"Free Day" at the fair

I took the kids to the fair today. It was advertised as being free before noon. We headed over right after swimming lessons around 11:30 and waited in the craziest long line of cars for an hour before we parked. Needless to say, it was after 12:30 when we finally arrived at the ticket counter. Luck was smiling on us though, as it was also free military day. Thank goodness, because tickets were ridiculously overpriced. I knew that the fair would probably cost me some money, but I tried to stay as free as possible. This is what we did with no money exchange involved:

ride on a bus (from the lot to the entrance and back)

win a free pen and/or band-aid holder

sit in an airplane

blow bubbles

play with a marionette dinosaur

look at sheep, cows, dogs, etc.

learn to crochet...well, sort of

get two balloon swords and a flower

And, for a small fee, eat some tasty funnel cake. Mmmm, delicious.

So there you have it, a day at the fair without [much] money can be loads of fun. And no, we didn't ride a single ride...unless you count the bus.