The air was peppered with the sounds of “fireworks” as children jumped up and down with glee as they popped piles of bubble wrap saved up throughout the year at the Vero Beach Book Center’s annual Bubble Wrap Explosion.
Owner/manager Chad Leonard has continued the time-honored tradition started by his parents, store founders Tom and Linda Leonard, which featured children clapping and singing to patriotic music, showing their creativity at craft tables and listening intently to stories before the moment they had all eagerly awaited – the great bubble wrap stomp.
