Some talented Calgarians are serving up a real treat for local families this weekend.
WATCH: As Gil Tucker tells us, they’re hoping their new show will get kids off their screens and into the great outdoors. They’re hoping their new show will get kids off their screens and into the great outdoors.It features puppets depicting people, trout and dragonflies exploring the wonders of Alberta wilderness locations like Heart Mountain, Crandell Lake and Castle Mountain.
“In our digital age, where everything’s fed to us, I say to kids, ‘Look for those magic moments,’” Kotkas said. “Look at a mountain lake when it’s shimmering.”“We create this world where kids can just watch the movie, they can watch all the cool technical stuff,” Green Fools artistic director Dean Bareham said. “We’re not hiding anything, they’re going to see all this happen.”“As a little kid, I would spend hours hiking in the Rocky Mountains,” Kotkas said.
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