About 80 Newport El students helped “Paint the Town” Wednesday by creating winter and holiday scenes on more than 100 storefronts in Balboa Village.
Students had a rectangular space on shop windows at ExplorOcean and elsewhere around the fun zone to paint their design. The event is meant to “bring the holiday spirit to Balboa Village businesses through artistic expression,” according to organizers.
Kids also enjoyed ExplorOcean’s exhibits, touch tanks, and various arts and crafts.
The event was hosted by Balboa Village Merchant Association.
Chloe Bennett, 8, a third grader at Newport Elementary School, helps “Paint the Town” as she creates a snowy Christmas scene on an ExplorOcean window on Wednesday. — Photos by Sara HallDesaiya Florian, 7, a second grader, works on her painted display at ExplorOcean on Wednesday.Lucia Fontana, 4, a pre-kindergarten student, adds the finishing touches to a snowman scene she worked on with her brothers Lincoln, 5, and Lenz, 6, and sister Ollia, 8.Brother and sister Lincoln, 5, and Ollia, 8, Fontana work on a painting together.Kids have fun with the Touch Tank at Explor Ocean Wednesday after they painted storefront windows around town.Kids enjoyed arts and crafts and other activities as well.Newport El students work on their designs for the “Paint the Town” event.
