I've always loved a good holiday, and it's always been on my "Bucket
List" to attend one of the actual groundhog ceremonies on Groundhog Day -
yes, probably a weird thing to have on a "Bucket List", but it's
there! I guess that can be traced back to my kindergarten-teaching days
where we celebrated Groundhog Day every year and did a coordinating
unit on shadows...
So, since Groundhog Day happened to fall on a weekend this year (and Hubby was coincidently drilling), I decided on a whim to take the kids to visit a real groundhog. So, General Beauregard Lee is still on my list, but today we headed up to Raleigh to visit Sir Walter Wally at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.
First of all, WOW, what a wonderful museum! Admission was free and there were at least 4 floors of fun to explore. The littles had a GREAT time.
We ended up getting there about 10 minutes after the ceremony had ended (bummer), but we did get to see Sir Walter Wally up close after learning that he DID indeed see his shadow...
So, since Groundhog Day happened to fall on a weekend this year (and Hubby was coincidently drilling), I decided on a whim to take the kids to visit a real groundhog. So, General Beauregard Lee is still on my list, but today we headed up to Raleigh to visit Sir Walter Wally at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.
First of all, WOW, what a wonderful museum! Admission was free and there were at least 4 floors of fun to explore. The littles had a GREAT time.
We ended up getting there about 10 minutes after the ceremony had ended (bummer), but we did get to see Sir Walter Wally up close after learning that he DID indeed see his shadow...
We had sooo much fun exploring the museum and taking advantage of all of the groundhog-themed activities and crafts...
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