SciWorks

Nearby is a science center/children's museum called SciWorks. Camdyn has had a sleep over there with her Brownie troop and also attended a friend's birthday party that was held there. I've wanted to get back there because they also have traveling exhibits and the current one is about dinosaurs. The exhibit features animatronic dinoasaurs in various displays designed to educate and entertain.

The building is laid out over various levels, so some areas have an overlook. In this case we entered the room where we could see everything and then needed to walk down a ramp to see the exhibits close-up. Who would have guessed that everyone under the age of 30 in our group did not find the dinosaurs either educating or entertaining, but down right frightening. Keeghan could not bear the sight.

I'm sure it wasn't the teeth that bothered them, because they loved the next area that is all about the human body, and includes a giant set of teeth that they could play on.

I felt that they had already been traumatized enough so I didn't tell them about flossing or (shiver) gum disease.

Outside there is a nature walk with a tank of otters, a butterfly garden, and a farm area with cows, goats, sheep, and so on. This time, an outside stable had brought a pony to give rides for the kids. So Camdyn rode it.

Keeghan rode it.

And McKenna didn't.

Though she did ride the lift chair when we got back inside.

And I got to ride a Segway.

Marcey didn't ride the pony, the chair lift, or the Segway despite my urging. Nor did she even want to take a spacewalk like Camdyn and I.

Maybe she wanted to ride the dinosaur?