Jumpstart for Kindergarteners

Last Saturday, I went with about 5 of my fellow SPICE members to go do a demo show for some kindergarteners at Brittingham Park here in Madison. For any of you who weren't paying attention, Saturday was not ideal weather for doing things outside; it was cold and really windy. As a result, we had to scramble at the last minute to figure out what we could possibly do outside when its windy. We really can't do anything with balloons or explosions since everything would fly away.
To top it all off, we even had trouble finding out where to go. Brittingham Park extends for quite a ways around the lake, and there are two pavilion-like buildings at each end, so we spent a lot of time trying to figure out where to go. When we finally did figure it out, there were only six kids there. Apparently most of the parents decided to keep their kids at home that day due to the weather (a very good choice in my opinion).
Overall, however, it still turned out pretty well. We did all the demos we could, and it took a lot less time than we had expected, but the kids seemed to enjoy it. They really liked the stuff we did with liquid nitrogen the most - it looks kind of scary when the "smoke" starts coming towards you. This was also a good day to train a few of the newbies to the group. They all did a good job, but they did tend to give explanations of the demos that were way over the kids' heads. Nobody was maimed or killed, so it was still a good day.