Tokyo with Kids Day 3

Step Nine: Put your kids in their cutest outfits. Coordinating is best. You're going to look at those pictures for the rest of your life and chances are your kids are already kind of bugging you (mine weren't, but still) so you want them to be extra cute with their hair done in order to encourage the love a little bit more. On day three we found this place called The Children's Castle. (Check the opening hours, we were an hour early and it was rough). There are five floors of fun, including a live music drum room, an indoor play structure, a kitchen area, carnival games, craft rooms and a bike riding and jungle play area with balls on the roof. It was perfect for ages 0-11 and a total local hangout for kids.

My favorite of Jude's outfits. He's such a chub. It's all the noodles he slurps down.

Fabulous kitchen area where Mimi wore aprons and prepared sushi with pals.

Step Ten: Embrace all dorkiness.

I developed an I'm-in-Tokyo peace sign pose. Dx cuddled large cuddly animals (who whacked him somewhere inappropriate.)

Notice how our kids aren't interested at all.

Step Eleven: Point order. Most menus have pictures or the restaurants have that weird plastic food outside. If it looks like you might like it, you probably will love it. I point ordered this tart. I hoped they didn't cut it into smaller pieces, but alas, they did. I could have eaten the whole thing.

Shabu Shabu is different and much better in Tokyo. I don't know what we put in it, but one of the things on the plate to the right was called Jew's Ears. Is that kosher?

Step Twelve: Bring your own baby food and formula. What the heck is this stuff? He did enjoy the snacky stuff and drinks, but I have no idea what they were and it made me a little nervous.

Jude HAD to have his own handle on the subway or he would scream.

Step whatever: This is the ancient Kabuki theater, showing a million shows each day. It's a great place to see the old style theater and people wearing Kimono. We did not see a show because we had our kids, but it was within walking distance to our hotel and very cool all lit up at night. It's on our list when we go back.

Here's a video of the kids at the Children's Castle in Shibuya. It's rockin'.
This kinda ups the ante, doesn't it Kindermusick?