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Bring your adventurous spirit and get involved in the action in one of our many Fun Zone areas

Kidsville News! Showcase Central
Activities galore! This is the spot for some great team exhibitions such as jump roping and basketball handling. Meet Truman Dragon from Kidsville News! and be entertained by the Kidsville Kids. You may want to join the action or just settle in for the show. And, a not-to-miss attraction is the amazing artwork that will be created by artist Dan Nelson right in the Kidsville News! area. He will be painting a one-of-a-kind masterpiece of the expo experience right before your eyes!

Schedule:

Saturday, April 17

		12:30p Donna Washington is a local award-winning author and storyteller.  She has performed at thousands of schools and libraries and numerous storytelling festivals throughout the country and offers many workshops.
	Tri-Force Jump Rope	4:00p Tri-Force Jump Rope offers recreational and competitive jump rope classes and teams for athletes of all ages.  Two members of the Tri-Force Jump Rope team appeared as members of Saltare on MTV’s “America’s Best Dance Crew: Season 5.”
	Kidsville Kids	10:30a / 1:00p / 5:00p Kidsville Kids musical performance for all ages.

Sunday, April 18

1:30p Micah Lancaster is the Executive Director of Basketball Training at Hoops City U and the lead trainer for Nike-sponsored Ganon Baker Basketball Services, a training organization that works with the likes of Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Deron Williams, Chris Paul, Amar'e Stoudemire and more.  He is called by some “the best young skill development trainer on both coasts".

Play Zone
Get in the Zone - the Crayola Play Zone! Let kids discover innovative Crayola products like Color Wonder Light-Up Markers, Color Me a Song and Spira-Chalk Blaster.

You CAN Do the Rubik’s Cube Activity Zone
Bring your Rubik’s Cube to booth 1417 to learn how to unlock the secret from the You CAN Do The Rubik’s Cube team and receive the new step-by-step Solution Guide too. With the new step by step Solution Guide the thrill of learning to solve the Rubik’s Cube is now available to those willing to try and persevere.  It is fun to learn to solve the Rubik’s Cube and now everyone’s favorite puzzle is also used in schools across the country to teach General Math, Pre-Algebra, Algebra and Geometry, 21 st Century   skills such as focus, problem solving and perseverance.  Also, learning to solve the Rubik’s Cube can be used as an educational outreach activity through after school clubs, community youth organizations or any environment that encourages learning activities.

Video Gaming Tournament Zone
Be a part of the gaming action in this interactive video gaming area with family-friendly games from Nintendo Wii, Sony PS3, and Microsoft XBOX 360. All games will be rated EC (early childhood), E (everyone), and family-friendly T (teen). Get in the action by signing up onsite for one of the daily Wii Bowling tournaments - complete with a winning prize! Saturday tournament begins at 2:45pm and Sunday tournament at 1:00pm.