Ted’s invited to the picnic

All ages and all teddies are invited to come down this Saturday, October 29, to experience a day like no other. 

Games and activity stations will be peppered across the green, and entertainment will be provided by performers at the stage.

Kids will be kept smiling with a jumping castle, Sahara Park pony rides, face painting, storytelling and nursery rhymes.

Activities include the lollipop throw, graffiti wall craft, mini bowling alley, bubble station, toy library and fruit craft. 

There will be prizes up for grabs, performances by Mainly Music and Kristen’s Dance Studio and a major raffle.

​The lucky winner of the major raffle prize will take home a Tee Pee Cubby House with a sand pit, sponsored by Bunning’s Warehouse. 

The ‘Care Bear Station’ will be set up to offer kids a place to have some time out and relax. 

Event organiser, Fiona Blyth, encourages children to bring their favourite teddy as prizes will be rewarded for the best dressed bear.

Forbes Teddy Bears Picnic will run from 9:30am to 1:30pm. 

​There will be a sausage sizzle, coffee vans and a coffee sitting area for parents and friends. 

The free community event is proudly supported by Forbes Shire Council, GC Community Engagement, Centacare Wilcannia-Forbes, Forbes Toy Library and Bernardi's IGA.

Forbes Teddy Bears Picnic coincides with Children’s Week, a national initiative to celebrate the right of children to enjoy childhood and demonstrate their abilities and talents. 

Organiser, Fiona Blyth, wanted to create an event that gets kids outdoors and away from the screens.

“I wanted to emphasise creative play and family orientated activities,” she said.

For more information contact Forbes Teddy Bears Picnic organiser Fiona Blyth on 0405 411 355 or Council’s Youth Development Assistant Clarissa Stewart on 6850 2357.

All are welcome. BYO treats and teddy bear.