Children's fair

This morning I took Megan to our school district's annual children's fair, geared toward the preschool crowd. They had games, crafts, sensory tables, sidewalk chalk, and bubbles for the kids to enjoy. They also had emergency vehicles, a school bus, and construction trucks for the kids to look at and sit in along with face painting, temporary tattoos, and lunch- and snack-type foods (available with a ticket they handed out at the door), all for free. Megan had a great time.

Here's Megan enjoying one of the sensory tables filled with birdseed, little scoops, and plastic bugs.

Playing outside.

Checking out the fire truck. The firefighters and EMTs were very nice and offered to lift her up into the driver's seat so I could take her picture, but she was nervous about letting those guys get too close, so I had to climb up with her and help her up. 

They had a school bus, complete with seat belts for the younger crowd. Megan talked all morning about wanting to sit on the school bus, and she was so proud of herself after she climbed into the seat and got buckled in.

We also got to look around inside an ambulance. The EMTs told her she could lie down on the bed, but she told them it wasn't dark outside yet.

The police truck/tank was a popular vehicle to explore.

Megan picked her snacks carefully. She chose a snow cone and cotton candy, which was a novelty for her.

She got a tattoo on her hand and chattered for a long time about how she had to hold still and how the water they used was "a little cold but it was okay."

Ta da!

And then we stood in line to get Megan's face painted, but when it was her turn, she was hesitant to let the girl touch her face, so she got her other hand painted instead.

The finished product.