Take the kids to Sorticulture, Everett’s art and garden festival, this weekend and make mosaics, paint flowerpots and learn about the garden cycle.
According to the city’s culture arts department, this year’s Sorticulture event offers a few new kid-friendly activities along with some treasured classics:
Make worm bins: Northwest Wigglers owners Alanna and Chris Jurden will lead groups of kids to make and decorate worm bins that families can take home for free. Kids get to choose from two types of worms: European night crawlers and red wigglers.
There will also be a lesson on the garden cycle, but, parents, you might not want to tell your kids they’ll be learning something. For more information, go to www.northwestwigglers.com.
Create a mosaic: Artist and educator Tim Lowell founded the company Active Art and Science as a way for kids to learn through art. During Sorticulture, kids can create stepping stones or framed mirrors or trivets using recycled and tumbled stained glass. The cost to participate varies between $4 and $20. For more information, go to www.activeartandscience.com.
Color cutouts: The Quilceda Carvers will talk to children and families about the culture of carving along with demonstrating the craft. The carvers will have wood cutouts that kids can color and take home free. The cutouts come in a variety of shapes including boots, planes, animals and flowers. For more information, go to www.quilcedacarvers.org.
Face painting: It’s free and kids can sport whimsical butterflies, animals and flowers on their cheeks in no time. Face painting will be offered from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day of the festival. For more information, go to www.colorfulevents.com.
Decorate a pot: Flower pot decorating returns, headed by members of the Everett parks department. Kids can decorate flower pots and plant seeds to take home free.
Adopt a pet: Everett’s Animal Services and Animal Rescue will have a van and animals to adopt, including cats, dogs and guinea pigs. They will also have their pet-identification engraver.
Go batty: Bats Northwest will show bat houses and explain the benefits of having bats on your property. This, however, is a bat-free exhibit. For more information, go to www.batsnorthwest.org.
Cute chicks: Speaker Laura Faley will discuss urban chickens at 10:30 a.m. Saturday on the Back Porch Stage. With her will be different types of chickens along with baby chicks. She will show how to build a coop and talk about how to care for backyard chickens.
Theresa Goffredo: 425-339-3424; goffredo@heraldnet.com.
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