Ari and I had a girl’s afternoon out on Saturday. We took the subway (which is still a treat to her) to ROM, using our family pass. It’s worth every penny, if you ask me, I can take 2 kids and it’s free. Ish. Did you know how much I love taxidermy? It’s true, I do.
And this friendly fellow jumped out and said “HI!”
I love beavers. I am not such a fan of raccoons, so this guy didn’t do as much for me.
The area of ROM that’s been there forever, it’s got trees and grass and lots of different animals and the idea is to spot them all. It’s still good, I can remember being stumped by it as a kid, and I still have no idea where a bunch of them are hiding. Maybe when I am older…
Anyway, we also hung out in the loathed children’s area, I hate it and said as much to the young woman making sure that all kids 12 and under were not going in unaccompanied. I tried to tell her that Ari had just turned 13, but she didn’t buy it. Ugh. It’s an enormous waste of time in there, just a distraction from the good parts.
On the way out there was a red mascot dinosaur flapping at the little kids. Ari went right up to her and told her she was a fake.
Heh. Then we got new sunglasses and sandals. A jolly good day!
It sounds like a fabulous day – with minor exception. The stuffed animal part was my favorite as a kid too. Then it was just case after case with animals and a label with each’s name. Nothing more. Each case was arranged more or less by continent. It’s certainly a lot more instructive now.