Friday brought us to the Springfield Science Museum, in Springfield, MA. It was a bit of a surreal visit for me, as I actually worked at this museum awhile back (like, um, over 20 years ago....). It's funny how much some things have changed, and how some things have stayed EXACTLY the same. (Some of those things are excatly the same as when I was a child and visited there, which was considerably even MORE time ago!)(See if you can find Zoo Boy in that first photo. He's there, amongst the animals in his favorite exhibit, the African Hall.)
The boys working on putting Pangea back together (although one of our party told us that the latest theory is that there really wasn't one mass of continent to begin with. Humph. So much for ancient history as I know it!). The boys weren't so sure they were going to like visiting a museum that wasn't specifically a children's museum, but it's fair to say that they both fell in love with the place. It's so much fun to take your kids places that you were in love with as a child, and re-experience all that wonder and excitement again through their eyes!
There's just enough hands-on type activities to keep a kid really interested in exploring the various nooks and crannies throughout the museum. Here, the boys huddle in a wigwam, planning an attack on a neighboring tribe. Or the museum gift shop. Whichever they come across first.
Our merry band of homeschool pals, enjoying a snack together. We were there for a few hours, but there is so much more to explore and do, that we decided to buy a membership so we can come back as often as we like. We're looking forward to checking out the cool dinosaur exhibit and the planetarium, hopefully soon.
The boys have a chat with Dr. Seuss. Or a statue of him, anyway, in the garden dedicated to him on the green between the museums.Our membership includes admission to both of the art museums and the history museum on the complex as well, so I expect we'll be spending a lot of time in Springfield this year!
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