Welcome!
Columbia's Earth Day Festival will
be held on Sunday, April 26, 2009

Kid's Park: Family and Kid's Activities

Come along with your kids and explore the wonders of nature while learning to help care for the planet in the Kids’ Park (in MU’s Peace Park) from noon to 5:00 pm.

Volunteers from Hickman High School Biology Club, Missouri River Relief, Missouri River Communities Network Americorps Project, the Missouri Dept. of Conservation, Columbia Parks and Recreation, as well as many unaffiliated volunteers, will be on hand to engage the youngsters.

Parents are invited to come to the Kids' Park with their kids and are reminded that they should accompany their youngsters, not leave them there while they tour the Festival.

Some of the Kids’ Park activities include:
Crayfish — Missouri Department of Conservation
Nature Bracelets — Columbia Parks and Recreation
Insect Bookmarks — Columbia Parks and Recreation
Leaf/Flower Rubbings — Columbia Parks and Recreation
Temporary Nature Tatoos — Columbia Parks and Recreation
Face Crayons — Columbia Parks and Recreation
Stilts — Columbia Parks and Recreation
Boat Making — Hickman High School Biology Club
Leaf Litter Critters — MU Environmental Studies
Nature Art — Earth Day Coalition
Macro-Match Game — Missouri River Communities Network/Americorps
Recycle Relay, Meet the Mudbugs, the Earth Ball and much more!