A Day for Kids

So we were back to the Fairgrounds again this month. This time the event was A Day for Kids.

This was cheaper than the Jurassic Quest experience and purely kid-centric. Basically I heard that there was going to be a toddler play zone and that was enough for me to mark the date on the calendar.

Another weekend, another chance for Ethan to wear our favorite "No Prob-Llama" t-shirt.

We even got a haircut together the day before.

Yes, more pictures of the play zone. He absolutely loved the mini-car track.

This is how he waits his turn. 

Another place where he screamed because he couldn't get in right away. He really enjoyed the petting zoo. Here he is with the lambs. Those were his favorite. 

Ethan meets his first llama while wearing his "No Prob-Llama" t-shirt. 

Well, that was it. After the llamas, he threw a fit and we had to feed him. Then it was back to the kid zone. He had a nap in the car on the way to a late lunch and that was our day. 

Jurassic Quest

Now that Ethan is getting older, we can actually go out to events. Not for long but either before or after his nap but at least we get a little family time to do things. Fortunately we live within 10 minutes of the South Florida Fairgrounds so there are always different activities and attractions to see.

This month we went to the Jurassic Quest. It is a touring exhibit of dinosaur animatronics that are very detailed. The exhibits were life size representing the scale of real dinosaurs along with some movement and sounds of the dinosaurs in a mock environment. It was good that the show was open until 8:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. We ended up going late on Sunday and were still able to see the exhibits.

Some of the exhibits were very large! They moved too!

Another large exhibit. I'm also holding Ethan's dinosaur balloon. 

I guess this is how big some dinosaurs were.

Of all the attractions, Ethan's favorite was the paleontology activity. It was a giant sandbox where kids used brushes to sweep away sand to discover the fossils underneath. He really liked playing with the sand and the lady running the exhibit was happy to have him there playing since he liked it so much. 

Big egg, little egg.

This was the only ride he was able to get on. It was fun for him.

Here is the dinosaur balloon the next day. It had just enough helium to stay off the ground and little paper legs to make it look like it was walking. That was one good thing about going the last two hours of the show, they were giving out free balloons to kids who stayed until the end.