The Burger Shack food truck, a popular balloon-making clown named Bows, a face painter named Blossom and an entertaining movie made for a comfortable environment for families to gather at Municipal Park, Laubach Avenue and Smith Lane, Northampton. The park served as the site for the borough’s summer outdoor movie series. “SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants” was the featured flick Aug. 14.

Special guests SpongeBob and Patrick received a rousing ovation with kids chanting their names and screaming with joy upon their arrival.

Bows, from the Tootsie the Clown and Friends group, interacted with families and youngsters as they picked the balloon animal or item of their choice for her to make. Faith Weidner, of Northampton, asked Bows for a bunny balloon.

Other balloon choices included a lady bug, giraffe, swan, sword, turtle, baby octopus and more.

Blossom was busy painting faces. Emily Sasdi, of Whitehall, said she was delighted to get her face painted.

Clive Bushay, of Northampton, and his three grandchildren named Prince, Paris and Ocean went for the balloons, and the two girls got their faces painted. Formerly of Brooklyn and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Clive enjoys living in Northampton.

Visit tootsietheclown.com or visit her Facebook page to book Blossom, Bows or other Tootsie the Clown group entertainers.

The Mineo family, of Northampton, attended the summer movie in the park. Patrick and Cassy and their two girls, Ellie and Mayci, paused for a picture.

Borough Manager Brian Welsko and borough employee Bernadette Singh staffed a table selling 250th Celebration of America T-shirts.

Welsko said he was happy with the public turnout, the kids’ energy and the local support of the summer outdoor movie series.

As the sunlight faded, the youngsters settled down with their families to watch the feature film. Northampton Borough plans to run the outdoor movie program into autumn, possibly as late as October.

The event was truly an evening of family fun for all.