Durham Museum of Life and Science

We loved trying to place wooden pieces on a spinning disk.
We loved trying to place wooden pieces on a spinning disk.

Morgane and I spent the entire day at the kid’s museum in Durham. It was great!

Wind chimes
Wind chimes

Outside they have a percussion area where you can beat a variety of drums (and non-drums). We also saw a black bear, some sleeping lemurs and two beautiful wolves who reminded us of Carmanah.

I know this look.
I know this look.
Butterfly
Butterfly

Inside we saw ants crawling through tubes and visited the free butterfly garden. We identified skeletons and played with a cloud. We used wind to blow sand and created patterns on a machine that played them as rhythms.

Morgane's turtle mandala.
Morgane's turtle mandala.

We also saw the alligators and snakes get their weekly meals.

Morgane especially liked places where she could manipulate sand and water or measure volume using small beads.

Ghis is cooking Pad Thai for dinner!

Another reminder of the upcoming holiday season. A Christmas tree made of... junk.
Another reminder of the upcoming holiday season. A Christmas tree made of... junk.
A close-up of the tree.
A close-up of the tree.

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