THUMB'S UP for the Vancouver Childrens Festival 2011

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Blog post by Tina Winterlik © 2011

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Well I wasn't sure what to expect, we had been to the Vancouver International Children's Festival 6 or 7x before and well we really liked it the way it was, but we are giving it the Big Thumbs Up.

We had a GREAT TIME. Check out the videos below. I did my best, I would have like to spent more time perfecting them but I wanted to share them today so I hope you'll give me a little grace.

We really had so much fun. We were really lucky we had good weather for most of it, it just rained for a little while and we happened to be in a tent making fairy clothes, and then we went and got a donut and coffee in the market. 

Truthfully I think this is a better concept now. It will be good for the market, and the $5 wrist band was totally in our budget, and we really got our money's worth.

Still by the time we bought donuts and a cool little "Loud Mouth " whistle it was close to $18 but not bad for such a FABULOUS DAY.

DON'T MISS OUT. Definitely go down to the Children's Festival. Remember it's only 9:30 to 2:30 so be sure to go early and take advantage of the different activities.

We hit the facepainting first, and there was quite a line up but it went quite fast and the girls did a AWESOME job.

http://tinawinterlik.blogspot.com/2011/05/children-festival-starts-tomorrow.html

International Children's Festival
http://www.childrensfestival.ca/index.php

ACTIVITY HOURS
Monday to Friday 9:30am to 2:30pm
Saturday 10:30am to 6:30pm
Sunday 10:30am to 4:30pm

Part 1

Facepainting, Mobile Garden Lady, Tall Senior Citizen, Wishing Garden, Swings, Bird Sculpture with eggs, Power Smart- Win a Green Pail, Port of Vancouver - Pirate hat, seagull, Taiwanese- Make a Mask

Part 2

Juggling, Make a Cedar bracelet, Singers, Energy Actors

Part 3

Mobile Garden Lady, Bird and nest Sculpture and Creating Fairy Clothes

Part 4

Walk thru Granville Market, Him's Felts, Gandharra Loka Instruments, drums, loudmouth-toys, back to Childrens Festival

Part 5

Rocking Out with Chris Hamilton- We Loved this! It was the end of the day and we had so much fun. Thanks Chris!

http://www.myspace.com/chris4kids/music

http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/chris-hamilton/id215263007

Children Festival Starts Tomorrow

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Blog post by Tina Winterlik © 2011

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Children's Festival Starts tomorrow. 
International Children's Festival
http://www.childrensfestival.ca/index.php
 
Oh we have a had some awesome times at the Children's Festival, but we've always found it expensive. It used to be $10 for each of us and then a popcorn/ cotton candy or a some type of treat and it was an easy $30. 

We've never been to any shows. A friend was telling me that when it first started it was so different, all open and was so much cheaper. I don't know about this but I did hear that Raffi pulled out when the corporations started to back it, I don't know if that's true, it's just what I heard. 

What I do know is they moved it this year. To Granville Market- I was really upset when I heard this, and well from the sounds of it, it's definitely not going to be the same. 

Word is that if it doesn't do well, that's it, it's over, because the funding has be cut way back and they have a deficit, so that really sucks.

Will we have fun? I don't know, but we will find out and at $5 for each of us, that's alot easier to swallow. So we will let you all know how it goes.  Check out the website for more info.

International Children's Festival
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Children's Festival - Granville Market- May 30- June 5 2011

Show Tickets

TICKET PRICES

All show tickets $18, with the exception of:

46 Circus Acts in 45 Minutes & Step Afrika!: $20

Variety Show: Youth $20, Adults $22

Pirate's Cove: $18 (flat rate)

Plus HST & services charges

(with these fees included show tickets = $22

46 Circus Acts in 45 Minutes & Step Afrika! = $24

Variety Show: Youth $24, Adults $26)

BUY MORE & SAVE! Family Pack - 4 tickets for $64 - you save at least $8! (with HST & services charges = $80)


All show tickets include a wristband to access the five interactive zones.

Activity wristbands can be purchased separately for $5 on site.

How to Get There

http://www.childrensfestival.ca/tickets_and_info/public_tickets/articles105.php 

http://www.childrensfestival.ca/tickets_and_info/hours_and_directions/articles16.php



International Children's Festival
http://www.childrensfestival.ca/index.php

ON-SITE BOX OFFICE HOURS
Monday to Friday 9:30am to 2:30pm
Saturday 10:00am to 6:30pm
Sunday 10:00am to 3:00pm
 
ACTIVITY HOURS
Monday to Friday 9:30am to 2:30pm
Saturday 10:30am to 6:30pm
Sunday 10:30am to 4:30pm

Let's hope we have Great Weather!!