{"id":12589,"date":"2013-08-19T00:01:27","date_gmt":"2013-08-18T23:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/?p=12589"},"modified":"2014-08-29T22:14:54","modified_gmt":"2014-08-29T21:14:54","slug":"dinosaurs-motivationalmonday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/54.155.211.39\/blog\/2013\/08\/19\/dinosaurs-motivationalmonday\/","title":{"rendered":"Dinosaur World Torquay &#038; Natural History Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">You may have noticed that we like dinosaurs in this house. I think our interest really began in April 2012, when whilst on holiday in Devon we picked up a leaflet advertising a Dinosaur World in Torquay.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s1195.photobucket.com\/albums\/aa394\/PinkOddballs\/?action=view&amp;current=dinosaurs.gif\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i1195.photobucket.com\/albums\/aa394\/PinkOddballs\/dinosaurs.gif?w=1200\" alt=\"Photobucket\" border=\"0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It was just under \u00a36 per person with 2s and under getting in free.\u00a0I think it was because it was Easter but the children were given a sheet with activities\/questions to answer from information they could find if they looked.\u00a0At the end they received a badge, a certificate and a dinosaur tooth.\u00a0We also bought a family photo of us sat on a dinosaur.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s1195.photobucket.com\/albums\/aa394\/PinkOddballs\/?action=view&amp;current=dinokids.gif\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i1195.photobucket.com\/albums\/aa394\/PinkOddballs\/dinokids.gif?w=1200\" alt=\"Photobucket\" border=\"0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">There was lots of facts and things to discover, and\u00a0ALL the children found something that interested them\/they could interact with &#8211; which wasn&#8217;t easy when they (then) ranged between 2 and 15.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s1195.photobucket.com\/albums\/aa394\/PinkOddballs\/?action=view&amp;current=dinokid.gif\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i1195.photobucket.com\/albums\/aa394\/PinkOddballs\/dinokid.gif?w=1200\" alt=\"Photobucket\" border=\"0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Recently we took the 3 youngest to London.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/big_ben.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12592\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/big_ben-224x300.jpg?resize=224%2C300\" alt=\"Big Ben London\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/big_ben.jpg?resize=224%2C300 224w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/big_ben.jpg?w=387 387w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It just made sense that whilst we were there we would visit the Natural History Museum &#8211; as\u00a0there are Dinosaurs there!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/scincemuseum.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/scincemuseum-300x224.jpg?resize=300%2C224\" alt=\"scincemuseum\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Natural History museum is FREE, and run by charitable donations. You can purchase a guide or a children&#8217;s guide (with puzzles) for ONLY \u00a35 each.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/dinosaur_book.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/dinosaur_book-300x224.jpg?resize=300%2C224\" alt=\"dinosaur_book\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The one thing I would do is, to go to\u00a0\u00a0the Dinosaurs first, as we looked around other parts first. We had to queue to get into the dinosaur area.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/dinosaurs_natural_history_museum.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/dinosaurs_natural_history_museum-224x300.jpg?resize=224%2C300\" alt=\"dinosaurs_natural_history_museum\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It was really amazing, but very busy (it was a weekend in August). I did take photos but it was so crowded and the light not right for my unexpert eye that they aren&#8217;t worth sharing. I do have a couple though.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/dinosaur_head.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/dinosaur_head-185x300.jpg?resize=185%2C300\" alt=\"dinosaur_head\" width=\"185\" height=\"300\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/dinosaur_eggs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12594\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/dinosaur_eggs-300x224.jpg?resize=300%2C224\" alt=\"dinosaur_eggs\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/dinosaur_eggs.jpg?resize=300%2C224 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/dinosaur_eggs.jpg?w=518 518w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/dinosaur_head.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a>There was so much detail and facts &#8211; it was absolutely amazing!<a href=\"http:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/dinosaurs_natural_history_museum.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">There was a lot of pushing and people standing very close, and others just wanting to barge past. We couldn&#8217;t easily just get out, and it was all a bit much for our youngest. Well worth a visit though.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Thank you for this lovely gift of Dinosaurs from\u00a0<strong><a id=\"js_106\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tabbaz\">Tracey A Belcher<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_0938.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12623\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_0938-224x300.jpg?resize=224%2C300\" alt=\"IMG_0938\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_0938.jpg?resize=224%2C300 224w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_0938.jpg?w=387 387w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">and Thank You for this fantastic Dinosaur Tail from Keynko after reading this post <a href=\"http:\/\/keynko.com\/2013\/08\/09\/festival-tails\/\">here<\/a><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/dinosaur_tail.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12624\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/dinosaur_tail-300x231.jpg?resize=300%2C231\" alt=\"Dinosaur tail Keynko\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- start LinkyTools script --><script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkytools.com\/thumbnail_linky_include.aspx?id=206274\"><\/script><!-- end LinkyTools script --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Linking up with<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mummymishaps.co.uk\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s1091.photobucket.com\/albums\/i384\/mummymishaps\/flashbackbadge1.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"flashbackbadge1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>This is NOT a sponsored post.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may have noticed that we like dinosaurs in this house. I think our interest really began in April 2012, when whilst on holiday in Devon we picked up a leaflet advertising a Dinosaur World in Torquay. It was just under \u00a36 per person with 2s and under getting in free.\u00a0I think it was because &#8230; <a title=\"Dinosaur World Torquay &#038; Natural History Museum\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/54.155.211.39\/blog\/2013\/08\/19\/dinosaurs-motivationalmonday\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Dinosaur World Torquay &#038; Natural History Museum\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12595,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2504],"tags":[2598,496,2111,2599],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/dinosaur_head.jpg?fit=353%2C570","uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/dinosaur_head.jpg?fit=353%2C570",353,570,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/dinosaur_head.jpg?resize=150%2C150",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/dinosaur_head.jpg?fit=186%2C300",186,300,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/dinosaur_head.jpg?fit=353%2C570",353,570,true],"large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/dinosaur_head.jpg?fit=353%2C570",353,570,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/dinosaur_head.jpg?fit=353%2C570",353,570,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/54.155.211.39\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/dinosaur_head.jpg?fit=353%2C570",353,570,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"pinkoddy","author_link":"http:\/\/54.155.211.39\/blog\/author\/pinkoddy\/"},"uagb_comment_info":23,"uagb_excerpt":"You may have noticed that we like dinosaurs in this house. 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