We took the kids to the ROM yesterday for the first time and actually it was our first visit to Toronto with the kids in quite some time. It was quite an experience and we had two very sleepy little ones on the way home.
We parked at Yorkdale and took the subway down to Museum. I'm sure that this was the highlight for Mason. We saw the dinosaur exhibit and I was surprised at how taken both kids were. Mason knew way more than I expected about dinosaurs and asked a number of poignant questions.
After the dinosaurs we went to the Discovery Kids room where they were able to play with puzzles, dig for bones, dress in period costumes, etc... Next time we'll spend more time here. There were a number of exhibits on animals, reptiles, birds and Canadiana. This of course caught the kid's attention and was quite child friendly. They especially enjoyed crawling through the fox hole!
Before we left, we took a walk through the Egypt exhibit. This was somewhat suitable for children as well. All in all it was a wonderful learning day. We didn't have a focus but picked up numerous facts on a variety of topics. Next time we might go with a theme to study.
On the way home we met a very nice older gentleman on the subway who was quite taken with Mason. He snuck him $2 before he left!
