Follow the yellow brick road.

We celebrated two birthdays in one week. It was a packed few days, filled with fun activities. Here is the highlight of one of them. Sunday was the last day of the Wizard of Oz exhibit, so we made a point to check it out. It was tucked away in a little corner of Crown Center, so it required some exploring on our part. But we finally found it.  And it was free!

Once we walked through the doors, we were greeted by the tornado scene. I tried to get a picture of it, but it didn't come out. Anyway, you could see the witch on her bicycle, peddling past the house as it spun in the tornado funnel. 

The next scene showed the house on top of the wicked witch.

Love the shoes!

 Next, it was time to follow the yellow brick road.

Follow the yellow brick road.

Follow the follow the follow the yellow brick road.

There was a small little bridge that we had to cross to get to Dorothy's gang.

Going along with the story, the next display was the wizard. There was a button to press in order to get to speak to the wizard. I don't know if it was a coincidence, or if someone was using a microphone to answer Noah's questions.

Once inside, you could pretend to be the wizard. Unfortunately, it wasn't working. Noah was sure to stop an employee and let them know. Of course, with it being the last day, I'm sure that got right to fixing it. 

Soon it was time to storm the witches castle. These doors seem a little small.

Once inside, it was pretty spacious. Here is Noah looking scared. He wasn't. He was just checking out all the flying monkeys painted on the walls.

The kids tried to take the witches broom for a spin.  

Next up, time to check out the spooky forest. 

Ok, forget it. We're out of here. Time to fly back to Kansas. 

It was a cute little exhibit. And did I say that it was free? It was free, which makes anything 10 times better!