Silly Saturday

Poplar Bluff Fire Department Capt. Roy Lane offers Hunter Sparks, 3, candy and a fire helmet as his mother, Shauna Sparks, looks on outside the Bess Activity Center. (DAR/Paul Davis)

Marlaya Nelson (left), 5, and her brother, Marquan Nelson, 4, make Easter Bunny faces at the Wheatley Tutoring Program booth during the Silly Saturday event. (DAR/Paul Davis)

Makayla Kellerman (left) and Trinity Cantu play in a pool full of gel beads while visiting the Unity Academy booth at Silly Saturday. (DAR/Paul Davis)

Allison Boone (left), 7, and her sister, Sara Boone, 6, plant tomatoes and pumpkins in foam cups at the Home Depot booth. (DAR/Paul Davis)

Laura Ann Penny, 4, tries her skills at fishing as Butler County Community Resource Council’s Judy Cox looks on. (DAR/Paul Davis)

Steven Overton, 11, gets his face painted during the Early Childhood Fair. (DAR/Paul Davis)

Belinda Birrer reads a story to children during the Silly Saturday event at the Bess Activity Center. (DAR/Paul Davis)

Ella Jones (left) and Presley Wilson paint rocks at the Poplar Bluff Head Start booth during the Silly Saturday event.  (DAR/Paul Davis)