Brooklyn Friends School Winter Craft Fair December 6, 2008

BROOKLYN FRIENDS SCHOOL, 375 Pearl Street in downtown Brooklyn, will hold its 29th annual WINTER CRAFT FAIR on Saturday, Dec. 6 from 10 am to 5 pm – JUST IN TIME FOR HOLIDAY GIFT SHOPPING.

While the main event features 45 local artisans selling unique holiday gifts, the Fair offers locally produced food, carnival games, a book fair, and all-day entertainment for children and families. Best of all, proceeds benefit the Horizons at Brooklyn Friends School academic enrichment program for children at PS 307 and PS 287 in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.

From top to bottom, the school building, just around the corner from the Marriott at Brooklyn Bridge Hotel, will be a winter wonderland of giving
and sharing. Children from ages 2 to 12 will enjoy bouncing rides,face-painting, and carnival games, spend time learning about and producing
old-fashioned holiday crafts, and help build life-size Gingerbread Men.

There will be strolling singers and a student jazz band performing throughout the day, and a professional photographer's booth will be set up
for holiday-themed portraits. From cupcake decorating to composting and karate demonstrations, there will be fun activities for all. Winter wreaths and plants, fresh from the Canarsie market, will be on sale, and
there will be a special section for craft projects created by Brooklyn Friends School's youngest children.

Childcare is available so that parents have opportunities to survey the vast array of fresh, local and inspired crafts and gifts from quiltmakers, potters, jewelers, needlework artisans,and apparel designers. Among those featured at the Fair are the Brooklyn Local Collaborative, Handprint Books, children's book authors Tad Hills
and Laura Ljungkvist, Purple Dragon Quilts, Lotus Jayne Southeast Asian handcrafts, and Soul Journey Jewels.

A complete Winter Craft Fair preview is on the school website,www.brooklynfriends.org.

Official Website: http://www.brooklynfriends.org