Half Day Extravaganza

I think they make the Friday before Winter break a half day, because that's about all the teachers can take.  It's pretty much a play day.  The 5th grade chorus and music classes perform for the school.  Little Man played his ukulele for it.  The class parties are directly afterward, and then they get sent home all hopped up on sugar.  Little Guy was in absolute heaven, because he got fed by every teacher we visited.  He knows how to turn on the charm when it comes to getting treats.  We rotated among the three classes.  It's crazy to think that these are the last of the class parties for Little Man.  He'll be heading to Middle School next year.   

Since we had a free afternoon, we decided to finally visit the Prairiefire Museum after school.  It's pretty cool that we have such an awesome museum only a mile away from home!

 Little Man was in nerd heaven.  He reads Every.Single.Sign.  The other kids are done in 5 minutes and he needs 50.  Gratefully, there was a virtual screen that kept them happily playing while Little Man got his info fix. 

You create a dinosaur and then you go out to the lobby and it appears with you on the screen.  The kids absolutely loved it!  They would have stayed there the entire time if I had let them.  They want to go back again just to do that part!

 The museum also has a great kid's discovery room where we spent the majority of our time. 

 The kiddos colored, played games, explored the animals, and dug for fossils while Little Man caught up on astronomy and geology.  He was disappointed when it was time to leave.  He was hoping we'd stay until closing.

 The dinosaurs are also pretty cool at this museum.  A lot of them move and roar.  Everyone loved it...

 ...except Little Guy.  He thought it was pretty scary, but as long as I held his hand he was fine.

We're fans of this museum, so we'll definitely be back.  We finished the day with Ninja Warrior class, so it was a fun-filled day.  The kids slept well last night, and they didn't even ask to stay up late.  I call that a win-win!