A trip to the taxidermist

For the first time during 40/40 we took the children to visit a taxidermist. We got to see the whole process of what they do when they get an animal skin. It is a much longer process than I ever imagined. It was very informative and fun. At the end of our tour the children were given a quiz to see how many animals they could recognize. They all did pretty well.
It was exciting to see that the Bormans had some live animals as well. We were all able to get really close to some Zebra and Ostrich.

The kids got to see and touch a crocodile that the taxidermist was working on.

Steve standing by a Kudu shoulder mount.

This is the older group at 40/40.

This man was working on a Cape Buffalo.

The children got to see a giraffe skin that they were working on.

Look how close the children are to these Zebra.

Aren't Zebra beautiful animals?

The Bormans had two ostriches on their property too.

Justin and a couple of the other kids got to touch the ostrich.

This is the second graders in our group.

Brandon holding a buffalo hoof.

On the way home we stopped on the side of the road and bought some sugarcane. The kids enjoyed trying it.


April 28th, was Justin's 14th birthday. We celebrated that night with a delicious Choc. cake. How many kids can say they got to touch a ostrich on their birthday?? Not too many I'm sure.