What’s on for kids on the Coast?

Holidays are here – and there’s no question of hearing “I’m bored” with this list of activities. When they are done with our list below, there’s still sandcastles, surfing, rock hopping, fishing, boogie boarding, bushwalking, horseriding, Seary’s Creek, Inskip Point…. you get the picture!

Cooloola Coast Youth Activity Project fun

If you missed the Sound of Teen Spirit concert last month then don’t worry, we are hoping to hold a Cooloola’s Got Talent showcase next year and youth talents will be on display again. Our Cooloola Coast Connect program is powering on with amazing activities throughout December:

Saturday 10 – Finding Fun day at Norman Point from 10am to 12pm involves scavenger hunting for the whole family, with BBQ and drinks available.

Tuesday 13 – Christmas Craft at the Cooloola Cove Veterans and Community Hall from 9-11am with all materials supplied.

Saturday 17 – Summer Splash at Wes Mitchell park from 9.30-11.30am will be a morning of water games to keep cool, BBQ and drinks available.

Tuesday 20 – Festive Food at the Cooloola Cove Veterans and Community Hall from 9-11am, Christmas treats to make and take home.

Saturday 24 – Christmas Eve Breakup at the Cooloola Cove Veterans and Community Hall, from 3-6pm, will have festive games, carols and a visit from Santa. Light snacks provided.

All CCYAP events are free to attend however all children under 12 must be supervised. For all enquiries contact Jess Milne on 0411 218 254 or Ronnie on 0413 135 867.

Movie under the stars

Come along to a free family event from 6pm, January 6 and watch the family friendly movie, Oddball. Bring your togs and towel or chair or picnic rug to Rainbow Beach swimming pool and sit back and enjoy the movie. Snacks and drinks available for purchase or BYO dinner.

If weather is uncertain, visit facebook.com/gympieregionalcouncil for cancellation advice. For further information, please head to gympie.qld.gov.au/moviesinthepark.  Movies in the Park is an unsupervised event.

Stand Up Paddleboarding

Have you tried to SUP? You can on Monday, January 16 at Inskip Point, 13 – 17 years ($15). Book this date! See www.holidayfun.com.au for Gympie Regional Council activities and session times.

Craft and storytelling at the library!

Mark your diary now to make sure you take the kids to the free school holiday activities at Tin Can Bay Library on Wednesday, December 21 from 10.30 – 11.30am and at Rainbow Beach Library from 2.30 – 3.30pm.

Children will get into the Christmas spirit being entertained with Christmas stories, games and Christmas paper craft – make a Christmas lantern, snowflake, ballet dancer, Christmas box, angel and more. No bookings necessary.

Also be sure to keep an eye out for the Christmas edition of “Jampacked”, which provides hours of entertainment and fun things to do at home.

Don’t forget our regular storytime sessions will continue throughout the holidays every Thursday at Tin Can Bay 9.30 – 10.30am and Monday at Rainbow Beach from 10 – 11am.

The “Tents” are back!

It is now 41 years of the Rainbow Beach Community Outreach, for years fondly known as “The Tents”. Held December 27  to January 4, there are daily children and youth programs with craft, bible stories and themed games on the beach. You can look forward to themed evenings and a big New Year’s Eve party.

Run by the Scripture Union Queensland, Rainbow Beach has seen a dedicated team of volunteers visiting each year with the goal of connecting and serving the community.

Join the Summer Reading Club

Registered participants may also enter the SRC iPod Registration Prize draw to win 1 of 8 iPods.

From December 9 to January 20, Gympie Regional Libraries invites children and families to discover heroes, villains, sidekicks and more by participating in the Summer Reading Club this school holidays.

The Summer Reading Club is a free online and  in-library holiday program, run in partnership with State Library of Queensland, the Australian Library and Information Association, and the Australian Public Library Alliance.

This  year, the Summer Reading Club is all about exploring the themes and conventions associated with super and everyday heroes, and their villainous counterparts.

Young readers will be encouraged to engage with a variety of traditional and non-traditional heroes and heroines by exploring a variety of genres.

SRC Club members can also meet 21 new Australian authors and illustrators online, read their helpful creative hints and tips and preview their newly released titles.

The Summer Reading Club is delivered nationally, giving participants the opportunity to connect with  readers right across the country. Last year over 48,000 Australian children registered for the Summer Reading Club and collectively read more than 333,000 books.

A break-up party is scheduled for January 20. Gift packs can be picked up from the six Gympie Regional Libraries branches when registering. Additional games and competitions available online at www.summerreadingclub.org.au