Santa Barbara International Marathon
The Learningden had a booth of arts and craft at the Marathon’s children festival on Saturday. It was a great time. We made vases, had a beading station, set up easel painting, decorated a lampshade at one station, made cards at another table and had a bicycle wheel station with ribbon for the children to create whatever they wanted. Some of the children stayed for hours with their parents doing arts and crafts alongside them. For older kids we offered hair coloring, some of the children and parents got very creative and the spray ended up on paper as art rather than in their hair. There were some really beautiful creations made, and all of the materials used with the exception of the hair spray were recycled. It was great to meet new families and to see that the parents were having as much fun as the children. We had a great turnout and cannot wait to do it again at next years Marathon.
It was great to see Olivia and Norah at the event. We always love to see preschool children outside the school at events. The Children’s festival took place on Saturday before the marathon on Sunday. There were children races and many fun activities set up for the children. We applaud June and Rusty Snow, the organizers, for really making the Marathon a weekend where families could come together with the goal of health, fun and fitness. There was truly something for every member of the family. Sunday was really fun to go and watch. Erika went down Sunday morning to cheer on Chrystee and Elena who ran in the Marathon. Chrystee came in third with a time of just over 3 hours; it was truly amazing and exciting to watch. Erika waited a few minutes longer but had to leave because it was Camila’s nap time. It was fun watching all the support runners had as they ran the race. Elvis even made an appearance at the finish line to keep the people waiting pumped up. I hope that everyone was able to go and enjoy some part of the Marathon; it is something that our community really needs and if you missed it this year make sure you mark your calendar for next year. This event is not to be missed.
