26 Apr Día del Niño Verde (Kid’s Green Day)
A Multi-cultural Family Green Festival to celebrate Earth Day and Día del Niño at The Magellan International School, 7938 Great Northern Boulevard, Austin, Texas 78757. Event is FREE and open to the public, invite your friends!
Sponsored by: Whole Foods Market Gateway , Semillitas de Español, Green Gate Farms, H&R Block, and Quik Print.
LOTS of outdoor children’s fun. Interactive eco-activities. Bilingual workshops. Grilled hamburgers provided by Whole Foods Market. Spanish music classes by Semillitas de Español. Electronic waste collection drive and more!
GIVEAWAYS: The Honest Co. by Jessica Alba is showing love to the event and is sending products for giveaways! Quantities are limited, so show up early!
Join us for an unique green experience!
Children’s Fun Activities 10:00 a.m. – 3:00p.m.
Pop-Up Playground: an interactive building activity using everyday recyclable, reusable items. Join us as the adventure unfolds! Austin was put on the map for this activity (along with New York and Boston for this month)! http://www.popupadventureplay.org/
Art towards conservation by RanasanaR 10:00a.m. – 2:00p.m.
Creator on site! Meet local artist Paul Jauregui of RanasanR: Healing Frogs. Frogs can save lives, find out how. Tours guided by artist! http://www.greenunite.com/projects/5-ranas-sanar-healing-frogs
Spanish Music Classes by Semillitas de Español (every hour) 10:15a.m. – 2:00p.m.
Fluent and non-fluent families welcome. Parent-child participation please! http://www.semillitasespanol.com/
Workshops for a Green Lifestyle (every 30 min) 10:00a.m. – 2:00p.m.
*Some workshops offered in Spanish!
RE— USE station: buy used books and reuse! 10:00a.m. – 2:00p.m.
E-Waste Collection Drive: a chance to recycle! 10:00 a.m. – 3:00p.m.
Magellan Student Performances 2:00p.m. – 3:00p.m.
Grill & Food Tent 10:00a.m. – 2:00p.m.
Try grass fed burgers and sausage wraps, local teas, organic fair trade coffee and baked treats. Provided by Whole Foods Market, Sesa Teas, Texas Coffee Traders, and Butler Bakery. Do not forget to bring your own re-usable water bottle.
Green Gate Farms Tent & Eco-Art Tent 10:00a.m. – 1:00p.m.
Organic, fresh greens and local produce. Learn more about Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). Ten Thousand Villages, Purse & Clutch, and other local artists will offer works of fair trade, household and garden eco-art items. Bring your shopping bags!
Little Miss Recycle will collect electronics that cannot be disposed of through standard channels. Items accepted: Computers, telephones, cell phones, cable/wire, printers, flat screen monitors, CD/DVD players, modem/routers, remote controls, power supplies, iPods, gaming systems, GPS devices, and headphones. Items NOT accepted: Non-electronic items, televisions, CRT monitors, car batteries, or appliances.
Hosted by The Magellan International School which won the Green Ribbon School Award in 2011 and integrates green initiatives throughout its multi-cultural, multi-lingual curricula. The school strives to be a zero-waste campus and is co-hosting this annual event with Little Miss Recycle to inspire and educate the community.
Organized by Little Miss Recycle and The Magellan International School.
Supported by: Abrakadoodle, Austin EcoNetwork, Austin Creative Reuse, Bellelli Educación Costa Rica, Butler Bakery, City of Austin (Austin Resource Recovery), Fertile Ground Gardens, Good Merritt Tailor, Green Earth Automotive, Green Gate Farms, Green Ribbon Schools, Green Thumb Compost, Pop-Up Adventure Playground, Punto Verde, Purse & Clutch, RanasanaR, Shaklee, Semillitas de Español, Sesa Teas, Sustainable Food Center, Ten Thousand Villages, The Honest Company, Texas Disposal Systems, Texas Coffee Traders, Texas Solar Energy Society, Whirled Peas Baby Food and Whole Foods Market Gateway Store.
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