Families get out for Worldwide Day of Play

By Brian Hagberg, 50th Space Wing Public Affairs / Published September 27, 2016

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Anna Hagberg flies into an inflatable slide landing zone of during Nickelodeon’s Worldwide Day of Play event held in Patriot Park, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016. This event featured a 2K color run, inflatable obstacle courses, games and featured various vendor booths and raffles. (U.S. Air Force photo/Brian Hagberg)

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Attendees get a fire hose demonstration during Nickelodeon’s Worldwide Day of Play event held in Patriot Park, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016. The Peterson Fire Department was one of many agencies providing information and interactive demonstrations during the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Brian Hagberg)

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Attendees participate in a variety of games and activities during Nickelodeon’s Worldwide Day of Play event held in Patriot Park, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016. Each year, Nickelodeon turns off its programming and goes dark for three hours on the Worldwide Day of Play to encourage children to stop watching TV and go outside to play. (U.S. Air Force photo/Brian Hagberg)

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“Sparky” the fire dog meets and interacts with attendees during the Worldwide Day of Play event at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016. The Peterson Fire Department was one of many agencies providing information and interactive demonstrations during the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Brian Hagberg)

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Children play a game of knockerball during the Worldwide Day of Play at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016. The annual event encourages children and their families to go outside and play. (U.S. Air Force photo/Brian Hagberg)

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Schriever and Peterson Air Force Base families in Nickelodeon's Worldwide Day of Play event at Patriot Park on Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016. Each year, Nickelodeon turns off its programming and goes dark for three hours on the Worldwide Day of Play to encourage children to stop watching TV and go outside to play. In addition to encouraging children and their families to become active, the event also highlighted the importance of good nutrition with a family-oriented healthy cooking competition.