PHOTOS: McKee’s Fairy and Pirate fest is a ‘gnome’ run for kids
Staff Writer
McKee Fairy and Pirate Festival
Adorable fairies flitted from one activity to another while fierce swashbuckling pirates kept the wild animals of the ‘It’s a Jungle Out There’ exhibit at bay at McKee Botanical Garden’s eighth annual Fairy and Pirate Festival last Saturday.
Boys and girls went on safari hunts, had their faces painted, made crafts and played games amid the enchanting flora of the lush gardens.
Other activities included dancing around the Maypole, watching as cloud creatures floated past, and building fairy houses for pixies and sprites at the Gnome Depot.
Next up, McKee will host the 14th annual Waterlily Celebration on June 16. For more information, visit mckeegarden.org.
Photos by: Denise Ritchie
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Cheyenne Schlosser
Jordana Vargis and Sophia Ashley
Jane Sease, Pam Schlamowitz, and Delores Penn
Ginny Nagel with Violet Nagel
Lillian Pfennig
Lillian Pfennig
Noah and Benjamin Gallo
Gavin Clark
Anna Beard builds a fairy house.
Michael and Grace Rollin
Anne Fidem and Marilyn Freitag
Nathan Brandwood
Charlie Avril and Delores Penn
Reed and Reva Ullian
Seth Williams and Felicity Calabrese
Matthew and Kristi Challenor with their sons Charlie and Archie (front)
Connie Cotherman, Alaina Pena-Ariet, and Christine Hobart
Pia Schwiering and Greysen Petersen
Tom and Mary Loomis
Jackie Vitela and Lucy Vitela
Reed and Reva Ullian
McKee Fairy and Pirate Festival
Kirra Kirkland
Delores Penn helps Sadie Blume with the bean toss.
Laurel, Layla, and Shayan Glendys
McKee Fairy and Pirate Festival
McKee Fairy and Pirate Festival
McKee Fairy and Pirate Festival
Ella Castle
McKee Fairy and Pirate Festival
McKee Fairy and Pirate Festival
Tanner St Pierre and Cheyenne Schlosser
McKee Fairy and Pirate Festival
Brothers Steve and Dave Hawn create Smile Clouds at the McKee Fairy and Pirate Festival
