The annual “Children’s Farm Festival at Peden Farms” was September 28 & 29.
Over 1200 k,1,2 kids plus adult chaperones (and some younger siblings) each day roam the area, checking out animals , games, demonstrations and activities of all kinds, or a hayride.
We had a 3D printer going, printing some pumpkin charms. Many people have not seen a 3D printer in action, so this is their time to see and ask questions.
We also had a “pumpkin piano” aka makey makey.
(I put copper nails into the pumpkins and alligator clipped to them)
PumpkinPiano1 (video)
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We also had pipe cleaners and craft sticks to make…. butterflies or people or pumpkins or spiders. I did start with 180 butterfly cutouts on day 1, but those all got used up before then end of day 1. We used glue dots to attach things so the kids could do it themselves (though glue dots are new to many kids)
We had over 200 kids stop at our booth each day. It was a good mayhem.
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