The coolest thing to do when you're ten years old is play with fire... specifically, a blowtorch. I think making a bead out of a stick of glass was just gravy.
I highly recommend the glassmaking classes at the Corning Museum of Glass in New York. It was a long drive for us, but well worth the trip. Interestingly, my flower-pulling class cost $25, but a finished flower in the gift shop cost $35. I got the experience plus the flower for $10 less.
Note that we went in winter when we had the place to ourselves. From the number of seats surrounding the glassblowing area, as well as the computerized scheduling system, I'd imagine it gets pretty packed in there during the summer months.
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