Carnival

I wouldn't have called this a carnival if I was in charge. Fun night maybe, but not carnival. You need more than face painting, balloon animals, dancing in the gym, and karaoke to be a carnival. The kids did indeed have much fun, but it was no carnival.

We got there 15 after it started which meant I had to wait 45 minutes in line for the balloon animals. Janalynn took the kids to get their faces painted. Porter asked for a spider web. This is the conversation:
face painter gal "I'm not sure I can do a spiderweb."
(After her failed attempt)
Janalynn "Let me try, you can watch so that if another kid asks for this you can do it."
In the pic Porter wouldn't stop jumping, so it looks kinda screwy.


The balloon animal line was something to behold. When we got there we weren't too far out, but it took 45 minutes. When we left the line was at least 3 times as long as when I got in line. In the pic the line you are seeing the beginning of the line as it wraps all the way around and the kids getting their balloons. Porter got a sword, Natalie a flower.


The highlight was the dancing in the gym. Kids were going crazy, Porter was smacking everyone with his balloon sword, Natalie was doing interpretive dance, Porter's friend Ryan was covered in sweat from dancing so much.



In all if I was 4-8 years old I would have had a blast.