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Fall Festival

St. David's 3rd Annual Fall Festival

ART GONE WILD!

Saturday, September 27, 2008

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

St. David's Child Development & Family Services

3395 Plymouth Road, Minnetonka

 

Join us for a FREE art and nature adventure!

  • Explore and learn about St. David's forest and wetlands

  • Meet critters with wildlife professionals

  • Enjoy hands-on activities and crafts for all ages and abilities

  • Shop the Fall Festival Market for souvenirs, food and books

 

Featuring:

 

Animals

  • Visit the Minnesota Zoo’s Zoomobile, which includes live animals and other educational materials involving wildlife, nature and science
  • Introduce yourself to Smokey the Bear and learn about the importance of Minnesota forests
  • See live raptors and learn more about animals commonly found in Minnesota’s natural habitat from The Wildlife Science Center
  • Meet School Forest Ambassadors Bumper & Nibbles during a tour of the school forest
  • Go “Fishing in the Neighborhood” and learn how to identify fish and make fishprints
  • Stimulate the senses by observing and playing with Remarkable Reptiles

 

Art

  • Design spin art thanks to Your Art’s Desire
  • Create canvas art to be displayed throughout St. David’s
  • Review and purchase art and nature books from the Bookcase of Wayzata
  • Create nature crafts with the Minnetonka Center for the Arts

 

Entertainment

  • Enjoy interacting with Kid Power with Rachael through music and dance
  • Tackle the Three Rivers District’s climbing wall

 

Science

  • Go crazy for science at the educational Mad Science booth

 

Alumni:

Stop by our new Alumni Hospitality Booth to reconnect with teachers and other staff, enjoy complimentary coffee and treats, and enter our free alumni-only raffle. Executive Director Tim Plant will deliver a formal welcome at 8:45 a.m., and the booth will be open during the entire event.

 

A special thank you to all of our event sponsors and partners for making this day possible!

 

Event Sponsors:

 

Jeffers cargill dairyqueen gilbert
  halleyscustomhomes  

 

Partnering Organizations:

 

arboretum bookcase madscience threerivers wildlifescience
yourartsdesire mnzoo greatharvest kidpower naturevalley
remarkablereptiles mndnr centerforarts mhcwd

 

Read more about St. David's School Forest and Wetlands.

 

For more information: Contact Layne Trout at 952-548-8627 or ltrout@stdavids.net.

St. David's Child Development & Family Services | 3395 Plymouth Rd. Minnetonka, MN 55305 | (952) 939-0396
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