昨天我去了一個一年一度的活動，它叫探索大自然遊學園 x 動物農莊。它由2012年開始在香港機埸博覽館舉辦，今年已經是它的第六年了。我在早幾年前已經有發現這個活動了，但一直都認為怎麼會在內辦一個探索大自然的活動? 要去農莊不是應該去郊外嗎? 所以一直也沒有去過。但是想著都舉辦了五年，應該都是挺有趣的吧，所以就趁著昨天放假去參觀一下。
Yesterday I have visited a yearly event, the name is Nature Fun X Happy Farm. This event had been held in AsiaWorld-Expo since year 2012, and this is its sixth year. Actually I knew such event few years ago, but thought that you can’t reach the nature in an indoor area! So, I have not visited it after all. But since they have made it to its sixth year, I think it should be an interesting event and I decided to join it this year.
去機埸博覽館最簡單的方法就是坐機場快線，可以在青衣上車，這樣會比較便宜。到達會埸後我第一個感覺就是"這那裏大自然了，放眼看過去都是塑膠的說"。
The simplest way to the AsiaWorld-Expo is by the Airport Express. You can get on in Tsang Yi, that would be cheaper. But when I first enter the hall, my feeling is "There is nothing nature here, there is all plastic".
所以我先在埸內先大概的走了一圈，發覺這個活動其實並不真的那麼的大自然，反而是集中於小孩的各種活動。其實於小朋友來說也是蠻不錯的。我把裏面的各動活動作了以下的分類。
So I decided first have a walk around in the hall, and I found that this event is not that nature related, but kids related. This event indeed is quite suitable for kids. And I have categorized the activity as below.
第一類就是充氣彈床類。主要是給3至11歲的小朋友當做遊樂埸去玩。有充氣的攀爬牆、滑梯、彈床之類的。我看上去小朋友都特喜歡玩這些，不停的跑著跳著，根本不想離開。於安全上我覺得主辦單位是挺用心的，因為在每個遊戲埸地上都起碼安排了3位工作人員去看著小朋友。而且每次只讓幾個子朋友進去玩而已。雖然這增長了排隊的時間，但是安全永遠是最重要的，這個我十分欣賞。
The first one is Trampoline/ bouncer. That is mainly for kids at 3 to 11 years old. There are climbing wall, slides, Trampoline, etc. And I can see that most of the kids just love it, they just keep running and jumping, and do not want to stop at all. In the level of kids safety, I have to admire the organizer have put some effort on it. There are at least 3 staff to hold a section, in order to control the kids. And they will only allow few kids to go inside to play at one timeslot. Though it will make the queuing longer, but safety is always the first priority.
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這是蚊子還是蜜蜂的說
It is a bee or mosquito?
第二類就是工作坊的型式。這個參與的年齡不限，而且當中有很多不同種類的工作坊，可以讓小朋友選他感興趣的。但這些工作坊的重點就是要找緊時間，因為這些工作坊是以時間段的形式去開放，工作人員會在指定的時間派籌，然後參加者要在指定時間回來參加。我在下面拍了一些工作坊的照片給大家參考一下:
The second one is the workshop. It allows different age group to join. There are a lot of different workshops to let kids to choose. But you have to be careful about the time, as the workshop adopted the timeslot arrangement. Participants have to get the ticket on specified time and return to the booth on the scheduled timeslot.
這個是氣球的工作坊，小朋友在氣,球上貼上乳牛的面孔。
Balloon workshop, kids stick the face of the cow on it.
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這個是積木的工作坊，有專人教小朋友怎樣堆動物的形狀出來。
Megablock workshop, staff teach children how to make an animal shape.
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這個是屋子的工作坊，就讓小朋友組一間屋子出來，小朋友也可以試著掃上顏色。
The house workshop, let the kids to build a house with their parents.
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這個是動物面具的工作坊，讓小朋友自已在不同的動物面具上填顏色。
Animal mask workshop, kids can paint the color on the animal mask.
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這個是泡泡的工作坊，讓小朋友自己調配自己的肥皂水，相片中的工作人員正在準備。
Bubble workshop, kids can make their own soap bubble. Staff is preparing it in the photo.
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第三類就是動物的工作坊。也是不限年齡的，參加方式跟上面的工作坊一樣，也是時段制的。有活生生的動物在籠子裏面讓小朋友看，也會有專門的人員跟小朋友講解不同動物的知識。
The third one is the animal workshop. Also all age welcomed, and the arrangement is the same as other workshop, timeslot arrangement. There are live animal you can see, and staff will teach kids different knowledge of the animal.
這是兩棲類的工作坊
Amphibian workshop
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這是甲蟲的工作坊
Beetle workshop
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附上一隻揪型蟲的相片
Look at this Lucanidae!
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第四類就是小動物區。我一直在想明明活動名稱裏有動物農莊這個字，但怎麼一點都不農莊了。最後才真的看到了一點點農埸動物，但這個一點點真的是一點點而已。
The forth one is the small animal section. I have been long wondering the event name “Happ Farm”, but there is no farm at all. But finally I found some farm animal, really just some..
唯一的農埸動物就是山羊，而且都高高的圍著了。
The only farm animal is the goat, but it was well isolated..
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還好也有其他的小動物，如倉鼠、免子這些。
But good that there are also other small animal, like hamster, rabbit..
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總括來說，我認為這個活動還是不錯的。雖然我覺得是跟大自然和農莊拉不上關係，但我覺得主辦單位也是有用心去組織一些活動可以讓小朋友參與。不單單的是玩，還可以從中學習一些知識。所以這個活動我是推介給10歲以下的小朋友。如果你有小朋友，而且會在暑期來訪香港，不妨帶他們來玩玩吧。
In conclusion, I think the event is quite nice. Though it is not so related to nature and farm, but I can feel that the organizer had put effort on designing the booth and game which could get kids involved and learn something on it. So, I suggest this event to those kids below 10 years old. If you have a kids, and you will visit Hong Kong in summer, you may plan to have a visit on it.
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