This weekend at the Shreveport Convention Center, families got a chance to experience the walk-through exhibit, which consisted of replica dinosaurs, dinosaur environmental scenes, rides, videos and other dinosaur-related activities.
“It’s an educational show,” said Steve Rosholt, the show manager. “So once the kids come in, there’s a lot of things they can see, touch. There’s lots of different plaques that have different information about every dinosaur we have in there.”
The exhibit showcased over 60 animatronic dinosaurs, including Tyrannosaurus, Iguanodon, Triceratops and Utahraptor. Some dinosaurs came to life with the push of button, providing life-like sound and motion for all to see.
“It’s not a lot of stuff for children in Shreveport, so it gives families a chance to come out and have a good time together,” said Sasha Odom, of Shreveport. “My son loves dinosaurs. He liked going through telling us the names of the dinosaurs.”
“Discover the Dinosaurs” was designed to take children back in time to be able to experience how dinosaurs once lived.
“I think it is very educational,” said Brianna McCollough, of Shreveport. “We haven’t had anything in Shreveport that talked about dinosaurs. It is hands-on and something the kids can learn from.”
McCollough brought along her three children so they could learn about the prehistoric period. Each one of her children took away something different from the exhibit.
“I like the Dino Theatre,” said 9-year old Bradley McCollough.
“I like the Dino Dig,” said 7-year old Jaylie McCollough.
“I like all the dinosaurs,” said 2-year old Grayson McCollough.
Children dug deep into the Dino Dig, a sand plot, which allowed them to brush the bones of different dinosaurs. Others crowded into the Dino Theater where movies showed periods ranging from Triassic to the Jurassic to the Cretaceous.
“Educational things coming to the city is always good,” said Charles Williams, of Shreveport. “Kids are like sponges, they soak it up.”
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