What do you do in your backyard? Have adventures to faraway lands? Make science projects that explode everywhere? Examine bugs with your magnifying glass? Or do you blow bubbles until you can’t exhale anymore? In Rooster Walk’s backyard, we do all that and more! Our goal in the Kids’ Coop, proudly supported by American National Bank & Trust, is to have fun while teaching everyone (young and old) the importance of using and reusing items around the house. The Kids’ Coop offers a wide variety of constant activities throughout the weekend, including arts and crafts, open mic sessions, live music on the Kids’ Stage, the infamous kids’ parade, a slip’n’slide, hula hooping workshops, face painting, a Mommy & Me Tent (a private space for young and expecting mothers), a playground and so much more!
We are so glad that you’re comfortable bringing your entire family to Rooster Walk! Our festival family strives to make everything family friendly, particularly in the Kids’ Coop. Our staff is ready to help you and your young ones explore creativity through crafts, bubbles, treasure hunts and music. With that said, we do not provide drop-off childcare to anyone. You must stay with your child at all times. Unattended children will be given espressos and puppies. (All jokes aside.. do not leave your children unattended in the Kids’ Coop or elsewhere.)
Come see why Rooster Walk’s Kids’ Coop has been nominated as the 2022 Best Family Friendly Festival runner-up in the Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine’s Best of poll.
Kids’ Coop Schedule
FRIDAY
- 10am-7pm Playground, chalkboard, bubbles and Little Planets (for the wee ones) are open!
- 10am-11am Free Face Painting with Hollyday Creations Face & Body Art
- 10am-6pm Arts and Crafts tent is open
- 11am-12pm Kids’ Drum Circle led by HoloRhythm. Drums provided or bring you own!
- 3:30-4:15 – Kids Craft/ Storytime Workshop with Fluidity
SATURDAY
- 9am-7pm Playground, chalkboard, bubbles and Little Planets (for the wee ones) are open!
- 9am-10am Zumbini
- 9:30am-10:30am Free Face Painting with Hollyday Creations Face & Body Art
- 10am-6pm Arts and Crafts tent is open
- 10:30-11:30- Kids Open Mic
- 10:30am-11:30am Tie-Dye Workshop – make your own RW tie dye! (Space limited. Pay upon arrival.)
Location: Kids’ Coop
Bring your own cotton white shirt or purchase a shirt to dye with a Rooster Walk logo for $15 - 11:30am-12:30pm Kids’ Drum Circle led by HoloRhythm. Drums provided or bring you own!
- Noon-3pm Slip N Slide! It’s B.ring Y.our O.wn T.owel. Children need to be supervised by a parent or guardian at all times.
- 12:30pm-3:30pm – Kids Parade Craft Making
- 2:30pm-3:15pm – Kids Clowning Around with Fluidity (make a clown mask for the parade)
- 3:40-4pm – Kids’ Parade led by Sol Driven Train from the Kids’ area, through the venue and back to the Kiwanis Kids’ Stage for a set by SDT!
SUNDAY
- 9am-7pm Playground, chalkboard, bubbles and Little Planets (for the wee ones) are open!
- 9am-10am Zumbini
- 10am-11am Free Face Painting with Hollyday Creations Face & Body Art
- 10am-6pm Arts and Crafts tent is open
- 10:30-11:30- Kids Open Mic
- 11:30am-12:30pm Kids’ Magic Show with Hunter Rhodes
- 1:45-2:45 – Kids’ Juggling Workshop with Chandler
- Noon-3pm Slip N Slide! It’s B.ring Y.our O.wn T.owel. Children need to be supervised by a parent or guardian at all times.
