The day after Harvest Days I wanted to visit the Butterfly Festival in a nearby town. I had thought we would only be there for an hour or so, but Grace, Luci and I stayed from 1:00-4:30. There were so many activities there for kids. They started by going through a blow up caterpillar and jumping in a big pumpkin. Then we went to the U of I extension garden where they had all types of activities for the kids. They were able to dig up a carrot (the potatos ran out) and pet some chickens. Grace navigated us through the wildflower maze on our way to a lovely brook area and onto the butterfly tent that held hundreds of butterflies and caterpillars. We saw a hissing cockroach and a big millipeed taking a ride on a ranger's hand. Then, the highlight of the day for the girls was the canoe ride. A half hour ride on a small lake. Grace was the front navigator in the canoe and made sure to warn me of the algea in the way. We ended the day by stuffing a scarecrow, and we actually only participated in about half of the activities available. I highly recommend this festival, if only it wasn't the same weekend as Harvest Days.
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