Friday, January 4, 2013

Fort Collins Museum of Discovery

Several of us decided to meet at the Museum of Discover yesterday, its a brand new facility and we were excited to check it out!  With all this super cold weather we were having, we all had cabin fever, so getting out of the house sounded like a great idea!  Jordyn and i almost didnt make it though, as it was so cold the night before, that neither of our cars would start!  Justin to the rescue!  I am happy to say, we made it in time to meet up with everyone else at the doors, and the adventure began!
The tornado chamber was a big hit with the kids...who wouldnt want to be blasted by a bunch of air while everyone watches you....in this picture the wind is blowing at 78.9 miles per hour.   :)
Then you could build your own parachutes and flyers to put in this wind tube...the kids really enjoyed this!
There were two piles of dino dung molds in the fossil exhibit, and you had to determine which one was from a herbivore and which one was from a carnivore.  Naturally, Jordyn loved this part of the museum...not only for its toilet humor, but because of all the cool dinosaur stuff!
There was a "build your own horn" section, which was fun...
lifting the piano, by moving closer or farther away from the piano...Jordyn gets a little help from her friend, Hope...
a music room, that we only saw half of...so we'll have to go back, besides, we need more COWBELL!!!  :)
a blue foam construction room, that caused a few meltdowns as well as laughs...no matter how many blocks there are, there are always a few kids that dont want to share! 
and of course, the Dome Theatre, where we saw the Sea Monsters movie!  Watching a movie on a giant dome ceiling is a great way to view a movie, especially one with a bunch of giant prehistoric sea creatures swimming around...just dont sit in the front row if you can help it!  :)  It was a great day in town, with 15 of her friends there to run around with!  So glad we were able to make it...thanks for getting the car charged for us Justin, this was an adventure not to be missed! 

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