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| May 2001 |
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Capturing the imagination
The two-week festival will feature its mascot, the dog, Cool Stuff, and, to celebrate the occasion, Cool Stuff will be available to children as a collectible, limited-edition beanie-toy for the first time. A huge birthday party celebration will take place on 30 June with the TelstraSaturn Fairytale Ball. Children are invited to dress in costume — or have a go at making their own costumes — and go along to the Grand Chancellor Hotel where the entire 14th floor will be decorated and filled with a vast array of fun things to do, see, listen to, and eat. There will be prizes, birthday cake, storytelling, entertainment and lots of music. An earlier ball at 3-4.30pm will be held for children between one month (or younger) and seven (and their caregivers). Older children between seven and 12 are invited to attend the second party from 5.30-7pm. Both Fairytale Balls will be free of charge, as will more than 30 events in the festival. New events at this year’s festival include Junk Jam, a tour of percussion instruments from around the world and Surfing the Solar System, a look at the planets and stars and an opportunity to make a ringed planet to take home. Also there will Lego Robots, motorised robots to assemble and some on display. In addition there will be Tissue Cards, making greeting cards out of coloured tissue, Latin American and Break Dancing, fun with Creative Kids, a travelling road show of pavement and junk art and the Flying Forest Family Circus. Old favourites will return in the form of The Milk Station Tour, uni for kids, science alive, fudge making, the Arts Centre programme, and making porcelain dolls. Many of the more than 120 events sell out on the first day. This year the Ticketek booking office will open on Saturday 16 June. A colourful brochure will be distributed to every child under 12 through schools in early June. It will contain detailed information on events, along with booking details and a mail-in booking form. There will be a few birthday surprises this year, too. The brochure is also available online at www.kidsfest.org.nz |
