{"id":4534,"date":"2013-07-30T13:07:54","date_gmt":"2013-07-30T20:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/?p=4534"},"modified":"2022-03-25T21:09:37","modified_gmt":"2022-03-26T04:09:37","slug":"pacific-science-center-tropical-butterfly-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2013\/07\/30\/pacific-science-center-tropical-butterfly-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Pacific Science Center Tropical Butterfly House"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hot, humid, and swarming with tropical butterflies of all colors and sizes, the Pacific Science Center Tropical Butterfly House<\/a> is a touch of the tropics right here in Seattle – and a great way to spend the afternoon with your favorite kid, or kid at heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gem was so taken with the idea that a butterfly might land on her that she stood completely still for what felt like F O R E V E R (and probably even longer for her) waiting for one to come and say hi. The rules were very strict: NO TOUCH! However, if a butterfly lands on you, well that’s their choice. It took a while, and Gem managed to keep from reaching out and touching them, and finally one crawled right up on her finger. She was elated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The butterflies would often land right on the floor, so it was important to watch your step carefully. Occasionally one of the butterflies would be sitting on the floor injured. Stepped on? Perhaps. Or it could have been injured elsewhere, and then just landed on the floor to catch it’s breath. Gem was looking for a butterfly under this caution sign, with no idea a blue morpho was fluttering around right next to her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I kept thinking that the Pacific Science Center would be a great place to take her when she gets older – but I was missing out. It’s really appropriate for all ages – and even has a toddler explore area for the littlest ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hot, humid, and swarming with tropical butterflies of all colors and sizes, the Pacific Science Center Tropical Butterfly House is a touch of the tropics right here in Seattle – and a great way to spend the afternoon with your favorite kid, or kid at heart. 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