SPECIAL EVENTS

Harry’s Big Adventure
Presented by Terminix
November 20 - 23, 2008 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. daily
Meet Harry, a Chinese praying mantis, and his friends - a scorpion, tarantula, hissing cock roaches, vinegeroon, black widow spider, ladybug, diving beetles and millipede. Stop by the insect petting zoo to see, touch and hold some of these critters before they travel to their next destination! FREE with MOSI admission

Also, participate in these exciting activities:
• Get your photograph taken with Harry at the photo booth
• Visit the caricaturist to take home a personal bug caricature
• Enter to win a trip to the Audubon Insectarium in New Orleans
• Engage in live roach racing
• Sample the culinary expertise of Bug Chef, David Gordon
• Get a bug tattooed on your cheek or hand

Santa Breakfast
November 29, 2008 at 10 a.m. - Noon
Santa Claus is coming to…MOSI! Skip the lines at the Mall, and join us for a special holiday breakfast with Santa on November 29. Fun holiday activities for families and festive entertainment. Members: Adult $12, Child $10, Nonmembers: Adult $25, Child $20

Holiday Tea
December 7, 11 a.m., 1 p.m. & 3 p.m.
December 14, 11 a.m., 1 p.m. & 3 p.m.
Relax from shopping and sip tea among Florida’s delicate butterflies in the BioWorks Butterfly Garden December 7 and 14, 2008. MOSI’s Holiday Tea includes “High Tea” service, kid-friendly treats and refreshments, admission to MOSI exhibits and one standard IMAX Dome Theatre film.For seating and reservations, call Lisa Leonard at (813) 987-6358.
Members: Adult $20, Child $15, Nonmembers: Adult $30, Child $20

From the Farm to the Fridge, presented by Dairy Farmers, Inc.
Kids In Charge! The Children's Science Center
Now through December 7!
FREE with MOSI Admission
From The Farm To The Fridge exhibit provides guests with an opportunity to milk a life-sized mechanical cow while learning more about the true source of the calcium-enriched beverage--milk. The exhibit details the various steps of the milking process in a colorful and educational way and also includes various other features such as cow feed samples and a video filmed at a real Florida dairy farm.