Elephant Painting Party to be Held at Curtis Hixon Park

The event will be on Dec. 28.

Looking for a family-friendly event? The Glazer Children’s Museum and Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® are partnering again for an elephant painting party in Curtis Hixon Park. Following the success of similar event in 2011, Pachyderm Picasso® will be held on December 28 at 10:30 a.m. outside of the Glazer Children’s Museum in Curtis Hixon Park.  A Ringling Bros. elephant will demonstrate her painting skills alongside 50 children. Tickets to paint with the elephant are free, but are limited to the first 50 children. The public is invited to attend. Ringling Bros. performers will be on-hand to entertain the crowd and afterwards will venture inside the Museum for CircusFitsm, a fun guided exploration of the importance of fitness. …

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Elephant Painting Party to be Held at Curtis Hixon Park

The party is on Dec. 28.

Want to Go Ice Skating Downtown?

Curtis Hixon Park is offering ice skating until Jan. 5.

Ice Skating Opens Downtown at Curtis Hixon Park

Admission is $10 per person.

If you're an ice skating fan who's looking for some holiday fun, Tampa's "Downtown on Ice" is back. Running through January 5, Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park at 600 N. Ashley Dr. in downtown Tampa will transform into a winter wonderland and feature the city's only outdoor ice rink for community members to enjoy throughout the holiday season. The rink will be open every day, including Monday through Thursday, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friday from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., as well as Sunday from noon to 9 p.m. In observance of the holidays, the rink will be closed on Thanksgiving Day. On Christmas Eve, it will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will also operate on Christmas Day from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Admission is $10 …

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'Playin' in the Park' Entices Families

Fit Kids Playground's monthly events at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park encourage families to learn and play together.

Balls bounced, bubbles floated, and squeals of delight filled the air during Tuesday's Fit Kids Playground "Playin' in the Park" event at Curtis Hixon Park. The free monthly event, brainchild of Fit Kids founder and Seminole Heights resident Marisa Langford, invites Bay area children and their parents out to play. And play they did. It's all about keeping it simple and getting kids moving, Langford said. Jump ropes, giant balls and hula hoops were scattered on the lawn for youngsters to use during the event; free kites were provided by the Children's Cancer Center. Juice samples, provided by Cool Juice, were a hit with the busy bodies, who worked up a good sweat in the balmy afternoon breeze. The first Fit Kids Playground event was held in…

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