Archery Adventure

It's been nearly a year since our last archery class, so I thought it was time for us to go again. Marina decided to bring her American Girl doll Kaya, since she is a Native American and they used bows and arrows.

The class was taught in a format that was slightly different than the last one we took. For one thing the class was smaller, so we had much more time to practice.

Marina and I were both a bit rusty. She was much more patient than last year, so she had to focus more on the little things - mostly her stance and making sure to pull her arm all the way back. But she had some really good shots which suggests she is learning. At the end of class there was time for fun. Marina wanted to try shooting in her Merida costume to see how it went. That didn't seem to bother her at all. We were aiming at balloons. Since she wasn't able to pop hers on the target she took them down and stomped on them to break them.

Once the class was over, we had lunch in the Museum cafe and then headed into the Globology exhibit. Marina has been through it many times and she stopped at all her favorite spots. In the Coral Reef section she met some little girls and played with them for a while.

Next we headed to the Discovery Center where Marina made more new friends and played with them. While they were there, we learned of a live animal demonstration featuring a bull python. The kids were all anxious to see that. First we got a lesson about snakes, what and how they eat, their skin and their environment. Then the snake came out for a visit. Marina was happy to pet it a few times.

Next we checked out the temporary exhibit on the music of nature. It was fun to take the many sounds and hear them in a musical context.Marina really enjoyed visiting all the different stations.


Once we had seen everything in the Museum we headed home. It was a fun day!