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SUMMER ACTIVITY GUIDE 2020
MAKE MEMORIES AT THE MUSEUM BY: ABBY LYNES
From dinosaurs to robots, Gallatin Valley museums feature exhibits almost every kid would love. Your child may spend a day or two a year at a museum, but they can never get the full experience in just one day. Museums offer a wealth of fun and learning opportunities. Participating in a day camp or just visiting often during the summer can give children the opportunity to explore the exhibits they feel most drawn to, and they may discover a new interest or passion. Several museums feature interactive exhibits or special sections for kids, so be sure to find those rooms. Many museums offer summer programs for kids, which can help you maximize all their learning potential.
Museum of the Rockies Who doesn’t love dinosaurs? Spend enough time at the Museum of the Rockies, and you may just start to feel like you’ve been trans-
check out the exhibit, which interactively shows kids the science and wonders of Yellowstone. There is a geyser that kids can pump themselves, a mini Old Faithful Inn
ported back to the prehistoric times. MOR
and a fire tower equipped with binoculars.
is rich with history, with one of the world’s
MOR also offers a number of summer camps
largest dinosaur fossil collections and the
for kids entering first through eighth grades.
largest T-rex display, with 13 specimens. Kids
Camp registration is open now, with full
can watch MOR volunteers prepare fossils
payment required on the date of registration.
for study and walk through the Hall of Giants,
Spots are filling up quickly, so be sure to sign
which features one of the most complete
up as soon as you can. Camps typically run
Allosaurus skeletons ever discovered.
for about a week, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mon-
If you’re planning a trip to Yellowstone Na-
day through Friday and cost $215 per camp-
tional Park any time soon, admission to MOR
er for MOR members and $255 per camper
includes the Martin Children’s Center, one
for non-members. Camp themes offered
of the newest exhibitions. The exhibit is a
include Disgusting Science, which includes
great introduction to the regional landscape
bodily functions like burping and farting, sure
for those planning to travel to Yellowstone.
to garner some giggles from your kids. There’s
Infants to eight-year-olds are welcome to
also Monsters and Mysteries, in which stu-
