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Agassiz Baldwin’s Play Day: For Dads So Great You Want To Celebrate Them a Day Early

Submitted by on May 19, 2014 – 11:05 amNo Comment

playday-photo-booth-2013This year, do something special the day before Father’s Day: assemble the fathers in your life and dress them up in crowns, superhero capes and tutus for a unique family photo. Or give your dads and granddads balloons in the shape of their favorite animals. Or take them on a wild scavenger hunt over big blue blocks, through giant bubbles, and around Fort Agassiz, and win a door prize when your quest is complete.

At Agassiz Baldwin’s Play Day: A Community Party, a spring event to celebrate the community, families can get a head-start on Father’s Day fun.

Juicy watermelon, buttery popcorn and tangy lemonade provide refreshment for a leisurely afternoon at this backyard party. Play a round of bocce, get your face painted, enjoy the live music and the performance by the Agassiz Dance Crew or relax in the shade at the Living Well Network Café, a quiet place for older adults to sit and sip coffee and take a break from the action. Stock up on raffle tickets to support scholarships for Agassiz Baldwin Afterschool students, and win prizes from local restaurants, arts and crafts retailers, bookshops, and clothing boutiques.

play day art activity 2013For the artistically inclined, check out the pottery wheel demonstration or participate in the community arts project. Then stop by the Chandler Gallery for the closing reception of the Kid-Curated Art Show. The elementary school-aged artists will be overjoyed to tell you all about what’s happening in their drawings and sculptures.

Finally, step outside and savor a rare sight: community members coming together to play on a spring afternoon. Remember, fathers get into Play Day for free…and so does everyone else.

“Play Day: A Community Party” takes place on Saturday, June 14 from 1:00-4:00 pm at 20 Sacramento Street in Cambridge.

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