Last Saturday the kids participated in a Kids Tree-athlon at Government House Park. They had to run 500 meters, then plant and water a tree, then run another 500 meters. They started off strong but grew a little tired by the end, we should have trained more for the race I guess. It was a lot of fun, but the best thing for the kids was the vast amount of activities (all free) that were available:
- Craft tent - crafts included colouring, bird feeder construction, and preparing a newspaper wrapped bean plant
- Temporary tattoos - excellent tattoos, they had obviously hired a professional and they looked really good
- Face painting - it was kind of the opposite of the St. Albert Children's festival, there was only one person face painting but she was a professional, so she did a really great job but the line/wait was a little long
- Bouncy houses - the kids love bouncy houses, they can never get enough...
- Tons of trees you could take home to plant yourself
- Cake booth - free cake!
- Lots of information booths about planting trees and various other nature themed topics
Registration for the kids was $10 each, which was excellent value for what you got. Parents could run with the kids to help them as well, for free, which was nice.
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| Tree-athlon Race Site From Above |
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| Photosphere from the Middle |
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| Poutine Food Truck! |
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| Warm Up and Pre Race Instructions |
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| More Pre-Race Instructions |
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| At the Start Line |
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| Spiderman Tattoo |
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| Bouncy House Fun |
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| Root For Trees Awards |
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