Gilbert House Children's Museum

Very nice remodeling but the garbage outside next to the red bikes is always full and the homeless tear it apart throwing it around!nI watched as maintenance came by in their cart, never touching or emptying the garbage can!nSee pictures as I followed him drive around doing nothing! He drove up to the garbage looked at it and drove off!! That's the way to earn your retirement but I have found all these state employees are in it for the money only! No pride in their jobs!nOnly wish people would look at how hard your grandparents worked! NO ELECTRONICS WERE NEEDED!

Pleasant children's museum located in the beautiful old homes. The indoor displays are simpler than the ones in other newer children's museums, making them interesting for about second grade and younger (my preschool niece lived there whole thing!). My middle school aged daughters really enjoyed the motion sensing dance room (see pic).nnWe were there on a rainy day, so we couldn't enjoy the outside playground. All the of our kids would have enjoyed this! There are also nice picnic areas outside. You can bring your own picnic food with you (no restaurant or snack bar on site).

Our girls ages 12, 9, and 6, love the outdoor climbing maze with it's slides. Indoors we love the silhouette room and doctor and vet rooms where we can view x-ray pictures. Our three year old loves the farm room milking the cow and guiding the submarine. We took our friends there and had an outdoor lunch under the covered area. All their boys and all our girls had a blast!

We have been coming here for 7 years and they constantly keep on working on things getting them cleaned up, coming up with new displays. Our kids really enjoy this place and it is wheelchair accessible in case you have a grandparent that wants to come watch your child play outside. We highly recommend the family membership it also works for other places around oregon as well

The Gilbert House Museum is beautiful and very well maintained. Each room has a different theme with extensive activities and creative props. Large wooden outdoor play structure with slides and eating areas are available between buildings. Entrance fee for kids is reasonable, but know that you will be paying an entrance fee for all supervising adults too. Family and yearly passes are easily worth the investment. I've brought my kids here for several years and it seems that it is most engaging up to about age 10.