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Sisters Olivia and Emma Springer perform a duet with Rhythm City Dance by Chelsea at Kidsfest in Crown Center Mall, Washington on March 7.

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In this photo from last year’s Kids Fest, Ella Welsh asks sister Cora, “Do you want to build a snowman?” The pair from Claysville were watching the Snow Sisters’ performance by Royal Princess Engagements at Kids Fest in Washington Crown Center.

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Penelope Keller and Caleb Foster search through green sand provided by St. Patrick’s School, Canonsburg, to discover the leprechaun’s lucky gold coin while at Kidsfest in Crown Center Mall on March 7.

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Myla Marshman hops through the obstacle course at Kidsfest in Crown Center Mall, Washington, on March 7.

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Aura Breese and Nizavien Griffin react to the two-toed sloth brought to the Crown Center Mall in Washington by Wild World of Animals for Kidsfest on March 7.

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Grant Kemmerer of Wild World of Animals gets face to face with a kookaburra as he shares his creatures with the guests at Kids Fest in Crown Center Mall on March 7.

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While keeping a firm grip on its tail, Grant Kammerer of Wild World of Animals offers a banana to a binturong as he speaks to the guests at Kidsfest in Crown Center Mall on March 7. The tree-dwelling animal, also called a bearcat, is native to Southeast Asia, and uses the tail to hold onto limbs.

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Jamie Kammerer of Wild World of Animals awakens an armadillo to greet the crowd at Kidsfest in Crown Center Mall on March 7.

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Snow Sisters Elsa (Savannah Ikach) and Anna (Cindy Spear) entertain as part of Royal Princess Engagements at Kidsfest in Crown Center Mall on March 7.