Ever year, the fun-filled All Kids Fair offers educational and health activities to interest kids and their families. The fair offers choices for toddlers through high school, including kids who have special needs or are gifted.
This year’s All Kids Fair features many new attractions and guests while bringing back favorites from years past.
A new addition to the Sunday, April 29 event is The Butterfly Experience. Children and adults will be able to watch the beautiful, multi-colored butterflies flying around in a huge tent or, for a small fee, will be able to enter the tent with a feeding stick and have the butterflies come to them.
QuackerJack, the beloved mascot of the Long Island Ducks, will be visiting from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to delight Long Island children. The lovely Alexa Cox, Miss Long Island Teen 2018, will be available for a meet-and-greet from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sophie Bravo from Food Network’s Chopped Junior will be doing a lemon bars demonstration and meet-and-greet from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Since moving to its larger venue, the Hilton Long Island in Huntington (also known as the Huntington Hilton), the fair has been able to accommodate a bounce house, petting zoo, and additional vendors and classes, which was enjoyed by 2,500 people this past April.
Children will enjoy a large number of additional activities and “freebies,” including face painting, photo booth, balloon animals, popcorn, cotton candy, train tables, water ice samples, a video game trailer, and an 8 1/2 foot snake and other animals to touch. Admission is $5 per person and free for ages 2 and younger and includes everything listed.
The All Kids Fair attracts over 80 exhibitor spaces, in addition to classes in six classrooms throughout the day that provide valuable information while entertaining all. Exhibitors include schools, camps, and venues that provide after-school activities, birthday party ideas, and college planning. Some of the many classes that children can share with their parents and grandparents are dance, soccer, music, salon party, programming robots, and a Boomers! Birthday Bash.
Ganimet Brija of Coram, who attended the event in 2017, enthusiastically said, “My son had a blast, and everyone was so helpful and friendly.” Noshina Amhad of Valley Stream added, “I really love this event… already waiting for (the) next event.”
Attendees who like to “pay forward” to charitable groups are encouraged to bring used and new books and money for donation to The Book Fairies, who will share them with children in need. Those who do will receive raffle tickets to win a variety of donated prizes.
Sponsors to date are Long Island Parent Magazine, Your Local Kids Source, Dr. STITCH, Super Smiles Pediatric and Family Dentistry, Clowns.com, Redfin, Macaroni Kid, The Country Place Resort, and Blank Slate Media.
The All Kids Fair is an annual event organized by Specialty Connections. This event showcases services, such as schools, after school activities, places for kids to play, photography, daycares, kid-friendly products such as furniture and books, and health/wellness products and services.
For more information about all the events that Specialty Connections produces, including events at area malls, visit www.SpecialtyConnections.com. For information about All Kids Fair classes, a current list of exhibitors, and available ways to participate, visit www.AllKidsFair.com or contact Barbara Kaplan at 516-621-1446.
