Spring Festival

Hi everyone!

Here's my entry for the sixth creativity/crafting challenge of the year in the Sylvanian Families Collectors Community. The theme was:

Challenge #6: Spring Festival

The weather in Sylvania has become warmer and green is beginning to appear throughout the forest. What better way to celebrate than with a festival?

For this challenge, show us how your Sylvanians are gathering together to welcome spring! What sort of events are happening in your village? Perhaps there is an Easter egg hunt or maypole dance? The bakers of Sylvania might have a bake-off competition. Gardeners might be eager to show off the first blossoms of the year in a special festival display or competition. Maybe there are spring foods that are anticipated all winter. There could be a feast, music, and dancing to celebrate. Others may prefer a more low-key celebration or just be eager to enjoy time outdoors. Show us the spring celebrations that your Sylvanians take part in!

Make an item or items, photograph a scene, write a story, or do whatever inspires you to create a project around the Spring Festival theme!

If you’re not feeling inspired by the festival aspect of things, feel free to make any sort of spring-related project. Equinox and Easter (even though it's still a month off) projects are welcome too!  

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Every year, when Spring arrives, the villagers of Arcfield set up a festival to celebrate. Near the woods close to the village there's an enormous tree trunk. No one can explain its existence or tell how long it's been there, but it's somewhat of a local landmark, and every year, as part of the festival activities, the villagers dance on top of it.

 


This year, Charles Hunter-Smyth has managed to procure a piano from the city, and has taken upon himself to provide the music for the festival. He studied piano when he was younger, and on this day he's playing cheery tunes for the couples and friends to dance to.
Rick and Ariadna Andes are here, of course. Those two are like a couple of teenagers! They never miss the opportunity to do romantic things together.  :loveit:
Wilbur and Fliss Robinson have a stall at the festival, but it seems like they got away for a bit to have a quick dance. :D
And look! Seems like Coco Chocolate has managed to muster up the courage to ask Annabelle McFarlane, the mayor's daughter, to dance with him!

The Chocolate rabbit couple have set up a little spot to sell their chocolates and sweets (though, admittedly, they are mostly giving them for free to the children that come visit!). After giving the inaugural speech, mayor Nicholas McFarlane goes with his wife Elizabeth to see them. The four of them are good friends after all (and Nicholas does love chocolate, too!).

Not far from them, Anthony Spinelli, always the child at heart, has volunteered to keep the babies entertained. He's having as much fun as them. :D I wonder what the strange creatures his puppets represent are?

Most children in the village take advantage of the festival to play outside. Some of them, like Frances Robinson, just enjoy reading quietly while enjoying the warmer weather.
Fiorella Andes, though she wouldn't admit it, is feeling a bit jealous of Freya. Even though the rabbit girl is new to the village, she sure is popular! Fiorella can't go anywhere without running into her, it seems like she's everywhere! She can't understand why people would prefer to hang out with Freya instead of her, who is undoubtedly the nicest, prettiest girl in the village. Truth be told, Fiorella's upset because her best friend Evie couldn't attend the festival as she wasn't feeling well. I think she's just feeling a bit lonely.
Frances is cautiously looking at Fiorella over her book, hoping she doesn't try to talk to her. She can be quite bossy!

Not far away, the Spinelli siblings, Silvio and Livia, are playing with a ball. Well, Livia is trying to get her brother (who is quite the couch potato) to play with her; as usual, she's the most spirited of the two.
"Silvio, you seem distracted! Focus!"
"I... I don't feel so good, sis..." Silvio's face is red, and he has been sneezing all morning.
"Oh, come on, it's Spring already! Don't start again with that whole 'We should be hibernating' thing!"

But when Silvio goes away to lie in the bench next to Frances Robinson, Silvia starts to feel worried. Truth is, her brother doesn't look too good. Despite his complains, she usually manages to get him to do whatever she wants.
He won't stop sneezing!
"My head hurts...!"
"Are you okay, Silvio?" asks Frances, concerned.
"I'll go get mom!" exclaims Silvia.
"And I'll go look for my dad!" says Fiorella, who's also still around. Rick Andes, her father, is the village's doctor.

Doctor Rick to the rescue! Seems like Fiorella managed to get him away from her mother and the dance, hehe.
Thankfully, it's nothing serious. Just Spring allergies from being outside all day long, near the flowers! After taking some medicine, Silvio is able to join his sister and the rest of the children in the festival's activities. :)

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Hope you enjoyed the pictures! I wasn't feeling too creative but I did manage to take some pictures and it was fun, so I'm happy. Spring brings the dreaded allergies for me, so when my boyfriend suggested I should incorporate that to the story, I thought it was a great idea, hehe.
Have a great Spring everyone!