New artistic theme for Gympie’s 2022 Little Kids Day Out

Little Kids Day Out is drawing near with more than 50 activities, performances and stalls lined up for a special family outing. Read what’s planned for the fun day.

The Little Kids Day Out event is bursting with fun and colour this year with a new theme bringing together children’s artworks from around the Gympie region to put on display.

The theme for 2022 is based on Andrew King’s picture book Young Engineers, to inspire Gympie’s young children to design and create.

The free annual event will be held on Saturday, September 3 from 9am to 2pm at the Pavilion and Gympie Showground.

Early learning centres and schools across the region are contributing artworks crafted by Gympie’s youngest to display at the event.

Free performances, information booths, art experiences, activities and a 250m decorated walking track weaving throughout the Pavilion will be set up for families to explore.

Sheila Kath and Marion Sillett display the symbols ready for the walking track for the 2022 Little Kids Day Out.

The site will be packed with more than 50 performances, activity and information stalls.

About 300 volunteers will come together to help local families connect with services, clubs and other businesses in a fun environment.

The event has a healthy food policy with the South School P & C Cafe, Traditional German Sausages, LKDO Sausage Sizzle, and coffee vans on site. Families are also welcome to pack a picnic.

There are also prizes to be won in a draw for submitting an online feedback form after the event.

“The event is to connect families with young children to schools, early learning centres, clubs and support centres in the region to help them help their children flourish,” committee member Kim Walters said.

“It’s a free community event, by the community and for the community.”

Mrs Walters and several other volunteers finished delivering 6000 flyers and 28 banners throughout the region last week to promote the event.

Here is a list of activities and information booths to be held at the event:

Ambulance, Baby & Parent Retreat & change room, Ball Games, Bandaging, Beading, Body Safety Activities, Carpentry, Building blocks, CCC Engineer Wing – Dough, Clay Creations, Collage Designs, Construction of a Catapult, Crown Making, Dough iPad Game, Drawing, Farm Animals, Fire Engine, Health Check, Individual Self Defence. Interacting with worms, Kinetic Sand Play, LLA project – Kids Eye View, Mirror Portraits, Natural Collage, Noodle Art, Obstacle course, Paper Bridges, Paper Kite Making, Paper Plate Faces, Playdough, Polydron XL Construction, Police Officers, Pomona Pixies, Ready Set Dance Booth, Scooter Board Course, Scout Campsite, Sensory Activity, Scouting camp, Sensory Stick It Station, Story reading, Sunflower Seed Planting, Technology hub, Toddler Ball Pit & Soft Climbing and Water Play and more.

Outdoor Stage Performers Program

09:00 Dr Daz Nashville Medical

09:20 Cooloola Rhee Taekwon-do

09:30 Gympie South State School Strings

09:50 Gympie South State School Marimbas

10:00 Opening

10:15 Welcome to Country Russell Bennet

11:00 Aerial Dreaming Circus School

11:10 Ready Set Dance

11:30 Aerial Dreaming Circus School

11:40 Gympie West State School Strings

12:00 Ready Set Dance

12:10 Dr Daz

13:00 Cooloola Rhee Tae Kwon-do

13:10 Gympie West State School Concert Band

13:30 Cooloola Rhee Tae Kwon-do

13:40 Just Dance Queensland