Things To Do In April…

Farm Fun

Family Fun Days at Dairy Discovery in Alto
Saturdays in April
11:00 a.m. -3:00 p.m.
Tours are $5 per person (infants 1 year or younger are free) or $20 for a family of 5
www.dairydiscovery.com

Discovery Days at the Critter Barn in Holland
Saturdays in April & May
Adults & children over 3 are $5, maximum charge for immediate families is $20
www.critterbarn.org

Spring petting zoo at the Coopersville Farm Museum
Saturdays in April
10:00 am - 2:00 pm (please call to verify).
Local residents & 4H members bring in their small or baby animals to teach visitors about them!
www.coopersvillefarmmuseum.org

Small Animals Day at Michigan State University
Saturday, April 19
Bring the family and learn all about baby animals at the annual spring Small Animals Day, located on MSU’s campus. You will see MSU dairy and beef cattle, pigs, sheep, horses, and chickens. There are special exhibits of minor livestock breeds such as miniature donkeys, alpacas, llamas, pygmy goats, and unusual cattle. MSU buses run a continuous circuit around the MSU Pavilion, Poultry Research and Teaching Center, and Horse Teaching and Research Center, so you can stop and stay as long as you’d like. All ages are invited and buses are wheelchair accessible.

Small Animals Day will be held, Saturday, April 19, 2008 from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Admission is $2 per person. Arrive by 11 a.m. if you want to see all of the exhibits–the last bus leaves for the farms at noon. Park at the corner of Mt. Hope and Farm Lane (see on map). Dress for the weather.

Celebrate Earth Day in Grand Rapids

Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
April 19 – 20
Join in the fun at the Lena Meijer Children’s Garden, one of the Midwest’s largest. Kids can take part in a Recycle Relay and Worm Hunt or create sand sculptures to learn how sand reduces waste as a natural filter. Take some of the environmentally-friendly fun home by planting a seed in a recycled newspaper pot to transplant in the backyard and watch it grow into a plant that attracts butterflies.
www.meijergardens.org

Party for the Planet at John Ball Zoo
April 19
John Ball Zoo’s second annual Earth Day celebration, Party for the Planet, brings together conservation-minded agencies and companies to showcase the multitude of green practices taking place in West Michigan. Plenty of games and give-aways make this a fun, educational event.
www.johnballzoosociety.org