A few months ago, we started participating in the KUED 15th Annual Reading Marathon. We read together every day – a lot – and thought it would be fun to track our minutes for the marathon. When it was over, we turned in our chart at the library. A few weeks later, we received an invitation in the mail to the Super Reader party which was held today. It was held at The Grand Building at the Utah State Fairpark, and it was great! Ryan’s highlight was having his picture taken with Curious George and the Man with the Yellow Hat.
Several of our favorite places around town had booths. We learned about magic in the SLC Library booth…
Made Tagua Nut jewelry (looks like ivory) and learned about Rainforests in the SLC Boys & Girls Club booth…
Learned about space (and made helicopter toys) in the Clark Planetarium booth…
Pet a boa constrictor and observed the skulls of various animals at the Hogle Zoo booth…
We also made our own kaleidoscopes, watched a few fun shows, got free passes to a show at the Planetarium and admission to the Utah Museum of Natural History, and got some free books! WOO HOO!
Today was also “Capitol Discovery Day” at the newly renovated and re-opened State Capitol Building. After leaving the Super Reader party at the fairgrounds, we headed to the Capitol. We had a great time exploring all of the areas that we normally don’t get to see. There was an “I Spy” scavenger hunt with 22 items to find throughout the Capitol – in the Hall of Governors, The State Reception Room, The Rotunda, The House Chamber, The Senate Chamber, and on the outside of the building. There were several different performing groups in the Rotunda while we were there, and we enjoyed listening to those.
There were several fun craft activities for kids set up in the Rotunda. We had a great time creating our own mosaics…
Creating our own wyvern (a mythical creature that resembles a dragon; often used in medieval heraldry, coats-of-arms, and decoration)…
Creating our own Capitol Building and dome (sorry about the gumdrop in the nose, bud)…
And going through the construction training (complete with construction “license”)…
We had a lot of fun today, and I am so glad that we have so many fun pictures and souvenirs to remember the day.
Several of our favorite places around town had booths. We learned about magic in the SLC Library booth… Made Tagua Nut jewelry (looks like ivory) and learned about Rainforests in the SLC Boys & Girls Club booth… Learned about space (and made helicopter toys) in the Clark Planetarium booth… Pet a boa constrictor and observed the skulls of various animals at the Hogle Zoo booth…We also made our own kaleidoscopes, watched a few fun shows, got free passes to a show at the Planetarium and admission to the Utah Museum of Natural History, and got some free books! WOO HOO!Today was also “Capitol Discovery Day” at the newly renovated and re-opened State Capitol Building. After leaving the Super Reader party at the fairgrounds, we headed to the Capitol. We had a great time exploring all of the areas that we normally don’t get to see. There was an “I Spy” scavenger hunt with 22 items to find throughout the Capitol – in the Hall of Governors, The State Reception Room, The Rotunda, The House Chamber, The Senate Chamber, and on the outside of the building. There were several different performing groups in the Rotunda while we were there, and we enjoyed listening to those.
There were several fun craft activities for kids set up in the Rotunda. We had a great time creating our own mosaics… Creating our own wyvern (a mythical creature that resembles a dragon; often used in medieval heraldry, coats-of-arms, and decoration)… Creating our own Capitol Building and dome (sorry about the gumdrop in the nose, bud)… And going through the construction training (complete with construction “license”)…We had a lot of fun today, and I am so glad that we have so many fun pictures and souvenirs to remember the day.Oh, and when the Jazz beat the Magic 119 - 115, that was the icing on his little cake!
What fun! I can't wait until Jack is old enough to appreciate stuff like that. We took him to Pet Smart to "see the buds (birds)" this morning. It was like a trip to the zoo for him.
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