Central Alberta Children's Festival
5409 50 Avenue T4N 4B7 Red Deer, AB, Canada

We are SO excited to see our new trailer Allan Dale RVs & Trailers! The staff at TNT Customs Graphics & Signs did such an amazing job wrapping it. THANK YOU! This will make Children's Festival and our other Family Services of Central Alberta events so much easier.

Family Services of Central Alberta is holding a fundraiser supporting the Children's Mental Health Programs they run. Taming Worry Dragons is for children 5-8yrs and there will be a new program starting in the spring for 'tweens'. All monies raised will be going towards those programs. Sweet Treat Deliveries is being run during Random Acts of Kindness week, pre-orders must be in by Feb 15. Choose between a handmade chocolate truffle or cookies, pickup or they can be NINJA delivered.

If you picked up one of our Christmas craft bags these activities. Jamie with Little Lights Yoga who has been a part of the Children’s Festival for many years created these fun holiday activities to do with your children.

Merry Christmas and best wishes for a healthy and happy New Year.

We had a wonderful turn out to our Drive Thru Craft kit pick up day, thank you to all of the families that came out. It was wonderful to see everyone!! We do have a limited amount of bags left over, if you are interested please call Donna at 403.309.5825 to arrange pick up. Please leave a message with your name, number and how many children (ages4+)you have.

Family Services of Central Alberta can help you and your family out if you are needing help finding support during this time.

Have you been out to look at all the wonderful light displays in Red Deer. While you are out here is a Christmas Lights Scavenger Hunt that you can do with your family. If you received one of the craft bags that we were handing out with Family Services of Central Alberta for Red Deer Lights the Night there is a copy in there. Have fun!!!

Good Morning Red Deer!! It is a beautiful day out so stop by with the kids to pick up a kids Christmas Craft kit!! We are here till 2 (while quantities last), beside Red Deer Public district office! Merry Christmas!!

Saturday December 5 we will be handing out craft bags at a drive thru pick up, join us between 11-2 at the Red Deer Public School District office parking lot.

As part of Red Deer Lights the Night, FSCA and the Central Alberta Children’s Festival will be handing out craft bags Saturday December 5 between 11-2 (while supplies last). Drive by for pick up! The City of Red Deer

TOMORROW morning we will be out bright and early setting up for our Christmas Craft Drive Thru Pick Up in conjunction with The City of Red Deer Lights the Night events. Kits are available for kids 4+ while quantities last, we ask that families stay in their vehicles while picking up kits. Stop by between 11 & 2!

Join us on December 5 for a Christmas Craft Drive Thru Pick Up as part of Red Deer Lights the Night events. 11-2 at the Red Deer Public School District office parking lot, while supplies last

Enjoy Thanksgiving with your family!! Have a great long weekend

The Joe Show has created a 3 learning videos called "The Farm Show" showcasing farm safety around Animals, Machines and Water. Right now we cannot have Joe in person, this is the next best thing, below is the link to all the videos and downloadable materials. Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools Red Deer Public Schools Wolf Creek Public Schools Clearview Public Schools Three Hills School Prairie Land Public School Division Chinook's Edge School Division Rocky View Schools Lacombe and District Agricultural Society

We all are rushing around and we miss having family conversations. Use these on some of those busy nights or in the car going to your kids activities.

SATURDAY is almost here and we are getting ready for you to stop by with your kids to pick up a Christmas Craft bag full of fun holiday activities. We will be in the parking lot behind the Red Deer Public School District offices between 11-2. Please follow the traffic flow while picking up, we will safely pass the bags to you. (while quantities last)

This week is National Family Week, we are challenging your family to get 100+ points with these activities

Due to COVID-19, Remembrance Day services in Red Deer will be held virtually this year. Honour those who gave their lives and help prevent the spread of COVID-1...9 by watching the event from the comfort of your home, starting at approximately 10:45 a.m. tomorrow morning. The ceremony will be streamed live here: https://www.facebook.com/koreanverteranassociation/ This Remembrance Day, let’s honour those who selflessly served our country by helping to protect each other. Wreaths and poppies will remain in place following the ceremony so those wishing to safely pay their respects in person or be driving by can do so.

To all the teachers past and present, we solute you! You are amazing! Thank you for all that you do for our kids. Red Deer Public Schools Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools Chinook's Edge School Division Wolf Creek Public Schools and all other divisions. Thank you!

Take the time to learn more about the struggles facing Indigenous peoples, both historically and in the modern context. Only through education and empathy will we be able to move towards reconciliation for our communities. Residential schools were church-run schools where approximately 150,000 Métis, Inuit and First Nations children were sent between the 1860s and the 1990s. The schools harmed Indigenous children by removing them from their families, forcing them to speak Eng...lish or French instead of their ancestral languages, disconnecting them from their culture and traditions and forcing them to adopt Christianity in order to assimilate into Canadian society. The government has since acknowledged that this approach was wrong, cruel and ineffective, and offered an official apology to the Indigenous people of Canada in 2008. #OrangeShirtDay opens the door to conversation on all aspects of Residential Schools. It's an opportunity to create meaningful discussion about the effects of Residential Schools and the legacy they have left behind. A discussion all Canadians can tune into and create bridges with each other for reconciliation. A day for survivors to be reaffirmed that they matter, and so do those that have been affected. Every Child Matters, even if they are an adult, from now on. For more info, visit www.orangeshirtday.org

We had a fun and creative day today at our Junk Art Pop up event. Thank you to all the families that came, our volunteers and our special guests Minister of Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women Honourable Leela Sharon Aheer. The City of Red Deer Mayor Tara Veer and MLA Red Deer South Jason Stephan. Thank you to Landon Radcliffe with Unlimited Edition for joining us and for creating a new piece of ‘junk art’. Also thank you to Red Deer Culture Days, Habitat for Humanity Red Deer & Restore & City of Red Deer Culture Services

Enjoy Thanksgiving with your family!! Have a great long weekend

We are excited to be out today for our Junk Art Pop Upevent. Up cor Sculptural Artist Landon Radcliffe is busy creating a new piece while families are creating their own. Family Services of Central Alberta Unlimited Edition Alberta Culture Days Red Deer Culture Days The City of Red Deer

Bring the family down and create a "JUNK ART" masterpiece. We will be joined by Upcycle Sculptural Artist Landon Radcliffe of Unlimited Edition We are excited to be a part of Alberta Culture Days Red Deer Culture Days. With the help of Habitat for Humanity Red Deer & Restore we have lots of neat things to create with. This is a registered event, please register at www.fsca.ca

As part of Alberta Culture Days & Red Deer Culture Days, the Children's Festival and Family Services of Central Alberta are holding our Imagination Station Junk Art Pop Up Event this Saturday Sept 12 from 10-4. Local Upcycle Sculptural Artist Landon with Unlimited Edition will be onsite creating an art piece during this event. Families will be able to create their own masterpiece using various materials. This is a registered event, for times and registration visit fsca.ca. Also joining us for this event will be Minister of Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women Leela Sharon Aheer rdnewsNOW - Everything Red Deer Todayville Red Deer Red Deer Advocate The City of Red Deer BIG 105 106.7 THE DRIVE Zed 98.9 Red Deer Real Country 95.9 Kraze 101.3

What sort of things did you and your family get up to this weekend?

Central Alberta Children's Festival and Family Services of Central Alberta are excited to have Upcycle Sculptural Artist Landon with Unlimited Edition join us on Saturday September 12 for our Junk Art Pop Up event in conjunction with Alberta Culture Days and Red Deer Culture Days. Families will be able to watch Landon create a piece of art work as well as creating their own. This is a registered program, more information is at fsca.ca

We are excited to be a part of Red Deer Culture Days with our Imagination Station Pop Up "Junk Art" event. There will be a in-person local artist onsite during this event creating an art piece, families will be able to create their own piece using various materials. Families must register for this event as there is limited space to ensure proper physical distancing. Register at fscs.ca

We have a couple of spots that have opened up for the AM session of our Dream Catcher Pop up Imagination station tomorrow from 10-11. Registration is required please no drop ins.

Our Imagination Station Pop Up events start tomorrow with Mess is Best, have you reserved your spot yet? We will be outside for these events, each family will be under their own tent. Registration is required as space is limited, we will not be accepting any drop ins.