The KidzKlub
Exciting for children….relaxing for parents…..a place which was described last year as a “magical oasis”. There is an entire field allocated to our little festival goers and their parents. This mini festival will be in a fully fenced area designed soley for parents and children to relax, play and unleash their creative spirit. There will be a crèche, an art/craft tent, a large sandpit, clown school, facepainting, a dressup theatre, drummers, performers, there will be storytellers, and musicians to amuse and entertain, there will be quiet areas to unwind and an active zone to challenge the sportiest of children.
It is important to note that all our daytime facilities and services require parents to remain within the KidzKlub Area supervising their own children.
The KidzKlub Staff are provided only to entertain and facilitate activities.
From 6pm – 12am there is a crèche facility available and private babysitters can be arranged prior to the festival for daytime care and for any children under 3 at night.
For more info on our babysitting service see below….
Parent’s Room
This room is specifically for those festival goers who bring their tiny ones. We have created a lovely cushioned lounge area for breast feeding mums to relax, feed, change and play with your baby or toddler in peace and comfort away from the major festival commotion. We also have a change table and a microwave for your conveinience. All in heated comfort. We also have lovely toilets reserved just for the children and parents.
Artie Fartie Art Space open 11am – 5.30pm
This tent is for those children who love to challenge their creative side. Activities like clay modeling, painting, beading, drawing, stamping, sculpture, stenciling will be available for all those artie fartie kids to go wild.
Magical Make Believe Garden open 11am – 5.30pm
A Magical Garden with a fairy wagon, full of bubbles and beauty where the most amazing things will happen. Musicians, facepainters, fairies, story tellers, dancers, performers. Delights for all ages.
Clown School open 11am – 5.30pm
Come and clown around all day with an array of crazy clowns. Dress up as a clown, learn to make juggling balls, there are hooping, balloon modeling and juggling workshops and lots and lots of fun games to play….but watch out for the trickery…those clowns can be very naughty!
Pirate Pete’s Sandpit open 11am – 5.30pm
Arrrhhhh me arties……a huge sandpit with toys and carrrrrs and diggin things and grrrreat treasure to be found for sure. Arrrrrhhh…..
Active Zone open 11am – 5.30pm
Giant volley ball, table tennis, foozball, parachute games, skipping, tug o war totum tennis, poison ball, Hula hooping ,novelty races, ping pong ball races, sack races, running races, three legged ….are you tired yet! there is more….. stilt walking, ball games, juggling…..
Kidz Klub Nite Crèche open 6pm – 12am
The Kidz Klub crèche will be open from 6 to 12am each night and costs $10 per hour per child.
This fabulously equipped, fully secured facility for children enables parents to enjoy some adult time while their children are cared for by our fantastic team of carers.
In the
KidzKlub crèche children will enjoy challenging and fun games and art/craft activities.
This service is suitable for children from three years up to 13 years of age. For children under 3 the babysitting service can be used.
Run by a team of teachers and childcare professionals, parents can rest assured their children are having the time of their lives in a safe environment, with high quality care.
Nite Crèche Activities include:art activities, construction kits (Lego, mobilo, imaginex pirate ship), board games, puppet theatre, dress up/dramatic play area, giant pillows and books for relaxing, barbies, bratz dolls, cars and heaps of other toys, Dvds for Movies and playstation.
Nite Creche Rules
- Parent/guardian must read and sign registration form in the presence of staff member.
- Parent/guardian must remain contactable at all times (mobile).
- Parent/guardian must give alternative contact number at festival ie. friend/partner and an emergency contact number outside Festival.
- The same parent/guardian must return to collect their child. Children will not be released to anyone else.
- Two hour maximum stay – parent/guardian can sign their children in again after having a food break with their child. This ensures children are not left at our facility for extended periods of time without food.
- Kidz Klub staff can refuse a second booking at their own discretion.
Babysitting Service
This service must be booked and paid for by June 30.
If you are taking your children to the festival and you would like a private babysitter to be onsite for you so you can enjoy some adult time away from them then make a booking Now!. You can book for 5 hour or less time slots. The babysitters will not be permitted under any circumstances to take your children outside the secured KidzKlub Area into the main festival area. All babysitters will have had experience with children and will be police checked for your security. All staff are supervised by a senior staff member at all times. This service costs $20 per hour, minimum of 2 hour bookings and must be paid for by the 30th of June. If you are interested in this service or want to make a booking go to www.kidzklub.com.au and contact us via email.
Child Protection
Byron Bay Kidz Klub prides themselves in offering premium quality care which in a festival situation extends way past basic needs. Due to the nature of such a large event many child protection and ethical issues need to be addressed. The following strategies will ensure safety and wellbeing for all children and adults using our facilities.
- A Security Guard is present at all times during the day and night.
- A full risk assessment and a safety inspection of The KidzKlub area has been conducted by a senior childcare specialist before the commencement of the festival and during the festival OHS is continuously monitored and maintained.
- The KidzKlub Area is fully fenced with only a small entrance opening during the day.
- At night from 6pm the entrance opening is gated and only parents with children in the crèche can enter.
- All KidzKlub staff have had the appropriate “Working With Children” background checks completed.
- The KidzKlub Area is for children and their Parents Only, only a selected few adults without children will be permitted to briefly enter the children’s area to view it’s wonders.
