Holidays + Sydney Children’s Festival

Well it’s that time again – school holidays are upon us!

Is it just me, or do you find they come around so quickly? Although, ask the kids and they’ve been counting down for the last 20 days!

School holidays can be a bit of a whirl wind. With your days spent ferrying kids across town to activities, fitting in play dates and sleepovers, trips to special places and long “are we there yet” type road trips. But they’re also jam-packed with plenty of fun. And if like me, you’re a little bit tired from the school term, from the early morning battle to get the kids out the door in time, and the impossibly early afternoon school pick ups in car park like traffic, they’re a blissful reprieve from ordinary life.

“I think we’re all after a little bit of a break, and to have some of the hard work (the planning and the organising) done for us!”

These school holidays, the Sydney Seymour Centre is host to the Sydney Children’s Festival. Over 6 days, from Tuesday 23rd September to Sunday 28th September, they’ve put together a festival guide to suit your child’s every desire. And with the tag line shake it, make it, see it, and star in it, it’s bound to be a winner with the kids.

If you’re in Sydney these school holidays and looking to fill in some time this week with a great array of fun kid friendly activities, the Sydney Seymour Centre has it all! To help make the most of your holidays, they’ve got some daily festival guides filled with activities for the kids. And guess what, there’s a big chunk of these that are free too. Because we all know how expensive school holidays can be!

The 2014 Sydney Children’s Festival: Our Pick

Kazador Circus Tent, Sydney Children’s Festival.

Make Your Mark Sculpture Workshop, Sydney Children’s Festival.

Disco Au Go-Go (Silent Disco), Sydney Children’s Festival.

Kapow!, Sydney Children’s Festival.

2014 Sydney Children’s Festival, Seymour Centre
Cnr City Road and Cleveland Street,
Chippendale NSW 2008
23 – 28 September 2014

Tuesday 23rd September:

Colour Me Happy (Graffiti Wall), at the York Foyer. Free

The Great Dave (Circus Tricks), at the Kazador Tent.

Hula Hoop Workshop, at the Seymour Centre. Free

Wednesday 24th September:

KAPOW!, at the Reginald Theatre.

Bilingual Story time (Mandarin & English), at the Lawn Library. Free

Big Kids Magazine (Art Activity), at the Lawn Library. Free

Thursday 25th September:

Kiki & Pascal (Acrobatics), at the Kazador Tent.

Disco Au Go-Go (Silent Disco), at the Sound Lounge. Free

Horrible Histories (Quiz + Talk), at the Lawn Library. Free

Friday 26th September:

Paper! Tape! Torch! Workshop, at the Gallery.

Mr Gorski (Clowning), at the Kazador Tent.

Twinkle, at the York Theatre.

Saturday 27th September:

Whale In The Bath (Reading & Art Activity), at the Lawn Library. Free

Zine Creation (Art Activity), at the Lawn Library. Free

World Environment Day Exhibition, at the Box Office Foyer. Free

Sunday 28th September:

Let’s Dance (Workshop with Shaun Parker & Co.), at Studio 1. Free

Heidi Hoops (Hoop Tricks), at the Kazador Tent.

Make Your Mark (Sculpture Workshop), at the York Foyer. Free

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So there you have it, our pick of the 2014 Sydney Children’s Festival. Bring on the school holiday fun!

Will we be seeing you there?

For more information, and to see the daily festival guide, head over to their website at Sydney Seymour Centre.

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