Monday, May 9, 2016

2010 March 20, Saturday, Big Read & Exploring

I took two grandsons to the Florence Library to kick off the big read.
The boys enjoyed fence painting (Tom Sawyer Fence painting) using yellow, green, red & blue paints. A couple was playing and singing music. 
Tom Sawyer 
Fence Painting
There was a wooden statue with the face hollowed out where the kids could put their faces inside and pretend to be  Tom Sawyer. 
The kids also received a peppermint stick
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The boys with the dog display
The boys and the elephant display

We walked across the street to Wilson Park and then to Kennedy Douglas Art Center where the boys could explore the outdoor art displays. We saw a dog, a dinosaur, an elephant, and a  spider.
We stopped at Pickett Place a Historic site


Pope's Tavern 
We stopped at Pope's Tavern and walked around the grounds stopping to take a few pictures. 


Teaching the Boys about early cooking 
teaching the boys about the early watering troughs for horses
We continued walking to UNA. We went to see the lions, UNA and LEO. 
We visited Romeo & Juliet Statues, the building that looks like a castle, the UNA bell tower, the area where UNA soldiers are honored, and many other sites. 
Finishing our walkthrough UNA 
Sculptures displayed downtown 
We walked downtown stopping for a picture of the Hulk poster
our last stop with the Presbyterian Church 
I took the boys to Wendy's for frosty and chicken fingers. 
The grandkids learned a lot of history and had fun doing it. 

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