Family Tent Activities at the 2009 Southwest Michigan Harvest Fest

Children playing in the Family Tent

Come and join in! There will be lots of hands-on activities, crafts, and active games for families.

Let’s Bookmark
11:30 AM to 2:30 PM
Make a nifty bookmark out of natural materials.
Thanks to the Bookbug bookstore in Kalamazoo
Garden of Humanity Crafts
Noon to 4 PM
Celebrate diversity by creating art with recycled materials.
Thanks to Baha'i Faith
Harvest Moon
Noon to 4 PM
Make a sheet of vegetable-pulp paper; also see how people used the stars to determine the cycle of their seasons.
Thanks to Kalamazoo Valley Museum, celebrating the history of papermaking in Kalamazoo and opening the new planetarium
Nature Goes Wild at the Farm
Noon to 5 PM
Learn about non-domestic animals found around a Michigan farm; plus Birds of Prey 2-4 p.m.
Thanks to Kalamazoo Nature Center
Seed Ornaments
Noon to 5 PM
Create a fall ornament using seeds and recycled foam trays.
Thanks to Kingman Museum — Natural History Museum and Planetarium
Face Painting
Noon to 5 PM
Get your face decorated to celebrate Harvest Fest.
Thanks to Ben Flaten, Face Painter, and assistants
Fun & Games
Noon to 4 PM
Come play some of our favorite games from camp.
Thanks to Sherman Lake YMCA Summer Camp & Outdoor Center
Food & Nature Notecards
1 to 5:30 PM
Put together a nifty notecard to keep or send.
Thanks to Teague Art Studio
Last updated 17 September 2009
©2009 Southwest Michigan Harvest Fest