Weekly Library Events & Activities for Kids

0-2 Year Olds Ryde & Hunters Hill Council Libraries – Ryde Rockers Rhyme Time

For children aged 0 to 2 years. Introduce your baby to rhymes…

Sat April 21, 2018

The Sydney Brick Show 2018
21/04/2018 - 22/04/2018 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

The Sydney Brick Show 2018
21-22 April 2018, Penrith Panthers Pavilion

Lovers of LEGO® are set to converge on Penrith this April school holidays, as The Sydney Brick Show, Sydney’s largest LEGO® fan event, heads to Sydney’s West for the first time. As LEGO® celebrates its 60th birthday, Penrith Panthers Pavilion will become a plastic brick wonderland with over 100 exhibits on display, most being unique creations straight from the imaginations of their builders.

A highlight of this years event will be a massive space themed build (5 x 2 metres), a collaboration showcasing the work of 12 members of the Sydney LEGO User Group. The show’s mascot, an innocent spaceman named Apollo, finds himself on a distant world where a rare ore named LEGOtonium has been discovered; It’s a tough frontier with all manner of aliens trying to discover their plot of LEGOtonium. Creativity and humour collide in this amazing piece, which includes ‘Bacon City’ the city corner where heroes and scum ‘meat’ over the infamous outer rim wings and space hotdogs. The details and jokes hidden in this display will entertain children and adults alike.

The collaborative builds continue, with almost all exhibitors coming together to make a world record attempt for the highest number of LEGO® Minifigure Habitats (small dioramas for LEGO® characters) displayed, being more than 1090!

A fitting celebration of the Minifig’s 40th anniversary this year. Celebrating another anniversary, 100 years of ‘Disney on Ice’, is a husband and wife collaboration that brings to life the fictional ‘All Star Arena’ precinct, including the ice rink with show in progress.
Conscious of their responsibility to ignite the next generation’s passion for LEGO®, show organisers hold an annual children’s building competition in the lead-up to the event, (with winning entries on display on Saturday 21 April). Along with providing a free building area with LEGO® graffiti wall, a remote controlled LEGO® Crawler race track, and meet-and-greets with costumed characters.

Attracting thousands of visitors each year, The Sydney Brick Show is an experience appreciated by fans and newcomers of all ages. LEGO® is more than a toy for children, it is a hobby and building material for enthusiasts of all ages, as demonstrated by the AFOLs (Adult Fans of LEGO®) who build throughout the year to exhibit new and unique creations our annual show.

“We go every year and every year we are amazed! There is so much to see and do, and for days
after, all the kids want to do is build.” – Karen, mother of 3.

Consider Penrith to far to travel for a LEGO® show? Turn your Sydney Brick Show visit into a family weekend away. Penrith is the gateway to the spectacular Blue Mountains, offering beautiful autumnal scenery during the month of April, and bonus unseasonally warm weather this year! There is free event parking is onsite, right outside the venue, and other Penrith activities are only a stones-throw away, including Cables water park, iFLY indoor skydiving, Penrith Whitewater, Aqua Golf and parks along the Nepean River.

Join us at Penrith Panthers Pavilion this April for a LEGO® experience like no other! Tickets from www.sydneybrickshow.com.au. Doors Open at 9am, with entry times every 30 minutes (for crowd control). Once you are in the event you can stay as long as you like! Doors close at 5pm.

The Sydney Brick Show is a www.nado.org.auvolunteer run, not-for-profit event, with proceeds from the show going to support the work of Penrith charity, NADO (Nepean Area Disability Organisation). Visit www.nado.org.au to learn about the work of this important local service.

Papilio Early Learning NSW Open Days
21/04/2018 - 22/04/2018 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Over two weekends, Papilio Early Learning is inviting you to celebrate the opening of our newly branded NSW centres! Bring along your family and friends and discover the Papilio Way!

Tour the centres and explore our environment
Meet our wonderful educators and ask about our Lifelong Learning Programs
Watch our sports programs in-action – soccer, basketball, yoga and Zumba classes run by our experienced coaches
Taste test our healthy and nutritious menu plans prepared by our in-house chefs
Join in on some family fun – kindy farms, arts & crafts, face-painting and more
Secure your child’s place with us and pay zero enrolment fees

To RVSP click here

EVENT DETAILS

WHEN:

Saturday 14 April 2017 Ingleburn, North Strathfield 2, Meadowbank, Rosebery, Ryde)

Saturday 21 April 2017 (Artarmon, Belrose, Dundas Valley, Epping)

TIME: 10am to 1pm

WHERE: To locate your nearest participating centres, click here.

To RSVP click here

Sun April 22, 2018

Taste of Rhodes: Festival of Food 9th – 22nd April
22/04/2018 @ All Day

Rhodes Waterside is holding a two-week festival of food and the whole family (and their taste buds) are invited! Celebrate all things food at Rhodes Waterside with amazing food deals, exclusive dining experiences and events, free giveaways plus the chance to have Justine Schofield cook dinner for you and 10 friends!

From 9 to 22 April, be inspired by new experiences, family time and seriously cheap eats. See in centre for a pop-up picnic zone, the perfect place to chill out and munch on the yummiest of snacks. Visit the GIANT lolly jar and guess the exact amount of lollies in the jar and you could take the whole thing home! Spend $10 at any food retailer and present your valid receipt at the Customer Service Desk to redeem a FREE Australian Gourmet Traveller Magazine.

For the little ones, head to Gozleme King for a free Nutella Gozleme workshop. Make your own delicious Nutella Gozleme filled with the freshest ingredients, watch as it is cooked right in front of you and gobble it all up! Then, head to Lilly’s Espresso e Cucina and make your very own pizza. Rhodes Waterside has also opened its doors to the community, inviting five lucky groups to open a pop up ‘Lil’ Shop’! Purchase a cookie and make your contribution to much-needed fundraising for Out & About Baby for PANDA, We All Care, Team Georgia for The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Ku-Ring-Gai Stealers Baseball League Inc and Victoria Avenue Public Walking School.

For the big kids, bring your stomachs and enter the dumpling dash. Enter (if you dare) to see if you can eat 20 dumplings in the fastest time to win a $50 Rhodes Waterside Gift Card. Celebrate the greatest combination in the world and join the pizza and beer appreciation society, where $10 bucks will you get a beer tasting paddle and unlimited pizza all night! Check out kombucha taste testing from The Source Bulk Foods and pop stalls all across the festival.

During April you can help put food on the plates of those in need. Simply post a pic of the meal you purchased at Rhodes Waterside on Instagram with the hashtag #tasteofgiving and we will donate a meal to someone in need through Foodbank, Australia’s largest hunger relief organisation.

To help those in need, donate to our Taste of Rhodes partner Foodbank. Donate to our Food Drive and help us support vulnerable families by donating non-perishable items. Your donations will go to people in need who are struggling to put food on the table tonight. To donate or hear more about their stories, visit our ‘Faces of Hunger’ photo exhibition, located near Coles.

For more information collect a Taste of Rhodes program in centre or visit www.rhodeswaterside.com.au.

Superhero Sundays – The Ranch
22/04/2018 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

SUPERHERO SUNDAY!

On the First Sunday of every month, Ranchies Kids Club members get a special visit from our superhero friends! Mums and Dads be sure to bring your camera along as the kids dress up as their favourite superhero!

Superhero Appearances are between 12-2pm.

For more info click here.

The Ranch North Ryde Super Hero Sundays

West Ryde Library