Another warm, sunny day that blended with the food and atmosphere at the Da Vinci Days Festival to make the day idyllic. Almost too good to be true. The boys looked around the kids' area after we arrived at around 9:30, while I stopped to look at two absolutely gorgeous carousel animals. There is a group of volunteers making a whole carousel with the animals being carved out of wood and painted (see Albany Carousel ). I hope to get to their studio next week to have a better look. The kids' area was awe some ( I get the feeling I'll be emphasising a lot this trip). There was stick insects, mantle movement demos, flood demos, cube puzzles, juggling stuff, magnet and visual tricks, crystals, and lots more with every display having a real hands-on
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