Family Day
Alana had the day off today so we decided to make it a "Family Fun Day". We all slept in a bit and then headed out for breakfast to our favorite spot here in Kanata: Rockin' Johnny's Diner.
After a great breakfast, and one to many coffees, we jumped in the van and headed downtown to visit the Canadian Museum of Nature.
This was the first time I had been to what the kids call "The dinosaur museum" since they completed the fist phase of a massive renovation/renewal project and I was very anxious to check it out.
We started on Floor 1: Fossil Gallery. It was full of amazing fossils, re-creations and amazing diaramic displays. Very impressive!
Here is the family standing in front of the fossil remains of a massive fish. Anna was very impressed with the fish's big mouth ;-)
Here is Anna standing next to one of the "not so scary" exibitions.
It was a very impressive exposition with plenty of fossils that one could touch and examine up close.
Next we went up to Floor Three: Mammals! It was very interesting as well.
I loved the moose display. These things are HUGH!!
Here is an example of a splendid display in which kids could pretend to be "seals" that the Polar Bears were looking to eat. Matthew is a master at impersonating a seal. ;-)
After finishing up with the Mammals we then moved up the 4th Floor and the Bird exhibits. It was arranged in various ways such as size/shape of the birds and then by habitat. We really enjoyed it but for some reason did not taken any pictures. Go figure!
On the way out we check out the gift shop in the basement. I picked up a couple of books. One one Wolves and another which is a field-guide to Eastern Ontario animal tracks. I also picked up a CD with animal and bird sounds. Very cool! Matthew and Anna bought small mineral samples to add to their rock collections.
Well, that is all for now. We are looking forward to returning to this Museum once the renovations are complete and the additional exhibits are open.
Tom
After a great breakfast, and one to many coffees, we jumped in the van and headed downtown to visit the Canadian Museum of Nature.
This was the first time I had been to what the kids call "The dinosaur museum" since they completed the fist phase of a massive renovation/renewal project and I was very anxious to check it out.
We started on Floor 1: Fossil Gallery. It was full of amazing fossils, re-creations and amazing diaramic displays. Very impressive!
Here is the family standing in front of the fossil remains of a massive fish. Anna was very impressed with the fish's big mouth ;-)
Here is Anna standing next to one of the "not so scary" exibitions.
It was a very impressive exposition with plenty of fossils that one could touch and examine up close.
Next we went up to Floor Three: Mammals! It was very interesting as well.
I loved the moose display. These things are HUGH!!
Here is an example of a splendid display in which kids could pretend to be "seals" that the Polar Bears were looking to eat. Matthew is a master at impersonating a seal. ;-)
After finishing up with the Mammals we then moved up the 4th Floor and the Bird exhibits. It was arranged in various ways such as size/shape of the birds and then by habitat. We really enjoyed it but for some reason did not taken any pictures. Go figure!
On the way out we check out the gift shop in the basement. I picked up a couple of books. One one Wolves and another which is a field-guide to Eastern Ontario animal tracks. I also picked up a CD with animal and bird sounds. Very cool! Matthew and Anna bought small mineral samples to add to their rock collections.
Well, that is all for now. We are looking forward to returning to this Museum once the renovations are complete and the additional exhibits are open.
Tom
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