So. Much. Fun.
If you are living anywhere in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania, and are missing this film festival each year, then you — like we used to be — are missing out! Make sure you mark you calendars as soon as the schedule is released for next year. Because this is a great local event!
A few of our friends are organizers of/volunteers for this annual event. This year we jumped in to the deep end of the pool with it. When we hear “red carpet event,” we go all out people! All out! I told the bambinos that they could wear whatever they wanted, with the only criteria being that they should “dress like movie stars.” They got way into it. Way into it! Which was way fun. (Note: despite the fact that I was not dressed like a movie star, I somehow got dragged into this photo shoot.)
The film festival itself was wonderful (great films) and so cute (free popcorn, and sweet little movie treats for sale). The bambinos loved the whole laid-back-yet-Hollywood-esque vibe. I loved that it was right in our neighborhood. Literally just steps from campus. 
This event drew a crowd of kids — a whole bunch of whom are friends from school — to our very own neighborhood — which was super fun for all involved. After the opening night film ended, Braydon and I did our part as unofficial South Side Film Festival Volunteers and walked a group to the campus ice cream store so that their parents — the REAL Volunteers — could clean up kid-less.
The next day I took the same group to our house on campus to play and give everyone (the kids and their volunteering parents) a break. Really, just SO.MUCH.FUN! I love these crazy kids!
It was a great couple of days, and I highly recommend this Film Fest to any youngish families in the local vicinity. Keep an eye out for info next spring about the 2016 schedule!
Very cool! That’s great that is is a Free event and thus inclusive and with the support of fundraising the volunteers it is all possible
Looks like a great experience and tons of fun! Your modeling photo shoots are fab!
– Kate