We took the kids to the Festival of the Arts downtown today. The weather was absolutely perfect: it was 80, partly sunny and breezy. In years past, its been either blistering hot or pouring down rain. Because we went in the afternoon, the crowds were quite light and we didn't have to wait in any lines for anything! This was our second year taking the kids to take part in the festival experience. Its really quite fun for me as a parent, because they are doing the same activities that I did at festival as a kid. I remember my mom taking my brother and I to Festival and doing the Paint-In and Glue-In and more. This was the first year that Megan could participate with her older siblings and they all had a blast. We started the day with making hats at "Mad Hatters", then we went over to the Paint-In and Glue-In. We finished up the day by making screenprinted t-shirts, getting faces painted and riding the massive tire swing. There was great music to be heard at the various stages: from jazz, to oldies, to Star Wars theme music and more. Here is a collage of our fun at Festival today!
