New Discoveries

The Nature and Science Museum closed Marina's favorite play are for renovation a few months ago. This month is the grand reopening. This afternoon they had a special members only time, so Marina and I took advantage to check it out. Marina decided to bring Kaya along since she hasn't been to the Museum before.

Our timed entry was late in the afternoon, so we spent some time in the other parts of the museum until then. We started in the Native American exhibit so Marina could show Kaya around. We looked around, but didn't see any artifacts from the Nez Perce tribe that Kaya is from. But Marina still enjoyed the Navajo homestead and seeing dolls from many tribes.

We looked through the many animal dioramas the museum has. we spent most of our time looking at the animals from South America and Africa today. Next we went into the health exhibit, one of Marina's favorites. It wasn't crowded, so she was able to go through many of the activities easily. We still had time before our tickets, so we went into the space exhibit for a little while. Marina got to search for hidden plates in sand, drop asteroids and experiment with heat cameras before it was time for us to head out.

When we arrived in the new kids area we were astonished. It was really amazing. The new area has a huge dinosaur dig site, an elaborate water play system, construction zones and art stations. Marina spent time at each station, having a great time at each. She generously shared each station, especially when there was a much younger child waiting. Then not only did she give up her spot, but she spent time to show them how to use it. And the same as the old play area, I had a hard time getting Marina ready to leave. I'm sure we'll be back soon!