The Louisville Zoo

My family and I frequently visit the Louisville Zoo.  On a recent hot and sunny day, this Grizzly Bear entertained zoo guests by taking a swim to cool off at the Glacier Run exhibit.

 

On this occasion, we also visited the Dinosaurs! Exhibit, which runs until August.  The Exhibit was a walking path through a heavily landscaped prehistoric setting.  Various animatronic dinos could be found at every turn.  They roared, moved and even spit water.  There was a small fossil dig at the very end and an opportunity to get your picture taken on a T-Rex.  The cost was $4 per person over the age of 2 for members and $5 per person over the age of 2 for non-members.  My son enjoyed this exhibit. 

Super Heroes

Recently, Iron Man came to the Louisville Zoo.  Seeing Iron Man was free with Zoo admission. Marvel's Spider Man is coming to the Louisville Zoo on August 4 and 5 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  It is also free with Zoo admission.  


Iron Man at the Zoo

A Day Out With Thomas

My family drove to the Kentucky Railway Museum in New Haven, KY for A Day Out With Thomas.  There were several activities for the kids to participate in, including miniature golf, story time, Mr. Magic, Sir Topham Hatt, Mega Bloks, Thomas train tables and an actual train ride led by Thomas the Tank Engine.  It was busy, but the crowd was adequately disbursed throughout the many activities.  We packed a picnic lunch and sat at the provided tables under a tent which provided much needed shade.  I found a coupon code online and saved money on each ticket purchased.  My son enjoyed collecting stamps from each station and received a free prize (a Thomas Mega Bloks set) for collecting them all.  It was a great day!

Yo Gabba Gabba!

My son is mesmerized by Yo Gabba Gabba!  We even had a Yo Gabba Gabba! themed birthday party!

We played Pin the Party in Brobee's Tummy.  I purchased this game online.

The guests took home candy in Muno Gift Bags.  These were very easy to make.  I just cut computer paper into circles, drew the pupil with a Sharpie and taped the eye to a red gift bag.  

 

And we drank Dazzleberry Lemonade!  This was made by freezing a variety of Kool-Aid flavors into ice cubes, layering them by color and adding Sprite.

I hope that Yo Gabba Gabba Live! tours again this year.  Seeing DJ Lance Rock and the Yo Gabba Gabba gang in person would be AWESOME!