I lived in Anchorage for 7 years and never knew about the Natural History Museum. It was a perfect, inexpensive afternoon adventure. What I liked about the museum was that IT WAS TOTALLY HANDS ON! All the bones, pelts, fossils, shells, etc- only a few things were off limits.
The boys carried around clipboards with pictures of things they were to find throughout their visit. They loved marking them off with the dry erase marker as we went.
There were oversized microscopes and slides to look at, water experiments, and static electricity balls. They also made straw rockets and learned about Mars.
*No child was hurt during this photo shoot. He was just MAD!
I love the no mess fossil and dinosaur dig.
Gobs of extras soft play dough...
with great accessories.
Lastly, a chalkboard that took up an entire wall.
It was one of those rare "yes" days: Yes, you can touch it. Yes, you can play with it. Yes, you can make a mess and not have to clean it up. Yes, we can stay longer.
In the first picture of Ethan he looks alot like Marcus! I've never been there either. I love places that our hands on, its the best way for kids to learn (and grownups).
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