Fun Times at a Green Fair

This week my family went to a local "Green" Fair.  Green as in environmentally friendly, not the color green!  There were several cool activities my daughters had the opportunity to participate in.  The first was a Sid the Science Kid exhibit.  My kids have seen Sid the Science Kid and know who he is, but it's not one of the most widely watched shows in the house.  He's still cool, though, because he helps teach young kids science.  Sid was at the fair, but came across as a bit scary to my daughters.  Neither would get close enough to him to take a picture.

Scary?  

I don't think so!

At the actual Sid the Science Kid exhibit booth they had tubs of dirt for kids to dig in and find stuff.  One of the cool things my daughters found was a grub that they both thought was very cool!

It's a grub!

They also had a couple of tubs of water filled with sand for kids to play in.  This I wasn't so thrilled with.  The kids loved it, but Mom and Dad did not like the mess it came with.  

A tub of water and sand, a parent's worst nightmare!

There was another booth at the fair that let kids make fish out of clay.  Each kid was given a picture of several fish, a hunk of clay, and a few modeling tools.  My daughters had a blast with this!  They had a chance to see how clay works.  It's kind of like play-doh, but different to them.  

Daughter #1's fish.

Daughter #2's fish.

We had a great time at the fair and better yet, it was all free!  If you're looking for an activity for you and your family to participate in, check out local fairs.  You'd be amazed at what's out there (other than carnival style fairs).  They're a great time for kids and give them something to do that they normally don't have the opportunity to do.