KIDS will get in touch with nature at Agfest this year thanks to the Kids Ag Awareness Program (KAAP).
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KAAP has been running at Agfest for about three or four years and aims to engage both early childhood and school-aged children about agriculture.
Early childhood program organiser Rosie Forsyth said she hoped that the KAAP program would allow children a place to go to have a bit of fun while they were at Agfest.
“It's a bit of a chill-out session, where they [the kids] can come and have a few minutes doing some craft and having fun in the sandpit,” Miss Forsyth said.
“It will be a place to let Mums and Dads have a break so kids don’t get too burned out during the day.”
Miss Forsyth said the KAAP early childhood program would include a sandpit, craft activities and Wax Hands that will create a mould of each child’s hands and turn it into a wax sculpture.
Kids will also be able to make a Mother’s Day card and wall hanging to take home for their mums.
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Miss Forsyth will also help the kids create a “growing tree” where participants draw around their hands and place them on the wall of the KAAP tent to create the leaves of the tree on the wall.
The school-aged part of the program will include a “passport” where older kids can get stamped off at various sites around Agfest.
The learning trail passport program is a joint one between Agfest and the University of Tasmania.
Students take their passport and get them stamped off at 10 of the 32 participating exhibitors after completing an activity at the site.
Older students also have the opportunity to compete in an ag careers competitions where they are asked to produce a multimedia presentation about careers in agriculture by talking to other exhibitors.
The KAAP shed will also include a science experiment for older students.
Agfest will be held on May 5-7 at Quercus Park.