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Dinosaur Birthday Bash Promises Prehistoric Fun
Fernbank Museum Celebrates Fifth Anniversary of World’s Largest Dinosaurs
ATLANTA—It’s a birthday party of gigantic proportions for the dinosaur stars of Fernbank Museum’s permanent exhibition Giants of the Mesozoic. The world’s largest dinosaurs will celebrate their fifth anniversary at the Museum at the Dinosaur Birthday Bash on Saturday, August 19 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The celebration will include a number of dinosaur and birthday-themed activities—from crafts to tasty birthday treats. Children can search for fossils in the Fossil Fun dir or dress up in a hat and vest like a paleontologist so Mom and Dad can take their picture next to the skull of a Giganotosaurus.
Many of the fun, family activities scheduled will take place in the Great Hall, where visitors will find Giants of the Mesozoic, featuring the meat-eating Giganotosaurus and the plant-eating Argentinosaurus—along with other prehistoric residents, including flying reptiles known as pterosaurs.
Dinosaur Birthday Bash Activities Include*:
- Birthday Cake Ice Cream, courtesy of Mayfield Dairy Farms (while supplies last)
- Fossil Fun Dig
- “Dr. Dinosaur” Puppet Show, by Lee Bryan, That Puppet Guy
- Giganotosaurus Photo Opportunities
- Birthday Bash Station
- Fantastic Fossil Encounters
- Triceratops Trek, special guest appearance by the Center for Puppetry Arts
- Dinosaur Puppet Factory, courtesy of the Center for Puppetry Arts
- Land of the Giants Video View
- Story Time, courtesy of Decatur’s Little Shop of Stories
*Some activities are offered at specific times and on a space available basis.
Dinosaur Birthday Bash is one of several Family Fun days Fernbank Museum offers throughout the year. Family days offer unique, theme-oriented activities with a natural history focus. Make plans for more family fun on September 23 for the opening day celebration of the special exhibition, Imperial Rome, and October 21 for the seasonal favorite Bugs, Bats and Bones Day.
Special activities are offered between 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and are included with Museum admission and is free for members. Museum admission is $12 for adults, $11 for students and seniors, and $10 for children ages 12 and under. For tickets, call 404.929.6400. Visit www.fernbankmuseum.org for more information on Fernbank’s exhibitions, films, programming and events.
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