Darwin Day

This morning's adventure took us to the Texas Natural Science Center for their annual Darwin Day celebration. It was the most well-run, family-friendly museum event we have been to yet. As we entered, each boy was handed a Passport and told to collect stamps as they followed in Darwin's footsteps, answering questions from the friendly exhibitors. We learned about fossils and their place in the theory of evolution; we marveled at live rattlesnakes; we peered at tiny sea creatures under microscope; we gazed at an actual specimen collected by Darwin himself during his famous trip to the Galapagos Islands; we explored various fish, orchids, and plants and enjoyed the lessons that each expert shared with us. Once, we'd collected all 8 stamps, we unscrambled the letters to spell out HMS Beagle (that was Darwin's ship) and received a prize.



The buddies also made noodle art prehistoric tortoises, sequined bird masks, and dug for dinosaur bones in the sand. As the highlight, we sang Happy Birthday to Charles Darwin (who would have turned 201 yesterday) and then enjoyed a couple of pieces of cake.

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