NOTEWORTHY: What’s NEW in

NOVEMBER

DINO DON'S DINOVENTURE NOW AT THE BISHOP!

Open now through March 18

There’s a new MUST-SEE exhibit for your dino loving kids to explore! Dino Don’s DinoVenture at The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature in Bradenton is bringing the prehistoric past back to life with life-sized, animatronic dinosaurs and even the tallest, most accurate dinosaur ever built. This outdoor family-friendly experience, built to excite and inspire, is the closest your family will ever come to living, roaring dinosaurs. bishopscience.org

photo credit: Julie Larsen Maher

FREE COVID KITS FROM THE CHILDREN’S BOARD

The Children’s Board of Hillsborough County is distributing 3,500 FREE Covid-19 Prevention Kits at all seven of its Family Resource Centers in Tampa Bay. Each kit includes hand sanitizers, a thermometer, face masks and hand soap. childrensboard.org

GET COZY THIS FALL WITH THE NAPPLING WEIGHTED BLANKET FROM BEARABY

Bearaby makes blankets for adults as well, but the Nappling is designed specifically for kids. Made out of natural organic cotton, it is knitted into a highly breathable and delightfully soft weighted blanket. Perfect to help relax your kiddo after a long day. $149 bearaby.com

TECO MANATEE VIEWING CENTER REOPENS

The TECO Manatee Viewing Center at the Big Bend Power Station in Apollo Beach is finally re-opening this month after staying closed last year due to the pandemic. Manatees gather here in the colder months to seek the warmth of the water from the plant! Water from the bay is used to cool down the power station. The discharge canal is actually a federally designated manatee sanctuary. There is also a trail and observation tower you can climb. You can stay up-todate by following the center on Facebook @ManateeViewingCenter.

NEW! DR. SEUSS® MAGNA-TILES®

Your child’s favorite Dr. Seuss characters are now featured on a staff-favorite toy...Magna-Tiles! The new sets include “Oh the Places You’ll Go,” “Green Eggs and Ham” and, just in time for the holidays, ”The Grinch!” Each of the kits runs at about $44.95. The building toy is best for kids ages 3 and older. createon.com 6 TAMPA STUDENTS PUBLISH POETRY BOOK TO CHRONICLE THE EXPERIENCES OF BLACK ADOLESCENCE Gentleman’s Quest of Tampa Inc., a 501c3 nonprofit based in Tampa that is committed to helping youth become productive members of society, today announced the launch of a new book—"I Am a Young Black Man”—a poetry collection authored by area students within the program that aims to detail the experiences of black adolescence. “I Am a Young Black Man” is now available for preorder at gqtampa.com. All proceeds from books sales will help to fund a student trip to Washington D.C. for the Gentleman’s Quest program that includes visits to Howard University, the National Museum for African American History and Culture and the American Poetry Museum.