Conservation Day for Kids

Today we attended Conservation Day for kids at our local fairgrounds. It was great! There were all sorts of animals to see and touch (piglets, turtles, snakes and stick bugs). The kids got to dig in dirt, crawl through a "dirt" tunnel and see what lives underground, blow bubble with solid red oak wood, touch pelts, gather coloring pages and books, see forestry vehicles/machines, witness how forest fires get started, etc. There was much more that we didn't see because Todd had to get home for work. Right before we left we made dirt babies (you know - nylon, grass seed and dirt, stick them in water and they grow hair like chia pets). When we got home Gabriel wanted to see the "dirty baby." I thought that was pretty funny. It was a great event and I look forward to going next year. I will definitely allow more time so we can see it all.