It’s kind of timeless, Kirsten Andrews said.
Children dart around between the May pole dancing, puppet show, tables of baked goods and displays of handmade treasures as musicians fill the spaces in between with tunes. It’s energetic. It’s community. It’s Cedar Valley Waldorf School’s 12th annual May Fair.
“It is a little bit from another time and it is a little bit from another place,” Andrews said. “It is magical.”
On Saturday (May 10) from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., the school is hosting craft tables, Mother’s Day gift ideas, May pole dancing, music and culinary delights including a German barbecue with bratwurst. The free event takes months of planning, Andrews said. Teachers and volunteers diligently piece together beautiful puppets. Fair-goers often come back to see the puppet show multiple times, Andrews noted.
This year the school is enjoying a new sponge surface where a once-gravel field was. More than 18 months ago, volunteers and teachers started fundraising for the special courtyard. The school raised $10,000 and was handed a $15,000 grant by The Orcas Anthroposophical Trust to complete the project.
“Parents come and pick up their kids and the next thing you know they are laying around on it, doing yoga and stuff,” Andrews said.
The new surface is in place just in time for the fair’s cake walk. Similar to musical chairs, participants dart around a course, landing on different numbers. Players landing on the winning numbers get to take home a cake.
The Pocket Lady will be at the event. She carries lots of little treasures in her pockets that children can pick at, Andrews noted. The event is free, but there is a minimal charge for some of the activities.
The school is located at 38265 Westway Ave. in Valleycliffe. For more information about the school visit www.cedarvalleyschool.com.
