Kids Day - Burlington Free Press Special Section

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Saturday, May 11

Join the Parade from Edmunds School to Battery Park

9:30 am - 3:00 pm FREE Admission Donations gladly accepted for Playground Nutrition Program

Free Morning Snack at Edmunds School & Free Lunch at Battery Park for All Kids 18 and Under!

Plus, Enjoy Exhibits, Craft Activities, Games, Food & More!

www.enjoyburlington.com Featuring the 9th Annual Young Tradition Showcase with young people doing “old stuff” traditional music, dancing & singing.

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Visit the FindandGoSeek tent for great things to do with your kids in VT.

Find out how Burlington is feeding healthy food to all kids this summer!

Presenting Sponsors:

Underwriting Sponsor: VERmont tent company

Sponsors:

Kids Day 2013

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Bay Kids Bread and Butter Farm & Music for Sprouts Building Bright Futures of Chittenden County Burlington Elks Lodge #916 Burlington Fire Department Clara Emlen, Miss Vermont National Teenager Christ The King School Dealer.com Eagle Country 97.5 Fletcher Free Library Freely Creative StickerMobile Greater Burlington YMCA Green Mountain Derby Dames Gullivers Doggie Daycare Hula Hoop Team Kids & Fitness King Street Center Lake Champlain International’s Bobber Bob & Let’s Go Fishing Leaps and Bounds Childcare, LLC Leonardo’s Pizza Mariella’s Guardian Angels Mater Christi School Rock Band Ohisama Kids VT Philo Llamas Puppets in Education Save Our Waves Stepping Stones Children’s Center, Inc. Service Rendered Inc. / Chill Out Thomas P. Clairmont Baseball Foundation University of Vermont Athletics Urban Dance Complex USTA Vermont Vermont Children’s Hospital, Child Passenger Safety Program Vermont Shamrocks Girls Hockey: USA Hockey’s U16 National Champions

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Special Thank You to: Church Street Marketplace, The Hilton, Burlington Electric Department, Burlington Fire Department, Burlington Public Works

Nearby Activities

Lollipop Express Train Rides May 11, 2013.

Ride the train from Union Station at One Main Street to Shelburne and back.

Admission is $7 per person. Train rides are 10:30am, 12pm, 1:30pm, 2:45pm

Hey kids, come on into ECHO & have some fun & bring your folks with you! ECHO Lake Aquarium & Science Center at the Leahy Center is proud to be a partner, once again, in the annual Kids Day celebration. Get a $2 discount for each person in your group good towards ECHO admission on Saturday, May 11th (last weekend of Strange Matter exhibit). www.echovermont.org

“The Greatest Show On Ice” Burlington Parks & Recreation and the Champlain Valley Skating Club proudly present the annual Ice Show on Saturday, May 11 at 4pm at Leddy Park Arena.

Helmet Decoration Station: Come jazz up your helmets at our Helmet Decoration Station! Bring your creativity, & we’ll bring the stickers and paint pens! If you don’t have a helmet, we have helmets available to buy for $5. Tips on proper helmet safety. You can check us out at the Secure Bike Parking racks by the fountain.

FREE SECURE BICYCLE PARKING “Avoid the Fuss, Leave Your Bike With Us”

Parks & Recreation Shuttle Bus Loop Route: Pearl St. / Battery St. / Perkins Pier / Main St. / Winooski Ave.

On-Site Activities

• See what kids are eating at school • Summer Meal Kick-Off

Burlington Electric Department..................................................................................................................... Bucket Truck Rides!!!

Burlington Elks Lodge #916........................................................................................... Drug Awareness Information and Giveaways Burlington Fire Department................................................................................................................... See a fire engine up close!!

Burlington Parks and Recreation Playmobile...........................................................................Giant games sponsored by NBT Bank Chittenden Solid Waste District.........................................................................Take home activities, stickers, recycle information Freely Creative Stickermobile...................................................................Check out all the cool stickers on the VW stickermobile!

Pepsi Bottling Ventures............................................................................................................. Raffle for a snowboard! Giveaways!

Philo Llamas.............................................................................................................................................. Meet our favorite Llama!

Price Chopper Hopper............................................................................................................................Jumping and bouncing Fun! Regal Gymnastics Academy.......................................................................................................................Check out the Tumble bus USA LUGE................................................................................................................. Take a ride on a luge sled & meet the athletes!

VT Shamrock Girls: USA Hockey’s U16 National Champions..................................... Come give hockey a “shot” & win a small prize.

WOKO & KOOL 105 & WJOY Radio........................................................................................................... Music & Coloring Activity Vermont Lake Monsters..........................................................................................................................Wiffle ball hitting machine USTA VT......................................................................................................................................... Join us for tennis fun and games.

Vt. Bass Federation..............................................................................................................Learn pitching and flipping techniques.

Blue Cross Blue Shield..................................................................................Make a smoothie by pedaling a bike and face painting.

• 11:00 a.m. Lunch for ALL KIDS 18 & under • Charlotte Central School Presents “Tinikling” A Traditional Philippine Dance”

Burlington School Food Project Your Access To Proper Child Nutrition Every Day • Free Breakfast to all students • Lunch Menu including a full salad bar offering products from local farms & processors (in season) • After School Meals: Snack & Supper • Free Summer Meals for ALL KIDS 18 & under June 24th to August 17th

Sponsors:

Young Tradition Weekend, May 10-12 Saturday, May 11th, Battery Park

• Showcase Contest featuring over 20 young traditional singers, musicians, & dancers from 11am to 3pm at Battery Park in Burlington.

• Awards Reception and Concert featuring current and past contest winners and special guests from 6pm to no later than 8pm at the Hilton in Burlington. Admission is FREE. Young Tradition Vermont (YTV) is dedicated to promoting, supporting & celebrating children, youth, & young adults singing, playing, & dancing traditional styles. There are no advance tickets for any events, but admission can be reserved by e-mailing mark.sustic@gmail.com.

A portion of each admission for most events is donated to the Tom Sustic Fund, which supports families with children with life-threatening illnesses. For more information go to our website.

youngtraditionvermont.org

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Kid’s Art Displays These institutions are equal opportunity providers.

Greater Burlington YMCA Hand In Hand Creative Learning Center Heartworks Ohisama Kids VT Christ the King School Burlington Edmunds School The Children’s School

Burlington Town Center Apple Mountain Fletcher Free Library Burlington Free Press Burlington Town Center Burlington Town Center Burlington Town Center

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exhibits

Bittybean Child Carriers.......................................................................................................................................... Games, art activity and prizes for preschoolers.

Burlington City Arts................................................................................................................................................................. Make and take a special piece of art.

Burlington Parks and Recreation......................................................................................................................................... Paper flowers and funky fun hat making!

Burlington Partnership for a Healthy Community..............................................................Kids, you can make a button about healthy activities or design your own!

Child Care Resource................................................................................................................................................Sensory tables and bins for play and exploration.

Children’s Literacy Foundation............................................................................................................. Come create original poetry on our magnetic poetry boards!

Chittenden Solid Waste District..............................................................................Composting and recycling activity; basketball game, stickers, compost buckets!

Clara Emlen - Miss Vermont National Teenager................................................................................................................... Autograph cards and photo opportunity.

Common Ground Center.............................................................................................................................................................................................. Giant bubbles!!

Community Sailing Center.............................................................................................................................................................. Learn to tie knots used by sailors!

Creative Habitat.......................................................................................................................................................................................Decorate a journal with us!

Fletcher Free Library..........................................................................Create a bookmark & find out more about our “Dig Into Reading!” summer reading program.

Flynn Arts........................................... Say cheese! Get in a costume as a witch, a pirate, a princess and more. Take home a memento of your very own photo shoot!

Fresh Air Fund...............................................................................................................................................................................................................Face painting!

Greater Burlington YMCA.....................................................................................................................................................................................................Surprise!

Green Mountain Derby Dames..............................................................................................................................................Lacing & decorating a roller skate card.

Heartworks........................................................................................................................................................... Create colorful necklaces & bracelets with beads.

Honeybee RECYCLE Art......................................................................................................................................................Make something cool from our collection.

International Children’s School................................................................................................................................................................................Surprise activity!

Lake Champlain International - Let’s Go Fishing.......................................................................... Meet Bobber Bob! Make a lure and try the backyard bass activity.

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum.................................................................................................................................................................... Make a boat activity.

Mariella’s Guardian Angels........................................................................................................................... Plant a seed for summer! And decorate a container too.

Ronald McDonald House Charities..............................................................................................................................Scratch Magic fun and friendship beaded pins.

USTA VERMONT..................................................................................Test your tennis skills & win special prizes! FREE USTA membership for any youth 10 or under.

Urban Dance Complex.................................................................................................................................................Come try your moves as we play freeze dance!

Vermont Children’s Hospital, Child Passenger Safety Program....................Seat belt safety activities with crash test booster seats. Learn how seat belts save lives!

Vermont Teddy Bear Company.......................................................................................................................................................................... Bear holding contest!

Kids Corner Stage Entertainment!

Mister Chris & Friends

Chris & family live on conserved farm land they named, Bread & Butter Farm, where he facilitates live concert experiences at their popular Burger Night events & has launched Music for Sprouts, a music & movement program for 0-3 year olds.

For Kids Day, Chris will bring together a few musician friends to create a high energy, interactive, musical experience! Fun for the whole family!!

Linda Peck Take Mary Poppins, and a Cirque du Soleil character and you have Linda Peck in Cirque Fantasie. Come and join her as she performs in silent circus illusion, with umbrellas, hats, wands, and a whole array of zany objects in a whimsical and comical performance for all ages.

Schedule

10 am..................................................................................Karen Amirault & Kidz 11 am................................................................................................... Linda Peck 11:30 am. .............................................. Marital Way Defense Center Demonstration

12 pm. .....................................................Music for Sprouts (Mister Chris & Friends) 1 pm............................................................................. Hula Hoop Demonstrations 1:30 pm............................................................................................ Robert & Gigi 2:30 pm............................................................................... Urban Dance Complex

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Vermont’s local insider’s guide to kid-friendly fun is sponsoring a tent for families to easily find things to do for their kids. You will find summer camp programs, after school activities, sports and arts programs, and so much more.

Stop in and discover something new!

Rise ‘n Shine

Free chocolate milk all day!

Sprucewood Farm

Horse finger puppets in multiple colors with glitter manes & tails!!

Gardening With Kids

Explore botany using our Flower and Insect Rubbing Plates!

Vermont Nanny Connection Let’s decorate crowns!

Music for Sprouts & Bread & Butter Farm Musical Instrument Making & Seed Sowing!

Young Hacks Academy

Make your own Special Agent badge!

Building Bright Futures

Sharing stories, songs and a sensory pool for young children!

The Schoolhouse

Beading and other crafts.

Wingspan Studio

“Modern Art” Face Painting! & Magical Headband Creation!

Babies to Boomers

Peas, Carrots, & More! Come Start a Garden with Us!

Martial Way Defense Center Self Defense Lessons All Day!

Basin Harbor Club Paper Pinwheels!