Chalk-It-Up

Edmond, Okla., Liberty Fest celebrates 40 years of family festivals this week.

Liberty Fest held its Chalk-It-Up event at the Festival Marketplace in downtown Edmond Friday morning.

 “It’s just fun because it gives them a chance to be creative and dirty and see what other people are doing,” Judi Lippert, grandmother of participants, said. “It’s free so that makes it even better. It’s a good way to get into the Fourth of July spirit.”

Children and adults showed up for the chalk art competition and covered the ground with drawings of Uncle Sam, the Statue of Liberty, flags, eagles and more.

 “Everyone did an outstanding job,” Tyler White, judge, said. “They put in a lot of effort and we had some really great ones.”

 The awards categories were best use of space, most color, most artistic and best overall chalker.

 White had to go back and forth between drawings several times to decide whom to give the awards to. The two drawings that were the hardest for White to decide between were drawings of Uncle Sam and a birthday cake, and Uncle Sam with a surfboard.

 “I wasn’t expecting that much detail in some of them but it was amazing,” White said.

 Liberty Fest added Chalk-It-Up to the events calendar a few years ago.

Chalk-It-Up is a national event that is done through parks and recreation for National Parks and Recreation month.

The next event for Liberty Fest is the car show at 8 a.m. on Saturday.  All of the information for Liberty Fest events are listed on the Liberty Fest website.