Friday night, my family made our weekly pilgrimage to the Wal-Mart. Immediately our senses were overwhelmed with the plethora of items that we never knew that we needed, or that my wife never knew that we needed. As she is looking through clothing for herself and the girls, and I am standing around completely bored, I recommend that we take our children to the Halloween section. 15 minutes later we are back with two Wonder Woman costumes in tow.
What good are new costumes if you don't give them a test drive? So, the girls put the costumes on immediately upon returning home. Ashli, of course, wanted to know more about Wonder Woman. I told her that she was Queen of the Amazons. I then had to explain what an Amazon was and then about the Greek gods and goddesses (especially Athena). Living in Nashville, the next leap was to the Parthenon and how we have a scale replica downtown. I also told her that Nashville is the Athens of the South (due to the large number of universities in the area). She wanted to go to the Parthenon to see it, and, of course, she wanted to go in costume. I told her it might be weird this far from Halloween, but then relented.
So, Saturday we went to the Parthenon. Saw some awesome Koi paintings, some other artwork, and a 40+ foot tall statue of Athena. The person working the ticket counter was glad to have two Wonder Women in the building and told Ashli about the 7 ton doors that only she, Wonder Woman, could move. You could tell that some people completely understood why Wonder Woman was at the Parthenon, others just thought they were cute.
Later that day, I stopped by the comic shop to grab a few things. Ashli woke up, and went inside with me, in costume. The guy working the counter commented on the costume and told him the story of the Parthenon and he loved it. He said that was the coolest story he has ever heard.
The lesson here is that even Halloween costumes can be educational.
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