North Texas Kids Family Expo

Saturday, November 15, 2008
10am to 5pm at the Plano Center - 2000 East Spring Creek Pkwy
Benefitting the programs of CITY House

Join us for a FREE fun-filled day of entertainment, education and information for the entire family
See the schedule below.

Activities include:

Face painting
Games
Arts & Crafts
Door Prizes given away all day
Goodie Bags
Book signings
Photo contest sponsored by Metroplex Baby & Kids
- There is no cost to enter the photo contest
- Children must be between the ages of 0-12
- The contest will be held in the Metroplex Baby & Kids exhibition area during Expo hours; registration for contest ends two hours prior to Expo close
- Photos will be taken by Karey Rinkenberger Photography; you will have the opportunity to order prints of your child's photos
- Final contestant photos will be posted on Metroplex Baby & Kids for one week of public voting
- The top three winners will be announced on Metroplex Baby & Kids and featured in North Texas Kids
Ronald McDonald will be there from 10am to 12pm taking pictures and signing autographs! It is going to be such an awesome day!
Dance with Radio Disney from 2pm to 4pm.
Cartoonist Charles King will be there drawing pictures (www.drawusa.com)

Schedule of Events

Main Stage:

Meet 97.5 KLAK DJ's as they MC the show until 2pm
10:30 am - Revelation Dance
11:00 am - Backstage Dance
11:30 am - Learning RX - How to train your brain!
12:00 pm - Power Kids - fitness demonstration
12:30 pm - Peppermint Baby Boutique -Baby wearing demonstration
1:00 pm - Check Presentation to CITY House
1:30 pm - Plano Sports Authority - Martial arts demonstration
Dance and Play with Jan Jenson from Radio Disney from 2pm until 4pm
2:00 pm - Radio Disney
2:30 pm - Revelation Dance
3:00 pm - Gymboree Play & Music
3:30 pm - Nancy Barry
4:00 pm - Power Kids
4:30 pm - Kenya & F Troop Dancers: Free bilingual concert

Kenya is scheduled to be onstage at 4:30pm - come and see this dynamic young singer perform in English and Spanish. Check out her songs on Myspace.

Education Stage:

10:00 am - Protecting Children from Cyberbullying with Crossroads Family Services
10:30 am - Trends in Children's Medication with Dr. Donna Barsky, Texas Star Pharmacy
11:00 am - March of Dimes
11:30 am - Improving Air Quality in Your Home with Ecoquest
12:00 pm - Traffic Light Eating - Nutrition for Kids with Geri Moran, Juice Plus
12:30 pm - Children's Medical Center
1:00 pm - Backpack Safety with Baylor - Our Children's House
1:30 pm - Teaching Kids Giving Instead of Gimmee" with authors of Generous Kids, Colleen O'Donnell & Lyn Baker
2:00 pm - Dr. Carolyn Ashworth
2:30 pm - Spanish Schoolhouse bilingual storytime
3:00 pm - How to Train Your Brain with Debby Romick of Learning RX
3:30 pm - The ABCs of Green Cleaning in Your Home with Angela McCall, owner of Maid Brigade
4:00 pm - Planning for the Future of your Special Needs Child with Nexxus

Fun Times Sponsors

Family Sponsors

Fitness Sponsors

Aqua Fit Swim & Wellness

Entertainment Sponsors

Complete List of Participating Businesses and Organizations

A+ Prep School • A1 Affordable Garage Door Svc • America's Attic • Amy Columbus Photography • Apple Creek Private Preschool • Aqua Fit Swim & Wellness Center • Around Town Kids • Art-A-Rama • Babies R Us • Backstage Dance Studio • Blackland Prairie/Teacup Antiques • Boomerangs • CCCS of North Central Texas • CLS Innovations • Camp Classen - YMCA • Care Quest/Care Options for Kids! • Chamberlain Performing Arts • Channel 11/Channel 21 • Children's Medical Center • Club Z Tutoring Plano • Coca Cola • Compass Bank • Cookie Lee Jewelry • Creative Memories • Crossroads Family Services • Crown Trophy • Crunchy Bunch • Crème de la Crème • Digi Kids • Dr. Pepper Star Center • Drama Kids International • EDS Credit Union • ER Centers of America • Early Childhood Intervention • Earn Your Future • EcoQuest • Edible Arrangements • First International Bank • First National Bank SW • Gattitown • Generous Kids • Gymboree Play & Music • Homemade Gourmet • Hot Pink Mama's • I Candy Auto Wraps • I Pay Childcare • Jamba Juice • Juice Plus • Junior League of Plano • KC Outlet.com • KLAK Radio • Kids In Swings • KidsCare Therapy • Kristian Rojas - Financial Planner • Learning RX • Little Impressions • Lorie Burch - Attorney • Maid Brigade • March of Dimes • Mary Kay Cosmetics • Matco Services • McDonald's - The O'Reilly Group • Medical Center of Plano • Metroplex Baby & Kids • Moms Out Loud • Nexus Advisors LLC • North Texas Therapy & Assoc. • Nu Skin • Our Children's House at Baylor • PeeWee Picasso • Peppermint • Plano Sports Authority • Prestonwood Pregnancy Center • Princess and Pirates • Pump It Up Jr • Purple Cow Restaurant • Queen of Dreams • Radio Disney • Revelation Dance • Richardson Living • Sam's Club • Sci-Tech Discovery Center • ServPro/Kurtz Insurance • Silpada Jewelery • State Farm Insurance • Studio Movie Grill • Texas Star Pharmacy • The Autism Society of Collin County • The Child Care Source • The Hairem and Nailem • The Ice @ Stonebriar • The Warren Center • Therapy 2000 • Treasured Trinketts • Velocity Sports Dallas • Wellness Solutions Chiropractic • Whole Foods