nature museum

Today Ally and I ventured a whole 5 minutes across the freeway to a little nature museum that features local wildlife (think coyotes, badgers, raccoons and otters) and also has a few fun little hands-on children's exhibits. I thought the animals would totally thrill her, but she was more interested in jumping up and down the stairs (except for the otters of course since they're always entertaining and adorable).


The exhibits inside though, were her favorite.  Probably the best was a tube meant to illustrate and updraft that helps birds fly, among other things.  The kids could put colored foam thingies into the tube and then watch (or squeal with delight) as the air blew them up and out the top.



The other hit was a wall filled with holes and colored water bottles that was meant to show how a certain type of worm (I can't remember which one) burrows and lives.  Ally just liked the pink ones and spent a good 20 minutes hoarding them together in one section.



Girls - as long as they're pink, even worms are attractive.