This week Ethan is on half term break, so he is off school all week. We have been spending some time seeing some sights around London on his break. We went to the London Zoo which is one of the best Zoos that I have been to in terms of presentation and treatment of the animals. We also did some research on tigers for his half term homework project where we are putting together a book about tigers. Here is Ethan jumping on one of the inflatables in the kids area.

I just had to include this exhibit which I thought was really funny. There are lots of "stone walls" all over England!

We also went to the Natural History Museum and visited an exhibit on the scientists who live and work in Antartica. Lots of other kids and their families had this same idea. The dinosaur room was so crowed it was almost unbearable. Here is Ethan trying on a jacket that the Scientists in Antartica wear.

Here is a big T-Rex -

We also went to Kew Gardens which is a botanical garden that has a indoor play ground and craft classes for kids. It was pretty cold outside, so we spent most of our time inside at the indoor playground. We will have to go back to explore the gardens. It was a long tube ride to Kew Gardens - 22 stops by Ethan's count! Here are some shots of Ethan playing.

Ethan took a paper scultpure class and made a volcano.

Here is a picture of Kew Palace and some flowers - signs of Spring! Tomorrow we take a weekend trip to York and the Yorkshire Dales.