Kids Art Zone
Sponsored by Jones Lumber & Millwork
(Located by the racquetball courts).
The Art Mobile
11 am – 4 pm
The Art Mobile is our new best friend. They’ll be managing the Art Zone and assisting your kids in painting their tees. The Artmobile provides access & exposure to the arts for ages PreK-14 living in distressed neighborhoods.
Paint a Tee
11am – 4pm
Jones Lumber & Millwork is giving your kid a permanent reminder of Summer Jam West. Kids that arrive early will receive a FREE tee to paint with permanent fabric markers and take home!
Sidewalk Chalking
All Day!
Sponsored by Siefert Family Dentistry, kids of all ages will be inspired by our professional chalk artists. Let them draw from their imaginations and what they see around them, to create colorful pictures of not-so permanent art.
Jan and Will’s exotic birds draw quite the crowd! They talk, dance when the music moves them, are sociable and love the attention. Look for Parrotdise in a shady spot at the Kids Art Zone.
Face Painting
11am – 4pm
Let your kids be something other than themselves for the day with free faceprinting. Our professional face painters take their time in giving the kids an incredible, full painted face experience.
Balloon Twisting
11am – 4pm
Darling Balloons is twisting wizard wands, animals and fairy wings at the Kids Art Zone. She’ll twist away until her balloons and her energy run out!
HPC
All Day!
HPC Urban Homesteading has been a huge hit at Summer Jam West for the past two years. Previously they’ve brought you numerous crafts, a bike powered race track and PVC musical instruments. We’re pretty excited to see what they bring this year!
Columbus Police
11am – 4pm
City of Columbus Police Department always brings their community best to Summer Jam West. The Equine Unit, K-9, Bicycle Patrol and our Liaison Officers are always a big hit. Kids can get their bikes fixed for free at the Bike Patrol van.
Photo Ops!
All Day!
We have incredibly fun photo op props for you this year! A vivid purple jam jar, a WeepinBell Pokemon character and a prop prepared especially for our Kids Art Zone Sponsor, Jones Lumber & Millwork.
Franklinton Cycleworks
All Day!
Franklinton Cycleworks is bringing a bicycle powered Spin Art Machine! Hop on, ride hard and take home spin art!
Puppets!
All Day!
Franklin County Auditor will be guiding your kids to make dog puppets and providing information on dog licensing.