Reyan Saha rolled strips of yellow paper into long tubes, securing them with striped tape before holding the paper pan flute up to his mouth and posing for a photo to send to the 8-year-old’s grandmother.

“She would be proud,” his mother, Starla, said, explaining their Peruvian ancestry.

The family, visiting from North Brunswick, New Jersey, stopped in to explore the Cradle of Aviation Museum and were treated to a cultural celebration Saturday afternoon.

Crafting a pan flute, also known as a siku, was one of several activities planned at the museum to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. Each craft correlated with a Latin American country and aviator from that region, weaving culture together with science.

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