Noah's Ark

We went to the Noah's Ark exhibit at The Skirball Museum last Saturday. It was amazing. I couldn't believe how exciting that single exhibit was. I'm a sucker for Children's Museums, but this one was over the top. It was a two story exhibit that was so much fun. You could touch everything and play with many of the animals. All the animals were made from recycled materials...and they used those materials so cleverly.



They had this model of Noah's Ark sitting in one of the rooms so that the kids could play with it.


There was an elephant that was up in the climbing area. The kids could pull on a rope and the elephant would move it's trunk and make elephant noises...lots of fun. I love how the whole thing is made out of rope. Cool.

Stephen and Twerp #2 had a great time cuddling in the hammock...for about 30 seconds until it was time to go and clean up "animal poop." They had a pooper scooper, a broom and a bunch of poop that you could scatter all over the floor. It was engrossing to the kids. No so much for me.

Cool lion. It was huge and sitting right above the main room just like the king of the jungle should.

My dad's favorite animal is the Yak. He sees them everywhere. Curious, huh? Not everywhere like the park or the zoo or even the National Geographic Channel. He sees them in his curtains. We got new ones made. The whole Yak thing was a little freaky.

My Mom and Stephen hung out on this cool swing. Stephen wants to make one. Hmmmmm, think I'll try Ebay for his birthday. Might actually get one this summer that way. :)

Such a cool giraffe. You could stand on the bottom floor and twist your body on the handles attached to the wall and the giraffe would move his/her head from side to side.

This is the head of the first alligator. The way they used the gloves to make the head was so great...and the eye - creepy.

They used an open violin case for the mouth of the second alligator. Tires were the back of the animal and the teeth were needle caps found at the doctors. These people are so creative!

Finally, there is the whole Africa/Zebra/Elephant combo. The body of the zebra could be turned and it would make this cool spinning noise. I loved that they used a keyboard for the mane of the animal. The elephant's trunk was made from steamer bamboo baskets. My favorite part was the floor mats for the elephants ears. I think they used to be mine.

If you're ever in the Los Angeles area, I highly recommend the exhibit at The Skirball. Call me and we'll go with you!