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HO L I D AY
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your guide to t
all the art, cr on
and adv e n tu re
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school
offer these
holidays!
What’s on offer these school holidays!
Holiday Craft Bar @ Your Library: p1
Art Play: p2
Art Stars: p2
Medieval Mindstorms: p3
Horrible Histories: Measly Middle Ages @ Goomeri: p3
Poptar Musical Junk: p4
Goomeri Family Fun Day: p4
Kids on Tour APT9: p5
Mythological Dragons: p5
Have You Seen My Dragon? @ Kilkivan: p5
Horrible Histories: Measly Middle Ages @ Gympie: p6
Contrast, colour and Connections: p6
Stand Up Paddle Boarding: p7
Colour Splash: p7
Have You Seen My Dragon? @ Gympie: p8
Marvelous Blue Masterpieces: p8
Horrible Histories: Measly Middle Ages @ Imbil: p8
Imaginative Dreams: p9
Have You Seen My Dragon? @ Tin Can Bay: p9
Horrible Histories: Measly Middle Ages @ Rainbow Beach: p9
Holiday Craft Bar @ Your Library
Family Fun Day at the Gallery: p10 Stop by the children’s area at your local library
Tin Can Bay Junior Fishing Day: p10 branch between Monday 8 April and Thursday
Rap & Rhyme Workshop with Elements Collective: p11 18 April for free craft activities. Suitable for
Sir Ozobot: p12 children aged 5-12 years and their carers.
Map Making workshop with Kathleen Jennings: p12
Tin Can Bay Library
Hack and Whack Storytime @ Goomeri: p13
Monday – Friday, 11.00am – 12.00pm
Easter Friends: p13
Easter Baskets: p14 Gympie Library
Medieval Science @ Kilkivan: p14 Monday – Friday, 2.00pm – 3.00pm
Come and Try Squash: p15 Imbil Library
Medieval Science @ Gympie: p16 Tuesdays, 10.00am – 11.00am
Moth Madness: p16
Rainbow Beach Library
Cats Go Crazy: p17
Hack and Whack Storytime @ Imbil: p17 Wednesdays, 3.00pm – 4.00pm
Hack and Whack Storytime @ Gympie: p18 Kilkivan Library
Hack and Whack Storytime @ Rainbow Beach: p18 Thursdays, 10.00am – 11.00am
Special FX: Blood and Scars: p19 Goomeri Library
Skids4Kidz: p20
Fridays, 3.00pm – 4.00pm
Shreddas: p20
Medieval Science @ Tin Can Bay: p21
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Medieval Mindstorms
Calling all loyal subjects of the realm to participate
in an exciting robotic challenge that is sure to
make you go Huzzah! Inspired by the jousting
tournaments and battles of old, test your skills and
see if you can become the champion of the realm.
Bookings essential.
Monday 8 April | Gympie Library
10.00am – 11.00am | 8-12 years | FREE
Art Play
Creative play for littlies with
Sandra. Held the first Friday
of every month. Bookings
essential.
Friday 5 April | Gympie Regional Gallery
10.00am – 11.00am | 2-4 years | 6 places | $5
Horrible Histories: Measly Middle
Art Stars Ages @ Goomeri
Do you love making art and
want to explore a new art Join us for an amazing morning as we take a look
teachnique? Art Stars could be at the Measly Middle Ages. Learn some cool facts
about life in Medieval Europe, compete for the
2019
Art Group
Gympie Regional Gallery
for you! Be an art star on the
Younger Ones
first Saturday of every month. crown in the Middle Ages Trivia Tournament and
Sessions are run by experienced volunteers and create some medieval craft. Bookings essential.
Gallery staff. Bookings essential. Tuesday 9 April | Goomeri Library
Saturday 6 April | Gympie Regional Gallery 10.00am – 11.00am | 8-12 years | 30 places
10.00am – 12.00pm | 5-9 years | 15 places | $5 FREE
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Poptar Musical Junk Kids on Tour APT9
You may have played a ukulele or a guitar but have Pop in to the Gallery with friends and family to
you ever played a “POPTAR”? Here’s your chance enjoy fun free creative activities.
to make and play your very own out of the humble Explore and discover the APT9 Kids On Tour
‘pop’ bottle and jam on various other musical program that comes to Gympie from the
sculptures made of junk by Recycling Queen/Artist/ Queensland Art Gallery, Gallery of Modern Art
Musician Anya La Zanya. Bookings essential. (QAGOMA).
Tuesday 9 April | Gympie Regional Gallery Tuesday 9 – Friday 18 April
10.00am – 12.00pm | 8+ years | 15 places | $8 Gympie Regional Gallery
10.00am – 4.00pm All ages | 30 places | FREE
Goomeri Family Fun Day
Bring the whole family along for fun with face Mythological Dragons
painting, pop up library, giant games, sausage Hey kids! Bring along a picture of your favourite
sizzle and a jumping castle. mythological dragon or choose one from your
Tuesday 9 April | Dickinson Park, Goomeri tutor Tina Fairy.
10.00am – 1.00pm | All ages | FREE Construct your gorgeous dragon from air dried
clay and take it home to live with you. Bookings
essential.
Tuesday 9 April | Gympie Regional Gallery
1.00pm – 3.00pm | 6+ years | 15 places | $8
Have You Seen My Dragon?
@ Kilkivan
Come join us for activities and craft based on the
book Have You Seen my Dragon written by Steven
Light. Bookings essential.
Tuesday 9 April | Kilkivan Library
3.00pm – 4.00pm | 5-7 years | FREE
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Horrible Histories: Measly Middle Stand Up Paddle Boarding
Ages @ Gympie Try one of the world’s most popular
Join us for an amazing morning as we take a look new sports, Stand Up Paddle
at the Measly Middle Ages. Learn some cool facts Boarding! Paddle along the
about life in Medieval Europe, compete for the mangrove ecosystem that is home
crown in the Middle Ages Trivia Tournament and to a large number of turtles and
create some medieval craft. Bookings essential. an important food source for
local marine life including sting
Wednesday 10 April | Gympie Library
rays, sea birds, crabs and
10.00am – 11.00am | 8-12 years | 30 places | FREE
dugongs. Bookings essential.
Contrast, Colour and Connections
Local artist Chloe Cox is interested in how things
can look strikingly different when put next to each
other in her art making. Explore this idea with her
as she shows you how this is done in her latest
exhibition No Refunds. Bookings essential.
Wednesday 10 April | Gympie Regional Gallery
10.00am – 12.00pm | 14+ years | 12 places | $8
Wednesday 10 April
Pelican Bay, Bullock Point | 11.00am
7+ years 10 places | $20
https://standuppaddleboardingapril.eventbrite.
com.au
Colour Splash
Mix, explore and be amazed by the different tones
you can create with colour and white. Make a
beautiful painting with your discoveries. Inspired
by the exhibitions on view and your tutor Prue,
who is an artist too! Bookings essential.
Wednesday 10 April | Gympie Regional Gallery
1.00pm – 3.00pm | 6+ years | 15 places | $8
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Have You Seen My Dragon? Imaginative Dreams
@ Gympie Squeeze, ooze and mix different art materials
Come join us for activities and craft based on the to tell the imaginative story of your dreams in
book Have You Seen my Dragon written by Steven wonderful colour, drawing and collage with Tina
Light. Bookings essential. Fairy. Bookings essential.
Thursday 11 April | Gympie Library Thursday 11 April | Gympie Regional Gallery
10.00am – 11.00am | 5-7 years | FREE 1.00pm – 3.00pm | 6+ years | 15 places | $8
Have You Seen
My Dragon?
Marvelous Blue @ Tin Can Bay
Masterpieces Come join us for activities
and craft based on the
What does the colour blue
book Have You Seen
mean to you? Create a fabulous
my Dragon written
masterpiece using lots of
by Steven Light.
imagination with the marvelous Tina Fairy. Use
Bookings essential.
different tones of blue to create an amazing land
filled with wonderful creatures of your own delight. Friday 12 April
Bookings essential. Tin Can Bay Library
11.00am – 12.00pm
Thursday 11 April | Gympie Regional Gallery
5-7 years | FREE
10.00am – 12.00pm | 6+ years | 15 places | $8
Horrible Histories: Measly Middle Horrible Histories: Measly Middle
Ages @ Imbil Ages @ Rainbow Beach
Join us for an amazing morning as we take a look
Join us for an amazing morning as we take a look
at the Measly Middle Ages. Learn some cool facts
at the Measly Middle Ages. Learn some cool facts
about life in Medieval Europe, compete for the
about life in Medieval Europe, compete for the
crown in the Middle Ages Trivia Tournament and
crown in the Middle Ages Trivia Tournament and
create some medieval craft. Bookings essential.
create some medieval craft. Bookings essential.
Friday 12 April | Rainbow Beach Library
Thursday 11 April | Imbil Library
3.00pm – 4.00pm | 8-12 years | 30 places
11.00am – 12.00pm | 8-12 years | 30 places
FREE
FREE
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Children’s trial for Jakkai Siributr The Legend of the Rainbow Stag 2018 Photograph: Natasha Harth Courtesy: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Family Fun Day at the Gallery Join in free creative activities for the whole family thanks to the Queensland Art Gallery, Gallery of Modern Art Kids on Tour APT9 program. Food and drinks available. Saturday 13 April | Gympie Regional Gallery 10.00am – 1.00pm | All ages | FREE Tin Can Bay Junior Fishing Day Rap & Rhyme Workshop with Tin Can Bay Fishing Club will be teaching fishing Elements Collective skills; knot tying, threading a line, baiting a hook, Learn the foundations of rapping and lyrical casting and practical fishing, with each junior freestyling. This workshop will cover the receiving a new fishing rod and reel, a tackle box, fundamentals of rhythm, rhyme and MCing. lures, and a Certificate of Participation. Bookings Elements Collective are pioneers in the hip-hop essential. entertainment and education industry with a Sunday 14 April | Norman Point, Tin Can Bay passion to inspire creativity! Bookings essential. 10.00am – 12.00pm | 7-15 years | 25 places Monday 15 April | Gympie Civic Centre FREE | Book through Tin Can Bay Fishing Club Inc 10.00am – 12.00pm | 10-16 years | 16 places on 0437 242 171 or tcbfishingclub@bigpond.com $10 | Book at www.eventbrite.com.au 10 11
Hack and Whack Storytime
@ Goomeri
Inspired by the book by Francisca Simon, come
and join us for this special storytime and make
your own Viking shield. Bookings essential.
Tuesday 16 April | Goomeri Library
10.00am – 11.00am | 5-8 years | 30 places
FREE
Easter Friends
Sir Ozobot Easter is always a fun time of celebration with
Do you think that you can help defend the realm family and friends.
invaders? Join us to learn about basic programing With the help of Mara, make some lovely Easter
and help Ozobot complete his quest. Bookings arty crafty goodies to share. Bookings essential.
essential. Tuesday 16 April | Gympie Regional Gallery
Monday 15 April | Gympie Library 10.00am – 12.00pm | 6+ years | 15 places | $8
1.00pm – 2.00pm | 5-8 years | 10 places | FREE
Map Making Workshop with
Kathleen Jennings
Come venture into the woods in a special
fantastical map making workshop. Using folk tales
as inspiration, learn the skills and techniques of
narrative map making. Learn to explore your own
worlds with ink and pen. Join illustrator Kathleen
Jennings who has created maps for books such as
Holly Black’s The Cruel Prince and The Wicked King
and Christopher Rowe’s Telling the Map. Bookings
essential.
Monday 15 April | Gympie Library
1.00pm – 3.00pm | 10+ years | 30 places | FREE
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Come and Try Squash
This activity is designed for children who are keen
to be active and gain new skills while learning about
the amazing game of Squash. Wear your sports
shoes, bring water/drink and your enthusiasm!
Bookings essential.
Wednesday 17 April | Victory Squash Centre,
41 Browns Road, Victory Heights
9.30am – 11.00am for children 10 and under (must
be supervised by an adult)
https://comeandtrysquashunder10.eventbrite.com.au
10.00am – 3.30pm for children 10+ years
https://comeandtrysquash10plus.eventbrite.com.au
20 places for each session | $3
Easter Baskets
Use cane to make a lovely Easter basket for all your
Easter goodies with Mara and Sandra.
Weave special love into your creation to share with
family and friends. Bookings essential.
Tuesday 16 April | Gympie Regional Gallery
1.00pm – 3.00pm | 8+ years | 15 places | $8
Medieval Science @ Kilkivan
Join us as we look back at the amazing discoveries
and scientific designs that were created during this
period.
Try your hand at the Leonardo da Vinci Bridge
challenge and see if you can be the winner of the
flying machine race. Bookings essential.
Tuesday 16 April | Kilkivan Library
3.00pm – 4.00pm | 8-12 years | 30 places | FREE
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Medieval Science @ Gympie
Join us as we look back at the amazing discoveries
and scientific designs that were created during
this period. Try your hand at the Leonardo da Vinci
Bridge challenge and see if you can be the winner
of the flying machine race. Bookings essential.
Wednesday 17 April | Gympie Library
10.00am – 11.00am | 8-12 years | 30 places | FREE
Moth Madness
Go moth mad and join in
free arty crafty activities at
Gympie Central Shopping Cats Go Crazy
Centre with Mara. Lots of Get creative learning to sculpt clay into a ‘cat with
creative fun held upstairs character’!
near the Food Court. Local ceramic artist Prue will teach you the finer
Bookings essential. points of modelling and shaping the clay.
Wednesday 17 April This workshop is inspired by the exhibitions on
Gympie Central view. Bookings essential.
Shopping Centre
Wednesday 17 April
10.00am – 1.00pm
Gympie Regional Gallery
All ages | FREE
1.00pm – 3.00pm | 8+ years | 15 places | $12
Hack and Whack Storytime
@ Imbil
Inspired by the book by Francisca Simon, come
and join us for this special storytime and make
your own Viking shield. Bookings essential.
Wednesday 17 April | Imbil Library
3.00pm – 4.00pm | 5-8 years | 30 places
FREE
16 17Hack and Whack Storytime
@ Gympie
Inspired by the book by Francisca Simon, come
and join us for this special storytime and make
your own Viking shield. Bookings essential.
Thursday 18 April | Gympie Library
10.00am – 11.00am | 5-8 years | 30 places | FREE
Hack and Whack Storytime
@ Rainbow Beach
Inspired by the book by Francisca Simon, come
and join us for this special storytime and make
your own Viking shield. Bookings essential.
Thursday 18 April | Rainbow Beach Library
10.00am – 11.00am | 5-8 years | 30 places | FREE
Special FX: Blood and Scars
Make pretend blood, wounds, scars and bullet
holes with your tutor Bentley. Bentley has worked
on movie sets creating monsters, characters and
SFX for over 25 years. Bookings essential.
Thursday 18 April | Gympie Regional Gallery
10.00am – 12.00pm | 8+ years | 10 places | $12
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Skidz4Kidz is a coaching session for kids aged
5-10 to give them the confidence to explore the
local off-road mountain biking area at Victory
Heights Trail Network. Bookings essential.
Thursday 18 April
Victory Heights Trail Network
10.00am – 12.00pm | 5-10 years | 15 places
$10 | https://skidz4kidz.eventbrite.com.au
Shreddas
Shreddas gives young people aged 10-17 the
confidence to explore the local off-road mountain
biking area at Victory Heights Trail Network.
Skill up and shred that track! Bookings essential.
Thursday 18 April
Victory Heights Trail Network
1.00pm – 3.00pm | 10-17 years | 15 places
$10 | https://shreddas.eventbrite.com.au
Medieval Science @ Tin Can Bay
Join us as we look back at the amazing discoveries
and scientific designs that were created during
this period. Try your hand at the Leonardo da Vinci
Bridge challenge and see if you can be the winner
of the flying machine race. Bookings essential.
Thursday 18 April | Tin Can Bay Library
3.00pm – 4.00pm | 8-12 years | 30 places
FREE
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Saturday 6 April
Widgee Community
Complex Grounds,
Power Road, Widgee
@ 5:30pm
Free sausage sizzle and drinks.
Big games for the kids.
Hosted by Widgee Community
Complex.
Basmati Blues
Thursday 23 May
Goomeri Hall of
Memory, Goomeri
@ 6pm
Light refreshments available.
Hosted by the
Goomeri Pumpkin
Festival.
For further information, please head to gympie.qld.gov.au/
moviesinthepark. Movies the Park is an unsupervised event.
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