On a Dark and Rainy Day, MOSH Takes the Dreariness Away!

Downtown Jacksonville

It was a dark and rainy day in the Sunshine State today, so we packed up the family and headed to the Museum of Science and History (MOSH) for some indoor fun. I recently scored a family membership on Groupon for MOSH and redeemed it today. This was Hubby’s first time at MOSH and the kids were super excited to show him around.

Daddy and the kids pick up items with a robotic hand Derek was quite good at controlling the robot

Derek loves the human body exhibit

The kids love the hands-on exhibits of the Human Body section. Hubby wanted to stop and read the displays, but they couldn’t stop talking excitedly about everything. In the Water Works display, everyone wanted to see how much of their body was made of water. In the Snake Exhibit, the kids loved naming the various amphibians. There were even some out to touch today!

Hubby and Alex meet a snake

Hubby and Bella check out some turtles-- she sure loves her daddy!

Bella really liked walking around and looking at the amphibians

 

Alex, our budding paleontologist, enjoyed visiting MOSH’s one permanent dinosaur fossil. I’d love to take her to visit a true dinosaur exhibit someday.

Our Big, Merry Family

The Ancient Underseas Exhibit ends this month and we enjoyed seeing it one last time. The fossils are pretty awesome! The kids love digging in the fossil pit.

Hubby and Bella about to be eaten by a prehistoric shark

 

A giant prehistoric turtle

 

Alex digs for fossils

The boys dig for ancient history

Hubby really enjoyed the journey through Florida History. We finished off our visit with some history and a walk around the fountain in Friendship Park. We had a short break in the rain to admire Downtown Jacksonville, although we did get rained on during the walk to the car. Overall, the day was a blast. A little old rain didn’t get us down. Sure… our planned camping trip got rained out, but we’re not about to let the ruin our weekend.  No one wants to spend a rainy weekend in a 26-ft camper with 4 kids. Thank goodness for some interesting local attractions!

Bella and I in the Florida History Exhibit

The kids look at the fountain in Friendship Park, overlooking Downtown Jacksonville