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SUMMARY:The Premier's Reading Challenge
DESCRIPTION:The Premier’s Reading Challenge 2026\nThe Premier’s Reading Challenge champions reading with the goal of encouraging young Queenslanders to read for pleasure and learning\, to improve literacy and give them a brighter future. \nIt is an annual statewide initiative for Queensland state and non-state schools and home-educated students from Prep to Year 9\, as well as children (aged up to 5 years) enrolled in an early childhood centre. \nGet involved\nKey dates\nRegistrations open: 27 April\nReading period commences for Prep to Year 9 students: 11 May\nEarly childhood participation period: 17 to 28 August\nReading period finishes for Prep to Year 9 students: 28 August\nCelebration Weeks: 2 to 13 November \nThe PRC is not a competition but a way to encourage students to develop a love of reading for life. Those who complete the challenge will receive a Certificate of Achievement. \nFor more information\, head to The Premier’s Reading Challenge website here https://readingchallenge.education.qld.gov.au/
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SUMMARY:Scenic Rim Eat Local Month 2026
DESCRIPTION:Explore the region’s best paddock-to-plate experiences during Scenic Rim Eat Local Month throughout June 2026. Just an hour from Brisbane\, families can enjoy over 45 events including farm tours\, animal encounters\, and hands-on workshops for kids. This month-long celebration offers local produce and country hospitality\, providing the perfect winter adventure for Queensland families. \nScenic Rim Eat Local Month 2026\nFor food-loving families\, Australia’s most authentic food and farming festival is back and bigger than ever for its 15th year! \nScenic Rim Eat Local Month invites you to savour a month-long celebration of award-winning local produce\, farms\, wineries\, distilleries\, and authentic paddock-to-plate experiences\, all just an hour from Brisbane and the Gold Coast. \nEnjoy over 45 family-friendly events designed to get kids outdoors\, hands in the soil\, and imaginations running wild. From picking fresh carrots straight from the paddock to cuddling highland cows and decorating cupcakes with handpicked edible flowers\, the Scenic Rim is your families playground this Eat Local Month. Go behind-the-scenes on working farms\, meet farm animals\, and gather around a campfire for a cosy cookout. \nTo top it off\, enjoy the culinary adventure of the  Winter Harvest Festival\, the signature family event of Eat Local Month\, on June 27th. \nThese fun\, hands-on experiences offer the perfect way to explore the Scenic Rim\, learn where your food comes from\, and make lasting family memories together. \nTickets go on sale 21st April 2026 \nPlan your visit\nWhen: June 2026 \nWhere: Various Scenic Rim venues \nCost: mix of free and ticketed events \nMore information here \n 
URL:https://brisbanekids.com.au/event/scenic-rim-eat-local-month/
LOCATION:Scenic Rim\, Multiple Venues\, Scenic Rim\, QLD\, 4309\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Book in advance events,Brisbane Events,Featured Events,Free Activity,Scenic Rim Events
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SUMMARY:Fascinating Science at Bribie Island Seaside Museum
DESCRIPTION:Fascinating Science arrives at the Bribie Island Seaside Museum in June 2026\, offering a free Questacon exhibition for curious Brisbane families. This hands-on event features interactive puzzles and optical illusions designed to challenge children and adults alike. It is an excellent educational outing for parents seeking engaging science activities and logic games. \nFascinating Science at Bribie Island Seaside Museum\nFascinating Science is a free\, hands-on touring exhibition developed by Questacon\, the National Science and Technology Centre\, coming to the Bribie Island Seaside Museum. \nThe exhibition explores everyday scientific principles and problem-solving puzzles in a fun and engaging way\, making it a great activity for visitors of all ages. Guests are invited to get hands-on with a range of interactive challenges\, including logic puzzles\, balance activities\, optical illusions and mathematics. Put your skills to the test by unlinking loops\, building a pyramid puzzle\, making a pencil appear and disappear\, or decoding a secret message. \nWith free entry and no bookings required\, Fascinating Science is an accessible and entertaining outing for curious minds of all ages\, from young children discovering science for the first time to adults who love a good puzzle. \nPlan your visit\nWhen: Saturday 6th June – Sunday 6th September 2026. Museum is open Wednesday to Friday 10am – 4pm\, and Saturday – Sunday 10am – 3pm. \nWhere: Bribie Island Seaside Museum\, 1 South Esplanade\, Bongaree 4007 \nCost: Free entry \nMore information here
URL:https://brisbanekids.com.au/event/fascinating-science-at-bribie-island-seaside-museum/
LOCATION:Bribie Island Seaside Museum\, South Esplanade\, Bongaree\, Bribie Island\, QLD\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Brisbane Events,Free Activity
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SUMMARY:Exhibition - Drawn Together: Help Make Hospital Feel More Like Home
DESCRIPTION:Discover a spectacular\, family-friendly display at the Brisbane Powerhouse this June 2026. The Drawn Together community art project will project stunning drawings nightly\, showcasing what home means to Queenslanders. This inspiring\, free event offers local Brisbane families a wonderful evening out while raising vital support for sick children and the Children’s Hospital Foundation. \nExhibition – Drawn Together: Help Make Hospital Feel More Like Home\nChildren’s Hospital Foundation’s statewide Drawn Together: Help Make Hospital Feel More Like Home community art project invites Queenslanders to share what “home” means to them\, with artworks projected nightly onto Brisbane Powerhouse. \nDrawings of home created by Queenslanders from Mackay to Warwick\, by children receiving care at Queensland Children’s Hospital\, and everywhere in between\, will light up Brisbane Powerhouse this June\, transforming the iconic riverside landmark into a powerful public portrait of support for the state’s sickest children. \nThe large-scale projection will feature contributions from regional communities\, families and children in hospital alongside works from leading Australian artists including First Nations Artist Tori-Jay Mordey\, and Nick Caldwell creating a collective portrait of Queensland and the places people call home. \nFor the one in three children supported by the Children’s Hospital Foundation who travel from outside Greater Brisbane for care at Queensland Children’s Hospital\, hospital can quickly become a home away from home\, often for weeks or months at a time. \nCommunity support means the Foundation can help hospital feel more like home with bedside play\, art packs\, support dog visits\, Music Therapy\, emergency supplies\, a library and more. \nQueenslanders are encouraged to visit the projection throughout the week and reflect on what home means to them\, and help make hospital feel more like home by donating to Children’s Hospital Foundation at childrens.org.au. \nPlan your visit\nWhen: Tuesday 9th – Sunday 14th June 2026\, artworks projected nightly from 5pm. \nWhere: Brisbane Powerhouse\, 119 Lamington St\, New Farm 4005 \nCost: free outdoor exhibition\,  Queenslanders are encouraged to visit the projection throughout the week and reflect on what home means to them\, and help make hospital feel more like home by donating to Children’s Hospital Foundation at childrens.org.au. \n 
URL:https://brisbanekids.com.au/event/exhibition-drawn-together-help-make-hospital-feel-more-like-home/
LOCATION:Brisbane Powerhouse\, 119 Lamington Street New Farm\, Brisbane\, Queensland\, 4005\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Art Explorers at HOTA Gallery 2026
DESCRIPTION:Gold Coast families looking for engaging\, early childhood activities will love Art Explorers at HOTA Gallery in June 2026. This free monthly program offers local parents and young kids a playful introduction to art through interactive movement and storytelling\, making it a fantastic weekend outing to spark creativity in toddlers. \nArt Explorers at HOTA Gallery 2026\nArt Explorers is a free monthly program at HOTA Gallery designed for young children and their parents or carers. Through playful guided tours\, children are invited to connect with art through movement and storytelling\, nurturing curiosity and creativity along the way. \nRecommended for children aged 2 to 5\, each session runs for 45 minutes. Children must be accompanied by an adult carer and cannot be left unsupervised at any time. \nTickets are free but registration is required. A link to register can be found on the HOTA website. \nPlan your visit\nWhen: Once a month\, 10:30am start \nWhere: HOTA Gallery\, 135 Bundall Rd\, Surfers Paradise\, 4217 \nCost: Free\, registration required \nMore information here
URL:https://brisbanekids.com.au/event/art-explorers-at-hota-gallery-2026/2026-06-12/
LOCATION:HOTA\, 135 Bundall Rd\,  Surfers Paradise\, Qld\, 4217\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Book in advance events,Free Activity,Gold Coast Events
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