For our playgroup this past week, we went to the Tohono Chul Park's "Reptile Ramble." It was a fun activity because they had snake handlers who brought out, and let everyone touch, real live snakes. Yikes! Connor was brave and touched all of them..but not his mom. A few of us young moms with kids were a little hesitant but all the others seemed to really be into it, even holding some of the tamer snakes.
After the snake demo, we went on a nature hike through the gorgeous botanical garden-like grounds in search of lizards and other desert dwellers. We found quite a few and then ended up in a pavillion where they brought out a large tortoise and a small box turtle. The kids enjoyed laying around looking at them and touching their hard shells.
After the presentation, we went to the children's garden to race "boats" in the sculptured streambed. This being our first time here, we didn't know what the wooden tokens were that they gave us at the gate so I let Connor play with them- and he promptly lost them. So, we made an impromptu boat out of leaves. They unfortunately didn't float as well as the wooden ones and I saw Connor "sharing" (or taking) boats from other kids.
Also in the children's garden were these windchimes that Connor enjoyed playing.
"Peek-a-boo, I see you."
Connor and I had lunch on this spider table.
Entrance to the "secret garden." Isn't this beautiful?! There's Connor at the end.
1 comment:
Hey there,
I saw your blog on Joi's, and had to look. I love the picture with the 3 boys looking at the tortoise. I took the same picture on my phone...not the highest quality. It's fun how boys are just boys, they love all these critters.
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