Face Painting by Chicklit in the Whale
All Ages
Our giant inflatable whale is host to professional face painters who will transform your beautiful face into an artistic masterpiece in just minutes! Even adults won't be able to resist getting a dragon or butterfly on their cheek!

Amazing Artists - Room to Grow
Ages 1 to 5
Young children will be introduced Realism, Abstract Expressionism, Cubism, and Pointillism through the works of great artists of the past. They will then get the chance to experiment with these techniques to create their own masterpieces. Come see if you will be the next Picasso!

Nylon Zoo
Ages 2 to 5
Dress up in a fun costume at the Nylon Zoo and join a parade around the Festival site.

Hands-on Playground
Ages 2 to 10
Enter the Hands-on Playground where you'll find Duplo, Connectors, plus games galore.

The Inflatable Maze
Ages 2 to 7
This activity is a ten-minute challenge the whole family can enjoy! Enter and discover the fun of solving the maze as you walk through a labyrinth on your own personal quest to find your way out!

Portable Art
Ages 4 to 11
There's mask making and so much more!

Butterfly Bottles - Liliana's Ecorations
Ages 6 to 10
Ecorations will show you how to make butterflies out of plastic bottles. Get inspired in Nature through the diversity of butterfly designs and colors while learning the importance of the 3 R's - recycle/reuse/reduce. Visit www.lilianasecorations.com.

Imagination Building
TELUS World of Science - Calgary
Ages 3 and UP
How high can you build? What shape can you make? Children and families may be surprised what structures they dream up when they see our innovative building material. Everyone is invited to stack, sort and stick together pieces to add to this giant collaborative sculpture!

Clay for Kids & Adults too!! - Clay for Kids
Ages 7 and UP
Experience the joy of working with clay and add to the creation of a huge castle through Festival week.

Comics Corner - YouthInk Publications
Ages 8 and UP
If you like to draw, this is the place for you! YouthInk Comics Corner offers children an opportunity to create, draw and colour their own comics. Visit youthinkit.com.

Tunes Tent
Ages 6 to 14
Belt out a karaoke tune as a solo performer or with a group of friends. Who knows... you might just be Calgary's next singing sensation!!

Create a Kite Program
Ages 5 to 14
The Create a Kite Program celebrates all things Canadian! Look around the Festival site and you will see a multitude of colourful kites showcasing the visual art and design skills of some of Calgary's Public and Separate school classes!

imagineers! - Prospect
Ages 2 to 14
Calling all imagineers! Design a T-shirt or tote bag, personalize your own Polaroid photo, paint a colourful flower pot, create a miniature painting or join the Mural Party and add your artistic touch to our large scale canvas.

Tales from the CYPT!
Calgary Young People's Theatre
All Ages
CYPT's actors create and present a variety of stories, from classic to brand new tales for kids of all ages.

Origami Animals - The Art Gallery of Calgary
Ages 7 to 14
Origami is the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. The goal of this art is to transform a flat sheet of material into a finished sculpture through folding and sculpting techniques. Each student will make an origami animal and take their creation home with them.

The Wonder of Shadows - W.P. Puppets
Ages 4 to 12
Children can explore the art and science of shadows with large shadow puppets, found objects and their own bodies. Make up a story, experiment with movement, discover the things that shadows can do!

Wax Hands
Ages 6 to Adult
Dip your hand in to a vat of warm wax, add beautiful bright colours and presto - you have a colourful waxed model of your hand that you can keep as a souvenir for years to come.

Activity Fee: $1 Tuesday to Friday, $2 Saturday

DROP-IN Workshops:
Theatre, Circus Arts and Percussion
Ages 10 to Adult

Located on the Arabesque Stage at various times throughout the week.

Theatre Games - Learn Improvisational games that are fast, fun and a great way to find a hidden talent, release creative energy, and build self-confidence. Explore storytelling, build characters and create performances on the spot. Instructors: Ken Gardener, Andrew Phung and AJ Demers.

Brazilian Samba Drumming - Explore the carnival drums of Brazil such as the surdo (soor doo) and caixa (kai sha). No experience needed and all instruments provided. Learn a basic samba rhythm, some Portuguese words, and even the classic dance move, the "box step". Have fun and make a lot of noise! Instructor: Malcolm Lim of the Calgary Escola de Samba. www.calgarysamba.ca

Juggling with Dean Bareham of the Green Fools Theatre - Ever want to learn how to juggle, spin a devil stick, or make a Diabolo go-go? Well come on by and learn to throw things in the air with skill and finesse... or at least look good doing it. Remember, you can't do it if you don't try!www.greenfools.com

Pulse Studios
Arabesque Stage (Tuesday)
Pulse Studios will be offering workshops in various Hip Hop dance form for kids pre-school to 10 years of age. Visit www.pulsestudios.ca

Dan the One Man Band
Arabesque Stage (Tuesday) and Roving Performance (Saturday)
Dan the One Man Band is a fun, unique, silly, coordinated, talented, engaging, interactive multi-tasker! Come to listen, sing, clap, dance and enjoy! Visit www.dantheonemanband.com

Parker Doodlebug
Roving Performance (Saturday)
Eccentric Victorian inventor and philanthropist - has created the world's first true panacea: Parker Doodlebug's Patented Snake Oil Liniment. Join him as he attempts to prove the astonishing properties of his Snake Oil with demonstrations of magic, feats of juggling and other nonsense. It may just change your life forever! Visit www.malcolmrussell.net and click through to Parker Doodlebug!

Green Fools Stilt Walkers
Roving Performance (Saturday)
Be prepared Saturday, as you never know when the Green Fools stilt walkers will majestically appear by your side. Always a fun attraction, the Fools have delighted Calgary festival goers for years!