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03062008: Spring Break Fun at Houston's Xploration Station

Looking for some fun activities for the upcoming Texas spring break? Most kids are off for the week starting at the end of the school day on Friday, March 13 through Sunday, March 22. To celebrate the event Houston's Xploration Station, an educational satellite facility of the Houston Museum of Natural Science, has some special events planned with everything from edible bugs to cockroach races.

Friday, March 14: Learn more about the 12 giant dinosaurs on display with dinosaur tours every hour. Kids can also make and paint casts of dinosaur footprints.

Saturday, March 15: Free Admission. Grand Opening of Paleontology Prep Lab with Dr. Bakker. Dig for fossils of the fearsome Dimetrodon, the largest pre-dinosaur predator, which Museum paleontologists discovered in Seymour, Texas. Learn to identify and sort fossils, make casts of dinosaur footprints, and tour the 12 giant dinosaurs on display.

Sunday, March 16: Insect Day – race cockroaches, handle live insects, sample bug delicacies and tour the live insect exhibition.

Monday, March 17: Learn more about the 12 giant dinosaurs on display with dinosaur tours every hour.

Tuesday, March 18: Discover frogs and insects from all over the world with tours of the new frog exhibition and the insect exhibits every hour.

Wednesday, March 19: Insect Day - tours of the live insect exhibitions will be available every other hour.

Thursday, March 20: Learn more about the 12 giant dinosaurs on display with tours every hour.

Friday, March 21: Chemistry Day: Discover the surprising properties of common materials all around us in chemistry demonstrations at 12 p.m., 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. and learn to make slime all day.

Saturday, March 22: This year, Easter comes a day early for paleontologists. Celebrate by digging for dinosaur eggs at the Xcavation Station.

Location: The Woodlands Xploration Station is located on the lower level of The Woodlands Mall, across from Sears.

Admission: Admission is $5 for children (3 – 11) and $10 for adults; free for Museum members.

For more information:
• visit www.hmns.org
• call (281) 364-7200

Photo courtesy Houston Museum of Natural Science

Labels: Houston

posted by Paris & John @ 3:17 PM