Museum at Prairie Fire Review

Yesterday we made the trek up Nall to visit the new Museum at Prairie Fire with some of our buddies.  After braving the slippery slope of the polished concrete front walkway that I'm sure is a good idea on a sunny day, we all decided to just do the general admission so that we didn't have to spend anything.  But after looking at the baby T-Rex and some of the TV screens, we kind of looked at each other and said, "Is that it?"  Now when I told Johnny about this, he guffawed at me and mocked, "JUST a dinosaur?!"  Well, I mean I'm proud of them for finding it and everything, but that's literally all the general admission is, and according to Lila, "It's a yiddle bit scawy."

So we decided to go ahead and pay $7 to do the Discovery Room.  Best decision ever!  It is really cool.  Lila was able to walk around with a magnifying glass and look at all different kinds of fossils and shells.

They also have a couple of fake skeletons that you can put together.

There's a dig site that Lila and her best buddy Livvy loved.  Though, Lila was greatly concerned about the sand getting in her shoes.

They also have live bugs and reptiles.  Lila loved the little turtles.  Mommy did not love the hissing cockroaches.  Thank you, Aunt Melody, for suggesting to Lila that she get one as a pet.

There's also some kind of astronomy room that Lila never went into, electronic microscopes, and they have a little play area with blocks and things for littler kids.  The signs all say that the play area is for 3 and up, but Lila definitely enjoyed herself.  I could see kids up to ten and over finding things to do in there and having lots of fun.  Kids under three are free, which was nice, but I think it's stupid when places charge for the parents to go in.  So we'll see if the prices change at any point or if they get some kind of better year round family pass.  I am also curious to see how the place looks in a year.  There is so much cool stuff, but that also means there's tons of things to keep in working, clean condition.

We will definitely be going back.