Wiggle Out Loud

We had a blast this past weekend at the 2nd Annual “Wiggle Out Loud” Family Music Festival here in Oklahoma City. We were downtown grabbing lunch as a family when I remembered that the festival was happening just a few blocks away!

We drove over to find a ton of kid-friendly booths, food trucks, a splash pad, and a live music stage with family-friendly music.

Our first stop was the “Backstage Pass” booth where Ruby (complete in floral skirt and Cinderella cowgirl boots) created a backstage pass and wristband.

Next door was a booth where the kids were able to create their own shaker. Quite an ingenious idea — a plastic Easter egg filled with dry beans, two spoons and some colorful tape to hold it all together. I tried to teach the girls about maracas, but Henry decided he just wanted to use one as a rattle.

Those booths were great, but they didn’t hold a candle to the “Garage Band” booth put on by our local music college (UCO). They’d set up drums, an electric bass, guitar, keyboard, and a microphone. Kids took turns trying their luck at each instrument. It was all kinds of chaos, but I had fun helping Ruby bust out a beat.

I couldn’t convince Ava to get on the microphone, but she’s seen me play guitar plenty at home, so she was pretty amicable to sitting down with the electric guitar.

Thanks to everyone at Wiggle Out Loud for putting on such a great event!