Kids On Canal Planned In Lemont On Sunday

LEMONT, IL — Three Stories Books will hold Kids on Canal from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday on Canal Street in downtown Lemont. The event will feature local author visits, a kindness craft tent where you can make a craft for an essential worker, family yoga, local vendors, live music, chalk art, food and treats, a community art installation and more.

Three Stories Books owner Sommer Steele, who also owns Mabel's Market, said the idea for Kids on Canal came after the Market on Canal on June 6. Mabel's Market hosts the Market on Canal event twice a year.

"I started talking with my vendors and brainstorming an event for the space between Market on Canal and Fall on Canal," Steele said. "I was thinking we need something for kids and that Three Stories could take the lead on."

Three Stories Books opened in April in downtown Lemont, at 310 Canal St., and Steele said the business is still trying to get the word out that they are open.

Steele said she imagined the event as something community-oriented and that was "fun for the family but felt easy."

"It took literally one day to map out my goal, what it could look like," she said. "And then everyone was on board. A mix of new and old vendors…all selling family-friendly wares. And everyone wanted to help or be included."

Vendors for the event include: BAKED. by miranda, Natural Refinery, The Twinkled Twig, Orange Art Box, Rainbow Babies Prints, Em's and Wy's, Camp Marigold, Perspective Designs, DyDec Designs, Willow K Art, Gianna Rose Designs, Kim and Co. Events Lemont, Matilda Jane Clothing, Emmerson Toys Gifts & Hobbies, 1 happy girl, Mr. Salty's Popcorn, The Forge: Lemont Quarries, and Ninja Girl Coffee Company. There will also be kid-friendly beauty services at Salon 312, an obstacle course and princess meet and greet at Allegro Music and Dance Academy, and specials for kids and adults at Digs On Canal.

"I’m really most excited to see how all these different aspects come together to create one happy and cheerful event," Steele said. "Every piece is different and yet seems like the perfect fit. There’s always a learning curve for the first [event] but I feel so fortunate to have so many great people involved."

It is $5 per child for Kids On Canal, and those 16 and older are free. The schedule of events can be found below:

• 9:30 a.m., author Ben Swiercz reading "The Turtle Pirates"
• 10 to 11 a.m., Jeanie B music performance
• 11:30 a.m., slow flow family yoga with Juliette Fry
• 12:30 p.m., author Amy Logan reading "A Girl With A Cape"
• 1:30 p.m., author Sandy Sotzen reading "Why Do They Do That"

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