Island school PTA to host Annual Seahorse Festival
The island community will have the chance to take part in a family-friendly event this weekend.
The Sanibel School Parent Teacher Association (PTA) will host its Annual Seahorse Festival on April 12 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the pavilion at The Sanibel School on Sanibel. Free and open to the public, it will feature activities for the whole family, including inflatables, games with prizes, food and more.
“This is one of our bigger, more fun giveback events,” PTA Vice President Samantha Britt said. “This is one of our biggest fun events that is available to the kids, to the families and to the community.”
There will be pony rides available, along with a petting zoo that will feature a lama, baby goats, chickens, bunnies and pot-bellied pigs, as well as other possible small animals.
To keep the littlest ones safe, there will be a toddler bounce house.
“We will also have a rock wall. We’ll have a bounce house-slide combo. We will have the spider jump,” she said, explaining that it consists of a harness with trampolines for jumping on.
“We’ll have a large obstacle course and we will have a large slide,” Britt added.
New this year will be Gellyball, which is like paintball using Orbeez — with inflatables to hide behind.
“They’ll be able to have five versus five teams,” she said. “It’ll be totally new and fun.”
Britt noted that all ages can team up and take part in the challenge.
“So adults can do it too if they want,” she said.
There will be a variety of games, with different levels and opportunities for youths to win prizes. The always popular punch cup game will return this year, with the grand prize of a bicycle up for grabs.
“We’ll have like a Plinko, we’ll have like a wheel,” Britt said.
“Fun prizes for everything and in between,” she added.
Ms. Silvia, who used to be the Spanish teacher at the school, will offer face painting.
“She’s fantastic and always does a great job,” Britt said. “The kids love her.”
There will also be a caricature artist.
Kona Ice and Fat Thor’s Smash Burgers will have their food trucks set up, with items for purchase.
In addition, the PTA will provide some goodies.
“It’ll be free water and some free chip, popcorn related snack items,” she said.
Most of the entertainment and activities will be free-of-charge.
“We will sell tickets for anything that has a prize,” Britt said of the games, adding that it will be a nominal cost like a dollar or two. “As well as for the Gellyball, the face painting and caricature artist.”
Scott and Ali Gorton, of The Kate Foundation, are sponsoring three activities.
The islands are invited to stop by and take part.
“Come out and get together as a community — enjoy our island, enjoy our school,” she said. “Come have some fun and make some memories.”
“It’s really nice when you see the community and the families get together,” Britt added.
For more information, contact the PTA at sanibelschoolpta@gmail.com
The Sanibel School is at 3840 Sanibel-Captiva Road, Sanibel.
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IF YOU GO
What
Annual Seahorse Festival
When
April 12 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Where
The Sanibel School, 3840 Sanibel-Captiva Road, Sanibel
Details
Free and open to public
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