Under 8? It’s your day

Charlize Taylor, Mati Collins and Connor Collett test out an SES rescue boat.

Having a snake slither around your neck, climbing into the back of a police van or getting into the driver’s seat of a fire truck are not an average day activity at Tewantin State School.

But on Friday about 400 children under eight years old and in Year 6 took a break from the ordinary.

Prep teacher and event organiser Ashley Keune donned his mad hatter outfit for the occasion and enlisted the assistance of Year 6 students, student leaders and parents to supervise various activities as the school celebrated Under 8s day.

“They really stepped up to the plate,” he said of his Year 6 band of helpers.

There was art to create, books to look at, native animals to touch, sports to try out and a jumping castle.

The fun and educational event taught children a bit more about various emergency services, sporting codes and native animals.