Children's Day events 2020

Prep to Grade 2 will be celebrating Indigenous Children's Day by coming together and participating in a variety of activities in respect of our Skies, Mountains, Waterways and Land. We will start the day with Acknowledgment to Country and all students joining in dance. Children will break up into groups and Staff will then read an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander story to go with their activity/craft. At the end of the day children will play games and come together to talk about the day.

Come down and celebrate National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day with NCACCH with a Picnic in the Park.

Location: Muller Park Rd, Bli Bli QLD 4560, Australia
Date: Thursday 4th August 2022
Time: 10:30 – 12:30

Collaborated Play Groups of Girudala and Cooinda Playgroups, working together to raise awareness, connection to community, identity and resilience for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, including non-indigenous children within the wider Whitsunday community.

Crafts, music, learn through play activities that raise awareness and identity strength will be available, as well as food tasting of local foods, berries ect.

Cooktown community is celebrating Children's Day in conjunction with Under 8's Day, with a huge day of celebrations. Being held at our PCYC events center, the day is expecting over 350 children and their families. We will be handing out Children's Day resource bags and having many activities to celebrate our ATSI families.

We listened to this new Tjitji lulaby , singing baby animals to sleep.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=KyDappOxDho&feature=share

We wrote to the Gundoos at Gundoo Mirra and sent photos of the children doing their Acknowledgement of Country.

Come and join us at the libraries and celebrate National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day.

To celebrate the theme “Proud in Culture. Strong in Spirit” children and their families are invited to join in the celebrations.

We will have a range of activities on offer including:
• Children’s Acknowledgement of Country
• Paint Aboriginal flag handprints to take home
• Storytime and more!
• Share some delicious morning tea
• Take home a “Proud in Culture. Strong in Spirit” activity sheet to continue the celebrations

Thursday 4 August 2021
10.00am Cannonvale: Shop C1, Whitsunday Plaza, 8 Galbraith Park Drive, Cannonvale QLD 4802
10.00am Bowen: 67 Herbert Street, Bowen QLD 4805
10.00am Proserpine: 12 Main Street, Proserpine QLD 4800
10.00am Collinsville: Cnr Stanley and Conway Streets, Collinsville QLD 4804

Hand sanitiser will be provided, and attendees are required to stay home if unwell as per COVID-19 guidelines.

Rockhampton Children and Family Centre are celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day in conjunction with our Little Deadlies Day out, Thursday 4th August 2022 – 10:30am to 12:30pm. Come and enjoy – A Cultural Experience , Face Painting , Sausage Sizzle & Learning experience from local Kindergartens. For further information call – 49285043 or email cfcreception@bidgerdii.org

Brisbane North Intensive Family Support – Partnership between Act for kids and Communify

Community event with
* Koobarra Kindergarten
* C&K Kindy Kedron
* Zillmere Community Centre
* Mercy Community (FaCC)
* Brisbane City Council Libraries
* Jabiru Early Years
* Reclink
* Services Australia
* Local childcare centres and primary schools have been invited
Friday 5th August 2022 from 12pm – 4pm

SAUSAGE SIZZLE
FACE PAINTING
CULTURAL ARTS AND CRAFTS
STORY TELLING
GAMES and PRIZES

Centacare North Queensland’s; HIPPY Burdekin program, will be hosting the annual ‘National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day’ free event, on Thursday 4th August 2022 at Anzac Park, Ayr from 3.30pm to 5pm. With a free sausage sizzle, birthday cupcakes with loads of fun activities and giveaways.

This year we have invited our indigenous focused networks; and BAYWatch, Churches of Christ, 54 Reasons (Save the Children/ Play2Learn) and Burdel Co-op, will be helping with the cultural activities.

Goodstart Tannum Sands will be celebrating with both our enrolled children through music, dancing and stories as well as connecting with community by hosting a Great Book Swap with the Indigenous Literacy Foundation. Our centre will open it's doors to all different types of book donations to involve our whole community. You can access this event virtually to make donations. https://edu.greatbookswap.org.au/goodstarttannumsands

A Playgroup Meet and Greet provided to the Whitsunday and surrounds Region.
The two local community Playgroups linking together to create a Meet and Greet for Parents, Kin and foster carers, caring for or providing out of home care support for indigenous children within the Whitsunday Region.

The event is aimed at opening up conversations and identifying other community members either carers or parents who care for indigenous children, so that they can create support networks that may not have been available before.
At time non-indigenous carers are providing out-of-home care to children 0-18yrs, these non-indigenous carers may think that they may not be able to link in or receive supports from Girudala.
This Meet and Greet will also open those communication lines to Girudala and the Bowen Neighbourhood centre.

Playtime at the Library is celebrating National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day.

This Thursday, listen to stories celebrating First Nation's culture, sing songs and rhymes at Playtime this Thursday 4 August 2022 at 10.30am at the Hinchinbrook Shire Library.

Parents and caregivers will have the opportunity to ask questions or discuss concerns with a Queensland Health Clinical Nurse. Baby Scales are also supplied as well as educational material.

Hand sanitiser will be provided, and attendees are required to stay home if unwell as per COVID-19 guidelines

All sessions are free. Please contact the Hinchinbrook Shire Library on 4776 4614 for further information.

What: Playtime at Library with First 5 Forever

When: 1st, 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month at 10.30am

Where: Hinchinbrook Shire Library

First 5 Forever is a State Government and State Library of Queensland initiative which directly supports parents and caregivers in providing key language and literacy skills to our region’s under 5’s.

Parents/families/carers of first nations students are invited along to take part in some fun cultural activities and enjoy some morning tea together to celebrate National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day.

Wunya Baby & Child to Country

We would like to acknowledge Traditional Custodian Aunty Jacqui Kina for Welcoming our Children and Babies on Gubbi Gubbi Country.

We would like to invite you to attend our
Wunya Baby and Child to Country Ceremony.

Wunya Baby and Child to Country ceremonies are held in Moreton Bay.

The ceremonies are an integral part of giving the baby/child and their family a sense of belonging and place, as well as a connection to culture and community.

When: Saturday 6th August 2022
Where: Barujugan Park, Deception Bay ( Library)

Time: 10 am – 2pm

Official opening at 10.30am.

Artwork for the Event by Jhana Gray

TAIHS Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children Day 2022

Aboriginal Cultural Workshop with Aboriginal Elder Gene Blow
Suitable for children aged 5 – 17. Bookings Essential. Cost involved $10 – $16.60
30 July 2022 4 – 5 PM
Thaai Tamil School North Campus, St Pauls School, 34 Strathpine Road, Bald Hills, QLD 4036
This 60-minute workshop would involve
learning about aboriginal culture through stories
music
sit-down dances
drawing aboriginal symbols
Elder and culture worker Gene Blow has over 20 years’ experience sharing and teaching about his Aboriginal heritage. He demonstrates the didgeridoo and explains its origin and true name. He tells stories of the Dreaming and teaches sit-down dances which illustrate how stories are told through movement and introduces symbols found in Aboriginal visual art.

Lady Gowrie Thursday Island Child Centre and OSHC will be celebrating with the children and their community through:
– cultural singing and dancing
– cooking banana leaf damper and sweet scones for morning tea
– floral dress up day
– story telling
– art experiences
– weaving

The Vincent Kindy will be celebrating at the centre on Tuesday 3rd Aug (Gungu Group) and Wednesday 4th August (Goolinbulla Group).

To celebrate the theme “Proud in Culture. Strong in Spirit” the children engaged in a number of Aboriginal and and Torres Strait Islander activities that encourage children to explore and show pride in their Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identity. Experiences included :

– Painting Aboriginal symbols and design on clapsticks to take home
– Learning Torres Strait Islander songs and dance with Aunty Serdonia Lui and Aka Elsie Kelemete playing on the Lumut (Drum)
– Making “Domboys” (Island Dumplings) with Aka Elsie
– Painting Aboriginal symbols and designs on SNAICC wooden hands
– Making spikey Echidnas from the story “The Echidna and the shade tree”
– Reading and performing Aboriginal dance moves to the SNAICC story “Can you dance?” Read by Elder Aka Lynn Devow.
– Watched Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Role models at the Olympics
– Children were invited to wear their Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander design shirts or outfits to Kindy.

A great day to celebrate being “Proud in Culture and Strong in Spirit” at Kindy

Island Scones & Sausage Sizzle
Torres Strait Islander Dancing & Weaving
Aboriginal Basket Weaving
Aboriginal Dancing & Didgeridoo Music
Indigenous Face Painting
and lots more fun activities!

Location Anzac Park: Corner of McKenzie Street and Wickham Street Ayr Qld 4807
Date: 4/8/21 and Time: 3.30pm to 5pm
Free Sausage Sizzle with cake to celebrate SNAICC National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Childrens day.
Pop up activities such as, boomerang decorating with coloured sand (sourced from educational website) and much much more.
Give away bags with 3 affirmation cards are design to give a message of hope, support and love when times are tuff, and you need a little message to let you know your deadly!
You can keep one and give one to a family member or friend, who you want to help when your not walking beside them.
Additional deadly cards will be available for anyone who doesn't get a giveaway bag.
Centacare NQ, through HIPPY Burdekin have held this event at Anzac Park since 2015.
With special thanks to Baywatch who have been a huge supporter of this event providing transport for local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Sadly due to the uncertain times of COVID we have not organised any traditional dancers for this event.

Pop into the Hinchinbrook Shire Library for a Storytime dedicated to acknowledging this important day with stories, craft and so much more.

What: National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day Storytime

When: 10.30am

Wednesday 4 August 2021.

Where: Hinchinbrook Shire Library
73 -75 McIlwraith Street
Ingham Queensland

Hand sanitiser will be provided, and attendees are required to stay home if unwell as per COVID-19 guidelines.

We will be celebrating in our local park with all children and families in our community on Monday 2nd August 2021. In conjunction with our playgroup day and along with the Gungarde Indigenous Wellbeing team, we will have a range of activities for the children to participate in along with some beautiful elders sharing their stories, knowledge and their culture with us all. I will be making wattle seed biscuits to share among our friends and I have ordered the children's day bags. We look forward to sharing our event with you.

Valleys is a Rugby League club located at Bega Street Grange, Brisbane.
On 21 August we are holding an Indigenous Round and Family Fun Day where we will celebrate the culture of our past and present players, supporters and community.
We have chosen a date in August to align with the Month of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day. 
We will be doing an official launch of our Indigenous Jersey which was designed by a very talented local aboriginal artist to represent our clubs history. We are planning a wide range of activities for the whole family to enjoy that will celebrate and promote education and cultural awareness.
We will have a range of stallholders who will promote their business/organisations and have the opportunity to sell their products including artwork, jewerelly and foods.
Deadly Choices will be on site to facilitate traditional games and other activities and we will have a range of other activities for children to enjoy.

"Little Deadlies Day Out – Proud in culture, strong in spirit"

Celebrating ATSI Children's day in the Torres strait, will be different and bigger this Year as were hosting in 17 Communities across the Torres Region. Each community will be marching and assembling to celebrate running number of activities for Children and Families.

As a centre we will be celebrating children's day by encouraging all children and educators to embrace their cultures – come dressed in your cultural clothes.
We will be hosting a wattle/native tree planting ceremony.
Will be creating a sea of hands friendship garden.
We will also have several other activities running through the day in each individual classroom.

Kyabra and Deadly Kindy's will be celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day with a big celebration at Runcorn Community Centre. The celebration will include several community stall holders, emergency services, arts and crafts, entertainment and food. Each child receives a free show bag and has the chance to do many activities, meet elders and services that are in the community.