OH Fest was fun--Connie brought some really terrific puzzles (with a math theme) including a set based on the work of M.C. Escher. Carolyn's 'Mind Games' were fun--I found it difficult to read the words like RED, YELLOW, GREEN when they were written in the 'wrong' colors... And the disappearing coin boxes were fun to make with the kids. Kudos to everyone who helped fold, tape, and cut holes in nearly 400 boxes.
Everyone was dying in the heat! But I think only because we're all used to winter weather. Come summer we'll be hoping for 'just' the 80's.
Best of all, we were right in front of our window display, next to the 'new' coffee shop on Main Street. Andrea House gets all the credit for a fabulous design. I don't think there has been a better window display since I've lived here.
Next weekend will be our final Science Saturday of 2009. The chemistry department from SUNY Oneonta will present workshops on the Science of Fireworks for kids age 5-13. Meanwhile, Oneonta World of Learning (OWL) will present chemistry related science projects appropriate for kids of all ages. All of this will take place at the Science Discovery Center on the SUNY Oneonta campus. Call Hugh at 436-3177 or register online at oneonta.edu/academics/sdc or email gallagha@oneonta.edu. Registration is recommended for the workshops, but not required for the OWL activities.
The only regret for today: I didn't get a chance to wander Main Street and meet some of the friends, such at OneontaOnTheMap.com, which I've made on Twitter. Yes, Oneonta World of Learning is now on Twitter: Follow me at http://twitter.com/OneontaWOL. Oh, I do wish I had some pictures of the event, but there wasn't time to take any--
It was hot but fun. The faces on some of the children as the coin "disappeared" was priceless.
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