So we arrived like 10 minutes early and found out where all the action was happening. We had no idea how popular this event was as the place was swarmed with kids and moms. We quickly got our seats right up front and then watched as the bubbleman set up his stuff.
The bubbleman was a very cute "bear" of a guy and was very warm and friendly. He was all about creative and imaginative play and very anti electronics and brain killer play. He often had jokes referring to those things and saving the earth. He had a few rules about touching him and his stuff but really wanted the kids to have fun popping bubbles.
As I greatly appreciated his laid back approach you can see from the pictures kids went nuts. There were a great many times when I'd lose site of one of my children as bubbles went flying and every child went crazy trying to pop them. Andrew was good for being right up front and near the bubbleman. I could see his little buzz cut head jumping up and down. Megan was on the edges of the group not wanting to get to soapy.
The bubbleman had several small boys down at ankle level. One of course was Andrew not wanting to miss any action. You could often hear the man asking the kids to back up and to wait please. He was so patient and I really appreciated how good he was with kids. He said right in the beginning that he would control the group and to please not parent over his parenting. His goal was that all kids have a great time. I was happy to sit and watch my kids have a great time.
Toward the end of the show he came out with a bigger bubble and was producing these giant bubbles. He asked all the kids to sit and watch for this part. The kids sat with strained tension as they watched in awe. He made something like 10 or so giant bubbles and they were really cool looking. It was during this time that I had one of those embarrassing parent moments.
So as you look at the picture above please notice the cute little boy in the grey and orange shirt. Please tell me he didn't just spring up to head straight for that bubble to pop it? Oh yes, that was my little guy who popped a giant bubble. Standing the the crowd of parents and listening to others murmur was real "neat" I have to say. I have to just laugh at the situation cuz really what could I do from the back of the pack. After popping so many bubbles and having so much fun who could blame him, it was just to tempting to resist.
Shortly after that he starting winding down the show. The kids still were in all the action and loved every minutes of the show. We packed up and headed home after this and both kids talked about it the whole way home. Megan has already asked to hire him for her next birthday and Andrew just talked about all the fun bubble popping. After I recover from the "my kid popping the giant bubble" moment I might have some different thoughts on the event. It was really fun and I'm glad we decided to go and I loved seeing my kids have so much fun with a little air and soap.
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