Tons of Fun at Tanglewood Mall

This is our third year attending the Tons of Fun event. For the kids, there is no better free event that I can think of. I will preface this with, TONS of people attend this.Think upwards of 3,000 people between 10:00am and 4:00pm. So, if you are not a crowded event kind of person, stay away. If you are a person who loves to watch their kids have fun, this is for you. I don't think we have ever done the same thing twice either.

Last year, the kids actually rode on some of the rides - like a little train. This year, they didn't really care to do that. We checked out all the people dressed in costumes, like the peacock above. The kids really wanted to jump around in the bouncy jungle.

The boys had spent all week talking about getting their faces painted. Both were set on getting race cars until we actually were getting their faces painted. My youngest talked all big and bad about getting a tiger done on his face...except that he was hit by the ULTIMATE shy bug. He wouldn't look at anyone, let alone talk to them. So, he stuck with the original plan of getting the race car done. Now my oldest had his entire face done and I am now having trouble getting the color off. He has a bit of a red tint to his face - kind of funny if you ask me. Then again, we are just getting ready for bath time so it will probably come off the rest of the way in the tub.

Something new for us this year were the glitter tattoos. Of course what could be bad about a bunch of glitter? Except that it gets everywhere... Both the boys went for the stars, even though there was this cool looking lightning bolt.

The other thing we decided to try this year was getting the kids' caricature done. Ron King, the caricature artist, did a great job. I can't deny that...but the line was so LONG. It was frustrating to have to wait while one person had 4 done! Regardless, I am glad we waited. Part of me wishes the Husband came with us so the kids could have done some of the other things while I waited in line. Goodwill was right there near the Caricatures making snakes out of ties. I would have loved for the kids to do that. The problem was, by the time they got their caricature done, they were ready to leave. I can't blame them though - we were there for 4 hours...

The best part of Tons of Fun - it's FREE! Several of the people had tip jars out - which is reasonable considering the GREAT job everyone did! However, if you are on a tight budget, this is a great event. It usually happens the first weekend in February.