Little Day Out

The Little Day Out stage program will be Auslan interpreted and is complimented by unique roving entertainment.

Children are spoilt for choice with hands on, continuous drop in workshops and activities running throughout both event sessions including:

• Verso Projects – Spin to Win
• Ray White AKG – Face Painting
• Little Locals – Sensory Experience
• Little Green Thumbs – Seedling Planting
• Triangle House – Community Kaleidoscope and make your own Kaleidoscope
• Party Higher – Silent Disco with haptic vests and straps
• Dino Discoveries with First 5 Forever Ipswich Libraries
• Wildlings Forest School – Build cubbies, fairy villages, seedpod painting and nature jewellery
• Ipswich Art Gallery – Build a Bee
• Ipswich Waste Services – Resource Recovery Rangers
• Creative Kids Brisbane – Clay Happy Flower Pots
• Ipswich City Council – SEAL Pool Safety Program
• Kiana Good – Mural painting

To enhance your Little Day Out experience, the below facilities and services are available onsite at the event:

• Child feed and change room – Ripley Town Centre also has a parent room
• Tag a Toddler  – this service helps us quickly reunite children of all ages and their guardians should they be separated during the event
• Quiet Zone
• Auslan interpreted main stage program
• Water Monster – fresh water dispenser to refill drink bottles

A range of family friendly food and beverage options are available within the event precinct including:

• Ungermann Brothers Ice Cream
• High Class Burgers
• OMG Donuts 
• QLD Dumpling Master
• Roam ‘In Pizza
• The Feel Goodie Foodie
• The Rich Pour

Thanks to the team at Brookwater Legal, Little Day Out attendees get to grab a FREE piece of fresh fruit!

A number of cafes, restaurants and take away food options are also available at Ripley Town Centre.

Ample parking is available in the Little Day Out Event Parking – access from Ripley Road (please see the below map)

Disability parking is available in the Ripley Town Centre carpark (please see the below map)

Other than for disability parking, the Ripley Town Centre carpark is reserved for centre customers only.

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Follow these guidelines to help make our event greener and more sustainable:

• BYO water bottle and use our free water Monster refill station
• BYO reusable bag for the kids arts and craft creations
• BYO coffee keep cup
• Carpool
• Use the onsite recycling  bins

ACCESSIBLE PARKING
Accesible parking is available to Disabled Permit holders in the Ripley Town Centre carpark.

FACILITIES

• Child Feed and Change rooom – Ripley Town Centre also has a parent room
• Tag a Toodler – this service helps event staff quickly reunite children of all ages and their guardians should they be seperated during the event
• Quiet Zone – a specially designed sensory friendly space to take a break from all the excitement and unwind.

ACCESSIBLE TOILET
A portable accessible toilet is located within the event site.

AUSLAN INTERPRETERS
The stage program is Auslan Interpreted.