We are going to try to over-winter the bees by feeding them honey. Nova Scotia's dinosaurs are some of the oldest in the world, a full 100 million years older than T. rex. Examine the fossil evidence and life-size reconstructions. Learning by doing is fun for all ages. You could assemble this Gray Seal skeleton from Sable Island.
Museums are for imagining, too.
A child can picture herself as a bat-winged human. It's easy to leave your worries and drift into the natural world of a diorama. Imagine yourself with moose and deer in the autumn woods, or on a noisy offshore puffin island, or eye to eye with a bald eagle on the nest. Free quizzes can help focus a child's attention and provide variety on repeat visits. At the indoor Nature Centre, you can ask questions, have specimens identified, or examine some collections.