Toddlers, Tunes, and Turtles and CAPS Events Held
August 6, 2014
Indian Boundary Park brimmed with hundreds of visitors Tuesday evening, Aug. 5 as two simultaneous events lured families, toddlers and just plain folks for the first time since the fieldhouse was burned and closed in 2012.
Indian Boundary Park’s inaugural Toddlers, Tunes, and Turtles program drew large numbers of younger visitors beginning at 5:30 p.m. Youngsters were enthralled by David, a storyteller who presented live turtles, snakes and a never-ending patter of herpetological information and insights. Park district nature staff docents also brought skulls, skins and other remnants of various critters indigenous to our neighborhood for youngsters to touch and ask questions about.
At 6 p.m. the Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy (CAPS) -- a community-based program in partnership with the Chicago Police Department’s 24th District -- kicked off its version of National Night Out. The park's summer performing-arts program, featuring ballet and interpretive dancers who were too cute to believe, wowed the audience until 8 p.m.
Park Supervisor Phil Martini provided face-painting, and CAPS volunteers passed out prizes and gifts to all comers. The Indian Boundary Park Advisory Council hosted an information table situated between the two events, and sold bubbles to raise funds for the council’s on-going programs.
Indian Boundary Park’s inaugural Toddlers, Tunes, and Turtles program drew large numbers of younger visitors beginning at 5:30 p.m. Youngsters were enthralled by David, a storyteller who presented live turtles, snakes and a never-ending patter of herpetological information and insights. Park district nature staff docents also brought skulls, skins and other remnants of various critters indigenous to our neighborhood for youngsters to touch and ask questions about.
At 6 p.m. the Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy (CAPS) -- a community-based program in partnership with the Chicago Police Department’s 24th District -- kicked off its version of National Night Out. The park's summer performing-arts program, featuring ballet and interpretive dancers who were too cute to believe, wowed the audience until 8 p.m.
Park Supervisor Phil Martini provided face-painting, and CAPS volunteers passed out prizes and gifts to all comers. The Indian Boundary Park Advisory Council hosted an information table situated between the two events, and sold bubbles to raise funds for the council’s on-going programs.
