It's a Mystery!

After school today, Alex and I made a day of it on Mamaroneck Avenue. He needs a bicycle helmet. I needed new sneakers. There were some other stores we could check out, plus the library. It seemed like it could be fun. Today's highlight, however, was our visit to Dino Dig USA. This is a children's party venue that allows walk-ins to go on a dinosaur digging adventure. They have a large desert diarama, set up with dinosaurs and bright lights and even balloons to set the atmosphere. Then, you get to dig into the sand to seek prizes.

Alex wasn't sure of what we were doing at first. After I showed him how to uncover the first two prizes, he started to get excited. He still needed some help getting the search started, but each time I hit something hard in the sand, I'd say something like 'Uh-oh! Something hard! I think I might need help!'

He started to get the squeals and giggles as time went on, thrilled each time I said 'I need help over here!'

During our search, Alex was asking 'Where are the prizes? Where do we dig? It's a mystery around here!'

He wound up with 14 prizes, plus a pith helmet that we got to decorate. What a fun way to spend some time on an afternoon.

I love mysteries after all.

Friday, June 25