Free Family Fun Day kicks off ‘Ding’ Darling Days
“Ding” Darling Days weeklong birding and eco-festival kicks off at J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel Island on Sunday Oct. 18, 2015 with a free Family Fun Day.
Family Fun Day features free activities such as narrated refuge tram tours, live wildlife presentations, kids nature crafts, a touch tank, a butterfly house, a photo-share kiosk, and archery lessons. Value is $75 for a family of four. Back for a third year, Heather Henson’s Ibex Puppetry out of Orlando will perform Wild Puppets with life-sized puppets portraying endangered and other refuge animals. CREW Land & Water Trust will have an outreach table and a fun track ID activity. Enjoy a day outside with the whole family.
Schedule for Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015
10:45am FREE Flag-raising ceremony, EC entrance
11am FREE All A-Flutter about Native Butterflies program with Gary & Alice Lavimoniere, followed by free bags giveaway, EC Auditorium
ALL DAY: 10% off all butterfly & bee gifts in the Refuge Nature Store
12noon FREE “Wild Puppets!” presentation by Heather Henson’s Ibex Puppetry, EC parking lot
1pm FREE Live Florida Animals program with Ranger Becky & CROW, EC parking lot
2pm FREE Snakes Alive! programwith Calusa Herpetological Society, EC parking lot
3pm FREE Live Florida Animals program with Ranger Becky & CROW, EC parking lot
– See more at: http://dingdarlingsociety.org/ddd-events#sthash.DdFM49mj.dpuf
For a full “Ding” Darling Days schedule, visit www.dingdarlingdays.com, or call 239-472-1100. To see the full Press Release, visit http://dingdarlingsociety.org/admin/media_upload/FREEFAMILYDAY15.pdf