April 30th.
So on Saturday we went to Energy Festival at the Science Museum of Virginia. I won tickets from Macaroni Kids (you guys wouldn't believe my blessings these days). I gifted some of the tickets to my sister & nephew. He loves science and wants to be a pilot. He even has some air miles already under his belt.
BTW (I highly recommend checking to see if your area has a Macaroni Kids site, ours does a GREAT job of listing all the family friendly activities around town & has weekly giveaways)
Here are some pictures of our day..... the water animals petting zoo.
Then off to sift in the sand to find sharks teeth, shells, and other "stuff".
Then off the main area of the energy festival. First some new concept cars....
The girls received a mini lesson on polymers and their ability to be both solid & liquid depending on pressure.
Here they were using sand, dirt, rocks, etc. to see which one allow or blocked the flow of water and why. I'm sure there's a better way to phrase this experiment....
creating energy to power the light....
making solar bead bracelets (they change colors in sunlight)
made solar ovens and smores...
air experiments....
Back on the inside the girls love the "lift your own weight" chair.
then off we went to eat at a local favorite spot....my sister & nephew joined us.
Okay, finishing up the day. The Picasso Exhibit was on it's way out so we HAD to stop by. (The art museum is around the corner from the science museum). Of course, no pictures were allowed in the exhibit but in the gift shop I had the girls tell me their favorite. Jordan really liked this one yet I think was kinda weirded out by it too. I have to agree.
Afterwards, a quick stop by Krispy Creme (the "Hot Doughnuts" sign was flashing, how could we not stop?)
On Sunday May 1st, we rested our brains & bodies at grandma's house ........and the girls find ways to entertain themselves.
Another great weekend....more catching up to come soon.
Fun... Did you get a chance to see the rats play basketball? That is always so funny.
Posted by: Polwig | May 28, 2011 at 15:30
WOW you took me back a few years...I totally remember creating energy to power a light in school....I loved that class!!!
I would love to try the solar ovens and smores...I'm adding it to my list of things to do for summer!!!
Posted by: Melanie | June 01, 2011 at 10:58
Well look at that ...they have a macaroni kids site near me...I'm adding it to my google reader right now!!!
Posted by: Melanie | June 01, 2011 at 11:02
Shame I don't see an RSS feed no google reader add for me...I'll just have to sign up for the old fashioned newsletter! LOL
Posted by: Melanie | June 01, 2011 at 11:03
Yummy on the food.
Posted by: Tracy | June 01, 2011 at 13:18