How NOT to Spend Your Money

Unfortunately, we visited the dinosaur show that came to Altoona over the weekend.  It turned out to be a poor choice for entertainment for us.  We paid way too much (about $50 for the three of us) and got way too little in return (just over an hour). 

The show consisted of about 15 of this type of dinosaur scene with
informative plaques.

Will did enjoy the set-ups where you could push buttons to control the dinosaurs'
movements and sounds.

Then he enjoyed taking a few pictures when I let him use my camera.
He would have enjoyed using my camera anywhere - that was nothing specific to the show!

We ended up spending most of our time watching the video they showed
and playing in this sand box!

 
We thought some bounce houses, a dinosaur ride, and fossil mining (sluicing) were included as well but it turned out that those things were an additional $30!!  I guess we would have gotten a better value if Will was super fascinated by dinosaurs, but of course he's not since dinos don't have wheels!!  : )

Actually, for me the most amazing part of the show was seeing how many people were there with multiple kids!  Either there is tons of disposable income in Altoona or there were lots of people desperate to get their kids out of the house for a while.  I guess we fell into the second category!  : )

Oh well!  Live and learn!   : )