Lots of exciting and fun activities await kids this summer school holidays at the newly opened parkland, The Common at West Village; best of all, they are all for free!
Creative Kids
Creative Kids Brisbane runs a free outdoor art space at West Village for children of all ages to explore their creative side, seven days a week. Parents and guardians must be present at all times. The art space is open Mon – Fri from 9 A.M. to 11 A.M and Sat & Sun from 9 A.M to 12 A.M.
Schedule of Summer Workshops:
- Messy Monday – Messy art using hands and fingers. Old clothes are recommended for a total enjoyment.
- Sensory Tuesday / Thursday – Engage the senses through textured art materials, alternate techniques, and sensory play.
- Art and Science Wednesday – Science based art activities. Kindly bring your own lab coat and safety glasses.
- Fluro Friday – Cap off the week with all things fluro.
Creative Kids & The Common at West Village
Video Credit: West Village / YouTube
West Village Eco Kids
In conjunction with CitySmart, West Village has launched the West Village Eco Kids — a series of free green workshops for kids of all ages. The workshops will run for three weeks beginning 3 December to 21 December 2018, weekdays from from 9 A.M. to 10 A.M. To book and for more details, you may visit this webpage.
West Village Twilight Kids
Fun activities continue on till the early evening as West Village presents the West Village Twilight Kids — a variety of kids activities at The Common such as Bubble workshops, Slime workshops, Lantern making, and a Silent Disco Yoga. Workshops will run four days per week beginning 10 December 2018, from 4 P.M. to 6 P.M.
Registrations are essential; all bookings are free. Visit this webpage for more details.
The Garden Pantry
Where there are kids, food should not be far away. So, feel free to head to The Garden Pantry to refuel and enjoy mouth-watering food from three of Brisbane’s popular restaurants: Salt Meats Cheese, Cheeky Poke Bar, and Mr Bunz.
The Garden Pantry is where one will find al fresco dining, tropical-inspired indoor dining, and grab-and-go options while enjoying the Light Garden by Luxxbox — an interactive display of 2500 light reeds scattered around and lighting up the parkland at night.
Salt Meats Cheese
Salt Meats Cheese, or SMC, is an Italian eatery serving fully plant-based vegan and vegetarian wood fired pizza with cured meats as adds-ons. SMC will also feature a botanical cocktail bar made extra special with hand made infusions and ingredients from Australian native herbs. Lastly, Fresh coffee, roasted and served daily via their new business, “The Laneway Coffee Roasters by SMC”.
Cheeky Poke Bar
Cheeky Poke Bar serves Hawaiian-and-Japanese-inspired Poke bowls like the Salmon-GF (sashimi salmon, coconut turmeric rice, cabbage, kale, cucumber, wakame, pickled ginger, wasabi mayo, taro crisps, 64-degree egg, cheeky nori, sesame, togarashi, and salt) and Prawn-GF (fresh mooloolaba prawns, coconut turmeric rice, cabbage, beetroot, daikon, wakame, enoki, sriracha mayo, puffed rice, avocado, cheeky nori, sesame, togarashi, and salt).
Cheeky takes pride in the fact that it sources its fresh seafood from older sibling Fresh N Wild Fish. They also serve protein options for those who have an intolerance to seafood such as Chicken-GF (chicken, brown rice, spinach, carrot, beetroot, corn, creamy asian sauce, wasabi peas, avocado, cheeky nori, sesame, togarashi, and salt).
Mr Bunz
Mr Bunz offers a taste of the East with their signature bao buns — fluffy steamed buns — filled with either crackling roasted pork belly, crispy spiced fried chicken, or Peking duck with crispy skin.
Check out these eateries at these times:
- Salt Meats Cheese: 7 A.M. – 9.30 P.M.
- Mr Bunz: 11.30 A.M. – 9 P.M.
- Cheeky Poke: 10 A.M. – 9 P.M.