April 6, 2007 will be a day I'll forever rue. I was out shopping for additional Peeps merchandise for several hours but came home empty handed. A few hours later I discovered I had missed seeing the VW Peepmobile's one-day-only appearance just 2 miles down the road from where I was shopping at. It was quite depressing to hear. But, I did find out about some other Peeps happenings.
Just Born was sponsoring a weekend of Easter fun at the Da Vinci Science Center in Allentown. Aside from the short appearance of the Peepsmobile there was a Peeps egg-drop, a Peeps movie, and an Egg experiment center. I got inside and skipped and ran about because that's what you do at interactive centers. As much as I wanted to go around and photograph EVERYTHING and do a huge report to kill two birds with one stone, I kept my goal clear. That goal was Peeps.
Okay, maybe I did get sidetracked by the petting tank because I wanted to touch the sting ray.
Un-Peeps related but definitely Easter related was a booth of various experiments on eggs or "Eggperiments" if you will. Interesting, but the way the table and stools were set up it made it me want to go up and order a Sex on the Beach, not immerse eggs in acid.
One of the theater rooms was playing a short National Geographic's film on the Marshmallow Peep. It seemed fairly recent, although it didn't mention the new green Peeps, so it wasn't that recent. There was a quiz you could answer and enter to win a basket of Peeps prizes. I'm not holding my breath on my submission. I wasn't even allowed to have one of the goodie bags of Peeps because they said I was too old. *pout*
One great thing I saw that was completely un-Peeps related was a pizza vending machine. It wasn't just pizza, either. It dispensed fries and chicken strips as well. AND it took credit cards. I intend to buy one and set it up within reach of my computer.
The Marshmallow Peep Egg Drop Challenge provided you a baggie with a few Peeps and an egg inside and you had to construct your way through a makeshift egg protection unit with supplies like string, paper towels, scissors, tape, etc. Some kids made parachutes for their bags, others just packed them tightly with tissue. I tried to box mine in with a little bit of cardboard and tape on a napkin parachute.
My egg never had a chance. To be honest, I really wanted to see my egg splatter all over some Peeps. I was hungry for a Peeps omelet.
-Mystie