Education Events for Kids

Experience extraordinary visual theatre, set in a wondrous tinkering heaven! Take a journey to an eccentric place where gadgets are poetic, puppets are naughty, machines untamed and circus tricks pop-up when you’re least expecting it! Developed and performed by Paris-trained, multi-disciplinary circus artist and quirkologist Jens Altheimer, Loose Ends features contraptions, tricks and quirky characters. Familiar household items are transformed and given surprising new uses, offering a humorous and human look at the world that surrounds us. Rich in visual variety, audiences will be stunned by the contraptions coming to life before their very eyes in this curious world. Loose Ends is about friendship, acceptance and loyalty. There’s plenty of entertainment with a dose of emotion in a story about a man who thinks he can organise all his life in boxes… well, he’ll have to learn a big thing about real friendships. This breathtaking show is highly visual, emotional and unpredictable. It makes inventions and machines fun and adds a few quirky edges to puppetry. Bookings essential! Book & pay online. $7 per person (FREE for under 2s not occupying a seat) Ensure you allow ample time to park and arrive at the Ipswich Art Gallery. Please arrive 10 minutes prior to your session start time to allow ticket check-in at the Information Desk and to receive your session wrist bands. Wrist bands MUST be worn for entry into the session. Parents/ Carers over 18 years of age must accompany and supervise children at all times. Accompanying Parents/ Carers must book and pay for their own ticket. Adults at Kids prices. Babies and Toddlers up to 2 years of age are Free Entry - if not occupying a seat. Late comers will be admitted at a suitable break in the performance. The Ipswich Art Gallery will not refund or exchange any tickets except as required by law. If you are unable to attend your booked session you may transfer your e-ticket to another party to use.

Experience our amazing night sky through our wide range of telescopes at our sky viewing nights. Our Volunteers will take you on a grand tour of the Southern Hemisphere’s sky with a wide range of targets including Nebulas, planets, dying stars, and enormous star clusters. You will also be able to browse our museum and see historical instruments, our meteorite exhibit, astrophotographs & artwork, and admire the beauty of the Atlas Coelestis, the first Star Atlas ever printed in 1729 from the work of John Flamsteed, the First Astronomer Royal at the Greenwich Observatory in Great Britain. Book now by going to our website Adult: $40.00 Concession: $30.00 Child: $25.00

We offer a variety of fun CreativiTea Parties held at our Creative Learning Centre in Kirrawee, Sydney. Visit our website, and click on the individual Party Packages to find out about the creative projects and cost of each package. Then simply select your preferred styling, date, party time, and optional add-ons. For example our "Signature Styling Package": * Upon arriving at Free Range Living, the youngsters delight in our vintage styled High Tea set up, and enjoy their morning or afternoon tea of sweet treats displayed on tiered plate stands, juice served in tea pots with tea cups and saucers. Sweets Station Styling Package ~ suitable for all ages. Calling all ice cream sundae lovers! At our Sweets Station CreativiTea Parties, tables are set up ready to get the creative project underway. Each child’s place is set up with a mason jar with lid and straw, filled with low-joule cordial, and a melamine bowl for a crunch and sip style service during creative project making. The Sweets Station consists of a variety of lollies and sweet treats displayed in glass jars. The display will be set up from commencement of the party, though not accessed until the dedicated time after the creative projects are complete. Each child is then provided with a parfait glass or melamine bowl (for younger kids), for their yummy ice cream sundaes, created at our Sweets Station. You can book and pay online through PayPay via our website; or email us. Various

We bring all the creativity and fun to you and make your party a day to remember. The party is priced at $20 per person and the costs include all materials and a personalised apron for the VIP as well as party bags for all their friends. All you have to do is choose 2 art activities, invite your friends and transfer a deposit $80 to lock in the date $20 per person with a minimum of 5 people

Have fun growing food with your children. Live a healthy lifestyle and gain tips on improving your family’s wellbeing. Program includes growing Organic fruits and vegetables with fun and creative activities Meet rabbits, ducks, chickens and guinea pigs and more Help your children develop their emotional intelligence and sensory awareness to give them the best start for preschool and school. Free!