Story Time: Hairy, Scary but Mostly Merry: Fairies! with author (and Park Superintendent) Renee Simmons Raney
Story Time: Hairy, Scary but Mostly Merry: Fairies! with author (and Park Superintendent) Renee Simmons Raney
Welcome lovers of nature and the wee folk! Enjoy a magical weekend filled with storytelling, sparkling bubbles, whimsical fairies, fairy house building, and fun in the forest. Put on your wings, see nature as you’ve never seen it before, let your imagination run wild, and join us for this enchanted adventure. As our Park Superintendent (and fairy friend) Renee Raney says, “Nature joyously waits for you. She wants to feel your bare feet on grass and talk to you through the buzzing bees and peeping frogs. She hopes to watch you catch (and release) a firefly, to laugh with you as you splash in a mud puddle, to blow wind through your hair, and herald you with birdsong. Through wonder and imagination, you can discover that every moment in nature is a Once Upon A Time moment.” The Mountain Store will be selling special “fairy fun kits” and more! Bring your little fairies and elves to Vista Cliffside Restaurant for a child’s Fairy Meal with a special enchanted dessert (served to go for picnics or dine on the cliffside deck). Plan a campout: sleep under a canopy of trees, watch for evening fairies to ride across the sky on little brown bats, and listen for starlight fairy lullabies. Primitive Campers receive 25% off their stay (June 24-27, 2021). Renee takes you on an enchanting journey into realm of imagination. Her fairies lead children away from the sterile electronic world that has robbed so many children of the creative joy of childhood. Children have not changed, if you introduce the world of fairies and dreams to them, they love it just as much as the generations who came before. This book gives us the tools we need to travel back into time when magic could teach us so much about reality. -Verna Gates, Founder and Executive Director of Fresh Air Family Join Award winning author, storyteller, environmental educator, and park superintendent, Renee Raney, as she whisks you away to a secret world of wonder and endless possibilities. Purchase a Hairy, Scary but Mostly Merry: Fairies! book from the park store (100% proceeds go to Cheaha State Park) and discover unique ways to enjoy nature with your children. Renee will be signing books after story time. For more information about International Fairy Day or Fairy Tale Weekend, email Mandy.Pearson@dcnr.alabama.gov or call 256 412-9938. The programs are free with gate admission and to overnight guests. We are committed to providing programs that are educational, fun, and safe. Family units will be spaced out from other family units. We will provide hand sanitizer stations. Date: June 26, 2021 Time: 11:00 AM-11:30 AM Location: Interpretive Center at Lake Cheaha; Park day guest admission $5 per adult; $2 per child
