Today the Cub Scout of Troop 51 had a family activity at the remodeled Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum. We thought it would be great fun to go as a family since we haven't been since the remodeled museum had opened.
We got there a little early to discover that the entire parking lot was being torn up and we couldn't park there. All the street parking was taken so I dropped the family off and went to find parking down in the main Marriott Center parking lot. When I got back to the museum it was locked up and so I found the family at the bell tower. They wanted to hear the bells ring at the top of the hour.
The pack started the museum visit started with a little instruction about the various animals and their habitats. During this instruction we got to see several live animals and even pet a couple. My boys were a little hesitant but they all participated.
After the group instruction we had the remainder of the time to check out the various exhibits as a family. This first one is the bird exhibit and we loved the peacock tail feathers...very colorful!
And the elephant!
And the butterflies...
Gidean found a squid.
Quinten is getting a close-up view of the insects.
African wildlife...
Upstairs were more large animals...
And a tourist who wanted a picture with my boys!
After the museum we decided to have a little family picnic at Macey's. And to top of the experience we had their soft-serve ice cream cones! What a fun experience we've had together as a family.
