September 18-19, 2010
FAIR LOCATION
Fort Collins, Colorado
FAIR HOURS
Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm
FAIR ADMISSION
$8/day, Kids under 12 free
Tickets at the entrance
2009 Inspiring Statistics
Exhibitors 250
Attendees 12,202
Workshops 87
Hours of Education 141.5
Volunteers 331
ONLY 360 lbs of trash
90% waste diversion
Carbon Offsetting by:
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Planet Youth is a designated area at the fair featuring educational programs for kids, youth, families and educators! Planet Youth is a wonderful world full of workshops, presentations, music, entertainment, crafts, activities and much more.
 Join us for some fun and get involved in interactive activities that include, arts & crafts, exercise, games and education. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
We have expanded this area to include the Natural Parenting Nook, designed to help new parents learn about alternatives for natural family living. The Nook features these great businesses:
The Green RADventures of Nico, featuring the Green Minstrel
Paul Wozniak brings the magic of storytelling alive as he shows up in character as the Green Minstrel, a cool bro whose adventures with his little buddy Nico and the babysitter Hannah in the GREEN RADventures of Nico teach kids important environmental lessons.
Paul doesn’t do readings, he engages the kids with PERFORMANCES, and it doesn’t hurt that he wrote and performs a song with each story. The lessons include the importance of reusing and recycling, how great gardens are, and the excitement of a bicycle. Paul loves to get the kids involved as well!! Hear a sample with the first story at www.radventuresofnico.com!
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PLANET YOUTH
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10:30 am |
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Make your own Butterfly Feeder from reused container lids
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11:30 am |
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Plant an Indoor Herb Garden and enjoy fresh herbs all winter long
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12:30 pm |
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Learn about Organic Cooking for Kids
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1:30 pm |
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A presentation from The Green RADventures of Nico, featuring the Green Minstrel
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2:30 pm |
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Take the Zero Hero challenge and join in the Bean Bag Toss to win prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place
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3:30 pm |
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Make your own Hydroponic Planter from reclaimed soda pop bottles
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4:30 pm |
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Enjoy the Three Little Pigs Puppet Show, reconstructed, presented by ZeroHero
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5:00 pm |
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Join in the fun, make your own mask from recycled materials, and march with us in the 1st ever Procession of the River Species
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NATURAL PARENTING
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All Day & Both Days
Beeswax, Play area with dolls, silks, playcloths, etc, Literature, School Store
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SATURDAY
11am - 12pm |
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Flower Essences for the Unique Child
This is an introduction offered by Margueritte Meier about the profound, yet gentle, applications of flower essences with the sensitive or hyper-aware child. Learn how to use local flower essences to support your child's health, creativity and emotional development. Flower essences are especially helpful to strengthen the nervous systems and proper boundaries of the sensitive and empathic child during these unusually stressful times. Margueritte is an intuitive healer, flower essence practitioner, Reiki Master, professional artist and a mother. Her office is located at The Healing Gardens Living Arts Center in Fort Collins, and she is the founder of Dancing Water Flower Essences, LLC and Core Reiki, a synthesis of 38 years of studies and practice in the healing arts.
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SATURDAY
12pm - 1pm |
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Watercolor Painting & Michaelmas Stars
Join us for the unique pleasure of wet on wet watercolor painting. Children and adults alike will love this technique.
Michaelmas Stars
Michaelmas is the celebration of a time of new beginnings, of heading into the darkness of winter with the light we all have within growing brighter all the time. Celebrate the light by sewing a simple felt star beanbag with streamers that will fly through the sky spreading its light and joy when you are finished. Children will need adult participation in this activity.
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SATURDAY
1pm - 2pm |
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Food Allergies and Children
Learn about how food allergies affect our children. Could be displayed in many forms such as: excema (rashes), digestive problems, moods swings, inability to concentrate, & ADD/ADHD. Find out about the most common allergens, the use of non-invasive testing, & signs and symptoms to look for in your child.
Dr. Galyardt has worked with hundreds of children in the diagnosis and treatment of food allergies.
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SATURDAY
2pm - 3pm |
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Watercolor Painting & Michaelmas Stars
Join us for the unique pleasure of wet on wet watercolor painting. Children and adults alike will love this technique.
Michaelmas Stars
Michaelmas is the celebration of a time of new beginnings, of heading into the darkness of winter with the light we all have within growing brighter all the time. Celebrate the light by sewing a simple felt star beanbag with streamers that will fly through the sky spreading its light and joy when you are finished. Children will need adult participation in this activity.
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SATURDAY
3pm - 4pm |
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Herbal for Pregnancy, Birth , Breastfeeding and Babies.
Kathryn Higgins of Motherlove Herbal Company will talk about common concerns during pregnancy and breastfeeding such as stretch marks and low breast milk production, thrush, and low iron . . . and how herbs can help support, nurture, soothe and heal both mothers and babies.
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SATURDAY
4pm - 5pm |
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Wildflower Seedballs
Make wildflower seedballs out of clay, compost and seeds!
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SATURDAY
5pm - 6pm |
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Learn simple fun things to do with yarn and enjoy conversation about natural parenting and education with parents and teachers from the River Song Waldorf School.
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SUNDAY
11 am - 12pm |
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Infant massage and postnatal mommy care.
Infant massage is a wonderful way for parents to connect with their baby while also easing their child's physical and emotional discomforts. Bring your baby (plus lotion and a blanket) and join certified massage therapist, Catherine S. Gregory, an advanced Arvigo practitioner of Maya Abdominal Massage, to learn hands-on massage techniques for infants and young children. Also learn how Maya Abdominal Massage can ease digestive woes as well as benefit every postpartum mother.
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SUNDAY
12pm - 1pm |
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Watercolor Painting & Michaelmas Stars
Join us for the unique pleasure of wet on wet watercolor painting. Children and adults alike will love this technique.
Michaelmas Stars
Michaelmas is the celebration of a time of new beginnings, of heading into the darkness of winter with the light we all have within growing brighter all the time. Celebrate the light by sewing a simple felt star beanbag with streamers that will fly through the sky spreading its light and joy when you are finished. Children will need adult participation in this activity.
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SUNDAY
1pm - 2pm |
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Practical Parenting for Positive People
We are living in a time when we are inundated with so many different kinds of information. Parents benefit from building strong relationships within their communities and mothers become like sisters on their journey into knowledgeable and wise-way parenting. Join us for an interactive discussion with a young mother of two, Alisa Shargorodsky, as she shares her story from being clueless about mothering to learning fabulous lessons along the way. Topics include infant potty training, vaccination, fun play recipes, eco-parenting, and teaching children how to have passion for the planet. Resource list offered.
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SUNDAY
2pm - 3pm |
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Watercolor Painting & Michaelmas Stars
Join us for the unique pleasure of wet on wet watercolor painting. Children and adults alike will love this technique.
Michaelmas Stars
Michaelmas is the celebration of a time of new beginnings, of heading into the darkness of winter with the light we all have within growing brighter all the time. Celebrate the light by sewing a simple felt star beanbag with streamers that will fly through the sky spreading its light and joy when you are finished. Children will need adult participation in this activity.
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SUNDAY
3pm - 4pm |
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A Conversation with Joseph Cornell, author of the Sharing Nature book series.
Joseph will share with parents, teachers, and nature enthusiasts his award-winning inspiring nature activities. Come see why Josephâs Sharing Nature games have sparked a worldwide revolution in nature education. This program is for anyone who is interested in sharing nature with others, be they children, teenagers, or adults. You will also learn highly effective nature meditations to help you deepen your experience of the natural world.
Joseph Cornell is the founder and president of Sharing Nature Worldwide. He is a long-time resident of the Ananda Community in Northern California where he teaches classes on meditation and other spiritual topic
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SUNDAY
4pm - 5pm |
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Learn simple fun things to do with yarn and enjoy conversation about natural parenting and education with parents and teachers from the River Song Waldorf School.
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