Check out Council's boredom-busting school holiday program

Pictured with his LEGO Masters co-star Damian Hinds, Andrew Tuppen (right) will be challenging children to build on their creativity at Scenic Rim libraries during the April school holidays.

There will be no time for youngsters to be bored during the April school holidays thanks to Scenic Rim Regional Council's jam-packed program of free and low-cost activities and workshops.

Across the region, Council's libraries and cultural centres will become fun central, with something for everyone.

Scenic Rim's Community, Arts and Culture Portfolio Councillor Kerri Cryer said school holidays should be an enjoyable time, with Council's school holiday program taking account of cost of living pressures faced by families.

“Children are curious and have inquisitive minds so keeping them engaged and entertained during school breaks can be challenging,” she said.

“Our libraries and cultural centres offer a range of free or affordable activities where children can explore, create, and make new friends.

"And following, an extension to the swimming season, Council's pools at Tamborine Mountain, Canungra, and Beaudesert will remain open during the school holidays."

Across the two-week break, Scenic Rim cultural centres will be screening children’s movies including Cricket & Antoinette (G), The Wild Robot (PG), Ballerina (G), Paddington in Peru (PG) and Moana 2 (PG) with all tickets just $5.

Council's cultural centres will be hosting a number of immersive workshops inspired by the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) exhibition series Asia Pacific Triennial (APT) Kids on Tours program.

Priced at $10 per person or $25 per family of up to two adults and three children, these sessions dive into the artworks and themes of the 11th APT, offering families a fun and interactive experience with a variety of creative activities.

Artist Therese Flynn-Clarke will be hosting a series of hands-on two-hour workshops that the whole family can enjoy. These include the Where a Seed Finds Its Home watercolour and drawing session in which participants can explore semi-abstract designs, shapes, collage, and colour to create a unique artworks reflecting their personal connection to home.

Inspired by the natural world of plants and birds, the Exploring Nature Art workshop will show how black and white lines and shapes can be used to create intricate patterns for gift cards or artwork.

Patterns in Nature Printmaking explores lines and patterns through the world of insects and sea life, while the Shibori Folding and Eco Dyeing Workshop focuses on geometry and patterns through Shibori folding and dyeing techniques to create a flag or a solar dyeing jar with plants to take home.

Children aged seven and over can enjoy a clay-based creative experience with the team from the Brisbane-based arts organisation Bazil Grumble, who be offering two-hour workshops priced at $15.

The Forest Friends in Clay Workshop will inspire children to create forest critters using natural materials and clay-decoration techniques such as paddling, stretching, and stamping.

The Clay Animation - Monsters in Motion workshop offers participants the opportunity to make their own monster characters before learning how to bring them to life on the big screen.

Multi-media artist Jo Davies will be hosting a Movie Sound FX Encounter. For $10, children aged five years plus will experiment and discover sounds and rhythms using everyday items from the home to explore and record weird and amusing sounds.

Youngsters from eight to 18 will be able to design and create their own tabletop-sized puppet in the Custom Creatures Puppetry Workshop. Using simple brown paper techniques, students will follow the Dead Puppet Society process of design prototyping and will then learn how to bring their puppet to life with special manipulation techniques. Tickets are priced at $10.

As places at these workshops are limited, bookings are essential. 

Over the two-week break, libraries at Canungra, Tamborine Mountain, Beaudesert and Boonah will be hosting activities based on the theme Building a Better World.

Junior scientists aged between six and 12 can learn more about invasive species in Fire Ant Awareness, in 45 to 60-minute sessions exploring the fascinating world of ants through activities, stories, and demonstrations.

The holiday program includes sessions by Andrew Tuppen, star of LEGO Masters Australia in 2020 and Grand Masters in 2023, who will be challenging children to create unique Aussie animals.

Some special programs presented by First 5 Forever will delight the youngest members of our community.

The Ocean Life Adventure sessions will bring the sea to life with hands-on sensory play, real marine specimens, and fun ocean-themed activities.

There will be Llamas and Lattes at the Mobile library at Harrisville on Tuesday 15 April alongside a special First 5 Forever Story Time.

First 5 Forever is an initiative of the Queensland Government, coordinated by State Library of Queensland and delivered in partnership with local government.

For bookings and a full schedule of library events, visit scenicrim.events.mylibrary.digital/

For other activities across the Scenic Rim, visit creativescenicrim.com/page/kids-families