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The Grand Kids Festival
Things to See and Do!
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A & J Enterprises – Booth #23. Ribbet! Get your wooden croaking frogs here! Get your name on a grain of rice and have it made into a necklace. Fee charged.
American Red Cross – Booth # 62. Spin the wheel for fun – learn about safety topics. Free activity.
Bubble Pond – Tot Spot. The Grand 1894 Opera House invites you to blow bubbles on the wind. Free activity.
Chalk Art – Tot Spot. Create your own sidewalk chalk art masterpiece. Free activity.
Child Advocacy Center – Booth #24. Create and decorate your own tambourine. Make art with music! Free Activity.
The Children’s Center – Booth # 52. Stay covered with the CHIP program. Free Activity.
East End Preschool & Kindergarten – Booth #55. Join us for “Crafts with Mrs. Curley”. Free Activity, some items available for sale.
Fabulous Glassworks – Booth #13. Hand-painted magnets, keyrings, rings and necklaces. Items for sale.
Family Service Center, STAR – Booth #53. Join the Family Service Center in the STAR Art and Writing Project. Free activity.
Facepainting – Booth #25. Let your face be our canvas! Happy Faces face painters (and temporary tattoo artists) will make your face a work of art! Fee charged. Proceeds benefit The Grand 1894 Opera House.
First Aid Station – Booth #30. UTMB’s Emergency Services Department is on hand to handle any scapes, cuts or boo-boo’s! Free service.
Galveston Arts Center – Booth #66. A special art mailing activity with members of the Arts Center’s education staff. Free activity.
Galveston Historical Foundation – Booth #56. Come see how history can be fun! Free activity.
Galveston Island Quilters Guild – Artisans Tent. Quilting fun in the Artisans Tent. Free Activity.
Galveston Island Humane Society – Booth #63. Make your own painted tile at no charge. The perfect opportunity to teach your child about love and responsibility – adopt a pet today! Fee charged for pet adoptions – no charge for petting or tile painting!
Galveston Island Tourism Council – Booth #65. Play the matching game! Can you match birds with their diet? Temporary tattoo rewards! Free activity.
Giant Inflatable Slide – Tot Spot. Slide down our giant inflatable slide! Presented by Laser Maze. Fee charged. A portion of proceeds benefit The Grand Kids Festival.
Green Mountain Energy Company – Booth # 21. Find out how you can have “cleaner electricity today, bluer skies tomorrow! Free Activity.
Harm’s Marionettes – Tot Spot. Watch these delightful marionettes and learn how they are hand crafted. Don’t miss a performance of “Cinderella.” Free activity. Check at Marionette stage for show schedule.
The Junior League of Galveston County – Booth #10. Create your own recipe card and learn about healthy food choices! Free activity.
The Junior Master Naturalist Club at Austin Middle School – Booth #64. Measure your “wingspan” and your “flap speed” and find out which bird you most resemble! Free activity.
KIPP Coastal Village – Booth #51. Information on the new KIPP-GISD charter school and enrollment information. Free activity.
KUHF 88.7 FM Radio – KUHF Booth. Create art with recyled CD’s. Free activity.
Lone Star Flight Museum – Booth #54. Watch the skies! The Lone Star Flight Museum Air Show is just around the corner – find out about the fun! Free activity.
Lutheran Music Academy – Booth #57. Find out how you can learn to play a musical instrument. Free Activity.
Mechanicle Bull Riding – 22nd Street. Inflatible – How long can you stay on? Fee Charged.
Moody Gardens – Booth #11. Stop by and learn about the rainforests and oceans of the world. Spin the game wheel for trivia questions. Free activity.
Moonwalk – 21st Street. Jumping fun for the younger set! Fee charged. A portion of proceeds benefit The Grand Kids Festival.
Petting Zoo – 20th & Postoffice Street. Exotic animals await you! Free activity. (small fee charged for food if you wish to feed the animals)
Phabulous Phantoms of The Grand Gift Shop – Booth #12. The Phabulous Phantoms (volunteers) and The Board of Directors & Advisors of The Grand offer t-shirts, gift items and informational material on The Grand’s programming for children and familes. Items for sale.
Pony Rides – 20th & Postoffice Street. Saddle up for some pony ridin’ fun! Fee charged.
The Rainforest Café – Booth #22. Visit with Cha Cha, Nile and Bamba from the Rainforest Café as they roam throughout the festival. Characters provided by The Rainforest Café. Free Activity.
Rock Wall Climbing Fun – 21st Street. Here’s your chance to see just how well you can climb! Fee Charged.
Ruby’s Toys and More! – Booth # 50. Step right up for fun novelty toys. Fee charged.
Sand Box Fun – Tot Spot. Dig in our sand box until your heart is content! Presented by The Grand 1894 Opera House. Free activity.
The Sand Man – Booth # 20. Create your own bottle of mystical colored sand. Other items are also available, including bracelets, spin top wheels, key chains, and other items. Items for sale.
Sea Campus Kids – Booth #67. Texas A&M Univ. at Galveston – Hands-on marine adventures. Free activity.
Trinity Episcopal School – Booth #60. The famous newspaper hats are back! Come get your one-of-a-kind headgear and find out all about Trinity. Free activity.
Trinity Episcopal School – Booth #61. Original Works! Create your own masterpiece and have it made into functional items. Mugs, mousepads, t-shirts and more. Fee charged. This activity is a fund raising event for TES students.
UTMB HEALTHY FUN TENT
Join the University of Texas Medical Branch as they present their Healthy Fun Tent filled with free activities!
UTMB Health Policy & Legislative Affairs – Booth #35. Stop by for a coloring book and crayons, and learn about the Community Health Access Program.
UTMB Caring Clown Troupe – Booth #45. Balloons and stickers from your favorite clowns!
UTMB Emergency Services First Aid Station – Booth #30. Emergency Services Nurses will be on hand to handle any scrapes, cuts or boo-boo’s!
UTMB Stark Diabetes – Booth #41. Education materials on Juvenile Obesity and Diabetes.
UTMB SOM Vesalius Society – Booth #44. Health information screenings and kid friendly fun!
UTMB Pepper Center – Booth #31. Body mass index screenings (Do you know your BMI?), functional strength screenings and health information.
ECI Launch – Booth #40. Don’t miss the ribbon dancers at this favorite booth! Developmental materials for parents.
UTMB Access Center – Booth #43. Clinic and hospital access information.
UTMB Regional Maternal Child Health Program – Booth #33. Information on women’s health issues and prenatal care.
UTMB Pediatrics – Booth #32. Painting/Craft activity; and pediatric health information.
UTMB Department of Rehabilitation – Booth #34. Health information and fun give aways!
UT Police – Booth #42. Child Safety Information and McGruff the Crime Dog!
Don’t miss McGruff the Crime Dog, Hooty the Immunization Owl and Dr. Dolphin from UTMB, as they stroll through the festival.
FOOD VENDORS
Nestle Toll House Café – Booth #106. Help us welcome a new Galveston business! Yummy Nestle Toll House cookies! (Some cookies available to decorate as well).
Gomez Catering – Booth #101. Turkey legs, sausage, corn dogs, nachos and fajita tacos! Olé
Tropical Island Desserts – Booth #102. Funnel cakes, cotton candy, kettle korn and more!
Texas Best Snowballs – Booth #100. Shaved ice snow cones and fresh squeezed lemonade.
R.I. Touchett Creations – Booth #105. Creamy cones in the giant ice cream cone booth!
Festival Drink Stations – 21st and 22nd Streets. Cool and refreshing soft drinks and water to quench your thirst. Popcorn, candy and more! Staffed by The Grand’s volunteers, board and advisory members.
Fee charged for all food items.
Don’t forget to visit the restaurants and shops throughout the festival site!
All performances, events and booth activities are subject to change.
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