Took my 4 year old to the Aquarium today.

May 18, 2018, 05:58 PM

He watches Aquanauts, it's among the actually educational shows we curate for him. Sometimes though, he likes to make up facts:

"Right Whales are called that because they only go right."

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May 18, 2018, 06:18 PM

SigLaw

They must be the NASCAR drivers of the ocean.

May 18, 2018, 06:18 PM

ArtieS

The Boston aquarium is one of the best. I hope he had a magical time. I always did as a kid.

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May 18, 2018, 06:35 PM

redstone

Some of my greatest memories as a kid and as an adult and as an adult taking my kids

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May 18, 2018, 06:42 PM

thunderson

Did you get to pet rays? That's always a blast.

May 18, 2018, 07:19 PM

sadlerbw

quote:
Originally posted by arcwelder76:
He watches Aquanauts...

My kids loved that show. I think my favorite episode is either the snapping shrimp, or the Christmas special where the vegimals sing Jingle Bells.

My kids also still like to make stuff up, but these days it’s more like, “yeah, my room is clean”, or, “I never knew Legos couldn’t really fly!”

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May 18, 2018, 07:49 PM

Black92LX

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Octonauts is the boys current favorite. Quite educational. We just found Tip The Mouse it has some great little lessons many that are concurrent with issues our oldest has at school.

Boston Aquarium is awesome granted it has probably been 25 years since I have been there but still remember it quite vividly.

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May 20, 2018, 12:54 PM

bendable

its been a while did you get a pic?
is he married yet?

May 20, 2018, 01:28 PM

ryan81986

I love the NE aquarium. I haven't been in awhile though, I'll have to go back soon.

My favorite exhibit there doesn't have any fish in it. It's the shore/beach birds exhibit.

May 20, 2018, 02:26 PM

arcwelder

quote:
Originally posted by bendable:
its been a while did you get a pic?
is he married yet?

He's 4, so he'll be driving soon, and who knows when he'll be married.

With Mama:

At a local fair we went to today:

quote:
Originally posted by ryan81986:
I love the NE aquarium. I haven't been in awhile though, I'll have to go back soon.

My favorite exhibit there doesn't have any fish in it. It's the shore/beach birds exhibit.

That exhibit is still there, and does have fish in it, as well as some crustaceans, just "off shore."

We also went to see the USS Constitution, which was actually closed for a memorial service. Had we known we wouldn't have walked there. The museum and Cassin Young were still good though.

May 20, 2018, 02:28 PM

arcwelder

It's big, but to think it was crewed with about 450 guys, it's small. I haven't been on it in years, but I remember thinking how tiny people must have been, and I wasn't even an adult at that point.