We visited the free Bugfest festival in Raleigh on Saturday and had a wonderful time with all the buggies. Jim and Nicole didn't ingest any bugs this time, though :) Jacob and Nicole both petted this hissing cocroach. Nicole talked with the lady about how slimy and smooth the skin was.
A whole row inside the museum (the festival is outside but the museum has a lot of exhibits set up for it too) was dedicated to huge spiders!
Nicole is studying the bird-eating spider up close. Nice.
This baby owl just sat on this man's finger the whole time- no leash or anything! It was amazing to see the darling little guy.
The kids loved petting this turtle (and yes, they had hand sanitizer they used after!)
Bug sand sculpturists hard at work! We coud have used some lessons from these guys for our next trip to the beach.
These bug fishing poles were cute. The volunteer asked Jacob what he thought his bug was going to catch. He said "FISH!"
No fish, but he did catch a tadpole :)
The giant caterpillar inflatable was a big hit with the kids the last time we went two years ago. It's a long tunnel obstacle course.
Nicole and Michael raced through, but Jake only made it a little ways before turning back to escape back out the front :)
The Anthropod Olympics were one of the kids favorite parts. There were three races they had to compete in, getting a stamp at each one. This was the dung beetle race. The kids had to roll these beach balls painted the color of... well, dung... to the end and back. Michael really got into it and even got caught on the ball and went over the top of it once. He and Nicole were really fast. Jake got a little detoured into the race next to us...but he eventually made it!
This bee race involved wearing wings and sticky sleeves and then going to pick up water, pollen (little wiffle balls), and sugar (popice) and bringing it back to the hive.
And they're off!
The ant race was tough for the kids because the boys didn't really get the concept of staying in
between the pink string lines...but it was fun to watch.
For completing all three races, the kids were awarded these medals.
The kids absolutely felt on top of the world when they got medals!
We celebrated their victory with some shaved ice to cool off our sweaty athletes.
This bee cage had tons of bees on a comb and flying all around. A lady would go in there every thirty minutes and give a demonstration, and she didn't have anything to protect her from the bees. Crazy!
Michael's lips turned a bright blue.
And his tongue too! We stayed at the festival until Diana was ready to go. The kids had a great time and we barely got to see a third of the action. This is one of our favorite free festivals in the area!
A little footage from the Antropod Olympics. I thought I had some of the dung beetle race, but unfortunately not. I have the others though, enjoy! http://delbifamily.blogspot.com
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