Pallet Maze Perfect Size For Youngsters
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A photo of a pallet maze created by Indiana FFA members caught our eye recently. It was less messy to set up than hay bales and easy to assemble and disassemble for the one-day event that Prairie Heights School FFA members host annually, says FFA advisor Ron Noll.
On assembly day, students just “winged” the design with one person directing students how to place the pallets.
“They put steel posts around the perimeter (for support) and screwed and wired as they went,” Noll says. Between 150 and 200 pallets were placed upright to leave 3 to 4-ft. paths, with most leading to dead ends.
“It worked good for the younger kids who were 6 or 7 years old. Their moms and dads could watch them from the outside,” he says. “But some high school kids enjoyed it too.”
The maze was just one of many activities at the Prairie Heights Heritage Festival, which includes music, food, arts and craft vendors, demonstrations, antique tractors, a sawmill, and tractors pulling wagons to shuttle visitors to the grounds.
About 40 active FFA members of the school host the event, which has become a popular community activity.
Because the maze is in a yard used as part of the school’s agriculture education, it was disassembled. But students plan to set it up again in a different configuration for the 46th Prairie Heights Heritage Festival set for Oct. 14, 2018.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Prairie Heights FFA, 245 S. 1150 E., LaGrange, Ind. 46761 (ph 260 351-3214; rnoll@ph.k12.in.us)
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Pallet Maze Perfect Size For Youngsters AG WORLD A photo of a pallet maze created by Indiana FFA members caught our eye recently It was less messy to set up than hay bales and easy to assemble and disassemble for the one-day event that Prairie Heights School FFA members host annually says FFA advisor Ron Noll
On assembly day students just “winged” the design with one person directing students how to place the pallets
“They put steel posts around the perimeter for support and screwed and wired as they went ” Noll says Between 150 and 200 pallets were placed upright to leave 3 to 4-ft paths with most leading to dead ends
“It worked good for the younger kids who were 6 or 7 years old Their moms and dads could watch them from the outside ” he says “But some high school kids enjoyed it too ”
The maze was just one of many activities at the Prairie Heights Heritage Festival which includes music food arts and craft vendors demonstrations antique tractors a sawmill and tractors pulling wagons to shuttle visitors to the grounds
About 40 active FFA members of the school host the event which has become a popular community activity
Because the maze is in a yard used as part of the school’s agriculture education it was disassembled But students plan to set it up again in a different configuration for the 46th Prairie Heights Heritage Festival set for Oct 14 2018
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Prairie Heights FFA 245 S 1150 E LaGrange Ind 46761 ph 260 351-3214; rnoll@ph k12 in us
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