Discovering the Dinosaurs

Todays field trip was to Discover the Dinosaurs at the Tulsa Convention Center. I only heard about a few days ago but it sounded like the perfect place for a field trip. It started at noon and we were there about an hour. They had full scale replicas of almost every dinosaur you can think of. Even the mighty T-Rex. At the beginning of the exhibit they handed out scavenger hunt pages that you could turn in at the end of your journey and receive a small prize.

It was dark inside with lots of different dinosaur areas set up. I thought the exhibits were very well done and each area had an information plaque about the dinosaur. Some of the exhibits included buttons you could press to make the dinosaur move. Emma wasnt too sure about that but she seemed to enjoy looking around.

They also had a Dinostore, a place with bouncy inflatables, face-painting, a photo opportunity with T-Rex's head and a Dino-dig for the little ones. Jordan seemed to really like doing the scavenger hunt and even wanted to come home and learn more about dinosaurs. I myself find dinosaurs fascinating so it was also fun for me. Conor was amazed at them too.

Today was fun and I am so glad we took the time to get out and see something different. Thanks to my mom for her help!

The Tulsa Zoo

Last week we visited The Tulsa Zoo. I happen to love to zoo and so do the kids so it was the perfect place for a field trip (and a place we will most likely visit during the year).

The Tulsa Zoo is also called a "living museum" and when you think about it, it really is. The zoo sits on 84 acres and is located in Mohawk Park. Right now the zoo hosts 2800 animals and many of them are rare or endangered. There are so many attractions there as well. Including the train, the carousel, and the newest exhibit Sea Lion Cove. Recently they added The Giraffe Encounter, an elevated deck in which to view the giraffes better and even feed them (additional tickets required). You can even ride a camel which costs about $5 (we plan on doing this next time). The zoo also host Starry Safari, its for members only but I always thought camping out at the zoo sounded like a blast! Maybe we can plan for that next year.

There are so many great animals to look at. My favorites are the giraffes but they also have meerkats, tigers, lions, bears, chimpanzees, and much, much more! Conor loves the train so I bought round trip tickets and off we went.

Both Conor and Emma loved the train and Jordan got to ride "backward" which he thought was really cool. I love to ride the train too, and sometimes I even ride the carousel. We went all over the zoo. We started with the chimpanzees which was great because they were getting fed bananas and it was so cool to watch them peel and eat them!

All over the park is a beautiful array of flowers and shrubbery. I love to look at all the wonderful flowers and of course take pictures. My grandmother loved pansies and I was able to find some.

We took a small break to eat lunch. Normally I would take my own but I was running late that day so we decided to eat in the zoo restaurant. Its okay. The food is okay and the prices are terrible but theyre not great. When I do get something there I make sure I have my own drinks (cheaper that way) and we try to share. I have to remember too that the money they make goes to caring for the animals. They also have vending machines all over the park as well as kiosks with drinks and ice cream.

All in all it was a great day. Its a great place to take kids and enjoy the weather as well as learn something. Heres the website if anyone is interested in any additional information. www.tulsazoo.org.