Education program for kids and families. The event will have a fishing derby, archery, hayrides, electro fishing demonstration, s'more station and multiple raffles throughout the event from donated sponsors. Local Sponsors: Academy, Scheels, HTEAO, Chick Fila, Cabela's, O'brien's marina.
Lunch will be provided, activities such as archery, animal exhibits, target shooting, law enforcement boat, first responders, fishing and yard games. Local Sponsors: Friends of El Dorado Lake
OK Kids Day has a variety of outdoor related activities, including: archery skills, disc golf .22 shoot, arts and craft, trap shoot, barrel train rides, sand castle competition, fishing derby, geocaching and local first responders. Local Sponsors: Friends' of Meade State Park, J&R Sand, Love's Travel Stop, Thriftway, ACE Hardware.
Tackle loaner program - Provide loaner rods, tackle, bait to attendees that want to fish. Local Sponsor: Johnson County Parks and Recreation.
The Turkey Creek Festival is an annual tradition in Merriam. It is a day full of entertainment that features free kids' activities, live music, arts/crafts, 5k walk/run, petting zoo, food trucks, kids fishing day and much more. Local Sponsors: AdventHealth, Home Depot, Nations Holding
We will have challenge courses, adventure nature activities, sports games, gardening, compost education, and Kansas agriculture education. Local Sponsors: Rainbow Mennonite Church, they will fund food.
Safety awareness event providing free bicycle helmets and life jackets. Archery and BB gun shooting range, fire hose bowling, smoke trailer demonstration, medical helicopter, ambulance, and a sheriff vehicle. Team building boards, skins and skulls, snow cones, inflatable and water slide, face painting and rock painting, and karaoke. Local Sponsors: Health Department, hunter safety, Rural […]
Casting contest to cast for prizes and awards Local Sponsors: Johnson County Parks and Recreation
Children age 6-15 are invited come fishing in on Fridays. We catch bait, fish, cook lunch, explore, and clean up. Local Sponsors: F5 Outfitters, City of Newton, Newton Recreation Commission, Peabody Country Club, Wings and Tails BBQ
Fishing derby, free hot dog feed, archery, trap shooting, minnow catching, shot gun safety and shooting, emergency vehicle display, outdoor games, scavenger hunt, fort building. Local Sponsors: Smoky Hill Pheasants Forever (Hays, KS), Cedar Bluff Diehards (friends Group), Nextech, Ellis Police Dept. Trego Co. Emergency Management.
Make an obstacle course and teach the kids safe bicycling techniques to navigate thru the course. The evening before, and bicycle safety check will be available and repairs will be made as needed to bicycles. Have several different challenges that promote bicycles handling skills, including a "Race the Rangers" fun race! Local Sponsors: Whites Foodliner, […]
Participants show up to the registration table, sign in and fill out paperwork, get a "swag bag" and then go around and explore all of the stations and activities to do for the day. We have a DJ that makes announcements about simulations and raffle information, lunch begins around 11a (hot dog/chips/cookies/drink) and BUCO Fire […]
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