NM Children’s Fair

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Gymnasts to singers and dancers.

plenty of entertainment and hands-on activities will fill the Balloon Museum and grounds for the second annual NM Children’s Fair.

Officers will bring their gear and vehicles to the NM Children’s Fair on May 5 & 6 at the Albuquerque Balloon Museum. Gymnasts, singers, dancers and plenty of hands-on entertainment is also scheduled. (photo courtesy of Legacy Media / NM Children’s Fair)

Condensed for calendar of events: May 5 & 6 – NM Children’s Fair, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.,

Albuquerque Balloon Museum. Exhibits, entertainment and hands-on activities. 505-856-0426

ChildrensFairNM.com

Every Paid Admission will qualify for a Balloon Museum Membership of your choice at 15% off – May 5th & 6th only!

NM Children’s Fair Helps Parents Plan Kids’ Summer

School’s out in just a few weeks. How are you going to keep the kids busy all summer?

From aerial displays and animals to monster truck rides and Zumba, the New Mexico Children’s Fair, May 5 & 6 at Albuquerque’s Balloon Museum, aims to provide one-stop shopping for activities to fill your kids’ summer.

“Summer can be a busy time or a boring time for kids,” said fair organizer Stacy Blackwell. “We planned this event so parents and their kids could check out a variety of activities.”

Bring your bikes: the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation will offer free bicycle tune-ups. For a $10 donation, the group will pitch in a helmet that your child can decorate on site. Then send them through the bicycle obstacle course.

Time to get dirty: Bloomin’ Gardeners will help kids plant seeds in portable containers to take home.

See wolves and wolf-dogs from two different rescue groups, or gain some training tips for your own canine from a kid-level instructor. But be reminded – no pets allowed at the fair. Find feathered friends more to your linking? Check out Avian Ambassadors’ exhibit. Then slither over to the rattlesnake display.

Both indoor and outdoor stages will feature singing, music and other entertainment for and often by kids. Officers will show off their hardware, from SWAT team gear to police motorcycles; firefighters will simulate a kitchen fire and instruct kids on how to escape a burning room.

Burn off some energy by jumping on a variety of inflatable attractions, hop into the monster truck Pit Bull for a ride, or climb the rock wall. Still not tired? Compete in hula-hooping contests, try Zumba or yoga, even test your strength in strong “man” trials, courtesy of Defined Fitness.

If flight is more your fancy, hang with a paraglider. Mascots more to your liking? Meet McGruff the Crime Dog as well as the Albuquerque Isotopes’ Orbit. Cowboys and Sci-Fi will clash when the Old Town Gunslingers and 501st Legion Mountain Garrison Stormtroopers shoot it out.

When it’s time to settle down, visit the story-telling area with local children’s authors on hand to read and then sign their publications. Then, get your face painted or learn how to make balloon animals, courtesy of The Education Plan.

Several participants are donating much of their proceeds to UNM Children's Hospital as well as other charities.
Cost is $3 for adults, $2 for seniors 65 and older and $1 for children 4-12. The fair is open both days from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

For more information, visit www.ChildrensFairNM.com or call 505-856-0426

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