Celebrate Children's Day - April 24

Families can enjoy a day of fun and activities at the annual City of Loveland Children’s Day, 1:30-4:30 p.m., Wed., April 24 in downtown Loveland.

Activities include a variety of hands-on experiences at various downtown locations. Fun and educational opportunities similar to those offered in prior years will feature fire trucks, street equipment, arts and crafts, cartoons, storytelling, puppet shows and more. This year also features a special 'Bike Safety Rodeo' in the Civic Center back parking lot on East First Street, southeast of the Civic Center Lagoon.

The City of Loveland, with the help of the Thompson School District, has been celebrating Colorado Children’s Day since 2002. Children’s Day is the result of the long-time dream of Loveland resident Annie Hall. Through her efforts, the day is now celebrated in other cities throughout Colorado.

This year's activities include:

• ‘Touch- a- Truck’- fire engines, trash trucks, buses and more at Fire Station #1 (410 E. 5th St.)
• Justice Joe, Safety Sam and other character meet-n-greets at Fire Station #1
• Bike Safety Rodeo, Civic Center parking lot southeast of the Lagoon
• Free cartoons at the Rialto Theater Center (222 E. 4th St.)
• Autographs from Miss Loveland Valentine at the Museum/Gallery (503 N. Lincoln)
• Story time, Tumblebooks and more at the Loveland Public Library (300 N. Adams St.)
• Bus safety puppet show by Thompson School District at the Library
• Crafts, tennis, gymnastics, Legos, balloon tying and more at the Chilson Recreation Center (700 E 4th St.) - children admitted for free with paying parent after 1 p.m.
• Loveland Fire Exhibit tours at Museum Sequel building (541 N Lincoln Ave.)
• Vendor and sponsor booths, activities at Fire Station #1 and Foote Lagoon/Civic Center (500 E. 3rd St.)
• Win prizes from Fort Fun and Chick-fil-A by collecting stamps on a Children’s Day passport at all city locations.

This information and also videos of the events are available on the City website here:

http://www.cityofloveland.org/index.aspx?page=1735