Some fun weekend events around the state..


Raptor by sculptor John Payne
Source: http://naturalsciences.org/exhibits
Are you looking for something to do this weekend with your kids.  Look no further, there are several cool events around the state at nature centers and museums
 



Wheels at Life and Science Museum:  All weekend, Free with Admission
 Giant Paper Roller Coaster!Meet designer Andrew Gatt and see what has to be the coolest engineering feat with paper that we've ever seen. Andrew will share some of his inspirations in paper roller coaster design and we'll all contribute to making what we hope will be the world's largest Paper Roller Coaster!

City of Durham Fire Department:  Everybody gets to be a community helper and a hero today! Meet Sierra Jackson from DFD and learn more about how the trucks that the firefighters use help keep us safe

 

Tour of the North Carolina Botanical Gardens:   Free:  Meet at 10:00 am  (North Carolina Botanical Gardens)

Join our docents as we lead a free Saturday morning tour of the North Carolina Botanical Garden. Learn about native plants and North Carolina's ecoregions, as well as NCBG's efforts to be a model "conservation garden". Highlights of the tour include venus flytraps, pitcher plants, and native perennial wildflowers. Meet in the Education Center Main Lobby 

 

Saturday Childrens Nature Fun Time:     $1 (Cash only) 10am-12pm (Mazarick Park, Fayetteville)

Why watch cartoons on Saturday morning? Bring the kids to Mazarick Park-Fayetteville for a children’s story time featuring big picture story books, games, and crafts that are related to the story topic. Animal story themes include owls, otters, fire flies, and turtles. Please call to pre-register. Class size limited to 20 participants. Ages 3-7 yrs; $1/participant for craft activity (cash only) 

 
Learning Center: Dynamic Dinosaurs 

Sat 1-4 pm,  Free with Admission to Museum (Cape Fear Museum of History and Science)

Dinosaurs big and small, come meet them all! Dig for fossils that you can take home and find out what a T. rex tooth looks like up close.  Discover why Wilmington’s Giant Ground Sloth and the pterodactyl are not dinosaurs.  Measure some well-known dinosaurs and make an Apatosaurus model to take home.  




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