06 Oct, 2008
Sunday October 5, 2008
Posted by andrea tomkins in: Easy ways to make kids happy|Misc. life
I think this illustrates our afternoon rather nicely.
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As you can see I baked some bread (!) and then we went to the butterfly exhibit at Carleton, which was very interesting. The kids loved it and although I’m not exactly a Bug Lover I thought it was cool too.
It’s not too late to go! It’s on until October 13. If you go (and I do recommend it) :
- Go early! The crowds were crushing.
- Admission is free, and parking on campus is free on weekends. Otherwise it’s pay parking.
- Leave your coat in the car (if you’re parked near at P11), or be prepared to leave your layers on a chair between exhibits. These beauties are topical in nature, and it is so humid in there you’ll wonder why you bothered straightening your hair.
- Bring your camera. You never know when a butterfly will decide to land on your head.
- Do not panic if a butterfly lands on your head. If you panic, swat, and accidentally kill it, 100+ people will be very very angry with you.
- Orange slices, yes or no? Some people brought orange slices as food for butterflies, but I’m not entirely sure if they were very effective at luring them in.
- After you’re done with the butterflies take a short stroll down to the river. Wait for the O-train to come across the bridge (how many times can you say you had a train run over your head, NOT MANY I BET!), watch the ducks (you might see swans!) and enjoy the view. You won’t be sorry you did.
