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Little River Zoo's seventh annual Kids for Kindness Earth Day Festival will teach humane education to children in a hands-on environment. Voted the state's most outstanding event during the Redbud Awards, the festival will include more than 30 community booths.
All booths will be available to offer fun, age appropriate activities from noon to 6 p.m. April 23 at Reaves Park.
Some of the activities will include but are not limited to creating animal art projects, making animal kites, imitating animal movements and building a backyard habitat.
After completing the curriculum, children will graduate to become "Official Ambassadors to the Planet Earth."
In attendance will be a variety of the Little River Zoo's educational animals. Anticipated animals that may be available to touch could include Della, an African crested porcupine; Capers, a female coati; and Tiny, a huge African spurred tortoise, along with many other animal ambassadors from around the world.
Little River Zoo is home to more than 400 animals representing more than 100 different species.
Admission to the Little River Zoo's Kid's for Kindness Earth Day Festival is free, however, donations are welcome in the form of canned vegetables and meats, pet supplies, leashes and harnesses, office supplies, computer paper, paper towels, hand sanitizer, gloves, rakes, tools, and so on.
For more information about the festival, call the Little River Zoo at 366-7229, or visit the Web site at www.littleriverzoo.com. The zoo is open daily from 10 a.m to 5 p.m.?
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