Photos: Labor Day foam party

Photos from the Labor Day foam party hosted by The Play Cafe in Marion, Iowa on Monday, September 1, 2025.

Sep. 1, 2025 12:47 pm, Updated: Sep. 1, 2025 3:03 pm

Luke DiBell, 5, of Cedar Rapids smiles he hides under the bubble blowing machine during a foam party at The Play Cafe in Marion on Monday. The foam party lasted several hours and offered time slots for children groups of children to have dedicated play time in the bubbles. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Madelyn Marsh, 6, of Marion watches the bubbles float around her after her father, Brandon Marsh used a leaf blower to stir them up during a foam party at The Play Cafe in Marion on Monday. The Play Cafe owners Brandon and Kelly Marsh took over the business in May of 2025. The couple hosts various events for children like foam parties and tea time at the center as well as open play. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

JJ Hagerman, 5, of Cedar Rapids reacts as his grandmother Bryanne Baker of Cedar Rapids rubs bubbles on him during a foam party at The Play Cafe in Marion on Monday. The Play Cafe owners Brandon and Kelly Marsh took over the business in May. The couple hosts various events for children like foam parties and tea time at the center as well as open play. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Luke DiBell, 5, of Cedar Rapids smiles as bubbles are blown on him during a foam party at The Play Cafe in Marion, Iowa on Monday. The Play Cafe owners Brandon and Kelly Marsh took over the business in May. The couple hosts various events for children like foam parties and tea time at the center as well as open play. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Bubbles float away during a foam party at The Play Cafe in Marion on Monday. The foam party lasted several hours and offered time slots for children groups of children to have dedicated play time in the bubbles. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Bubbles gather on a child’s head while playing during a foam party at The Play Cafe in Marion on Monday. The foam party lasted several hours and offered time slots for children groups of children to have dedicated play time in the bubbles. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Megan Schaefer of Cedar Rapids blows bubbles with her daughter Peyton Sherzer, 2, during a foam party at The Play Cafe in Marion on Monday. The Play Cafe owners Brandon and Kelly Marsh took over the business in May of 2025. The couple hosts various events for children like foam parties and tea time at the center as well as open play. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

JJ Hagerman, 5, of Cedar Rapids (left) and Bryanne Baker of Cedar Rapids blow bubbles at each other in a “bubble battle” during a foam party at The Play Cafe in Marion on Monday. The Play Cafe owners Brandon and Kelly Marsh took over the business in May of 2025. The couple hosts various events for children like foam parties and tea time at the center as well as open play. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Madelyn Marsh, 6, of Marion puts bubbles in her hair while playing at the party hosted by The Play Cafe in Marion on Monday. Owners Brandon and Kelly Marsh took over the business in May. The couple hosts various events for children like foam parties and tea time. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

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