What to do with kids on the Cape, on a rainy day?

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by Fish On

My wife wants to go to Provincetown with out 3 year old this summer. What's the deal on the lobster boat tour? Does it stay docked or do you actually go out on it and pull up a few traps? My kid LOVES lobsters. We spend 15 minutes at the seafood counter/lobster tank every time we go to the supermarket.

We also did this trip 3 or 4 years ago, when my oldest was 4 or 5. The captain (same guy) gave him a thick pair of rubber gloves so he'd be comfortable holding up a big lobster.

This captain I slike a friendly kindergarten teacher. PERFECT temperament to spend 2 hours with a kid that age.

[FishermanTim]

Originally Posted by Jim in CT

We also did this trip 3 or 4 years ago, when my oldest was 4 or 5. The captain (same guy) gave him a thick pair of rubber gloves so he'd be comfortable holding up a big lobster....

Did he develop a taste for them?

Unfortunately seeing them caught, tagged and packed for shipping doesn't show what happens when they get cooked and eaten.
(Kind of like showing a kid with a pet duck, pig or chicken what happens when they pets "pass on" and end up on the dinner table.)

Anyway, I think that is a real good option for a rainy day trip!