Ideas for making the kids area at your festival a fun, successful, and profitable experience. Happy Kids = Happy Adults

1. Presenting Children's Entertainment Rick Hubbard

2. Presenting Children's Entertainment How? What? Why?

3. Why? Why have entertainment geared for kids?

4. Why? Fun Happy Kids = Happy Adults Learning Profit

6. What Is Children's Entertainment? It's really Entertainment FAMILY Happy Kids = Happy Adults

7. How? How To Present Children's Entertainment Family

8. Let's Get Creative And Try New Things We've Always Done It This Way Way This It Done Always We've

10. Festival Layout Have A Special Area

11. Festival Layout Kids Fun Zone - Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival – Fernandina, FL Photo by Bill Raser

12. Staging Safety Visibility Accessibility Properly Sized Professional Sound & Lights Seating

13. Tents Covered Stage = Good Covered Audience = Better Covered Everything = Best

14. Tents If the weather is intense.... ...you'd best be in tents

15. Timing – Stage Schedules 30 Minute Shows All Day 1:00 - Juggler 1:30 - Music Act 2:00 - Magician 2:30 - Dance School 3:00 - Karate Demo No Set Up Time No Take Down Time No Down Time 30 Minute Shows All Day 1:00 - Juggler 2:00 - Music Act 3:00 - Magician 4:00 - Dance School 5:00 - Karate Demo Set Up Time Take Down Time Down Time Don't Do This Do This

16. Timing – Family Schedules Kids' Schedules Are Different Remember... Nap Time Meal Time Don't Run Too Early or Too Late Don't Over Program - Leave Some Down Time

17. Vendors Mix vendors with free entertainment. In a well planned kids area, vendors pay for the entertainment.

18. Activities Watch Things To Things To Do

19. Activities Things To Watch Things To Do

20. Things To Watch Performers Displays

21. Things To Do Games and Events Rides Arts and Crafts

25. Performers (Thinking Outside The Box) Band Members of Main Stage Acts

26. Performers (Thinking Outside The Box) Sports Figures Senior Citizens Retired Musicians & Teachers Community Leaders Media Personalities

29. Games and Events - Vendors Traveling Carnival Games Professional Sports Organizations Retailers Product Promoters

32. Games and Events - Community Parades

36. Rides Traveling Carnival Rides Local Ride Providers Inflatables Sports Teams Armed Forces

37. Rides Armed Forces

41. Displays - Institutional Police Departments

42. Displays - Institutional Fire Departments

44. Presenting Children's Entertainment Involve The Whole Family Things To Watch * Things To Do Performers Games and Events Rides Displays Fun * Learning * Profit SUCCESS! Presenting Family Entertainment Happy Kids = Happy Adults