at the little ice cream stand located just outside of the grocery We had fake ice cream cones and sat at the tiny bistro set while we watched children make their way through the noodle forest We then made our way to the end of the hall to race miniature race cars on roller skate wheelsnnBeing only three floors our day at the museum only lasted a couple of hoursbut in those short hours my daughter never stopped smilingnnHow on earth could you rate any place less than five stars when it brings so much joy to YOUR pride and joy