Kids at Solfest
Solfest Kids arena 2008
Voted the most Family Friendly Festival in the 2007 UK Festival Awards, we hope that our 2008 kids arena will live up to expectations by hosting a wealth of activities to entertain, inspire and engage all ages.
In response to your feedback from last year, The Tot’s Tent will have extended opening hours but still provide the same haven within the festival for parents and tots. The Tot’s Tent team will be on hand to assist parents with facilities for feeding, changing and resting to ensure that even our smallest guests can enjoy the Solfest experience.
At the request of the Solfest committee’s youngest members (soon-to-be 3 year-olds Tilly and Daniel) we are delighted to be able to host Tumble Tots for the first time. The Tumble Tots play equipment will be available during the weekend for our younger festival-goers to get physical in a safe and exciting environment.
If that’s not enough activity, then Debbie Macalister will making a welcome return with her hugely popular Yoga Bugs. With sessions suitable for different ages, yoga postures, breathing and relaxation are taught through exciting story adventures that guarantee the under 7s will leave with a smile in their tummy!
The Ruffled Feathers’ tent will be an extravaganza of giant exotic birds (and Nigel the giant hoodie!) Join the team in creating your own bird mask and wings from recycled materials. Let your imagination go wild to develop your own bird masterpiece in preparation for the carnival-like kids’ parade on Sunday afternoon. As usual Spinning Jenny will be offering her popular circus skills out the front of the marquee along with her popular juggling ball making sessions.
Wonky Donkey will be on hand all weekend with more activities that you can shake a 3-legged donkey at, including crafts, face-painting, circus skills, fancy dress and music making in their brightly coloured domes not forgetting their incredibly popular climbing frame and swing boats.
Solfest is pleased that the Maryport Educational Settlement will be with us to provide craft workshops during the weekend. Join Michelle and her team to make fairy skirts, gift bags and a number of other goodies from recycled materials.
Taking the traditional sand pit and making it as wildly wonderful as possible, artist Cassie Limb will be providing a workshop area to create jelly fish and sea creature to contribute to an under the sea experience - with real u.v. sand!
The crafty theme continues with Brett Self’s wood lathes and green woodworking which will be suitable for all.
For older kids and teens, Pat and his team will be returning with the Trailer Trash Games Emporium, a mobile youth club featuring table football, table tennis and a wealth of other games and activities.
There are many more activities to be confirmed so please keep checking back for updates.
We want everyone at Solfest to have an equally fantastic time so all our kids activities are FREE! Please remember though that Solfest is a festival for families to enjoy together, there is no crèche and children need to be accompanied by an adult at all times.
