KidsFest/KiteFly A Wonderful Success

Posted by Kris Young 
on Jun 05, 2016
 
KidFest/Kite Fly is an event coordinated by Barrington Breakfast Rotary, Barrington Park District, and Leave No Child Inside.  This year the outdoor event on May 7, 2016 was at Barrington's Citizen's Park and was for families and featured 30 stations featuring nature learning and the outdoors.  The stations had outdoor activities and crafts for children and families.  Attendance was 2,727 which was a new record.  Of these, 1,226 were children.  Barrington Breakfast Rotary gave out 1,700 free kites, conducted a Kids Fun Run, and sponsored the Rotary Grill for drinks, snacks and lunch.   At other stations, children could make a Bird House, climb a tree, learn about alpacas, do a pond exploration, and do nature crafts. The event is striving to be zero waste and we also worked with Mindful Waste to learn about recycling.  This is a fun and also educational community event that has continued to grow every year.
 
KidFest/Kite Fly is an event coordinated by Barrington Breakfast Rotary, Barrington Park District, and Leave No Child Inside.  This year the outdoor event on May 7, 2016 was at Barrington's Citizen's Park and was for families and featured 30 stations featuring nature learning and the outdoors.  The stations had outdoor activities and crafts for children and families.  Attendance was 2,727 which was a new record.  Of these, 1,226 were children.  Barrington Breakfast Rotary gave out 1,700 free kites, conducted a Kids Fun Run, and sponsored the Rotary Grill for drinks, snacks and lunch.   At other stations, children could make a Bird House, climb a tree, learn about alpacas, do a pond exploration, and do nature crafts. The event is striving to be zero waste and we also worked with Mindful Waste to learn about recycling.  This is a fun and also educational community event that has continued to grow every year.