Kids looking for non-stop action, excitement and fun will get their fill in the Tavarez Orthodontics Kids’ Fun Zone at Connoisseur’s Marketplace, Menlo Park‘s annual festival of the arts, July 19-20 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Santa Cruz Avenue. Located at the corner of University Drive and Santa Cruz Avenue, the amusements for youngsters of all ages will include everything from thrilling virtual reality motion theater and a 24-foot climbing wall to super cool temporary tattoos and authentic choo-choo train rides.

Harry Potter mania will be at its apex. Kepler’s will have a tent at the festival well-stocked with merchandise from the newly released Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows –– beautifully crafted wands, suitable for students as well as more accomplished witches and wizards; brooms for both professional and amateur Quidditch players, Quidditch goggles, and other finely made products for Harry Potter fans.

Experience the adventure of a lifetime on Y3k Simulators computerized thrill ride. It combines wind, sound and outlandish motion, all synchronized to a breathtakingly large movie screen.

Boomer’s Magic Circus is the place for kids with energy to burn. Their amazing obstacle course has a long tube to crawl through, a cargo net to climb up and down, slides, and various noisemakers including bicycle horns, cowbells, and punching bags.

It’s exciting and it’s new, carrying kids and grown-ups too. All kids get a free choo-choo whistle when they hop on board the trackless train with the “World’s Friendliest Conductor” Rudy Horak, of KC Kidz Events. “We take kids on a choo-choo train ride to wherever their imagination takes them,” amiable Rudy says with a smile.

Kids and adults alike will enjoy Mobile Rock’s menacing 24-foot Climbing Wall where trained climbing technicians will be available to show you the ropes. The wall is color coded to assist climbers, from the youngest to the most advanced, make it to the to the top.

Classic Amusements awe-inspiring offerings are the stuff kids’ dreams are made of. The Froghopper is a guaranteed tummy-tickler, taking riders 25’ in the air and bounce dropping them like a frog. Their one-of-a-kind themed inflatables include a Dr. Seuss-inspired Cat-In-The Hat bounce house and 30’ Tsunami Tidal Wave slide and the Jurassic Adventure T-Rex Dinosaur obstacle course where kids can run, jump and bounce with their play pals.

For a fun, new (albeit temporary) look, stop by for a visit with the nice folks at the SB Arts booth. They specialize in original works of temporary body art. Henna tattooing is an all-natural, pain-free and temporary form of body art. This 5000 year-old practice originated in Egypt where it was used to dye the entire body, nails and hair. As henna made its way to India, the paste was applied to the skin with a stick in intricate designs for sacred ceremonies. To this day, it is used to decorate the hands and feet of Indian, African and Middle Eastern brides because women in these regions are only allowed to show this much skin. Henna paste is made from ground henna leaves powder, tea, lemon juice, and eucalyptus oil. Designs are hand-drawn with the paste incased in a plastic tube or applicator. The henna dyes the skin with a maroon stain which lasts 1 to 2 weeks and fades away leaving no visible marks.

Bouncy The Clown is a goofy performer who also paints faces. Using a waterbased paint “that doesn’t stain”, Bouncy offers dozens of unique face painting designs. Rainbows, spiders, and butterflies are among the most popular.

Stop by Friendly Felipe’s bustling booth offering playful sand sculptures where kids scoop different colored sand into plastic, animal-shaped bottles. When finished, the bottles are topped off with animal heads, like frogs, alligators and tigers, and become a truly creative creature keepsake. Aspiring princesses can select from his beautiful selection of wands and crowns. How does dipping your hand in hot wax sound? Felipe will show you how to concoct your own unique wax hand creation. First, you dip your hand into hot wax forming a mold of your hand. Next, you dip your hand into any or all of eight different colors, creating a wax hands design all your own.