{"id":6206,"date":"2018-06-15T22:13:55","date_gmt":"2018-06-16T02:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/?p=6206"},"modified":"2018-10-08T20:21:08","modified_gmt":"2018-10-09T00:21:08","slug":"ropes-challenge-course-at-the-terre-haute-childrens-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/ropes-challenge-course-at-the-terre-haute-childrens-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything You Need to Know about the Ropes Course at the Terre Haute Children’s Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s no secret that we’re loyal fans of the Terre Haute Children’s Museum<\/a>! (We joined almost 8 years ago when our oldest daughter was just one month old, and rarely a week goes by that we’re not at the museum at least once.) So it’s really no surprise that we were excited to be asked to preview and support the museum’s newest addition–a gigantic, two-story ropes challenge course!<\/p>\n

Ropes Challenge Course at the Terre Haute Children’s Museum<\/h2>\n

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Independent Adventures for Children 48″ or Taller<\/h2>\n

What has us so excited? For starters, this addition for big kids, tweens, and teens came at a great time for our family.<\/p>\n

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Our oldest daughter is entering second grade in the fall, and she’s outgrowing a lot of our beloved museum’s exhibits.<\/p>\n

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When I first heard about the “ropes course” addition, I confess that didn’t think it would be enough to capture an older child’s long-term attention.<\/p>\n

In my mind, a “ropes course” might be an obstacle course that you race through on field day or at a summer camp. However, now that we’ve tried the ropes challenge course for ourselves, I know that my mental image of a ropes course was small, simplistic, and insufficient. I can already tell that the ropes challenge course is an activity that she’ll come back to again and again.<\/p>\n

I’m guessing that the ropes course will be most popular with ages 8-12.<\/p>\n

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In my head, I imagine a perfect little world in which I can hang with our younger daughters (who are nearly six and nearly three) in other parts of the museum while big sis spends an hour or two climbing around. This isn’t a completely<\/em> far-fetched idea. Since our oldest daughter is taller than 48 inches, she can safely go on the ropes course by herself. And, on the preview night, she spent an hour and a half on the course before we pulled her away.<\/p>\n

Our oldest daughter is sold on the course, but what about the rest of us?<\/p>\n

Parent + Child Fun for Children Between 42″ and 47″<\/h2>\n

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Let’s spend a minute talking about our kindergartener’s reaction.<\/p>\n

Our kindergartener isn’t tall enough to go on the course alone, but she can go with her adults. And for weeks leading up to our media preview night, she had been talking about how excited she was to try it out! But when we got up there, she quickly changed her mind.\u00a0 If you look at this picture and imagine she’s thinking, “WHY am I up HERE? Get me down NOW,” you’re probably right.<\/p>\n

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Honestly, her reaction didn’t surprise me. Of our three girls, she’s the most cautious.<\/p>\n

But I share this with you so that you’re not (as) surprised by your own child’s reaction–whether it be one of bravado or fear.\u00a0 Approach the ropes course with an open mind and trust that you can try again if the first attempt isn’t what you expected it to be.<\/p>\n

With that said, our daughter’s story ended on a high note! She got down, unharnessed, took a break, played in other parts of the museum, and when she had “stopped trembling” (her words, not mine!) she bravely volunteered to try again. Her second attempt was much more fun. When she finished the second time, she proudly told me, “Mommy, I faced my fears!”<\/p>\n

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