By Hollie Harris
This year the annual Tewantin State School Under-8s Day celebration will be held on Friday 26 May.
The purpose of the Under 8s Day is to create an awareness of services, activities and organisations from the community that are aimed at children and support their families.
It also celebrates being under the age of 8. The morning allows these services and organisations to showcase what they have to offer these children and the wider community in an educational and fun-filled morning. This year marks the 61st year of Under 8s Week in Queensland.
Students will assemble in the school hall about 9am, and activities will commence at 9.15am.
Parents, grandparents and other family members of Tewantin State School students are most welcome to join in with the activities for the morning. Children from the community that are under the age of eight, from child care centres, that are home schooled or other children that do not attend another school are also welcome to attend as long as they are supervised by an adult.
Families that do not attend Tewantin State School will need to sign in at the school administration building, at the Werin Street school entrance.
At the Under 8s Day this year, there will be a variety of art stalls, community services and many sporting codes that are being represented.
All of the stalls and activities for the children will be free yet again. The only items that will incur a payment will be tea, coffee and muffins which will be available for the adults.
The activities will take place around the hall and spread out on the two school ovals. Stalls which are run by the teachers range from hot popcorn, playing with goop, gross motor obstacle courses, making necklaces, making kites, bubble blowing, painting and sand art just to name a few.
This is a fun-filled morning for the children that are eight years of age and under from this school and the local community. Activities conclude about 11am.
