Fun at the Museum

This past Wednesday,
I decided to take the kiddos to a local museum
at the University of Tennessee.

Before we left, I read...

Felix Travels Back in Time
by
Anette Langen and Constanza Droop.

It's a story about a little girl's bunny, named Felix,
who gets lost in time after taking
a field trip to a local museum.

During that time,
he sends letters back to the little girl,
describing where he is currently throughout time.

At the end of the book, there is a map detailing all of Felix's travels.

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We also learned why you can
"hear the ocean" when you put
a shell up to your ear.

We ALL enjoyed putting this theory into practice...

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After the Shell Exhibit, we went to look at the
Ancient Egypt Exhibit.

(Who's your Mummy?)

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After Ancient Egypt,
we headed further back in time to the
Prehistoric Era.

The critters back then were definately bigger
than our little bodies...

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We ended our time in the museum at the
Native American exhibit-
with a focus on our local Cherokee.

Little Wild Man wanted to get in this
tree trunk canoe,
but I had to inform him that this part of the exhibit
was NOT that "hands-on."

There WERE other "hands-on" activities
in this sections of the museum,
which the kiddos really enjoyed...

I am glad we ended our tour with the
Native Americans,
because next week the kiddos can use this as a
reference point when we start our
Native American study in history.

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This was a good field trip...

...can't you tell by their expressions?