Scottsdale Arts Festival March 7,8,9, 2008 Imagine Nation for Kids		Print This Page Email This Page

The family area of the Scottsdale Arts Festival is called Imagine Nation. Located on the north side of City Hall, this area is open throughout regular festival hours, and provides art projects and entertainment for children and their families. Admission to the activities and entertainment is free. This year's theme is :

 Follow me to Green Street!

While exploring what it is we each can do to help the environment, the area offers a variety of sights, sounds, and hands-on art activities that engage participants in creative imagination.

On a brick path called The Path to Going Green, a comic actor portrays I. M. Green who educates us about the importance of saving our environment by reducing waste, recycling and reusing, all while using our imaginations to have fun.

At the art-project tables, (Imagination Stations) volunteers from several community groups will be involved in the designing of entertaining art projects, and will also assist children and their families to complete many fun art creations. Tentatively scheduled participating community groups are: Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Scottsdale Public Art Program, Free Arts of Arizona (Sunday only), Boys and Girls Clubs of Scottsdale, PeaceKids and City of Scottsdale Neighborhood Parks. This year's projects will include: the creation of Kraft (brown bag paper) Paper Hats and other engaging works of art. Friday is recommended as a wonderful day for children's groups, school groups, and for children and families with disabilities. Every day of festival kids can enjoy delightfully fun face-painting by P.A.F.F.Y. Saturday the amazing juggling and magic of Craig Davis will entertain crowds throughout the day, and Saturday and Sunday Dance Theater West will perform some fun environmentally themed foot work. Saturday and Sunday , families can speak with volunteers from the wildlife rehabilitation program, Wild at Heart INC . This dedicated group will bring animals and educational information about the impact humans have on wildlife.