Art of Recycle in Ephrata PA turned out to be one of the Littles favorite stops. A whole store dedicated to bits and bobs of unused or recycled items rescued for artistic use. Prices all aimed at being extremely reasonable. Yarn and thread leftovers, fabric remnants, wallpaper samples, board game pieces, key rings, picture frames, baskets… The list just goes on and on! I wish to see more stores like this one. http://www.artofrecycle.org. June 1, 2016
Those crazy Littles finally got an item they’d been asking for. We just needed to wait till pools would be open “for the season” in the north. Call them a Memorial weekend gift.
A trip up to the DaVinci Center in Allentown PA. Newton Chairs, optical illusions, animal GROSSOLOGY, stop motion filming, and water tables. May 24, 2016
A trip to the Amish Farm in Lancster PA. The Littles were enthralled with the one room school house and loved that they got to make their own Amish jump rope to take home. We also got to see full grown and baby Nigerian Dwarf goats. Now the Littles are excited to have some. The original house predates the country. The farm itself was given to the colony governor in 1715. I find it sad and a bit crazy that Target plopped a store right next to the house. They share a parking lot. May 22, 2016
Our trip into Lititz, PA included a stop at the Julius Sturgis Pretzel company where we learned how the hard pretzels started and the Littles got to twist their own dough. Stopped into a candy shop where they got to pick $2 in candy. Followed up by a stop at the Wilbur Chocolate factory where they were making fudge that day. May 19, 2016
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