I pride myself on being honest with my boys.
Well, except for that one time I skirted that whole baby thing…
Anyway.
There was a small “issue” at school this past week with an HIV/AIDS lesson turned s_x-ed.
And the “issue” ended with Michael learning about…
you know…
“it.”
I don’t dare type the word here because people already find my blog by googling Mom + the name of my youngest + the last word in my blog title. We don’t need to add the “S” word into the mix.
Movingalong.
We had planned a few weeks ago to take Michael to the Bodies Exhibition in Tucson.
We had no idea how relevant it would be after this week.
I have chosen to only post this picture of the exhibition, due to some of you maybe not wanting to see the whole shebang. If you would like to see more pictures, click here.
Have you heard of Bodies? It’s very similar to BodyWorlds, just on a smaller scale.
It’s an exhibit of human bodies that have been carefully preserved and are on display for educational purposes.
Michael is 9. Steve and I decided that he was old enough to view the exhibit if he wanted to go.
Jack, who is 5, wanted to go, but we decided that he should wait just a little longer (due to lack of an attention span, not content of the exhibit).
We talked it over with Michael, showed him some pictures online, and asked if he wanted to go.
He did. And he loved it.
We saw several younger children there, starting at 4 or 5 years of age. If you want to bring your kids, don’t worry that they will be the only ones there.
Steve and I walked through the exhibit with him, allowing him to choose what he wanted to spend time looking at.
We paid the extra $5 for the audio tour, and listened to the verbal descriptions of several exhibits.
When we first walked into the building, we saw a skeleton and listened to a description of bones.
Michael turned to me and said, “Is that a kid?”
And though the skeleton was raised above the ground, it looked to be just a hair taller than Michael is.
Perceptive little boy.
We saw bones, muscles, organs, and whole skeletons.
Diseased parts and healthy parts.
I asked Michael what his favorite part was, and he said he liked all of it, but especially the roundworm in someone’s intestine and the cancerous organs. He’s such a boy.
While he was walking around, he seemed particularly interested in the heart and brain, and told us that he was a little creeped out by the embryo exhibit.
Mom’s honest opinion?
I’m glad that we took Michael. He was very interested in it, and I feel that he is at an age where he can appreciate the exhibit.
There’s nudity, but in different forms. It wasn’t an issue for us, and Michael said that it didn’t make him uncomfortable.
Take your kids if they show interest. You’ll be glad you did.
Tucson Bodies Exhibition Information
The exhibit will be in Tucson until August 31.
It took us about 1 hour to walk through the exhibit.
Ticket prices range between $14-22, with military, senior, and student discounts available.
The Bodies Exhibition is in several cities this summer… click here to see if it’s coming to you.
If you decide to go, please leave me a comment and let me know what you think!
My family was generously provided with tickets to view the Bodies Exhibition, but I was not paid for this review.
The opinions expressed are my own.
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YAY for you, Steve, and Michael. But you know me, I would have been grossed out. But still can’t figure out how you got Uncle Marc there without me knowing. (You know, the guy standing next to Michael and Steve in the picture).
But what a cool learning experience. Now, I will go see what other exhibits they had there. Is that there all the time?
Steve and I did BodyWorlds just before I found out I was pregnant. I loved it and it left him a bit queasy. Funny though, after I did know I was pregnant (I was that weekend, but didn’t know it yet), and started feeling a little funny, I couldn’t even watch the commercials on TV! Funny…it is pretty cool though, in my opinion, and if you can stomach it, definitely educational and interesting!
I was waiting to hear what you thought!! I’ve never been, but I plan on going this summer! Glad you enjoyed it :)
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I’ve been thinking about taking Gary when they were here in Phx last year. We chose not to, but not for moral reasons. We just couldn’t afford to go. I think I’ll broach the subject with James again tho.
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That is so cool! I’ve been wanting to go to Body Worlds… it looks so interesting! I’m glad Micheal was into it :)
Very cool although I think my husband would have been sick to his stomach.
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I saw it last year in Phoenix and LOVED it. I think Chelsea and I are planning on going to this one…
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I went to the exhibit years ago and was surprised how many kids I saw. Good for you for being open to taking your kids!
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Very interesting. I think *I* would like it…but my girls are still a little young (ages 1 and 3).
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