Today, the kiddos and I went to the New York Aquarium in Brooklyn. Because the Aquarium was celebrating the birth of Kulu's baby walrus, I can now relate the following walrus facts to you: the scientific name for walrus derives from Latin meaning "tooth walking sea horse" (though a walrus does not use its teeth for walking); tusks on a walrus continually grow throughout its life; a walrus can hold its breath for 30 minutes; and walruses can swim up to 22 mph. All you ever wanted to know and more without having to stand in the 90 degree heat at the Aquarium!Today was the last day of the new calf's birthday celebration. The kiddos had their faces painted, made several walrus-themed crafts, listened to walrus stories, and danced to every song ever sung that features the word 'baby.'
Unbelievably, the children sat with statue -like stillness as artists painted their faces. The children were not allowed to request specific sea creatures to be painted on their faces; rather, the artists were autonomous and painted what they liked within a sea creature theme. Bop was an unidentifiable sea creature and was quite disturbed that she looked clownish. I thought she looked like one of the Thundercats, though I don't recall a sea faring one. Log was made up like a man-eating shark. As a result, he bared his teeth and roared the rest of the day scaring several other children with his ferocity. Littlest had two goldfish, one on each cheek, and a sun painted on her face.
In spite of the walrus jubilee (or perhaps because of it), the calf was a bit timid and only surfaced once with his mother during our time at the exhibit. Though the calf was a bit shy, seeing him (albeit briefly) was Bop's favorite part of the day. Log enjoyed the shark exhibit, and littlest was captivated by the jellyfish.
After getting our fill of sea creatures, the kiddos and I headed to the Coney Island boardwalk for lunch, salt water taffy, and a stroll on the beach.
Log coloring a walrus puppet.
Kiddos displaying one of many walrus projects.
Log and littlest peeking into an exhibit.
Obligatory picture in front of one of the jellyfish tanks
Bop in front of a waterfall sensation exhibit
Kiddos in full sea creature paint
Littlest on Coney Island looking at the Atlantic.
Little Miss Sunshine
The Coney Island boardwalk
Our lunch counter
2 comments:
Looks like a fun day! Thanks for sharing the pictures!
So, when are YOU going to come for a visit?
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