Self-guided Garden Trails
Pick up a free activity sheet, colouring-in sheet or head off on a self-guided adventure with a free activity booklet in the Bundaberg Botanic Gardens these holidays.
Date: All holidays
Time: 9 am – 3 pm
Age: 5 - 12 years
Cost: Free
Location: Collect from Café 1928 at Bundaberg Botanic Gardens, 6 Mt Perry Road, or download from the Discover Bundaberg website.
Zoo Keeper Talks
Discover Alexandra Park Zoo's animals through free keeper talks these school holidays.
Suitable for the whole family.
Stay on afterwards and enjoy free colouring in activity sheets.
Date: All holidays
Time: View the schedule here
Age: All ages
Cost: Free
Location: Alexandra Park Zoo,
29 Quay Street, Cnr Quay Street and Burrum Street, Bundaberg.
Hinkler Hall of Aviation
Be inspired by Bundaberg's pioneer solo aviator, Bert Hinkler!
Local residents are offered special rates to experience the fun and adventure!
Date: All holidays
Time: 9 am - 3 pm, 7 days
Age: All ages
Cost: Various - see website for local resident entry rates
Location: Hinkler Hall of Aviation,
6 Mt Perry Road, Bundaberg North (Bundaberg Botanic Gardens)
Reading Hunt Gin Gin
Have fun exploring Gin Gin.
Find six little signs at nine different locations and enjoy fun activities to improve early literacy skills.
Check out the Reading Hunt Map below.
Libraries
Packed with holiday activities, Bundaberg Regional Libraries are a great way to entertain and educate children of all ages any time of year!
Date: All holidays
Age: All ages
Cost: Free
Locations: Bundaberg, Childers, Gin Gin, Woodgate
Fairymead House
Share in the history of the pioneer sugar families from Bundaberg.
Uncover the enormous contribution by the South Sea Islander community and discover the process of producing sugar, from cane to crystal.
Date: All holidays
Time: Sunday - Friday, 10 am - 12 pm
Age: All ages
Cost: View entry rates here
Location: Fairymead House (within Bundaberg Botanic Gardens)
This pop up art session in the Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery will celebrate colour in a host of wild and wonderful ways, with a range of art workshops.
Led by the Galleries' Public Programs Officer, young art lovers and their families will be inspired to create and let their imagination loose! All families welcome.
Date: Saturday 22 June
Time: 11 am - 1 pm
Age: All ages welcome
Cost: Free
Location: Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery, 1 Barolin Street, Bundaberg
Best-selling Author, Musician and Performer Deano Yipadee will have the kids in stiches as they read, sing, laugh and bounce along with his collection of chart-topping scholastic books and songs.
Join Nee Naw the Little Fire Engine, Stink-s-saurus, Granny’s Undies, and many more as Deano takes you on a hilarious comedy live-music adventure.
Bookings essential.
Age: All ages welcome
Cost: Free
Childers Library
Date: Monday 24 June
Time: 10 - 11 am
Gin Gin Library
Date: Monday 24 June
Time: 2 - 3 pm
Bundaberg Library
Date: Tuesday 25 June
Time: 10 - 11 am
Create mixed media artworks inspired by techniques used in the POSTWORLD exhibition.
This collaborative workshop will allow you to explore drawing, printing and collage techniques to create a multi layered artwork by combining your skills with other young creatives.
Together we will create several layers and then collaborate with each other to add more layers on each other’s work. Everyone will get to take an artwork home.
Bookings essential.
Date: Tuesday 25 + Thursday 27 June
Time: 11.30 am - 12.15 pm
Age: Ages 6 - 15
Cost: Free
Location: Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery, 1 Barolin Street, Bundaberg
Create a cute or scary shark using a paper roll and other materials provided.
All ages and all abilities are encouraged to attend this activity.
Date: Wednesday 26 June
Time: 10 - 10.30 am
Age: All ages welcome
Cost: Free
Location: Bundaberg Library,
49 Woondooma Street, Bundaberg
Create your very own colourful dream catcher.
Bookings essential.
Date: Wednesday 26 June
Time: 10 - 11 am
Age: All ages welcome
Cost: Free
Location: Childers Library,
49 Churchill Street, Childers
Drop in to the Woodgate Library to take part in fun activities at your own pace.
Complete the special Scavenger Hunt and receive a prize, borrow a board game to play at home or pick up a few fun activity sheets to complete while on holidays.
Date: Wednesday 26 June + Wednesday 3 July
Time: 10 am - 2 pm
Age: All ages welcome
Cost: Free
Location: Woodgate Library, 1 Kangaroo Court, Woodgate
EVENT POSTPONED
Due to forecast rain on Thursday 27 June the popular Flourish Family Fun Day, incorporating Welcome Baby Celebration, will be postponed until the September school holidays.
Come along to the annual Flourish Family Fun Day and Welcome Baby Celebrations. This free, family event is all-inclusive and celebrates the diversity of families in our region.
Packed with entertainment, activities and information for everyone to enjoy.
Date: Thursday 27 June
Time: 9 am - 1 pm
Age: All ages welcome
Cost: Free
Location: Boreham Park, Avenell Street, Bundaberg
Put your creativity to work as you scratch your own unique design.
Bookings essential.
Date: Thursday 27 June
Time: 10 - 11 am
Age: All ages welcome
Cost: Free
Location: Childers Library,
49 Churchill Street, Childers
Drop in to the Gin Gin Library and have fun at your own pace building with Lego.
Date: Thursday 27 June + Thursday 4 July
Time: 9.30 - 11.30 am
Age: All ages welcome
Cost: Free
Location: Gin Gin Library,
4 Dear Street, Gin Gin
Alexandra Park Zoo is home to a variety of native animals and actively supports their conservation.
Drop into the zoo these holidays for our ‘Caring for Wildlife’ session with special guest Linda Karlsen, President Bundy Wildlife Rescue Inc. at the Reptile Keeper Talk.
Find out how you can provide emergency care to wildlife, what’s involved in becoming a wildlife carer and learn more about the wildlife in our region.
All keeper talks in the holidays will include information on how to care for our native wildlife.
Date: Thursday 27 June
Time: 11 - 11.30 am
Age: All ages welcome
Cost: Free
Location: Alexandra Park Zoo,
29 Quay Street, Cnr Quay Street and Burrum Street, Bundaberg
Drop in to the Bundaberg Library to have fun at your own pace with our selection of board games or build with Lego.
Date: Friday 28 June + Monday 1 July
Time: 9.30 - 11.30 am
Age: All ages welcome
Cost: Free
Location: Bundaberg Library,
49 Woondooma Street, Bundaberg
Do you know left from right and north from south? Learn to use a compass and follow directions as we make our way around Baldwin Swamp, playing a game of I Spy as we go.
All children must be accompanied by an adult.
Please wear comfortable enclosed footwear, be sun-smart and bring a water bottle. We will be walking up to approximately 2km.
Date: Friday 28 June (CANCELLED due to wet weather) + Thursday 4 July
Time: 9.30 - 11 am
Age: 5 - 10 years
Cost: Free
Location: Baldwin Swamp Environmental Park
Be inspired to create a blow paint art masterpiece.
Bookings essential.
Date: Monday 1 July
Time: 10 - 11 am
Age: All ages welcome
Cost: Free
Location: Childers Library,
49 Churchill Street, Childers
Enjoy stories, fun and play with Gypsie, a real live alpaca!
Bring a picnic rug, snack, water, hat, and sunscreen. (Wet weather venue: Gin Gin Library)
Bookings essential.
Date: Monday 1 July
Time: 10 - 11 am
Age: All ages welcome
Cost: Free
Location: Kolan Community Park, corner of Mulgrave and Dear Streets, Gin Gin
Create your own boat from an egg carton and the materials supplied.
Bookings essential.
Date: Tuesday 2 July
Time: 10 - 10.30 am
Age: Ages 6+
Cost: Free
Location: Bundaberg Library,
49 Woondooma Street, Bundaberg
Have you ever wondered about Virtual Reality? Come and join us in an exciting experience!
Bookings essential.
Age: Ages 12+
Cost: Free
Gin Gin Library
Date: Tuesday 2 July
Time: 10 - 11.30 am
Location: Gin Gin Library,
4 Dear Street, Gin Gin
Childers Library
Date: Wednesday 3 July
Time: 10 - 11.30 am
Location: Childers Library,
49 Churchill Street, Childers
To celebrate our latest exhibition 'Bimblebox 153 Birds' we will be holding a bird making mobile workshop at the Hinkler Hall of Aviation.
Choose from four individual species of spectacular birds from the 'Bimblebox 153 Birds' exhibition and create your own mobile.
We also have colouring in for the children to keep them entertained this school holidays.
Don't miss out on seeing the fascinating free exhibition in the gallery while you are here (normal entry fees apply to the museum).
Date: Wednesday 3 July
Time: 9.30 - 11 am + 1 - 2.30 pm
Age: Ages 5 - 12
Cost: Free
Location: Hinkler Hall of Aviation,
6 Mt Perry Road, Bundaberg North (Bundaberg Botanic Gardens)
Join us for some school holiday fun with a singing crocodile!
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile is based on the children's story of the same name written by Bernard Waber. When the Primm family moves to New York City, their young son, Josh, struggles to adapt to his new school and friends. All of that changes when he discovers Lyle, a singing crocodile that loves baths, caviar and great music.
The two become fast friends, but when evil neighbour Mr. Grumps threatens Lyle's existence, the Primms must band together to show the world that family can come from the most unexpected places.
Date: Wednesday 3 July
Time: 10.30 am
Age: All ages welcome
Cost: Free
Location: Moncrieff Entertainment Centre,
177 Bourbong Street, Bundaberg
With a paper plate and other materials supplied create a submarine that will happily rock back and forth.
All ages and all abilities encouraged to attend this activity.
Date: Wednesday 3 July
Time: 10 - 10.30 am
Age: All ages welcome
Cost: Free
Location: Bundaberg Library,
49 Woondooma Street, Bundaberg
Build your own ocean reef using an egg carton and the materials supplied.
Bookings essential.
Date: Thursday 4 July
Time: 10 - 10.30 am
Age: Ages 6+
Cost: Free
Location: Bundaberg Library,
49 Woondooma Street, Bundaberg
Join us for a family fun movie screening at Childers Library.
Bookings essential.
Date: Friday 5 July
Time: 10 - 11 am
Age: All ages welcome
Cost: Free
Location: Childers Library,
49 Churchill Street, Childers
Make your own fun firefly that really glows in the dark!
Bookings essential.
Date: Friday 5 July
Time: 10 - 11 am
Age: Ages 5+
Cost: Free
Location: Gin Gin Library,
4 Dear Street, Gin Gin
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