Even if you have small children, this is a fun outing to take kids too. While you're there you can teach them without them ever realizing they are being taught! Even if this comes to you instinctively, mom, it never hurts to have a few pointers.
Even 2s & 3s can enjoy an outing to see the dinosaurs. While there:
- · Discover which dinosaur has feathers and those with horns.
- ·· Ask: what are the dinosaurs doing?
- · Introduce new vocabulary: stripes, horns, forearms
- · Emulate dinosaur sounds as heard on the monitors.
And if you have an older child (11 yrs +) like mine who acts like he doesn't want to be there (but secretly enjoyed it), here's some pointers to engage them:
- · Discuss the differences of the Jurassic, Triassic and Cretaceous periods.
- · Calculate how many years prior to human existence each period ruled.
- · Ask: what is paleontology?
- · Create a Venn diagram to include 3 different dinosaurs in this exhibit.
