- 337 Old Gympie Road Dakabin, QLD, 4503
- Dakabin
18oct9:00 am3:00 pmGuides Unite 2024 - Watson ParkA Girl Guide Event that connects every single guiding member of all ages together in 10 different camps all across Queensland. Girls will have the opportunity to be involved in a range of activities that they may have never experienced before, like Archery, Low Ropes, Campfire, Giant water slide, Balance planks, Obstacle Courses, Camping, Cabins, Technology, Building, Rockwall, Mechanical Bull and so many more amazing opportunities.
All camps will be connected virtually via technology to join in campfire songs and opening and closing ceremonies. Every girl guide in Queensland has been invited to attend. What an inspirational and well connected event where children get to challenge themselves to try new things and make new friends and grow in so many ways. Event starts on Friday the 18th til Sunday the 20th of October.377
- Cedric Archer Park, Ian Besch Drive Gracemere, QLD, 4702
- Gracemere
18oct3:00 pm6:00 pmGracemere Community Family FairThe Gracemere Community Family Fair is in its second year of inviting the Gracemere community and surrounding smaller communities to come together and make connections in a positive environment on common ground for children\\'s needs and achievements. Participating in the event are cultural groups, community hubs, community service providers, support agencies, educational institutions and sporting groups. The Gracemere Community Family Fair recognises that children have special needs in order to help them develop to their full potential therefore the working committee, the Gracemere Early Years network, invites the above listed groups to come along and meet our community families face to face in a fun filled non-threatening environment where these groups offer social and economic support and raise the awareness of parents on the availability of such in developing their child\\'s capabilities. Some organisations will then work with families towards what is best for their child. The Community Family Fair does not discriminate so as to allow children to enjoy childhood and whilst at the Community Fair engage in free creative and cultural activities. Children\\'s groups have also been invited to partake in the Community Family Fair where children will demonstrate their talents, skills and abilities. The Gracemere Community Family Fair provides opportunities for several of the rights contained in the Convention on the Rights of the Child is be touched upon. Those being: the right to live and grow healthy; the right to be safe no matter where you are; the right to get an education; and the right to play and have fun.
- 89 Mills Avenue Moranbah QLD 4744 Moranbah, QLD, 4744
- Moranbah
19oct9:00 am12:00 pmMoranbah Children's WeekHeld on Saturday the 19th of October, we will be opening our Kindergarten for the day to celebrate Children\\'s Week. We will set up stalls for families and children to access within the Kindy. So far the following support services are confirmed; Selectability Moranbah, Early Childhood Development Program, both State School, both Long Daycare services, Moranbah Library and Community Hub. We are waiting to hear back from ELAM (support service) and MDSS (support service).
The event will focus on access and support for children and families with a focus on access to education, support for additional needs, access to basic needs (housing, food, etc), access to family supports (counselling, therapy, etc), and access to social activities and groups for strong development and happy life.
In planning this event, the team has read and reflected strong on the UNCRC to ensure we are meeting and support as many Rights of the Child as possible.
- 13 Eacham Place Malanda, Qld, 4885
- Malanda
21oct9:00 am4:00 pmOpen House - Children's WeekWe\\'d like to open our centre Mon to Thu 21st-24th October inclusive, during Children\\'s Week for children, parents, and youths for tours, information about community centres and the assistance we can provide.
We will invite local schools, playgroups, homeschool groups, childcares, kindy, the highschoolers who walk past after school, current participants in single programs like Emergency Relief, staff, and volunteers.
- 219 Deception Bay Rd Deception Bay, QLD, 4508
- Deception Bay, 4508
23oct10:00 am2:00 pmChildren's Week and Glugor Young Parents 20th Anniversary CelebrationCelebrating Children\\'s Week combined with our Glugor Young Parents Program 20th Birthday and a visit from Lasallian Brothers.
Planning a site family festival inviting families, community, elders, dignitaries, staff (old and new), stall holders, stakeholders, partners and support programs.
Co Designed with Glugor Young Parents and children with a focus on child friends and engaging activities, including culturally appropriate and educational activities.
Event to invite current program clients with a view to open to past families and potentially public, pending risk assessment.
- 1-5 Mons School Rd, Mons QLD 4556, Australia, 1-5 Mons, Queensland, 4556
- Buderim
24oct9:30 am11:30 amImaginative Play MattersImaginative Play Matters events will be held across 4 mornings during Children\\'s Week at the Play Matters Sunshine Coast Hub.
Hosting 4 consecutive events will give more children and families the opportunity to participate.
Children informed the decision to host these events. Children attending the Mons Playgroups were asked the question, \\'would you like to celebrate Children\\'s Week again this year and how should we celebrate?\\' Of course the answer was YES, and \\'dress up and make things and play\\' was the unanimous answer!
The activities delivered at these events will be guided by our Children\\'s Voices Project, to inform the activities delivered across all 4 events. The children have provided a long list of play experiences they love to do at playgroup.
Activities such as dress up stations, kitchen play, picnics, car washing, painting, obstacle course, music, dance, and craft.
Local organisations aligning with our values and supporting Children\\'s Rights will be invited to participate, such as Sunshine Sign & Sing, First Nations Community groups, Library, Fire truck, Police, Sunshine Coast Councils Waste and Recycling Education, musical entertainment are some examples.
All children and families in the community will be invited to attend.
- 104 Golf Links Drive Kirwan Townsville, Queensland , 4817
- Kirwan
25oct9:00 am4:00 pmPlanet Protectors Play DayThis celebration will focus on educating children about their right to a clean and safe environment. The day will feature a variety of play-based activities designed to teach children about environmental stewardship and the importance of caring for the world around them. Children will be actively involved in planning and setting up the stations, fostering a sense of ownership over their environment, which the children suggesting we do a clean up activity on the day. Families will be invited to share there knowledge of healthy and safe environments, with some families linked to recycling programs, council environment work, these families will share their knowledge with children though discussions and reading stories with the children. Healthy snacks, including wraps and fruit platters, biscuits, and cordial, will be provided for a celebration lunch. Some of the activities we will be engaging in are: children create art using recycled materials, learning about the importance of recycling and reducing waste. Each child will have the opportunity to plant a small plant in a pot to take home, encouraging them to care for it with their family, and reinforcing the lessons of environmental stewardship. Reading stories about the environment and discussing ways to protect it, emphasising their role and rights in maintaining a clean and safe world. A guided walk to explore our gardens, where children will look for items that represent a healthy environment, such as clean water, plants, and animals.
- 35 Bognor Street Tingalpa, QLD, 4173
- Tingalpa QLD
25oct9:00 am11:30 amHealthy Habits for Children.Creating a health care learning experiences for LEAD Tingalpa, children involving and focusing on basic hygiene, nutrition, physical activity, and safety in a fun and engaging way.
• Throughout the week we will plan mini-Olympic games for the children.
Many different sized sport balls
• Rope or hula hoop-
4 hula hoops
• Tape
• Basketball
• Directions: Have children take turns making baskets into the hula hoops starting from lowest to highest. allows children to develop self-confidence, independence and self-esteem. They also become aware of limits, boundaries and challenges in their play.
Bubble Contest- freedom to shout, make noise and let off steam
The sack race
• sometimes called ‘potato sack race’ is a competitive game in which participants place both of their legs inside a sack that reaches their waist or neck. Then they have to hop forward from a starting point toward a finish line. jumping and running which can develop bone density, large muscle groups and stability.
3-legged race
• bands made of high-quality Velcro tape and nylon, very sturdy and easy to put on, will not break during the jumping sacks race game. running and chasing which can develop good physical fitness, agility and stamina
The Egg and Spoon-
• Children playing outdoors enjoy running around, climbing, balancing, dancing, digging and jumping.
Jump ball- comes with a reliable grab handle to help your child develop balance and coordination skills.
Bat and Ball Race- Children hit a ball off the ground with bats or paddles.
Rolling large balls - Children divided into small groups or pairs. They are each given a large exercise ball. The groups or pairs roll the length of the yard.
Balance with bean bags -Children to walk along a set course while balancing a small bean bag on their head.
Dancing with ribbons- Children dance to the beat of the music while twirling ribbons around themselves and in the air.
Healthy eating during that week: rainbow fruits and vegetables platters. Children to choose their favourite fruits and vegetables.
- 40 Scrub Road Carindale, QLD, 4152
- Carindale
25oct3:00 pm5:00 pmMother Duck Carindale Children's Week CelebrationAs part of our service’s philosophy and image of child we view children as capable and deserving learners. This influences the way in which we work with and alongside children and how we empower the rights of children in our care and how we advocate for them. As this is embedded within our service, our children and educators often reflect on The Convention on the Rights of the Child to ensure our children feel safe, support and valued.
Throughout the year, our Senior and Kindergarten Studio educators and children have been exploring children’s rights to consent and giving their opinion and sharing their thoughts on decisions affecting them. One aspect of this has been focused on documentation displayed that contains children’s work, ideas, and images. It is important that children are included in these decisions and throughout the development of documentation, and that their consent is given for their images and work to be included in publications. Alongside educators, the children are creating a book that highlights this important work from a child’s perspective.
We will be using Children’s Week to host an event at our service that celebrates the publishing of the children’s book, with a copy of the book for each family at the service. We are hoping to share this journey with our families and our wider Carindale community. We are fortunate to be surrounded by aged care facilities and our local state school is situated across the road, which many of our past families now attend. The children will be making invitation to be given to these local community groups as well as the residents within our street.
One of the mantras at our service is ‘nothing without the child’, as such the children have been, and will continue to be a part of all decisions and planning into our Children’s Week event.
- 531 Seventeen Mile Rocks Road Seventeen Mile Rocks, QLD, 4073
- Mile Rocks
27oct12:00 am12:00 amTeddy Bears PicnicThe Queensland Surrogacy Community wants to acknowledge the unique experience of the children born through donor and surrogacy conception, and throw them a Teddy Bears Picnic. Meet other children born through surrogacy and/or donor conception and together enjoy the company and community of others who have gone through similar experiences to create their families. Come along for a fun morning of sing-along, stories, morning tea, & craft.Then go and have a play in the playground or splash in the waterpark.Bring along a picnic rug, a drink bottle, a hat, togs & towel, and any play equipment you would like. OF COURSE BRING YOUR TEDDY BEARS TOO! There will be a small morning tea provided; however bring along some munchies if you plan on staying a while - to keep you happy while busy playing and exploring the park with friends. Meeting place at the park TBC.
