RANKIN INLET - Kids of all ages came out to enjoy a little Summer Sensation at the Rankin Inlet airport this past month.

The event was sponsored by Nunavut Tourism and held at the Kivalliq Regional Visitor Centre.

Kelly Kaludjak puts the finishing touches to some glimmer body art during Nunavut Tourism's Summer Sensation event at the Kivalliq Regional Visitor Centre at the Rankin Inlet airport this past month. -

Visitors could have glimmer body art or tattoos for kids applied by summer students Ashley Burton and Kelly Kaludjak or acting manager Sara Acher during the event.

Acher said the original plan called for Summer Sensation to be held on Nunavut Day.

However, the week of fog that settled over Rankin, causing the cancellation of numerous flights, delayed the arrival of their supplies.

"Our goal was just to do a little something fun for the community," said Acher.

"We were hoping to do traditional tattoos, but we couldn't find the proper materials to do that correctly.

"The material we used to apply the body art and tattoos was easy to remove with a little soap and water."

Acher said there was a good turnout for the event.

She said groups of people came all afternoon, and they kept the centre open a little later than usual to accommodate those who came after getting off work at 5 p.m.

"We had enough supplies to do about 300 tattoos and, at the end of the day, we only had about 60 left.

"The kids really had a blast, and it was very cool to see how much fun the adults were having.

"The animals were a really popular tattoo during the day, with the dolphin tattoo being the most popular.

"Many of the little girls who came really liked the butterfly and the mermaid, while, with the ladies, the princess and diva tattoos seemed to be quite popular."

Acher said, curiously enough, the only tattoo not to be chosen by anyone all day was the seahorse.

She said the event was a lot of fun and well worth the effort to host.

"The kids really appreciated it, and events like this get Nunavut Tourism's name out to the public.

"It helps people realize we're here as part of the community, not just to talk to visitors to our region."

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