{"id":454128,"date":"2026-11-12T01:02:09","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T01:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/454128\/"},"modified":"2026-11-12T01:02:09","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T01:02:09","slug":"tallahassee-youth-enjoy-a-day-of-fun-learning-and-new-possibilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/454128\/","title":{"rendered":"Tallahassee youth enjoy a day of fun, learning and new possibilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SOUTH TALLAHASSEE, FL (WTXL) \u2014 For some children in Tallahassee, a trip to the North Florida Fair came with an opportunity to make memories without worrying about the cost.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH FULL REPORT BELOW:<\/p>\n<p>Tallahassee youth enjoy a day of fun, learning and new possibilities at the fair<\/p>\n<p>Youth from the Boys &amp; Girls Club of the Big Bend traded their usual after-school routines for a day of free carnival rides, games and fair food, thanks to an effort led by North Florida Fair Board President and children&#8217;s book author Shonda Knight.<\/p>\n<p>From corn dogs and kettle corn to carnival rides and games, the children got to experience the fair without paying for admission.<\/p>\n<p>Knight says the goal was to give children an experience they may not otherwise have had while encouraging them to see the possibilities ahead of them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe decided, you know what? Let&#8217;s get a group of kids and really just pour into them, give them a true fair experience. Some of them who may have not even had an opportunity come to the fair without this opportunity. So that&#8217;s what makes this really, really special. This is not about just giving away fair rides and giving away books. It&#8217;s about creating memories and helping these children to picture their power and opening their minds to new possibilities,\u201d Knight said.<\/p>\n<p>Knight says her OmniBooks  series are designed to help children recognize their potential and imagine what they can accomplish in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the rides and attractions, each child also received a book and journal to take home, giving them something to continue that journey long after leaving the fairgrounds.<\/p>\n<p>This story was reported on-air by a journalist and has been converted to this platform with the assistance of AI. Our editorial team verifies all reporting on all platforms for fairness and accuracy.<\/p>\n<p>Want to see more local news? Visit the <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wtxl.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WTXL ABC 27 Website. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stay in touch with us anywhere, anytime.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WTXLABC27\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Like us on Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow us on<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wtxlabc27\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Instagram <\/a>and <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/abc27\" rel=\"nofollow\">X.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SOUTH TALLAHASSEE, FL (WTXL) \u2014 For some children in Tallahassee, a trip to the North Florida Fair came&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":454129,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[242,509,40568,39890,232,234,233,562],"class_list":["post-454128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tallahassee","tag-abc-27","tag-big-bend","tag-shonda-knight","tag-south-tallahassee","tag-tallahassee","tag-tallahassee-headlines","tag-tallahassee-news","tag-wtxl"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/454128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=454128"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/454128\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/454129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=454128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=454128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=454128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}