The Speyer Museum of Palatinate History is hosting a special interactive exhibit for kids all about pirates. We visited the museum last month and saw lots of signs and things advertising that this exhibit was on its way and Colin was really looking forward to checking it out. He goes back to school Monday and I figured during his school break would be a good time to go see. I offered him a deal....if he would get his room clean before Friday then we could go see the pirates. (I am sure I am the ONLY mom in the world who has to resort to these kind of tactics RIIIGHT??? LOL) It wasn't an easy task...but I guess the prize was worth it to him because he rose to the challenge and did a great job cleaning his room.
The exhibit was almost all hands on stuff. Lots of mock ships and ship interiors and ropes and things to pull and push and all that. There were also plenty of chests of pirate garb around so the kids could get into character and have a great time. Some of the things Colin was a bit big for, but others he really enjoyed. It was interesting to try and figure out how the sextant was used, how to balance the old fashioned scales in the port office, imagine what it was like to be the captain or a lowly sailor below decks. There were also lots of different famous pirate ship models to look at and sails to hoist, wheels to turn and cannons to fire. What fun!!
5 comments:
OMGoodness, how cute is that???
What a great outing. And the layout is adorable!
That's awesome! Love the layout! And I resort to those tactics alllll the time...although my kids are younger, it really works! Great job thanks for sharing and coming to see my little world too!
Ooh great page - what a fun thing to go see!
Oh how cute is that????? What a great outing, and the layout is super cute! My son is into pirates, too, and NO! You are NOT the only mom who resorts to those kind of tactics! In fact, I told my son today, "If you want to go to Devin's house to play, you had better finish your homework first." Done in 20 minutes. Amazing!
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