Rainy day activities with small children

My husband have been to Bar Harbor in the past and loved it. This is the first time we will be bringing our kids with us (3 and 7). We will be there for 7 nights. I am trying to preplan for rainy days. I noticed there is a Children%26#39;s Museum in Bangor, Maine. Has anyone been there? Is it worth the hour+ drive? My kids love childrens museums and we do not have one near our hometown.

Rainy day activities with small children

The children%26#39;s museum in Bangor is nice and lots of fun, especially for the younger kids. Your 7 year old might not like it as much as the 3 year old, but if they don%26#39;t get to go very often, it should be fun for both. There%26#39;s also a movie theater (in the mall) and a skating rink in Bangor.

The Jesup Library in Bar Harbor has a really nice children%26#39;s room that your kids might enjoy for an hour or so. There%26#39;s an Oceanarium and the Whale Museum. Ellsworth (about 30 minutes from the Bar Harbor) has a duck pin bowling alley that the kids really enjoy.

Bar Harbor also has the YMCA with a basketball court and swimming pool. Your family can get a day pass. The pool is great for all ages. They have ';bubbles'; for inexperienced swimmers so your daughter will be able to swim on her own.

Rainy day activities with small children

Thank you! My 3 year old does not have the best patience in a restaurant. Can you recommend a couple restaurants that are toddler friendly?

In addition to the sites mentioned in previous posts, our kids liked the Dorr Museum on the campus of the College of The Atlantic in town:

http://www.coa.edu/html/museum.htm

It has a touch-tank where you can see starfish, sea cucumbers and various other sealife first hand. I think Diver Ed stocks the sea-life for the tank. Diver Ed is another activity your kids will enjoy, maybe not while raining though.

Also check out the Junior Ranger Program put on by the NPS. You can buy the booklets at the Acadia NP visitors center. Buy the booklets early in your stay as it may take some time to finish. After your kids accomlish the necessary activities they get announced as Junior Rangers in the visitor center. Our kids really liked this.