Brenna loves the Magic School Bus television show and picture books. She would choose to watch MSB over any Disney show. So when the Children's Museum brought in the Magic School Bus weather exhibit, I knew I had to bring her.
Brenna really enjoyed the Weather TV studio, where you selected the backdrop, set up the map, dress up for the remote location, and read the script.
Live, from a snowy blizzard, it's Brenna!
The day we went to the museum, they had meteorlogists from the local television stations come in for a science demonstration. Brenna was very hopeful that it would be David Paul from our morning news station (because we watch weather in the morning), but she was still happy to see David's co-worker - Gene Norman - who does the 5 and 6 p.m. weather.
Quite honestly, she was just a little star-struck by meeting him. (That's face paint on her.) She sat right up front during the demonstration, got his autograph and wanted a picture with him. Now when we come home in the evening, she asks to watch the 6 p.m. news (weather only). She comes running in when I say, "It's Gene!"
They also had a hands-on lab for children 8 and over, so Cameron went in and made a hot-air balloon out of tissue paper. Since Brenna came in with us, she got to make one also. Once we had all of the pieces glued together, they put it over a hot air blower (like a hair dryer) and sure enough - up it floated to the ceiling.
