{"id":7325,"date":"2020-06-10T17:00:53","date_gmt":"2020-06-10T17:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2019\/?page_id=7325"},"modified":"2020-06-11T11:44:06","modified_gmt":"2020-06-11T11:44:06","slug":"problem-solving-skills-session","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/problem-solving-skills-session\/","title":{"rendered":"Problem Solving Skills Session"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eaeaea;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\">\n<div class=\"table-2\">\n<table style=\"height: 53px;\" width=\"1220\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><a style=\"color: #ffff00;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/maths-at-home\/\">Maths at Home<\/a><\/span><\/th>\n<th align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/problem-solving-skills\/\"><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">1. Problem Solving Introduction<\/span><\/a><\/th>\n<th align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/developing-problem-solving-skills\/\"><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">2. Developing Problem Solving Skills<\/span><\/a><\/th>\n<th align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/encourage-reflective-thinking\/\"><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">3. Encouraging Reflective Thinking<\/span><\/a><\/th>\n<th align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><a style=\"color: #ffff00;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/problem-solving-skills-session\/\">4. Problem Solving Session<\/a><\/span><\/th>\n<th align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"margin-top:0%;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:30px;margin-left:0px;\"><h1 class=\"title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:50;line-height:1.2;\"><h2>4. Problem Solving Session<\/h2><\/h1><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#eaeaea;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"margin-top:0%;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:30px;margin-left:0px;\"><h1 class=\"title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:50;line-height:1.2;\"><h4>River Crossing Puzzles are a fun and challenging family of puzzles that are perfect to use for developing problem solving skills<\/h4><\/h1><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#eaeaea;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><strong>BACKGROUND<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Below we have three versions of the classic \u201cRiver Crossing Problem\u201d. There are many puzzles that fall into this category. Several different items need to be ferried across a river in the shortest number of steps subject to criteria (such as not leaving different items together). Other versions use another setting such as a bridge or tunnel.<\/p>\n<p>These puzzles offer a great opportunity to discuss problem solving strategies:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Trial and error<\/li>\n<li>Work backwards<\/li>\n<li>Find intermediate points, work step by step<\/li>\n<li>Eliminate what is impossible<\/li>\n<li>Work with simplifications<\/li>\n<li>Look for patterns, symmetry<\/li>\n<li>Make a list or prepare a table of data<\/li>\n<li>Draw a picture<\/li>\n<li>Make a physical model<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Students may be given advice on how to attempt these puzzles. Encourage lateral thinking \u2013 if students think outside the box and suggest that any of the characters in the puzzles could swim across or build another boat etc, then\u00a0 instead of shutting them down, celebrate their lateral thinking by saying \u201cthat\u2019s a great suggestion but in this puzzle this is the criteria that must be met\u2026\u201d after all if you were stranded on the bank of a river this is the type of out of the box thinking that you would welcome.<\/p>\n<p>These puzzles will develop the following problem-solving skills:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>logic &amp; reasoning<\/li>\n<li>basic number skills<\/li>\n<li>seeking &amp; seeing patterns<\/li>\n<li>generalisation<\/li>\n<li>equivalent algebraic expressions<\/li>\n<li>symbolic representation<\/li>\n<li>substituting into equations<\/li>\n<li>solving equations<\/li>\n<li>graphing ordered pairs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p><em><strong>Did you know<\/strong> that these river crossing puzzles are found in Propositiones ad acuendos juvenes\u00a0(Problems to Sharpen the Young) by Alcuin of York dating from around 800CE<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eaeaea;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-double\" style=\"border-color:#eaeaea;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eaeaea;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"margin-top:0%;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:30px;margin-left:0px;\"><h1 class=\"title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:50;line-height:1.2;\"><h4>Farmer, Fox, Goose and Cabbage<\/h4><\/h1><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#eaeaea;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"229\" title=\"Faremer goose and fox\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Faremer-goose-and-fox.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-7328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Faremer-goose-and-fox-200x115.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Faremer-goose-and-fox.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p>This is a famous and tricky puzzle. It can be difficult to figure out, but if you create the puzzle with items that you can move, the puzzle may become easier. You can use toys for the farmer, fox, goose, and grain. Otherwise you can draw pictures of each and cut them out.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><p><em>A farmer must transport a fox, a goose, and some grain across a river. She has a boat which can only carry herself and one other thing. If the farmer is not present, the fox will eat the goose. If the goose and the grain are left together alone, the goose will eat the grain.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>How can the farmer transport everything across the river?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><p>When you have done that, answer these questions:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>How many trips will it take? <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>What happens if we change the number of items to be transported?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>A farmer must transport a fox, a dog, a goose, and some grain across a river. She\/he has a boat which can carry himself and one other thing. If the farmer is not present, the fox cannot be left with either the dog or the goose, or both. If needs be, the goose can be left with the grain provided the dog is present because the dog will guard the grain and will not eat the goose.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eaeaea;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-double\" style=\"border-color:#eaeaea;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-5 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eaeaea;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"margin-top:0%;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:30px;margin-left:0px;\"><h1 class=\"title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:50;line-height:1.2;\"><h4>River Crossing: Six Creatures<\/h4><\/h1><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#eaeaea;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"207\" title=\"Crossing river 6 sets\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Crossing-river-6-sets.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-7326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Crossing-river-6-sets-200x104.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Crossing-river-6-sets.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><p>A maximum of two creatures are allowed in the boat for each crossing. The goblins must never be outnumbered by the monsters on the banks of the river. The boat will not move if there is no creature in it.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\"><p>When you have done that, answer these questions?<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>How many trips did it take?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>What is the fewest number of trips it could take?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Students can try different ideas: put the items in the boat and bring them across the river in turn. If at any stage, the monsters outnumber the goblins, then just start again.\u00a0 It is ok to try different moves at random but if you are not making progress, you need to reflect on what you are doing that is not working. Make sure to try a different way the next time.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-6 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eaeaea;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-double\" style=\"border-color:#eaeaea;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-7 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eaeaea;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"margin-top:0%;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:30px;margin-left:0px;\"><h1 class=\"title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:50;line-height:1.2;\"><h4>River Crossing: Adults and Children<\/h4><\/h1><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#eaeaea;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"149\" title=\"Crossing River aduls and children\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Crossing-River-aduls-and-children.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-7327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Crossing-River-aduls-and-children-200x75.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Crossing-River-aduls-and-children.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\"><p>8 adults and 2 children need to cross the river. Everybody can row the small boat, but it can only carry 1 adult <strong>or<\/strong> 1 child <strong>or<\/strong> 2 children at a time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many crossings will it take to get everyone to the other side of the river?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9\"><p>When you have done that, answer these questions?<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>How many trips did it take?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>What is the fewest number of trips it could take?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Students can try different ideas: put the items in the boat and bring them across the river in turn. If at any stage, the monsters outnumber the goblins, then just start again.\u00a0 It is ok to try different moves at random but if you are not making progress, you need to reflect on what you are doing that is not working. Make sure to try a different way the next time.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10\"><ol>\n<li><strong>What are the choices for the first move? Explore the steps that follow. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>What if there were 100 adults and 2 children?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>What if there were n adults and 2 children?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7325","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Problem Solving Skills Session &#8211; MATHS WEEK IRELAND<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Maths Week will take place from 11 - 19 Oct. 2025. We will have events and activities for all the family. 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