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Family Harvest Day
Family Harvest Day
When: Sunday, October 26, 2008 from 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Description:

Sunday Activities

GARDEN HOUSE
• Healthy Halloween Treats-Lori Moldovan (all day)
• Mary's High Five Treats (all day)
• Ice cream cupcake decorating, Victoria Nodarse, 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.

On the Garden House Lawn
• Coconut Pumpkin Patch
• Music by The Ramblers, Garden House Lawn, 12:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Kids' activities in the Learning Garden
• Gourd Decorating
• Gourd Seed Planting
• Rooting in the Soil
• Pumpkin Toss
• Scavenger Hunt for Healthy Treats

The Kids' Costume Parade at 1:30 p.m. from the Learning Garden, led by Fairchild's Fairy Garden Princess.

Batting around in the Rainforest 1:00 and 3:30 p.m.
Come to the Rainforest where Gaby Orihuela, an expert on bats, will show the kids the uniqueness and beauty of these winged mammals.

Not so scary story time featuring Stellaluna AND Alexa and the Yellow Bird
In the Garden House: 12:00 and 3:00 p.m.
In the Rainforest: 2:00 p.m.

Alexa and the Yellow Bird: The story of a little girl who finds an old woman who looks like a witch and lives in a house that looks haunted.

Stellaluna: Listen to the magical story of Stellaluna, a bat, who was separated from her mother before she was old enough to fly. Follow her adventures as she finds her way home.

Vendors
• Gabriele's Garden of Eatin'-Edible Landscaping
• The Redland Herb & Vegetable Farm-Vegetables and Herbs

Food Vendors on the Garden House Lawn
• Kettle Korn
• The Last Carrot
• Spooky Café on the Lawn
• Williams Grove Farm Stand-fruits, tropical fruit smoothies, jackfruit seedlings and honey.

The Shop at Fairchild at the Visitor Center
Be sure to visit The Shop at Fairchild for unique gifts and decor for your home.

Tram Tours from the Tram Plaza, Every Hour from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Be sure to enjoy a tour aboard the specially-decorated tram.

CAFé AREA
• Garden Café-Voted Best Place for Lunch by the Miami New Times, 2007

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