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THE FANTASTIC DESIGN A FAB DEN TOUR IS COMING TO DUDLEY ZOO!

DESIGN A FAB DEN TOUR Local kids get the chance to win one of three dream dens!

Kids visiting Dudley Zoological Gardens on 1st-3rd August will get the chance to enter and win their dream indoor or outdoor den in an incredible makeover competition, as the nationwide Design a Fab Den tour comes to Dudley.

Fab, the nation's favourite ice lolly, which contains real strawberry fruit puree, is bringing a sprinkling of fun to town! Kids can enjoy themselves whilst getting creative in the giant Fab decorated tepee which will be erected at Dudley Zoological Gardens. Fab will be giving away THOUSANDS of lollies for your tasting pleasure, as well as lots of games and musical instruments to play.

A variety of arts and crafts will be available within the Fab tepee where kids will have a number of fantasy bedroom templates to choose from and add their own imaginative thoughts to create the most amazing indoor or outdoor den they could only ever dream of! The themes for 2008 include Dinosaur, Fairyland, Wild West, Jungle, Pirates and Seaside Den; giving kids the most wonderful selection of crayons, stickers and lots of recycled materials to help their creation come alive. What's more, there are hundreds of other prizes up for grabs this summer including limited edition Fab branded tepees, flip-flops and bags!

As well as the chance to win their self-designed den, kids who enter will also help with a charity donation from Fab - who will be donating £1 for every entry received to Rainbow Trust Children's Charity.

For further information log on to www.myfabland.com to download den templates and entry details for the Design a Fab Den competition. Parents can also sign-up here to the Fab Family Fun Club for up to the minute information on what to do with the kids throughout summer.

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