The famed Rock Troll Hobbit appeared on the streets of the West Liberty Children’s Festival Saturday. The giant puppet was handled by Brant Bollman of Uplifting Puppets in Oskaloosa, Iowa.
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Getting ready to cool down with some colorful shaved ice at the Children’s Festival is Cosby Wulf, 8, of West Liberty.
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Creating a giant bubble at Children’s Festival was Conner Robert, 4, of Riverside, whose mom, Sarah, drew up in West Liberty.
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Showing off her sparkly face thanks to the face painting of Nerd Art face painter Christina Harwell is six-year-old Alex Romero of West Liberty.
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With bubbles flying everywhere, grandpa Ed Mareno creates dozens of bubbles for his four-year-old granddaughter, Elly Moreno, to chase Saturday afternoon at Children’s Festival. Absolute Science of Davenport has hosted the attraction for the past three years at Children’s festival.
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A large crowd witnesses a live puppet show performance on the Monica Leo Stage in Ron De Voo Park Saturday afternoon at the 27th annual West Liberty Children’s Festival.
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Coming from the Des Moines area every year to the West Liberty Children’s Festival with his homemade kiddie train is engineer Antonio Contreras.
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Nerd Art face painter Christina Harwell puts some of he finishing touches on Max Romero, 4, of West Liberty Saturday at Children’s Fest.
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A little girl is entranced by a puppet performance by Hunter Marionettes of Minneapolis as the lifetime puppet master closes the day with a performance of “Feathers and Strings.”
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At hte West Liberty Childrens Festival, fire trucks were on display with all their equipment and youngsters got a chance to get inside one of the vehicles. Here, Tayte Griffith, 4, and his sister, Tessa, 7, of West Liberty check out the truck.
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A large crowd witnesses a live puppet show performance on the Monica Leo Stage in Ron De Voo Park Saturday afternoon at the 27th annual West Liberty Children’s Festival.