This week we went to Kansas City to see my parents. While they were busy with one of their Krispy Kreme events, we took the kids to the Money Museum. This was a great field trip and I officially declared that it was our "school" for the day. Kansas City is home to one of the twelve Federal Reserve Banks in the United States. Inside the museum you can watch millions of dollars in currency be processed. (Imagine the movie "Mad Money")
One of our favorite parts of the museum was a collection of the coins that were minted under each U.S. President. It was cool to see coins from the 1700's. Plus, there is an interactive station that lets you design your own dollar bill complete with your picture and then you can email it yourself. It was a great outing. If you are in Kansas City, you should check it out. The museum is free and super interesting!
Here are the boys in front of the coin collection - specifically Abraham Lincoln's term in office. Connor loves Abraham Lincoln.
Picture yourself on money!
What a cute face on this bill.
This display showed how big a stack of 1 million, 10 million, 20 million and 40 million dollars would be. Connor was trying to steal some I think.
See, we learned stuff! Therefore the trip to the musuem = school.
And...the money shot. (Pun fully intended!) All the kids with their bags of shredded money.
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