Houston Mini Maker Faire
We went to the Houston Mini Maker Faire last month. The kids had fun. Papi and I were SO excited about it. We planned everything in advance--maps and tickets loaded on our phones; clothes and backpacks laid out the night before. I was expecting there to be a massive crowd, because it was going to be full of fun and educational stuff, but it was definitely not overwhelming. Their loss!
Personally, I was mostly interested in the food trucks: Monster PBJ, Coreanos, Waffle Bus, Bernie's Burger Bus.
Monster PBJ has, hands down, the best graphics. Becca requested a Classic PB + strawberry jam on white with sliced strawberries and Nutella, cut into FOURTHS thankyouverymuch. She would not so much as let me look at it until she got bored with eating it. I can confirm that the crust was tasty.
I was really looking forward to trying Coreanos, but I was a little disappointed in what I got. It turned out to be one of those humongous burritos that can't even fit in your mouth, and it wasn't anything special.
Waffle Bus made great waffles. I got a single bite of Emmet's. Bernie's Burger Bus I've had before, and it's really good. Great buns.
So anyway, the Maker Faire/ Aspie Convention:
I was mentally keeping track of entries in the Nerdiest T-shirt Contest.
This guy was an early favorite.
But I finally had to go with this one.
There was a booth featuring souped-up Nerf guns and a firing range.
Which gun do you want to try, Rebecca?
The biggest one, of course.
This one is a little more manageable.
Emmet liked the robotics. These kids were in a competition to build a robot that could shoot a basketball.
The Sashimi Tabernacle Choir art car made an appearance. "What can be more annoying than an animated singing fish? Try 250 of them bolted to a Volvo and singing opera." All the kids LOVED this.
I'm so glad we went, even though I wasn't really in my element. If your little nerdlets need to find their people, get them to a Maker Faire near you.
Personally, I was mostly interested in the food trucks: Monster PBJ, Coreanos, Waffle Bus, Bernie's Burger Bus.
Monster PBJ has, hands down, the best graphics. Becca requested a Classic PB + strawberry jam on white with sliced strawberries and Nutella, cut into FOURTHS thankyouverymuch. She would not so much as let me look at it until she got bored with eating it. I can confirm that the crust was tasty.
Waffle Bus made great waffles. I got a single bite of Emmet's. Bernie's Burger Bus I've had before, and it's really good. Great buns.
So anyway, the Maker Faire/ Aspie Convention:
I was mentally keeping track of entries in the Nerdiest T-shirt Contest.
But I finally had to go with this one.
There was a booth featuring souped-up Nerf guns and a firing range.
Which gun do you want to try, Rebecca?
This one is a little more manageable.
Emmet liked the robotics. These kids were in a competition to build a robot that could shoot a basketball.
The Sashimi Tabernacle Choir art car made an appearance. "What can be more annoying than an animated singing fish? Try 250 of them bolted to a Volvo and singing opera." All the kids LOVED this.
I'm so glad we went, even though I wasn't really in my element. If your little nerdlets need to find their people, get them to a Maker Faire near you.
Early favorite is a friend of ours. (And should that surprise you at all?)
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