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What an absolute ball over the weekend at the gorgeous Bowerbird Design Markets. Held at Adelaide Showground, over 3 days, it was a wild success again with more than 12,000 market go-ers browsing through all the goodies available at the 200+ stalls… and we were delighted to be part of the magic at our Kiddo Corner; a calm and creative space for little people and their big people, with a book nook, games and daily FREE activities and paid workshops. We had messy hands and full hearts after a weekend of meeting so many delightful kiddos and their big people as we all spent hours creating, imagining, decorating and learning. From indulging our sweet tooth while decorating marshmallow Unicorn cones with Cloud Theory Marshmallows to getting our green-thumbs on and learning about potting succulents with the lovely Emma Sadie Thomson, it was a brilliant weekend and it was amazing to see parents getting just as creative as the kids.Thank you so much to everyone who came along, we will be back (and can’t wait!!) on November 1-3, stay tuned for more details! Pics by – nicklawrencephoto.com and Kiddo Mag                          

AGSA Teens’ VIP Night of Contemporary Art with Ramsay Art Prize 2019 On the night of Saturday 25 May the Art Gallery of South Australia will open its doors to all teenagers aged 13 to 17 years for Neo, AGSA’s dedicated teen program. Neo offers an evening of free after-hours access to art, music, entertainment and workshops led by young people for young people. At the event, teens will be among the first to view the 23 works of art selected for the Ramsay Art Prize 2019 which opens to the public on the same day. As the nation’s only art prize aimed at artists under forty, Neo teens will have the opportunity to judge the future of contemporary art for themselves. Teens will also have the unique opportunity to meet and learn direct from Ramsay Art Prize 2019 finalist Sophia Hewson as well as local artist Carly Snoswell who will be hosting individual artist workshops on the night. Neo’s trained Teen Guides will lead sketch tours through the Gallery and use their critical thinking skills to compare contemporary art with contemporary issues amongst their peers. Neo goers will also hear from inspirational local and international teens who are speaking out about the big issues for their future. Thirteen-year-old Adelaide local Audrey Mason- Hyde is known for delivering a ground-breaking TED Talk on non-binary gender and will deliver a talk to Neo peers on identity and stereotypes. 16-year-old Greta Thunberg will be present via the web from Sweden to speak with South Australian teens about climate change and her recent speech to the United Nations, and Melbourne’s 17 year old Jade Hameister will share her experience as the youngest person in history to ski the North Pole, the South Pole and Greenland. Neo hosts a stellar line up of local teen bands including Vicious Pandas and Picasso’s Blind Grandmother will play into the evening, and Neo’s Epic DJ Dance Party will see the night out with a pumping dance floor. Neo is a free event for 13 – 17 year olds. ABOUT NEO AGSA’s dedicated program for teens continues to gain in popularity and momentum through its youth-focussed combination of art and entertainment. Young audiences are provided with their own social space, music, refreshments and art-led activities at the events. Held six times a year, Neo is presented in partnership with The Balnaves Foundation and is a dynamic, long-term strategy to engage thirteen to seventeen-year-olds. REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW OPEN for Neo: Future.Fierce Saturday 25 May from 6pm to 8.30pm agsa.sa.gov.au  

Traditional Chinese culture meets digital technology from Italy in this international collaboration that proves there are no barriers to global understanding. Step into a kaleidoscope of colour, sounds and imagery set against the soundtrack of traditional Chinese instruments in Panda’s Home. Children will join two dancers alongside a zitar player on this unique and immersive adventure through the rich cultural landscape of China. On their travels they’ll encounter bamboo forests and ancient traditions as they learn about the Chinese concept of Wu Xing (“Five Elements”) Wood, fire, earth, metal and water and the harmonious cycle of nature. Italy’s Compagnie TPO creates interactive theatrical spaces using sensors and digital technology. That technology combined with TONG Productions’ beautiful storytelling results in a performance that goes beyond language and cultural barriers. KIDDO got the inside scoop from some of Panda’s Home artistic directors: 1) What is the story behind Panda’s Home? “It was a long process compared to our other productions, and we felt this was necessary. I must start by saying that our city, Prato, has a very large Chinese community and often, sitting and watching our shows, there is a multitude of Chinese children. Panda’s Home was born in this context and its production was nourished by our curiosity and our desire to learn more and more about the traditions and stories belonging to a culture so distant from us, but at the same time very close to us in everyday life. This is the reason why, compared to other productions, we gave ourselves more time in preparing the show to deepen the themes and concepts we encountered. “The collaboration with the director of Tong Production, Lizhu Ren, was fundamental. She guided us by suggesting the theme on which to work i.e. the theory of Five Elements (WU XING), which explains how, as in traditional Chinese thought, the elements of nature are related to each other according to a circular pattern in which each element is transformed and generates the next: wood – fire – earth – metal – water. From the first meeting with Liz and Lili (co-director of Tong Production), we kept the dialogue alive and this allowed us to verify the fidelity of our interpretations to traditional Chinese thinking. In this long period of time we also had moments to meet physically with them and show them previews of the work while it was setting up. It was a long but fruitful and extremely interesting work for us.” —— Francesco Gandi, co-artistic director of Compagnia TPO “It was back to 2015 when TONG Productions began its first collaboration with TPO by presenting one of TPO shows in Beijing. Through a total number of 25 full-house shows in 20 days, the two teams established a real trust and a deep understanding for each other. What is precious is that there is a common goal for producing beautiful but also meaningful shows for children. That ingites my desire to do a co-production based on Chinese culture and philosophy but can be appreciated by audiences from all over the world. Thanks to my overseas study experiences, I learnt to understand and to appreciate different world cultures. There is a growing desire from Chinese families to know better the rest of the world, and there are also families curious about China. Being a local BeiJiner, we are surrounded by historical heritages and rich culture elements. I always wanted to share the story of China with the world in a more interesting way. We were so lucky to have met TPO and found out with each other the right way to work toward this direction. We worked as one team and felt almost no culture barrier at all. It was a great experience working with such a wonderful team. We are proud of Panda’s Home” —— Lizhu REN / Xukun TANG (co-founders of TONG Productions). 2)The performance combines traditional Chinese instruments and digital technology. What can we expect? “In our productions, technology is present. Indeed it is an integral part of the structure of the show itself, but this does not mean that the technology is visible – or worse, ostentatious. We do not use electronic devices just to show them but to make scenes, images and movement of dancers more natural. So the technology used in Panda’s Home makes the scene fluid, credible, alive, allowing images and sounds to interact with dancers and viewers. The presence of traditional musical instruments on stage has the same function – to make a virtual scene as authentic and real as possible. The sound and the presence of the musician on stage helps to give substance to the idea of China that we would like to express with dance and images.” —— Francesco Gandi, co-artistic director of Compagnia TPO 3) What message/lessons do you think the performance has for young people? “The journey, the discovery of the other, the curiosity to learn about countries and cultures different from one’s own. But also the strength that comes to us when we are not alone facing danger – the unexpected, the difficulties. The two protagonists are two guys ready to start an unlikely journey following strange traces that later we discover to be of a panda. With this excuse we will explore the boundless territories of China and we will evoke the characters that populate the legends and the world in which a panda lives. The journey, if you face it with curiosity and willingness to change, can become an opportunity for growth.” —— Francesco Gandi, co-artistic director of Compagnia TPO “The show contains rich Chinese elements. From the philosophy of Five Elements to its natural landscape, from the Chinese calligraphy to its traditional folklores, from traditional Chinese music to typical instrument… but everything is presented in a beautiful yet playful way. We hope the show is like a window to China. From this window, everyone will get a taste of Chinese culture as being so different and being so enormous in terms of content, it is

Concerts In The Park is Coming to The City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters Do raaaay mi, NPSP will come alive with not one, not two, but three concerts in the park! Families, music lovers, locals and visitors alike are invited to a free concert series held throughout reserves in Trinity Gardens, Joslin and Richards Park. Concerts in the Park builds on previously-run popular events: Jazz by the Kiln and Melodies in the Park, to create a program of three open-air concerts, scheduled to take place this year in February, March and April. Bring your own picnic, or grab a snack from one of the onsite food-trucks. Children’s entertainers will also be there to help keep the little ones occupied so that both big kids and small kids can have an enjoyable evening. Each concert features a different genre of music for all different preferences. Jazz and Melodies are back and Symphony in the Park has been added to complete the 2019 programme! All of the concerts are free to attend and will feature performances from a number of talented bands and artists including Aaron Deanshaw Jazz Trio, Horns of Leroy and Fusion Pops orchestra. Mayor of the City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters, Robert Bria, said ‘The first two concerts were extremely successful, which prompted the Council to expand the concert series and hold them annually. The Council is pleased to promote local musical talent at Concerts in the Park. I encourage people to come along, enjoy a great evening with their friends and neighbours and feel a part of the community.’ Concerts in the Park 2019 full line-up: Jazz in the Park Saturday 16 February 2019, 4:00pm – 8:00pm Koster Park, Trinity Gardens Featuring performances from: Aaron Deanshaw Jazz Trio Charli Holoubek Jazz Band Melodies in the Park Saturday 16 March 2019, 4:00pm- 8:00pm Joslin Reserve, Joslin Featuring performances from: Horns of Leroy Aaron Deanshaw Quartet All About Her Cool for Kids Symphony in the Park Saturday 13 April 2019, 4:00pm- 8:00pm Richards Park, Norwood Featuring a performance from Fusion Pops orchestra Concerts in the Park takes place in parks across the City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters from February to April. The concerts are free to attend and not ticketed. For more information, visit npsp.sa.gov.au/events.

Dinosaurs have taken over Adelaide! Did you hear a roar? Did you hear a Stomp? The dinosaurs are coming! Jurassic Creatures, is an interactive walk through event that will captivate young and old alike. Explore an ancient world full of more than 30+ animatronic dinosaurs. Get ready to be amazed and thrilled as the greatest creatures ever to walk the earth return and come alive before your eyes. Marvel at the story of their 165 million year domination of life on earth. Watch them move. Hear them roar! Get up close with the most infamous prehistoric animals including everyone’s favourite, the Tyrannosaurus Rex. Become a Palaeontologist for the day. Children will be provided with an expert digger outfit before chipping away to unearth their very own fossil in the digging area (children are provided with a hard plaster egg to dig away at). Plus there will be many more activities to take part in, including dinosaur jig-saw puzzle fossil displays, learn to draw dinosaurs, dinosaur ball pit, walking live dinosaur, dinosaur movies playing, free rides and jumping castles. Also included is a Nickelodeon PAW Patrol Live Show . You can also Meet and Greet Chase and Marshall from Nickelodeon’s PAW Patrol. Jurassic Creatures will run at Bonython Park, Adelaide (adjacent Coca Cola) from 28 June 2019 – 28 July 2019. Tickets available

SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS 2019: THE FAMILY HOLIDAY YOU NEVER HAD Got kids but love live music? There’s a festival for that! From the sandpit to the moshpit, Splendour in the Grass has the whole tribe sorted when it comes to living your best festival family life, with a chilled out camping area, Little Splendour (a festival for kids within the festival), babysitting, Rock & Roller Wagons and heaps more. LITTLE SPLENDOUR Little Splendour is the ultimate pint-sized festival playground, designed for the young and young at heart! Fully fenced and secured, Little Splendour is a haven for parents, carers and children to relax, play and discover. For the littlies, surprise visits from their favourite pirates and mermaids are followed by dress ups in the tipi and a dig in the giant sandpit! If that hasn’t tired them out, they can feel the drop at DJ Skool or do some interpretive dance in the music garden. The Big Kids Zone has the rest of the pack sorted, with everything from sports, face painting, henna tattoos and board games. Expect LOADS more crazy cool workshops in the new Workshops Tent, where the whole clan can enjoy arts, craft, music, dance and active workshops each day. Too many red cordials in the system? Get those little terrors to reach for the stars on the new 8m high climbing wall! Or they can burn off all that excess energy on the recycled tyre playground. And if they’ve still got fuel in the tank, the new obstacle course jumping castle will sort them out! Until midnight each night, parents with babies can head to the Tipi to feed, change and rest up. You won’t have to look far for your caffeine fix either, with locally roasted brews on hand to keep you fueled. CAMPING Camping with kids in tow? The Meadow is the place to go! Splendour’s designated family friendly campground is tucked away from the rest of the campers so you won’t have Darren the wannabe DJ dropping bangers when you’re ready to hit the hay. The campground playground has also been revamped, so the little ones can keep themselves occupied while you’re enjoying that morning cuppa. You’ll also find some handy extras in the Meadow, including a microwave and change table. But before you make for the Amphitheatre, pay a visit to the new resident face-painter who will have the kids looking festival ready! BABYSITTING Onsite babysitting is available to help you catch a break! Offload those bundles of joy between 12pm – 12am Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Little Splendour’s Babysitting Club, where trained teachers and childcare professionals will take the reins for up to two hours at a time, and keep the kids busy with creation stations, games, book readings and movies. Bookings essential before July 1 for all children under 4. Over 5’s no bookings required. Check the website for booking information. From 8.30pm to 12.00am a buggy shuttle service will be available from Little Splendour to ferry you and your little ones back to the family campground or car park, so you can get them out of the festival with minimal fuss. Book at Little Splendour when required. ROCK & ROLLER WAGONS If their little legs can’t make the distance, Rock & Roller Wagons will have you travelling from campsite to stage in style. Daytime cruising, night-time snoozing. Parental heaven. Bookings essential. FOOD With over 70 food outlets at the festival there is something to suit even the fussiest eater. But if you have one of those little treasures that will only eat vegemite sandwiches with the crusts cut off, you can always bring along your own supplies. Ready to give your kids the family holiday you always wish you’d had? Stick Splendour in the calendar and stay tuned for the lineup announcement in April! SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS 2019 Friday 19 July, Saturday 20 July and Sunday 21 July North Byron Parklands Tweed Valley Way, Wooyung (15 mins north of Byron Bay) splendourinthegrass.com

Family Fun this Winter With Something on Saturday Staying home wrapped up in a cosy blanket and sipping a frothy hot choccy in winter is nice for a while, but soon enough you’ll have kids crawling up the walls when cabin fever hits. That’s why Something on Saturday’s is returning to bring a whole heap of theatrical family fun to your calendar this chilly season. This year’s Something on Saturday program will yet again delight 1 to 12 year olds with fabulous live performances every Saturday at Adelaide Festival Centre. From performances to exhibitions and hands on arts and crafts, this is every child’s chance to experience the transformative world of the arts. Kids tickets start from just $12. Plus, every week there’s a FREE Foundation Kids Corner Workshop where kids are given the opportunity to let their creative juices ow and create wonderful arts and crafts, inspired by the show they attend. Here are our top three must-sees from the program so far: Tinkertime: The Broken Bubble Machine 4 May 1:00pm & 3:00pm Join ABC Kids star Nay Nay for Tinkertime: The Broken Bubble Machine. Join Nay Nay and her tinkering friends on board HMS ‘Curiosity’, a grumpy old bubble-powered airship that flies world-wide. But when the ship breaks down, the Tinkertime team must come to the rescue. This is a voyage of laughs and curiosity. You may recognise Nay Nay, aka Naomi Young, as the voice of ‘Hootabelle’ from Giggle and Hoot. Tinkertime: The Broken Bubble Machine is a steam punk-style extravaganza with live music, dancing, fascinating machinery and bubbles popping everywhere. Let’s blow our minds – it’s Tinkertime! Something On Saturday Free Kids Corner Workshop – Glow Puppets 4 May 1.30pm–3pm Make a glow in the dark jellyfish puppet. The Mik Maks Play 11 May 11:00am & 1:00pm Get ready for a Mik Mak musical adventure with brothers Al, Joel and Drums the Panda. There are lots of games to play and musical fun to be had with The Mik Maks “Play” show. Young audiences will learn valuable concepts like sharing, creative sibling play, healthy eating, brushing your teeth and packing up. Plus, they will have loads of fun singing and dancing to The Mik Mak’s catchy rock songs. Something On Saturday Free Kids Corner Workshop – Junk Music 11 May 11.30am–1pm Turn your household recyclables into instruments and strum away! Porridge 29 June 1:00pm & 3:00pm When a crime wave hits Happy Valley, there are a caseload of mysteries to be solved! Who’s stolen Ma Hubbard’s recipe book? Who’s kidnapped Marigold the cow? And what dirty secret is Papa Bear hiding behind his Porridge empire? It’s down to Private Detective Jack Spratt to uncover the truth in this tale of mystery, mayhem and breakfast cereal! Porridge serves up a delicious production, packed with spoonfuls of sparkling songs and bowlfuls of belly-laughs. This hilarious show will leave the audience wanting seconds and shouting for more! Something On Saturday Free Kids Corner Workshop – Detective Tales 29 June 1:30pm–3pm Create your own detective gadget and help solve a mystery. For further ticketing and program info visit: adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au @adelaidefescent

Welcome to DreamBIG Children’s Festival 2019! DreamBIG Children’s Festival is South Australia’s iconic biennial arts festival for schools and families that places its audience at the centre of fresh, inventive, imaginative and inspiring arts experiences. More than 2 million South Australian children have participated in the festival since its inception in 1974 (as Come Out Festival), and it remains an intrinsic part of growing up in South Australia. There’s so much fun to be had over the 11 day festival and we are here to keep you up to date with everything that’s going on! For the Doggie Lovers Premiering in South Australia, New Owner blends puppetry, live action and animation, for ages 8+. A must see for animal lovers, it’s also a lesson in love, loss and relationships. One of the Lead Creatives, Arielle Gray from The Last Great Hunt, explains… What inspired you to create this beautiful performance? We have another show called ‘It’s Dark Outside’ about an old man losing his memories and we have one scene in that show that stars a little dog puppet. That dog steals people’s hearts (and it’s only in one scene), so we thought why not make a whole show about the dog? We started thinking about pets and how when you adopt them you have no idea about their past, their experiences, the things that have shaped them into the adult dog that they become. So that’s where we started – a show about a dog, from a dog’s perspective with all the adventures and relationships that go along with that. You’ve combined different artistic methods to bring New Owner to life. What can we expect? The show is a mixture of projected animation, puppetry and live performance. The animation is really fun because it means that our hero can go anywhere and do anything (including slow motion flying past giant hotdogs) but at its heart it’s a story about a dog, an owner and other friends and foes encountered along the way. What does New Owner help to teach young people? I think the show at its heart is about relationships and how they shape you. It is about dealing with love, loss and loneliness, about making new friends and growing up. The Last Great Hunt also brought us the international hit The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer. What is it about The Last Great Hunt shows that resonate? I believe it is good stories, told in playful, creative ways that surprise people and have a whole lot of heart. Well that is what I hope anyway. Sat 25 & Sun 26 May 11am & 2pm Space Theatre – Adelaide Festival Centre Tickets Adult: $25 Child: $20 Suitable for 8+ 60 Minutes BIG FAMILY WEEKEND Nature Craft – Sensory Play – Cubby Building, Junk Parts and Mud Play – DreamBIG Forest – Make Your Own Dukkah – Slacklining – Stories Under the Stars – Being, in space – Pop Up Science Calligraphy Writing and Paper Cutting – Drag Queen Storytime – Basket Weaving – BIG Family Sing Guru Dudu’s Silent Disco Walking Tour – Protest Lab – Dream Big in a Big House – Government House Open Day Neo Teen Art Tours – The Little Barista Program – Family Mediation – Family Yoga – Outdoor Stages and more! DreamBIG By The Seashore A new show is proving you are never too little to DreamBIG! Seashore by Sally Chance Dance and Insite Arts will premiere in Adelaide in May. Sally Chance explains what it’s all about. Tell us about your new show, Seashore? Seashore is an interactive dance performance where families will join in to become the co-creators, with dancers Stephen Noonan and Felecia Hick, musician/composer Heather Frahn and I. The beach is something most of us have experienced or can picture as a place of play and freedom. It’s a friendly imaginative place to start a creative journey with young children. We’re focusing on the shore, which would have to be nature’s best playground for children, as they run in and out of the water. What inspired you to create this show? My company has created four performance works for very young audiences, but I’ve always wanted to invite children aged three and younger, with their adults, into the heart of the creative action. Children this age are amazing audiences and want to participate. Depending on the feeling of the performance they’re watching, and on their own disposition, they may gaze with intense focus at the action or come right in and take part in it. Seashore is aimed at children 3 years and under. How important is it for babies and toddlers to experience live music and dance? Yes the audience for Seashore will be very young! Theatre for early years is a branch of the performing arts that shows how young children have a cultural life which can be expressed through the immediacy of live performance. One of my favourite thinkers on young children, psychologist Daniel Stern, talks about the relationship between child and parent/carer as “the rich choreography of the world here and now between us,” so in a way life is a dance that starts at birth. Seashore aims to celebrate this. You’ve said children are the creators of the show. What are you anticipating from each performance? Seashore is well on its way to being a very special show, it’s being carefully prepared to invite its audiences into a beautiful and intriguing world. We’re excited about how each performance might vary depending on the responses of all the children present. It’s no accident that we’ve chosen Slingsby’s Hall of Possibility as our performance venue, which also happens to sit behind East Borough Eatery, I’m anticipating that Seashore has every element required for a wonderful, theatrical DreamBIG family outing. Fri 24, Sat 25, Fri 31 May Sat 1 June 10.30am Slingsby’s Hall of Possibility 96 Glen Osmond Road Parkside Tickets 1 child & 1 adult: $20 1 child & 2 adults: $25