Full of fun for the little ones

Youngsters hard at work creating one-of-a-kind masterpieces in Gurney Plaza's Moonlit Reunion Lantern Painting Contest. (Jeremy Tan / Sept 7, 2014)

IN scenes evoking the olden days, excited children fashioned colourful lanterns, lit them up and strolled around outdoors, with adults alongside keeping them company.

Though the rural settings where such traditions first played out centuries ago were replaced by modern surroundings, the Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations at Gurney Plaza, Penang, were no less heartwarming.