Snake River Roaring Youth Jam

Last week Idaho Falls held an outdoor art festival that they call the Snake River Roaring Youth Jam. They set it up on the greenbelt downtown. It has been going on for a couple of years but we have never taken the kids, possibly because I don't necessarily like walking around all day long. We decided to go this year and the kids had a blast. They have all sorts of booths and projects that the kids can do for free. Of course we didn't have our camera so you will have to imagine what it looked like. We went on Thursday after our weekly trip to the Library and the kids got to help paint a giant wooden xylophone and then bang on it, I think that might have been the best part, whack the garbage sculpture, spin a wheel for the symphony, and paint on the great graffiti wall. William wanted to do everything but we did manage to make it home for lunch. We headed out on Saturday planning on spending more time, therefore being prepared with things like hats, diapers and water. William did bang on the garbage sculpture again, Caitlyn took a few whacks from the hiking backpack but she was content to stay on Daddy's back. We stopped for the face painting, William had been really sad that we didn't do this on Thursday so we made sure to get it done Saturday. We wandered around the river, through the booths at the craft fair that is part of the Farmer's Market, I think, and then we did the coolest thing all day. Home Depot had a booth where the kids could build their own footstool. They gave out kits and aprons, provided the tools, and we built away. William was very excited that he got to keep the apron, and the stools were a big hit. Here is William with his face paint. He asked for a fox on his face.
Caitlyn is cheesing it with her flower, notice it is pink. William is proudly wearing his Home Depot apron. He loves the fact that it has his name written on it.
And here are the stools in use. I must admit I am very excited about the stools. Now they each have their own to stand on to brush their teeth. I was growing very tired of the fights over whose turn it was to stand on the stool.