We went to Grandpop's house in upstate New York for Thanksgiving this week. We had a great feast and lots of fun family time. Hubby helped the kids make a princess gingerbread house (from a kit).
We went to the Corning Museum of Glass and watched the glass blowing demonstration, learned about the properties of glass, and saw the historic and contemporary glass collections from all over the world.
Colored glass is made with different elements and each has different properties.
We saw the practice runs of the glass that Corning made for the Hubble Telescope.
The kids looked through telescopes and a periscope that allowed them to see outside the museum.
Glass that darkens when you step near it -- a useful alternative to curtains
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