It's been so cold lately, that an excursion indoors was a welcome idea! We chose...The University of Oxford Museum of Natural History. It was a hit...and free! Sophie, who reads well, and Riley who sounds things out pretty well, had a great time actually learning from reading about the animals on their little placards. The dinosaurs are always a favorite!
We saw a real live one of these in Africa last fall, but this one we could pet! (or "stroke" as they say here.)
This excursion prompted a showing of "Night at the Museum"...can you guess why? The bones and size of this creature are pretty incredible.
We had to finish our bagels/paninis before entering the museum. They kept our hands warm while we walked the short distance from the center of town.
Sophie and Riley showing their "teeth" smiles! (a little prettier than the "only lip" smile they used in the photo before!) The museum, pictured behind, is a lovely building! Supposedly there is a stuffed dodo bird there. However, we never found it, just a painting of one....sigh. Special thanks to our photographer, Michael, who, unfortunately, was behind the camera in every shot! Next time, babe!
3 comments:
glad to see you are having some fun even in winter. How do the winters compare to Iowa?
Love that museum. We had so much fun there on Halloween. We need to go back and see all the stuff we missed.
Kelly, nothing compares to Iowa winters! It's so mild here...cold, but not freezing! We've only had a dusting of snow twice. Hardly enough to even scrape together and make a snowman!
Amy, sounds like the museum would be a great afterschool activity someday, eh!
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