During some of the "fact finding" that was assigned to Heathen #2, he also discovered the the Spangler Candy Factory is also located in Ohio. And he wanted to add this to the trip. After checking out the locations on a map, I informed the Heathens that the Spangler Candy Factory was too far out of the way to be added to the trip - and then I ordered them Dum Dum t-shirts for a surprise for when we got to the factory!
On Thursday, June 14th, just after lunch, the Heathens and I loaded up Louie (our Suburban) and headed for Ohio! The Heathens watched movies in the back as I drove across the state. Our hotel ended up being a huge conference center with an awesome indoor pool - the Heathens were thrilled!
By the time the Heathens woke up on Friday morning, they still did not know we were heading for the Spangler Candy Factory - I actually managed to keep my own secret! I presented them all with their yellow Dum Dum t-shirts and put on my own as well. The youngest two Heathens were thrilled! The oldest was disturbed that he had to wear a matching t-shirt.
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| When the Heathens saw the sign on the building, a cheer went up in the back of Louie! |
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| The youngest two were running for the door and then stopped because they wanted their photo taken. The oldest couldn't get inside fast enough! |
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| So proud of their hairnets and waiting for the tour to begin! |
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| Perfectly disgusted with the rest of the family, Heathen #1 was impatient for the whole experience to be OVER. |
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| After the tour and back outside. Heathen #3 is proudly holding up his new Dum Dum flip-flops. |
Then it was back in the car and back onto the road to head for the Duct Tape Festival! After another two hours on the road, we were one of the first people to arrive at the festival after it opened. It officially started at 4 p.m. and we were in the gates by 4:05!
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| Horton was amazing! |
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| Inside this tent, kids could use FREE Duct Tape to make anything their heart desired. I took this photo around 4:30. By 5:00, this tent was packed! |
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| This was Heathen #2's favorite sculpture! |
The best part of the festival was the parade on Saturday morning. It lasted well over an hour. The floats and outfits were fantastic!
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| Heathen #2 received this shirt for Christmas. Here, he is impatiently waiting for the parade to begin. |
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| Every one's favorite mascot! |
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| The elephant is Duct Tape. The man in front is a real! |
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| A Duct Tape court in Duct Tape dresses! |
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| This elephant had movable legs! |
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| This kids were from a theatre group. |
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| This 4-H group had approximately 40 ponies - all with their own costumes. All of the handlers had Duct Tape vests and hats! |
Towards the end of the parade, I could hear a cheer working its way up the street. This was the cause of the cheer. His shirt was just a plain white t-shirt that he had added a picture to, using Duct Tape!
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| The front view! |
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| And the back view! |
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