Last week, our family was invited to preview Maryland Science Center‘s new exhibit Harry’s Big Adventure: My Bug World! The exhibit opened last weekend and runs until April 29, 2012. Now, I wasn’t sure I wanted to attend at first, but for the sake of my future scientist, Sophia, I sucked it up.
We had so much fun. I can’t believe I have lived here for over 8 years and never ventured to the Maryland Science Center. The first thing we saw as we walked towards it was the huge glass windows with a dinosaur staring at us. Pretty cool.
Back to the featured exhibit: bugs. There’s plenty of interactive activities in Harry’s Big Adventure. The one Sophia enjoyed the most was the House Habitat. All the kids donned a white Terminix lab coat and hard hat, then set about searching for creepy crawlies on their clipboard. After they checked off all their finds, they received a sticker. Guess where Sophia found the roaches? Under the sink. And there’s a bunch of the huge flying ones I saw regularly in Louisiana.
You can also “pet” some insects. No one dared to pet one except for hubby. For a man whose first reaction to a bug is to squash it, he did pretty well. No bugs were harmed while we were there. Except the ones we ate, of course. But they were already dead.
On the weekends, there will be an official Bug Chef doing cooking demos. You’ll have a chance to sample some yummies like Red Beans and Yikes (which made Sophia whisper, I’m yikes about the yikes), toasted Cajun crickets, and Chocolate Chirp Cookies. I actually ate a cookie and survived.
Also on the weekends are cricket spitting contests, roach races, and a petting zoo. No one dared to pet one except for hubby. For a man whose first reaction to a bug is to squash it, he did pretty well. No bugs were harmed while we were there. Except the ones we ate, of course. But they were already dead.
There’s plenty of things to do in the bug exhibit besides what I mentioned here. Of course there’s the other exhibits at the Maryland Science Center as well, like the mini-tornado machine that mesmerized the kids. Entry to Harry’s Big Adventure: My Bug World! is included with your ticket to the museum. Tickets are $11.95 for children ages 3-12 and $14.95 for 12 and older. You can purchase them online or in person. The Maryland Science Center is located at 601 Light Street, Baltimore, MD 21230.
Sounds like fun? Want to win some tickets? Of course you do.
The Maryland Science Museum has offered a 4 pack of tickets to visit Harry’s Big Adventure: My Bug World!. You can come see the exhibit anytime before April 30. Please note the tickets have blackout dates of March 31-April 9.
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