Fun for the kids in Robina and surrounds
With the September school holidays just around the corner, the InsideR team has you covered with a range of active, adventurous and all-round awesome activities close by this month.
Whether your tribe wants to test the waters and take on the challenge of a triathlon, hit the parks for the perfect picnic or cultivate their creative side, there’s plenty going on in our neck of the woods to ensure the kids head back to school ready to hit the books for their final 2017 semester.
Tri Series Kool Kids event
Where: Corner of Robina Parkway and Boowaggan Road, Robina QLD 4226
Website: http://www.qldtriseries.com.au/event/r2-robina/
Don’t let your little ones sit on the couch and waste away their holidays – unleash their sense of adventure and head to the largest triathlon series in Australia, the Queensland Triathlon Series.
Running from September to February, the event is held at Kawana, Raby Bay, Caloundra and, during these school holidays, at Robina on 8 October!
The ‘kool kids’ race will give 7 to 14-year-olds the chance to freestyle their way through a 100 metre swim, peddle through a 2 kilometre bike ride and finish off with a 500 metre sprint.
Kids of all abilities and fitness are encouraged to compete in this fun, friendly environment. Entry in the competition is $39.50.
KDV SPORT 3 BIG School Holiday Camps
Where: KDV Sport – Corner of Chishol & Nerang- Broadbeach Road, Carrara.
Website: www.kdvsport.com/family/school-holiday-camps/
For those of us who will be working through the break, get your kids and their friends together and book them into KDV Sport…oh and it includes lunches wooohooo. From September 18 – 29, KDV Sport have a “Golf Specific”, “Tennis Specific” and “Spring Holiday Fun” School Holiday camps available! There is also a range of mystery activities which will be sure to put a smile on your kids faces. Including: Inflatable water slides, magic show, petting zoo, reptile show, arts and more.
Spring Holiday Fun Camp: Sept 18 – 29 (9am – 3pm)
Golf Specific: Sept 19 – 21 & 26 – 28 (9am – 12pm)
Tennis Specific: Sept 18 – 22 (9am – 1pm)
Those kids that choose the “Golf” or “Tennis” Specific Camps then have the option of joining the “Spring Holiday Fun Camp” after at no cost! Furthermore, they can also organise before & after care as well.
That Sunday Thing… and a movie
Where: Robina Town Centre – The Promenade
Website: https://www.robinatowncentre.com.au/play/events/sunday-sports
Every Sunday between 1pm – 3pm at The Promenade, Robina Town Centre, Kids can put down those devices and burn off some energy . Heaps of cool sports activities to choose from and its free. Plan! We are going to let our kids run wild for an hour and then take them to a movie at the cinema afterwards. Plenty of parents seating and coffee options nearby too.
Swell Sculpture Festival
Where: 741 Pacific Parade Currumbin
Website: www.swellsculpture.com.au
QUEENSLAND’S LARGEST OUTDOOR SCULPTURE FESTIVAL CELEBRATES 15 YEARS
A free event located on the beautiful golden sands of Currumbin Beach. The beach will be transformed into a dazzling landscape of interactive and inspiring public art amid a carnival atmosphere of live entertainment, street food and unique artistic experiences for all ages.
Held from September 8 to 17, the free, family-friendly event features more than 50 breathtaking sculptures along a 1km stretch of shoreline, complemented by an incredible program of entertainment and activities, including live music at SWELL Sounds, delicious food on The Green, masterclasses and kids’ workshops.
In 2017, visitors will discover a diverse artistic environment of activities including guided twilight walks and artist talks, salute to sculpture yoga, and workshops such as Plein Air Painting with Seabastion Toast, Life Drawing with Rebecca Cunningham, Life Sculpting masterclasses with Philip Piperides, and kids’ sculpture classes with Velvet Pesu.
Coast Club School Holiday Adventure
Where:1525 Gold Coast Hwy, Palm Beach QLD 4221
Website: www.npsr.qld.gov.au/coastclub
When: Sat 16 Sept – Sun 1 Oct – 10am-5pm daily
During the school holidays the Gold Coast Recreation Centre will be running 3 & 6 hour Adventure Activity sessions for children aged 8 and over. Parents and families are welcome to also join in the fun. Coast Club sessions from $27.15 per child.
Activities include Abseiling and Quick Jumps, Archery, High Ropes, Canoe to David Fleay Wildlife Park, Stand-Up Paddle Boarding, Straight Up Rope Climbs, Giant Swing, Surfing and more.
Places fill fast! Make sure you pre-register for sessions online at www.npsr.qld.gov.au/coastclub or search Coast Club
The Rock Face, Rock Climbing wall is open extended hours over the holidays. The 10 metre high artificial rock climbing wall offers 10 different climbs of varying degrees of difficulty, for ages 5 and over. Our automatic belay system means that you don’t need a partner to climb. Casual Climbing is $11.35 per person, all equipment included.
Rock Climbing After Dark:
Make sure not to miss our all new Night Time Rock Climbing with evening sessions running until 9pm with music and excitement for all ages! (Search Casual Climbing for days and times, 5+ years of age)
Coast Club: ages 8+
Half Day Session (3hrs) $27.15, 9am–12pm includes morning tea
Full Day Session (6hrs) $62.55, 9am–3pm includes morning tea, lunch & afternoon tea
Casual Climbing: ages 5+
$11.35 per climber, all equipment included.
Nature Play QLD – Fun commonwealth games activity
Where: Gold Coast Arts Centre Bundall
Website: http://www.natureplayqld.org.au/programs/passport-to-an-amazing-childhoodwww.natureplayqld.org.au
Nature Play QLD has a range of missions for all interests and a whole new passport themed around the Commonwealth Games. Choose the missions that best suit you and put a stamp in your passport for each completed mission. You can sign up online here www.natureplayqld.org.au or just go straight to the Gallery and get started.
Your child’s mission, if they choose to accept it, is to spend time outdoors, be adventurous, try new things, be brave, get messy and have fun!
Order your free Nature Play QLD Embracing 2018 Passport, register it online and check out our online missions – then, get out and play!
Simply collect your missions and passports from the Gallery reception desk. The missions take place outside in the Evandale Parklands. Fun for all ages. This is a self-guided activity for families to enjoy together.
Parks
Where: 108 Cheltenham Drive, Robina
Website: http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/thegoldcoast/jack-wilson-park-27302.html?override=true
Take advantage of the 300 days of sunshine we are lucky to receive on the beautiful Gold Coast each year by heading to one of our fabulous local parks with the kids for a picnic.
Our suggestion is Jack Wilson Park, just off Cheltenham Drive, which offers lush green grass that is perfect to run around and burn off energy.
The kids can zoom around on the flying fox, scoot down the slide and go as high as they can on the swings as they unleash their imagination inside the fenced-in playground, all under the shelter of a sail shade.
Once everyone is well and truly worn out, you can cook-up a storm on the electric barbeque to help recharge your batteries. No need to worry if you forgot the drink bottles in your haste to get out the door, the park offers a drinking fountain so you can keep well hydrated throughout the day.
You don’t have to leave your pooch at home either, as this park is an off-leash dog park, so your four legged friend can join in the fun too!
Robina Library kids’ events
Where: 196 Robina Town Centre Dr, Robina QLD
Website: http://www.aroundyou.com.au/whats-on/events/talk-like-a-pirate-story-time
http://www.aroundyou.com.au/whats-on/events/charlottes-web-engineering-robina
http://www.aroundyou.com.au/whats-on/events/wild-things-sculpting-robina
Ahoy there! On Wednesday, 20 September, tiny tots from 3 to 5 years are invited to walk the plank at the very special talk like a pirate story time. From 10am to 10:45am, the kids will hear tales full of buried treasure and pirate adventure. See you there, me hearties!
The older kids can get creative with the hands-on Charlotte’s Web Engineering session on Tuesday, 26 September. From 2:30pm to 3:30pm, kids between 6 and 12 years can build their own spider’s web with Charlotte’s very special message inside.
Budding sculptors yearning for escape and adventure are invited to participate in the Where the Wild Things Are sculpting class. In celebration of the classic children’s tale, kids of all ages can create their very own clay wild thing on Wednesday, 27 September, from 2:30pm to 3:30pm.
Bounce Robina
Where: 10 Energy Circuit, Robina
Website: https://bounceinc.com.au/fa-holiday-program#/
When: Open every day 10am – 9pm
Most of us have heard about this place by now! Well our kids love it so why not book them in for a session online of over the phone and let them burn off massive amounts of energy.
David Fleay Wildlife Park
Where: Corner of West Burleigh Road and Loman Lane in West Burleigh on the Gold Coast
Website: http://www.npsr.qld.gov.au/parks/david-fleay/
Nestled in the heart of Burleigh Heads, David Fleay’s is a wildlife park with a difference! Stroll through the tranquil surroundings to experience some of Queensland’s most iconic natural habitats and meet the resident wildlife—all in just one day. Explore the park on your own or join the dedicated Park Rangers at the daily wildlife shows. Plan your day and check out start times in for ‘Creatures of the Night’ or ‘Fleay’s In Flight’ shows, ranger talks and wildlife encounters or phone (07) 5669 2051.
ArtLab Holiday – UWSPA Kids with Camille Serisier
Where: The Gold Coast Art Centre Bundall – UWSPA Kids with Camille Serisier
When: Sat 16 & Sun 17 September 10am-2pm
Website: https://theartscentregc.com.au/gallery/artlab-holidays/
On Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th September at the Gold Coast Arts Centre, for the first two days of the Queensland school holidays, Kids can dive into “the land down-under” an alternative underwater world where Gold Coast kids are the star of the show! UWSPA Kids is an immersive experience that combines elements of theatrical production and photographic documentation in a celebration of childhood beach play. Bring your smart phone or camera and snap your sweetie as they star in “the land down-under”.
KATE BEYNON: FRIENDLY BEASTS…and the Museum
Exhibition closes: 22 OCT 2017
Where: GOMA Childrens Art Centre Brisbane
Websites: https://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/whats-on/kids/kate-beynon-friendly-beastshttps://
Its FREE and a great excuse going on a journey up to GOMA and the museum in the big smoke. The current kid’s exhibition running is “Friendly Beasts” by Kate Beynon. The exhibition draws on multiple visual traditions as the foundation for her artworks, including Western and Eastern comic books, mythology, animation, film, graffiti, calligraphy and fashion. Why not take the train from the Gold Coast and while you are there take advantage of the Gallery and Museum. The kids will also love a river cruise on the CityCat.
