Hello, Hiver friends!
This is the first time that my kid will be going on a field trip in his school since the pandemic, and he has already highlighted the date and started counting down the days since the school calendar was released. That was how excited he was, and his excitement even skyrocketed when the school already sent us the advisory for more detailed information about the field trip, which includes the tour itinerary.
Field Trip Day
December 7 is field trip day. It was at 4:00 a.m. when I woke my son. so that he could prepare. It will never be a challenge to wake him up because he is looking forward to this day. He will always eat slowly, no matter how excited he is, so we had to wait a little while for him to finish his breakfast and take a bath. Fortunately, everything we would need for the trip —yes, me too, as I will be going with him today— was already packed in his backpack the previous evening.
When we got to the bus, we were about 2 minutes late to the assembly time; it was 5:32 am, and at about 6:00 (six oclock sharp), the bus left the assembly area. Bus number 6 is the one designated for us.
The estimated time of travel to reach the first destination of the tour was one and a half hours without traffic, but it took longer than that, and the kids got hungry on our way, so the tour guide advised the parents to give the kids a substantial snack so they would have energy during the field trip, and also that outside food and drinks are not allowed to be brought inside the park, so we need to leave them inside the bus.
We finally arrived at Dinosaurs Island, the first stop on our itinerary, after two hours of travel. The children are eagerly awaiting the bus to pull up and settle in. The ticket wristbands were distributed by the teacher immediately.
Dinosaurs Island Park
There was a lengthy line of students waiting to enter the park; we had to wait for our turn because there were four more schools going on the field trip. The kids were getting stirred; it was hot and they were perspiring, and it took them almost thirty minutes to receive a stamp and enter.
When we are finally inside the park, the kids don't know which attractions to visit first, so the tour guide gathers them around so they can have an organized exploration.
The Wonders of the World, which offers small replicas of all the well-known tourist and historical sites around the globe, is the first attraction they visit. My child is almost posing for photos next to every wonder model that is less than life size. He was jumping from one miniature statue to another, and I was breathing heavily trying to keep up with him. He's reading through each model's description with interest.
Because of its meticulous design, he told me that this little statue is his favorite; in fact, he made several references to it in the reflection paper he turned in to the school following the field trip. It is evident that this is the area of the attraction where he spent the most time.
They proceed to the park's next attraction, the Dino Trail, where guests may view exhibits of fascinating life-size animatronic dinosaurs. The kids were able to experience and get a peek at prehistoric life on Earth, which made it a unique experience.
The sounds of happy, curiosity-driven children are drowning out the animated sounds that the park has installed to mimic the sounds of each life-size dinosaur.
He felt sorry for the dead dinosaur that died in battle. Here, the guide explains how the dinosaurs hunt and prey on the weak.
He always stopped and looked for the informative board where all the facts about the specific dinosaurs were written. He also asked me to take a photo of it so he could just browse back in case he wanted to read it again.
A large gate leads to the T-rex encounter in the center of the dinosaur trail. Here, children can feed the rex a dead baby dinosaur; of course, it's just fake. 😆
Can you believe my son was scared to be next to the rex, well he is not the only one who felt that way, look at those teeth! Plus the rex's head is moving! 😆
After taking photos next to the T-rex, we continued walking to the Dino Trail. There are a few more kinds of dinosaurs on the way to the exit.
The next stop is the Dino Escape, where there is a ravaging Dino trying to escape from the enclosure. It is moving and, at the same time, making a sound, so the kids were thrilled to go near it.
My son is "trying" to run away from the escaping dinosaur.
We are almost at the end of the trail. The last stop is the Dinasaur Dig Site
In here, they can dig and discover some dinosaur fossils. Be ready to get dirty! They stay a little bit on the digging site, trying to look for some remains of the dinosaur.
Snack booths are waiting at the end of the trail, then they will wait for the Dino Dancing show at the Dino World of Fun. It was a few minutes of the Dancing Dino Mascot Show, and then we proceeded to the exit at the park.
The kids wanted to see a few more attractions inside the park, like Insectlandia and the Jurrasic Safari Jungle Ride, but we had already used up all of our time, and there were still two locations left on the schedule, so we had to leave the park and go on to the next location.
That's it for me today. Stay tuned to find out where this field trip is going next. I'm hoping to post it as soon as I can.
Thank you for reading, and see you on my next one!
Happy Humpday!
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All photos are my own, unless stated otherwise.
The lead image was edited using Canva.
