Reptile Show at the Library

Our local library held a little reptile show. The speaker came from the Bean Life Science Museum in Provo. I guess the museum is under construction for now but he was out and about with a couple of reptiles to promote visitors when they open in the summer. He showed us a power point presentation and got the kids really involved. Throughout the presentation he showed the kids a couple of reptiles and different things like eggs and skins. Caleb and Ciara sat right up front. Caleb tried to answer every question. He was so excited and just loved it. Ciara followed her brother in everything. Every time he raised his hand she would do the same.

The kids got to vote on what animal they all had the chance to pet at the end of the presentation. They all wanted to touch the snake. Caleb did it, Ciara didnt want him to close so she just took a close look. The best part of the show was when the speaker was holding the snake, talking about some facts, when the snake pushed his way through the guys belt loop. The snake was to fat to fit all the way through so the speaker ended up having to cut his belt loop to get the snake free. The guy was really funny and cool about it, making jokes about his favorite pants. The snake tried to get into the second belt loop and up the mans shirt but was stopped in time. Very funny.

This little presentation made such an impression on Caleb that a week later he was playing with a friend and recreated the entire thing, including not being able to touch the snake (he has a huge stuffed snake) until after the show, one person at a time with only two fingers. He actually remembered lots of facts.

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