Thursday, May 30, 2013

2012 New York State Festival of Balloons NYSFOB

This past Summer we went to a hot air balloon festival for the first time.  The New York State Festival of Balloons was held in Dansville, NY.  We all had a great time, even my 10 year old son who was sure it was going to be boring!

There were a lot of booths and vendors and we had a fun time exploring while we waited for the balloon launch.  One cool spot was the Pan for Gold booth.  The kids were given a bucket of sand with little treasures in it, which they then wash out in a sieve.  The shark's tooth necklace they each found was a hit with both of them!

Another unique spot was the Game trailer.  They had TV screens and game consoles set up and you could rent screen time for different lengths of time.  For a boy with Asperger's on a very hot, sunny, dusty day... it was an awesome break to help him get through the day.  I was thrilled (as was he)!

When the time came, we set up our lawn chairs to watch the balloons launch. It was an awe inspiring sight!
















8 comments:

  1. I love those! What a fun festival to attend.

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  2. I would love to attend something like that - it looks awesome!

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  3. This looks so fun! love all the pics! Thanks for sharing! xo xo

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  4. This looks like so much fun - such a range of balloons I would always be wondering what would be coming next :) x

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  5. Wow, my kids would have really enjoyed seeing those balloons. What a cool festival, love the pictures.

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  6. Wow that looks like a ton of fun! Amazing how big those hot air balloons are!

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  7. Sounds like fun my hubby is from upstate NY I will have to aka him if he has been to this.

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  8. Oh this sounds like so much fun!!! Love those balloons!

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