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PhotoBoothCrazyEyes LEAF is family friendly fun & traditions!

“The 'LEAF' tradition really amplifies the meaning of family in the most positive sense I've seen at any event!” - a LEAF member.

Laugh, smile and create memories in a perfect setting as you engage in a multitude of activities with your kids, family and friends. Dance, enjoy music, juggle, unicycle, play dress up, kayak, canoe, face paint, swim, zipline, play mini-golf, explore the woods & streams, do family yoga, eat yummy food, carry puppets in parade, watch evening fire shows...so many possibilities!

 

LEAFlet Kids Village Roots Stage
October Schedule

 

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October Schedule

Friday October 21st
3:45–4:30 DoubleTake! Rockin’ Kids Band
5– 6 Baron Von Rumblebuss & Redd Zeppelin
6:30–7:30 Songs of Water–Global Folk
8–9 LEAFlet Circus Show with Forty Fingers & A Missing Tooth, Randall Thompson, AcroEntertainment, Sophie the Wonder Dog
9:30–10:30 Primate Fiasco-Psychedelic Dixieland

Saturday October 22nd
10–11 Key Wilde & Mr. Clark –Interactive
11:30–12:30 Baron Von Rumblebuss & Redd Zeppelin- Power Pop of Outer Space
1–2 LEAFlet Puppet Showcase
2:15–3:15 Kon Tiki–Hawaiian Swing
3:30–4:30 Drums & World Rhythms-Imhotep, Gary Bradley & Darrell Rose-LSS
4:30 PARADE w/ PaperHand Puppets, Blue Fairy Troupe, Primate Fiasco, Sundanese Bamboo Rattles,WWC Gamelon Ensemble, YOU, and more!!
4:45–6:30 LSS Youth Poetry Slam [ages 11–17. Sign up at 4:30]
7:30–8:30 Big Tent Cabaret Road Show! with PaperHand Puppets Masks & show
9–10 Bearfoot–Acoustic Alaskan Americana w/ Bluegrass Touch!

Sunday October 23rd
9:30-10:15 DoubleTake! Rockin’ Kids Band
10:30-11:30 Drums & Theater with Kenya Webster & Erinn Huntley LSS
12–1 Key Wilde & Mr. Clark–Interactive Songs!
1:30–2:30 Warren Wilson College Gamelan Ensemble! – Indonesian Orchestra
3-4 Faraway Fairy Tales Theater with The New Classical Academy - LSS

LEAF Pile- GAMES AREA!
Friday 4:30 -Movers & Shakers – *Rainbow Parachute Games for the family
Saturday 1pm– Catapult Assault –* lob water balloons at a cardboard castle   Sunday 11pm– *Movers & Shakers
12noon-*Catapult Assault

  Friday October 21st
4–5 Randall Thompson w/ Mountain Circus Arts - The Great Zukini!
5:30–6:30 Asheville Hoops Troupe – Hooping Workshop for all ages!
7-8  Woody Pines–Country Blues Ragtime

Saturday October 22nd
10:30–11:30 Fighting Hamsters of ArtSpace!–Kids Improv. Troupe
12–1 Acro Entertainment – Circus Fundamentals Workshop!
1:30–2:30 Randall Thompson w/ Mountain Circus Arts–Pepe Le Chef!
3–4  Skeedaddle - Kids Ukelele workshop! 4:30–5:15 LSS Magic Show w/ Nina Ruffini
5:45–7:15 Breakthrough–LSS Breakdance Demo. & Workshop!

Sunday October 23rd
10–11 Teresa Doyle– Prince Edward Island, Celtic, and Gaelic Family Songs 11:15–12:15 Monkey Business Movement Workshop! w/ Acro Entertainment
12:30–1:30 Comedy Improv. Workshop for All Ages! w/Josh Batenhorst
1:45–2:45 Poetry w/ Graham Hackett LSS

*ROAMING ARTISTS
Friday
Veronica Sotolongo – Accordian – 5pm
Blue Fairy & Troupe – 6pm
Michael Mooney – Tall Bike Freak – 6pm
Saturday
Movers & Shakers – Stilt-Walkers – 11am
Michael Mooney – 12pm
Blue Fairy & Troupe – 1pm
Veronica Sotolongo – Accordian – 6pm
Sunday
PaperHand Puppets – 11am
Forty Fingers & A Missing Tooth – 12pm
Movers & Shakers – Stilt-Walkers – 2pm

*Creature Feature Tent Host – Brother Wolf Animal Rescue!
*World Wide Kids Tent Host – Center for Diversity Education/ Global Ambassadors

LEAFlet Kids Village is more fun than a barrel of monkeys.

For the "KID" in everyone!


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Elfhaven Childcare

is a sweet creative play space for kids and little ones, located in Arrowhead Lodge. The longtime childcare crew creates a magical kids world with arts, crafts, games, puppets, books and blocks. A very special festive childcare. Kids have fun and parents go play!

Friday 7pm-1am
Saturday 12pm-2am
Sunday 12am-4pm

Sign up EARLY at Arrowhead Lodge...spaces are limited.
$5 per hour- Sibling discounts are given.

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Kid Market & Salon

Kids Market is ORIGINAL kidmade art sold by kid artists. Fun shopping! Kids Salon is for kids to offer their special skills & services, like fortune telling or manicures!

Both are in the LEAFlet Kids Village.
Kids 14 & under.

Friday 4-8 Saturday 10-6 Sunday 10-4

Kids Market & Salon Guidelines
* All items must be HANDMADE & sold by kid artist for $8-or less (no candy, food, store bought items or marshmallow guns).
* Kids SIGN UP at Village during selling times and pay a $4-daily fee for space. Fee is donation to LEAF in Schools & Streets!
* Kid artists may share space, but not fee.
* No “items” may be sold at Kids Salon, only services may be provided.

More fun things to do!

* Roots Family Stage | MUSIC, dancers, acrobats, drummers, puppets, circus acts & more!

* Wildwoods Workshops | storytellers, magicians, jugglers, sing-a-longs, youth poetry slam, & workshops for kids!

* Craft Tent | create arts & crafts!

* Costume Tent | crazy costumes to dress up in....bring camera.

* Face Painting | wonderfully talented face painters.

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* Sprouts Corner | Kids Market & Kids Salon (see details). Kids Talent Stage to showcase skills as you play an instrument, sing or dance.  “Busking” is ok just here !

* LEAF Instrument Petting Zoo (LIPZ) | See, touch & play instruments. Strum dulcimer, bang djembe, fiddle, toot trumpet or shake shakerees!

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* LEAF Pile | Games, pogo sticks, unicycles, parachutes,  bubbles, hula-hoops, & shaving cream fun.

* World Wide Kids | featuring different countries linked with a featured LEAF performer.

* Creature Feature | Oink, meow & arf! Animals! Featuring a non-profit group benefiting creatures great and small.

* LEAF Nest| Collaborative Community Nest Building" with host Jenni Barron. A human sized Interactive nest art installation will happen- add your creative touch!

* MaMa Baby Tent | Nurse your baby, change diapers or just rock n relax in a chair in this quiet mamas & babies tent.

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* Roaming Entertainers | Balloon Twisters, Stilt-Walkers & Jugglers.

* LEAF Parade | magical  Saturday tradition. Join us, wear goofy costumes & “make some noise!!”

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