From face painting, to pottery, many games, a magic show and more, the annual Children’s Festival promises to be a great adventure for children and their families.
The Children’s Festival takes place Sunday, May 28 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
All activities are free of charge.
Only food available on site will need to be purchased.
Organizers say there will be three face painting stations, plus a magic show with Clint Grey, live music, multicultural activities, numerous games to play, painting, door prizes and more.
Throughout the day Grey will be making balloon animals for children.
The entertainment schedule for the Gwen Pharis Ringwood Stage starts with LeRae Haynes at 11 a.m.; a magic show with Grey at 12 noon; the Williams Lake Community Band at 1 p.m.; a Jr. Carabiners demonstration at 2 p.m.; and prize draws at 2:45 p.m.
The Cariboo Potters Guild will be there with a booth where children can experience the stretchy fun property of clay and make little bowls and animals to take home if they like.
But it should be noted the clay won’t be glazed or fired which means that the clay will break down again if the dried creation gets wet.
There will also be activities such as car seat checks and other activities helpful for parents.
Since May is Speech and Hearing Month the Cariboo Chilcotin Child Development Centre booth, manned by speech language pathologist Julie Hodder, will have a game set up in which children can guess what an object in a tin is just from the sound it makes without opening the tin.
The CDC booth will also include information for parents about early language and literacy services available in the community.
There will be a variety of food booths on site as well.
Visitors are asked to bring along their own water bottles and receive free refills.