Topsfield Fair (Part 2)

During the fair we had a homeschool class set up for  the children to search for treasure.

 They found gemstones and sharks teeth!

 They each had a turn squeezing apples with this contraption and extracting the juice.

 We saw some old farm tools.

This man serenaded us with his banjo! He sang "America the Beautiful" and had a big smile when we all applauded him.

 Jayden wanted me to take a picture of the skulls we saw.

We stopped at a booth and wrote Christmas letters to soldiers who won't be home with their families this holiday season.

There was a sensory bun set up for the kids. They got to dig potatoes out of sand/dirt. Can you guess who did NOT do this activity?

 We stopped at a whittler's booth and saw some of his awesome creations.

 Caitlin got to pet a taxidermied cat. Yuck.

 We saw dead sea creatures and the kids felt them.

 We checked out some weapons (Jayden is really interested in guns).

 

There was also a booth for Curious Creatures set up. We went to a party once where the people from Curious Creatures brought animals. It was cool!

 We stopped at the police station.

 We paused for snacks.

 We saw a lot of different animals.

The kids all got to pet a rabbit

And finally we saw a man douse himself with gasoline, climb up to a tiny step, ignite himself on fire, and leap into a pool. 

Needless to say we will be going back again next year!