Four year old Erik Iverson, right, can't wait to dig in to his vanilla ice cream cone while his mom, Julie and his little sister Annika, 2, look on at the Orono Discovery Center in Maple Plain, Wednesday, Aug. 31, during the Ice Cream Social and Animal Fair.

Nine year old Alex Schut, at right in blue, is handed a chocolate chip ice cream cone from parent-volunteer Erin Kelly in the Discovery Center cafeteria Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010, in Maple Plain. The event, an ‘Ice Cream Social and Vehicle Fair,’ featured free ice cream cones and more than a dozen vehicles that children often see but don’t get to touch while supporting Orono schools early childhood programs.

Two members of the musical group Crew 88, Manon Duchek, left, and Parker Roth, entertain families attending Orono Discovery Center's Ice Cream Social and Animal Fair Wednesday, Aug. 31, in Maple Plain. The event was sponsored by the Orono Community Education and the Orono Early Childhood Education Programs. The musical group, which has six members, covered Disney songs for the young families gathered in the school's cafeteria.