THE CHILDREN WHO attended the Messy Mania event smile after painting a thank you sign for those who sponsored Parks and Recreation Month celebrations.AT THE BEGINNING of the Messy Mania event, children are given permission to go to the water balloon station and start throwing.HANNAH (LEFT) AND EVIE LASKER stay away from the messy activities and draw together with chalk.PRESLEY REDMAN (from left), Aurora Taff and Brynley Gholson play in a swimming pool full of orbies.LOCAL CHILDREN head to the shaving cream station to spray each other with the cans.EXCELSIOR SPRINGS Parks and Recreation and Community Center staff hosts a Messy Mania event as the last celebration for Parks and Recreation Month.CHERUB BECKNER gets covered in shaving cream and goes to her parents to ensure they get messy as well.JASPER ELLIOTT sits in a shaving cream mess while attending the last celebration for Parks and Recreation Month. ...