Children’s Village

The Peterborough Folk Festival is proud to present each and every year a terrific Children’s Activity Village -

Activities include face painting, workshops, a noise parade, the famous Solar Death Ray, and much more!

The Children’s Village is for kids and parents. Parents must supervise children in this area at all times. Don’t forget to drink lots of water, and wear hats and sunscreen!

The Children’s Village is open 12 noon – 5 pm.

The children’s village is an all ages activity space where children, youth and the young at heart can create, learn, listen and participate in a variety of activities.  Everyone welcome!

The children’s village always needs helpers, volunteers and new workshop leaders and ideas.  If you are interested in being involved this year or next year, please come and say hi, add your contact info to the sign up sheet for next year, or contact jess rowland 705-931-6503 or rowlandart@yahoo.ca.

The Children’s Village sends out a HUGE Thank You to everyone who makes this fun possible!  Thank you so much to all of our generous sponsors and volunteers make the children’s area fantastic fun for everyone!

All day activities:

  • Seed Play Table compliments of Green Sprouts Child Care
  • Make your own Funky Creative Movement Streamer Wand
  • Creative t-shirt extravaganza-shirt remake and redesign with Nuala Paluck.  Bring a T-shirt or two to redo OR refashion your pff shirt from this year or years past!
  • Face painting
  • Canoe races (with small paper canoes)  and miniature paper canoe making compliments of the Canadian Canoe Museum
  • Community weaving experiment-together we create a beautiful blanket!

Scheduled activities and events:

  • 12:00-12:30 Make your own Funky Creative Movement Streamer Wand, craft activity with Carrie Moore
  • 12:30-1:30 all ages welcome  Star Ring Attractions hosts the CIRCUS FREEPLAY ZONE where young ones (and the young at heart) can experience the joy of juggling, baton spinning, hula hooping and poi.  Featuring an animating appearance by Cubeball the Magical Jester, there to share in laughter, wonder and care.
  • 1:30-2:00:   Pull up a blanket for Together Time Tunes:  Join in a sharing of a few all time favourite songs and Nursery Rhymes with Carrie Moore
  • 2:00-2:30  Wii-Kendimiing ‘Nishinaabemowin Saswaansing (The Art of Learning Language in the Little Nest), learn Anishinaabe language and culture through teachings, lessons, songs and games.
  • 2:30-3:00 Bow and Arrow making with Emerson DeCarlo
  • 3:00-3:30 All Creatures Big and Small:  Become a butterfly, turtle, lion or cobra in this Children’s Yoga Session with Carrie Moore
  • 3:30-4:00- all ages welcome The Peterborough Stortellers are pleased to share a variety of stories about animal adventures and magic happenings for listeners of all ages. Stories will include audience participation come one come all and enjoy the fascination of once upon a time… .
  • 4:00-5:00:  all ages welcome Everyone’s invited to Ludmila’s Puppet making workshop and puppet parade- let’s create grasshoppers, fireflies, dragonflies and other such creatures and teach them to dance, soar and fly. (bring a flashlight or two if you can)

Workshop presenters and sponsors:

Green Sprouts Child Care

Seed Play Table Eco child care on the Rotary Trail. Organic vegetarian meals.   greensprouts.ca

Wii-Kendimiing ‘Nishinaabemowin Saswaansing

Wii-Kendimiing ‘Nishinaabemowin Saswaansing (The Art of Learning Language in the Little Nest) is a community run activity supported by Indigenous Performance Initiatives and the Ontario Arts Council.  We are a  playgroup for families with young children who come together each week to learn Anishinaabe language and culture through teachings, lessons, songs and games.  We encourage Ojibwe speakers and interested families to join us each Sunday  from 10-12 at the Gathering Space in Enweying-First Peoples’ House of Learning & Gzowski College, East Bank Trent U.  To celebrate community we will be holding the nest in the children’s area as part of the Peterborough Folk Festival.  We enjoyed our time with the festival-goers at Ode’min Giizis and look forward to meeting new people. For more info or to be in touch email nishsaswin@gmail.com. Kwaabminim ( See you-s!!)

Star Ring Attractions

Star Ring Attractions, Circus Freeplay Zone with Cubeball the Magical Jester,  For more info visit their website.

The Peterborough Storytellers

To contact storytellers or get email listings of events contact Betty Bennett  eabennett@nexicom.net or by phone Rita Grimaldi 799-0147.

Emerson DeCarlo

Emerson DeCarlo is eleven years old and lives in the Peterborough area. Emerson enjoys building, drawing, biking, science and reading, especially if it’s a good book.

Check out some photos from previous years’ activities!