LA County Fair

i had never been to a fair. one more thing off my list of things i've never done.

the kids and i went to the fair with a few other families from CC. it was a ton of fun! i will definitely do this again.

first we saw the animals in the "farm" area. the kids milked a goat, watched a sheep shearing, fed the lambs, and spent time watching pigs, goats, horses, cows, and bees.

we had a quick lunch and then spent time in the "america's kids expo" which had a medieval theme this year. this was perfect since we're studying the middle ages right now! we had just finished a book called castle diary and had fun seeing many of the things we'd just read about in action at this exhibit.

stocks, catapults, archery, knights

we also visited the "heritage" area and the kids tried weaving, watched ladies spinning yarn from goat & rabbit hair (the animals were present, too), saw a blacksmith in action, saw rug making, doll making and soap making and, of course, saw some quilting being done. - i was a little bummed because the "quilters were just actors, but all of the other crafts were being done by people who really "do" these activities and are knowledgable in their skills.

finally, before we left we watched the pig races! the kids were begging over and over, "can we please go see the pig races now?!" as we chatted with the crafting ladies. (they sounded like country kids!)

fun times at the fair!

and ice cream on the way home!

(there was so much more to do than we could get to in one day... next year i plan to do a couple trips!)