The bright and funny clown, Gumbo Wobbly, was the leader of the festivities and children's parade. Jammin Jim thrilled everyone with juggling performances and even provided juggling tips for beginners. Other fun things to do included arts and crafts, decorating hula hoops, magic shows and even a kids talent show. For a snack, cookies were baking in the solar oven near the arts and crafts tent.

Outside of the family tent area were games provided by New Belgium and Clif Bar and Company which included a HUGE Connect Four game and bean bag toss.

A children's parade was held on Sunday afternoon to celebrate the end of the Telluride Bluegrass Festival.  The theme was, "Music Unites Us Across Borders and Cultures."  My oldest daughter managed to score a flag to carry while my youngest was pretending to be a fairy complete with a magic wand.  Many others were dressed up in a variety of themes including puppets, pirates, hippies, masks made in the arts and crafts tent, and even one Superman.

Gumbo Wobbly organized the line-up and lead the parade.  Everyone was ready to go when Gumbo made an announcement that the parents of the younger children did not want to hear.  "The band has decided to play an encore. Do you know what that means?"  This was good news for the audience enjoying the performance by Steeldrivers, not so much good news for keeping children in a line occupied.  Fortunately the time passed quickly with a little entertainment from Gumbo.  Everyone enjoyed the march on the pathway through the Bluegrass audience and at the end gathered for a group photo.

It was a great day to be a kid, or to pretend to still be one!

Lisa Wilson is a local Telluride blogger and photographer. You can see more of her work at Mountains Rule & Telluride Daily Photo and follow her on Twitter @TellurideLisa.