The World Traveller Carnival was held at Estevan’s Royal Heights Veterans’ Memorial Park on Aug. 23, and saw hundreds of children from the community in attendance. The youths were excited to play and learn about the world they live in.
The carnival featured a variety of fun and learning filled events, focused on the theme of travelling and having fun while learning fun information about the world, according to play park supervisor Anne Elder.
“The kids get to travel from North America to Asia, Africa, and all over the world,” said Elder.
“Each kid gets a world map that they can fill in as they travel across the different continents, each continent has different games and activities they can play, and then they can win a prize at the end of the night.”
The event was held from 2-7 p.m., and saw a large turnout, thanks in part to warm weather. Activities included a slip and slide, food vendors, Easter Island head nose picking, and hunting for crocodile eggs. Every game had a direct relation to the continent the children were learning about.
“Our slip and slide is definitely our big draw, but we really put the time in to figure out new creative events for the kids,” said Elder.
“Everyone working the events is a play park supervisor. We are all a big team all summer long and everyone is really excited to be a part of something this fun,”
Organizers were planning for roughly 300 kids to be in attendance.
“Not only do the kids have the opportunity to learn while they’re having fun, they can win really cool prizes and spend a beautiful day outside,” said Elder.
“We were a little worried earlier in the day because the wind was picking up quite a bit and we weren’t sure if the weather was going to co-operate with us, but it really turned around and the wind completely went away so its turned into a really fantastic day.”
The event is scheduled to continue next summer, with organizers already discussing ideas for themes for the event.
“We’re always looking ahead for themes and things we can do that we think the kids will think are fun. We want to always improve and make the events better for the kids in the area so they have something fun to look forward to in the summer,” said Elder.
“We have 15 prizes available for the kids, and we had a ton of fun shopping for them, they are all really unique. I think the event turned out so well because we are all so invested in it, we all want to see the kids have a great time. We’re very happy with the day.”
Possible ideas for next year’s carnival theme include outer space and cops and robbers.
