Public events and activities for 2020 are below. (These events have been registered by individual organisations. Please see the NSW Committee’s disclaimer.) As we get closer to Children’s Week, events in your local area will be uploaded. If you can’t find an event or activity in your local area, you might like to organise and register one!
Event: Juice and Picasso
Contact: Kristyn Blair
Email: kblair4@parra.catholic.edu.au
Phone: 408835838
Website:
Suburb: Blacktown
Postcode: 2148
Date: Monday 26th October 2020
Time: 4pm
Description: At our After School Care Service we will supply the children with a canvas and a juice popper and ask them to paint what relationships and friendships mean to them.
Our event will be private.
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Event: Eurobodalla Children's Week
Contact: Jessica Bourke
Email: jessica.bourke@esc.nsw.gov.au
Phone: 437997287
Website: https://www.esc.nsw.gov.au/home/news-and-events/childrens-week
Suburb: Eurobodalla
Postcode: 2536
Date: 24/10/2020-1/11/2020
Time: TBA
Description: Storytime, Wombat stew treasure hunts, online fun.
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Event: Crafternoon
Contact: Heather Easton
Email: heather@thriveservices.org.au
Phone: 47821555
Website:
Suburb: Katoomba - Online
Postcode: 2780
Date: Thursday 29th Oct
Time: 3:30
Description: Craft Activity via Zoom
Activity to support children in learning about their rights
Numbers are limited so registration is required prior to the event and to receive Zoom details
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Event: Paintings of someone or something special by our children
Contact: Zanette Burr
Email: zburr@begavalley.nsw.gov.au
Phone: 0427 204 423
Website:
Suburb: Bega, Candelo, Eden
Postcode: 2550 & 2551
Date: 24th October to 1st November
Time: 8..00am - 6.00pm for the week
Description: Children will be invited to paint someone or something special with the intention to make an art display in our centre at Bega Valley Shire Council Children's Services centres at Bandara in Bega & in Eden Early Learning Centre in Eden.
This is a private event for our 2 services so we would appreciate 2 posters please to promote Children's Week
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Event: Cook4Good
Contact: Robyn Monro Miller
Email: robyn@kidsgivingback.org
Phone: 403028781
Website: www.kidsgivingback.org
Suburb: Paddington
Postcode: 2021
Date: 25-Oct-20
Time: 9.30am - 1.30pm
Description: A community event for children and their families to participate in helping people who are vulnerable by preparing meals and care packs.
Working together and being part of doing good for others - Article 15 of the UNCRC supporting children's right to meet and join groups.
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Event: Children's Week
Contact: Breanna Mellino
Email: oranpark@montessoriacademy.com.au
Phone: 289167547
Website:
Suburb: Oran Park
Postcode: 2570
Date: 27.10.2020
Time: 11.00am
Description: We will be celebrating children's rights within our service in all our classrooms.
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Event: Good Deed Day
Contact: Hannah Itaoui
Email: hannah.itaoui@ymcansw.org.au
Phone: 418593801
Website:
Suburb: Panania
Postcode: 2213
Date: 26/10/2020
Time: 3pm
Description: The children at our oosh service will be encouraged to unite and share the care to complete a good deed for the day, whether that be to each other, their environment, their educators or parents.
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Event: Children's Morning Tea
Contact: Kate Lienert
Email: lewisham@jigsawoosh.com.au
Phone: 457777229
Website:
Suburb: Lewisham
Postcode: 2049
Date: 24/10/2020
Time: 7am
Description: A morning tea to celebrate our children and their safety. Note this is a private event held within our before and after school care centre.
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Event: Children's actvities around the Lake
Contact: Jess Salvador
Email: jsalvador@lakemac.nsw.gov.au
Phone: 249210373
Website: www.lakemac.com.au
Suburb: Speers Point
Postcode: 2284
Date: Oct 24 - Nov 1
Time: Open all day
Description: Lake Macquarie City Council are offering a range of activities that children can participate in during Children's Week. On offer will be:
• 3 x Storywalks – Toronto Foreshore, Speers Point Promenade and Pasterfield play area – each will have a different children's story shared on the footpath (using footpath stickers). Each story is written by a local author. The idea is to encourage families and children to visit these places, read the story as they walk along the footpath
• Mindfulness boards – At various locations a mindfulness board will be installed that encourages children to do some mindfulness. Locations are Webb Park Redhead, Wangi Wangi foreshore and Swansea near Granny’s beach
• Glenrock cultural walk – A PDF flyer which families can download and use for a walk in Glenrock to learn about cultural aspects of area. The flyer will have pictures of the walk and then a description/fact/suggested activity to go with each picture.
• Sharing of the “Great Outdoors†resource w to encourage children and families to get out and explore the natural spaces in Lake Mac
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Event: The rights of the child
Contact: mouna el-asmar
Email: whizzkidzz@optusnet.com.au
Phone: 297033844
Website: whizzkidzz.net
Suburb: Lakemba
Postcode: 2195
Date: 24th October
Time: 9.30-11.30am
Description: children will be engaging in arts and crafts to show what they believe it means to be a child.
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Event: CHILDREN'S DAY!
Contact: DIANNE MELILLI
Email: dgmm58@gmail.com
Phone: 424319265
Website:
Suburb: CARLINGFORD
Postcode: 2118
Date: 24/10/2020
Time: 10:00 AM
Description: celebrating all children across Australia!
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