Torrian Frazier and Stephen Hernandez prepare hamburgers and hot dogs during the celebration at New Life Church on Saturday.

Bryan and Misty Coffey of Des Moines made balloon animals for kids during the New Life Church event.

TOP RIGHT: Chase Hinkle comes down one of the inflatable slides during the New Life event.

Anthony Guevara, Jennifer Jimenez Rodriguez and Delilah Guevara enjoy some cotton candy during the Easter event at New Life Church in Marshalltown on Saturday afternoon.

The line for a face painting session at the New Life event was quite long.

From left to right, Alexis Sebastian, Michelle and Rushton Reed, Lake Sulc and Abbie Lehman were the planners behind the massive two-day event at New Life, which drew hundreds of people on Saturday and also featured a worship service along with the festivities.

Jorge Andrade assists his children Ezekiel, left, and Esmeralda snatch up eggs during the Easter egg hunt in the pool at the Marshalltown YMCA-YWCA on Friday night.