Child of an educator

Being a teacher's child stinks! Every activity has a lesson behind it or some type of learning adventure tacked on! My kids have been traumatized all summer. I figured we'd end the summer with a big bash! We went to Fernbank Science Museum! This month, they have an exhibit about Arctic animals. Once again, I drafted my mom to help with Dasha and even the kids to adults ratio. I figure I have a much better chance at maintaining my sanity with the teams evened up!

First, we did some experiments about how Arctic animals survive in the cold temperatures. Then, we went to the library and checked out lots of books about Arctic animals. Believe it or not, the kids don't gripe too much about my methods!

The kids did have a good time learning about the animals when we got there. Dasha was really thrilled with the dress-up area. Grant was a bit insulted that we wanted him to put the penguin costume on for a laugh. He did put the costume on but I had to promise not to post it here! :)

Grant enjoyed the area with blocks more than anything! There were huge blocks and mats that you could move and build with. He had the entire area to himself for about twenty minutes! He was thrilled. There was a section entitled, "A Walk Through Georgia," that highlights animals from different sections of Georgia. He turned the exhibit into a hunting excursion! What's the saying... You can take a boy out of the country but not the country out of a boy!!!

Dasha is the technology freak in the family! If the exhibit had buttons, monitors, or anything electronic, she was into it! She was amused with the bubbles, too! She had never seen bubble wands this big! She is still learning vocabulary so these kinds of opportunities allow her to ask lots of questions about things and put some visuals with vocabulary from books. After four hours of being a sponge, she was exhausted! Hopefully she'll sleep well tonight!