Children fall out of an inflatable during Family Fun Night at Amana Elementary School Friday, Feb. 28. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

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MIDDLE AMANA — Inflatables, face painting and a bake walk raised funds for Amana Elementary School’s Parent Teacher Organization Friday evening in Middle Amana.

Regan Moore paints the face of Sully Struzynaki during Family Fun Night at Amana Elementary School last week. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current) (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current

More than 60 businesses donated money, items for a silent auction, gift cards and food to the annual Family Fun Night at Amana Elementary School.

Iden Tiedt and Charlie Billups marked the hands of students as they entered the building and gave them either a sucker or a glo-stick for attending.

Iden Tiedt marks a student’s hand as he enters Amana Elementary School Friday, Feb. 28. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

Children’s shoes were abandoned by the gymnasium door while children slid down or ran through inflatables during the annual Family Fun Night. The room in which children had their faces painted was packed, and a line for the bake walk sometimes poured into the hallway.

One room provided Legos for students desiring a creative outlet. Another room contained donated baskets and other items that parents bid on in a silent auction.

Leo Henry slides down an inflatable in the Amana Elementary School gymnasium. The inflatables were part of Family Fun Night, which raises money for the PTO. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

The photo booth was new this year. Corridor Photo Booths and DJs, out of Marion, provided silly hats and glasses that students could wear in a strip of four photo booth photos.

For a $5 entry fee, children could play any of the games and take part in any activities, said Valerie Hora, head of the PTO. The organization didn’t want students to have to deal with tickets, Hora said.

“And we love for our community to bring baked goods,” Hora said. The bake walk is a popular game.

Dinner was the exception to the rule. Hot dogs, chips and other food sold for a buck or two in the cafeteria.

Hendrix McPherson gets his face painted by Regan Moore during Amana Elementary School’s Family Fun Night Feb. 28. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

“Family Fun Night helps us support our teachers and our school,” said Hora. The PTO has special appreciation days and activities and show their appreciation for teachers, principal, para-educators and custodians.

Children smile in the photo booth during Family Fun Night in Middle Amana Feb. 28. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

January or February are the best times to have the event, said Hora. The PTO plans for about 200 people, but last year they ran out of food, so they prepared for 300.