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Dreamcatcher Nature Assisted Therapy Open Farm Days
Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024
1:00pm to 5:00pm
Part of: Alberta Open Farm Days
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Dreamcatcher Nature Assisted Therapy
Aug.
18
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Admissions to the event is FREE, however, there may items or experiences that are available to purchase.
Event Activities:
- Interactive animal stations: come meet our critters and learn all about their stories, behaviours, and how they help people in therapy!
- Tractor hay ride tours: hop aboard for a bumpy but fun hay ride, tour around our 40-acre ranch and see the horses in the pasture.
- Nature yoga: Join Ting while she leads you through relaxing yoga poses with a beautiful view of all the animals on top of our hill
- Magical forest scavenger hunt: take a walk through our magical forest, see how many gnomes and fairies you can spot and take part in a scavenger hunt!
- Potential nature based activity or craft station.
We ask that guests do not enter no-go zones such as the house up at the top of the driveway, inside the office (unless guided by staff/volunteer), or cross the lines marked in the magical forest.
Arrival:- There will be parking attendants at the end of the driveway and in the parking lot, they will be wearing yellow reflective safety vests.
- Parking may be limited, please carpool if possible, please follow instructions from our parking attendants.
- Please DO NOT park in the neighbors driveway! Vehicles may be towed at the owners expense or their cars may be moved by the home owner.
- There will be a greeter at the end of the driveway, they will hand out materials, stamp passports (road stand tour), and direct you where to go.
- Once inside the event, there will be a market booth stand where you can check-in, ask questions, or purchase items.
- Event staff & volunteers will be wearing orange shirts with our logo and says “volunteer” on them, please feel free to ask them for help, guidance, or anything else!
Other:
- There will be signage around the event that include: safety rules, waiver & photo acknowledgement, bathrooms, activities, etc.
- There is a wheel-chair accessible washroom on-site for all guests to use.
- We also have first-aid kits on-site and there will be staff/volunteers who are trained in first-aid.
- While we do our best to be wheel-chair & stroller accessible, there may be some areas out of our control that are hard to maneuver (e.g., magical forest trails).
- For the safety of your animals and ours, please DO NOT bring your dogs/pets!
- Please DO NOT enter the animal pens without a staff/volunteer present.
- Guests must be wearing closed-toe shoes if entering animal pens.
- For safety reasons, please do not bring any animal treats into the pens or feed them human food (it might hurt their bellies), you may be able to feed the animals treats over the fence at your own risk.
- Please do not climb the goat play structures, or hay or straw bales as these have not been secured for climbing or may be rickety.
- Parents must accompany their children for all activities and kids must be supervised at all times!
- Our magical forest has a very healthy root system, the trails do have tripping hazards, please watch your step while walking through the forest.
- All guests are responsible for their own safety & their children’s – our staff/volunteers will do their best to keep people safe while interacting with the animals, please follow their rules and respect the animals.
- By attending this event, you are accepting full liability.
Dreamcatcher Nature Assisted Therapy Ltd
53044 Range Rd 213
Ardrossan, AB, T8G 2C4
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