BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.8//EN TZID:Australia/Sydney X-WR-TIMEZONE:Australia/Sydney BEGIN:VEVENT UID:11687@dev.rydedistrictmums.com.au DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20171022T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20171022T160000 DTSTAMP:20171016T092104Z URL:https://dev.rydedistrictmums.com.au/events/cockatoo-island-family-fun- day/ SUMMARY:Cockatoo Island Family Fun Day DESCRIPTION:Go on a Cockatoo Island Adventure\nhosted by the National Marit ime Museum\n\nThe Australian National Maritime Museum is inviting families to go on a Cockatoo Island Adventure when it hosts its annual Family Fun Day on Cockatoo Island 10am – 4pm\, Sunday 22 October. Held in partnersh ip with the Harbour Trust\, families will enjoy a free day of fun with DJ and dance zones\, character tours\, steam crane demonstrations\, storytell ing and much more.\n\nA full day of fun is planned for all the family with activities for kids aged two and up including:\n\n11am – 3pm - Kids on Deck- Rats\, Bats and Bunting Tossers-\n\nPlay\, create and discover in Ki ds on Deck with creative art making\, games and dress ups. Spy through the periscopes\, raise the signal flags and learn secret semaphore codes as w e salute to all things navy and nautical inspired by the historic cockatoo island shipyards.\n\nMake your own model submarine or battleship\, craft a souvenir badge\, some bat bunting\, or design a temporary tattoo. Play d ress-up in sailor style!\n\n11am – 3.30pm - Face Painting- sea creatures \, sailors and swashbucklers\nHave your pirate face\, sailor tattoos or se a creatures painted on.\n\n10.30am - 2pm- Bubbles and Beats\nEnjoy spectac ular interactive bubble art performances and dance the day away with sweet DJ beats\n\n11.30am\, 12.30pm and 2pm Ship Shape- hula hooping performanc e and workshop\n30 minute sessions\nKick\, jump\, jitterbug and twirl with the crew from Swingout Sydney in interactive swing dancing performances a nd workshops.\n\n12.15pm\, 2.45pm – Saltwater Stories\nJoin D’harawal knowledge keeper Shannon Foster for stories\, weaving and an animal encoun ter.\n\n1.30pm\, 2.30pm – Jannawi Dance Clan Performances\nEnjoy the stu nning fusion of modern and traditional dance styles with Jannawi Dance Cla n as they pay tribute to Cockatoo Island’s rich Aboriginal history.\n\n1 pm and 3pm - Crooked Characters and Colonial Escapades Tour\nCrooked Chara cters of Cockatoo Island and other Colonial Escapades is an hour-long fami ly friendly journey into the hilarious and fascinating underbelly of Austr alia’s colonial and recent history and mythologies. Capacity is strictly limited so be sure to register at the visitors centre on arrival.\n\n10.3 0 – 11.30am and 2pm- 3pm – Photo Ops with Blinky the lighthouse\nHave your photo taken with our adorable inflatable lighthouse.\nShare your pics with @anmmuseum \; @cockatooisland \; #familyfunday\n\n10.30am\, 11.30am\, 12.30pm\, 1.30pm &\; 2.30pm - Steam Crane Demonstrations\nIns talled on Cockatoo Island in the early 1900’s and of exceptional heritag e significance\, this Travelling Steam Crane is a rare example of early st eam powered cranes and amongst the oldest in Australia. Check out the demo nstrations and see how steam power ruled.\n\nActivity Trails\nAll day- sel f guided\nPick up a trail from the visitors centre and explore the Island ’s fascinating histories.\n\nThe Cockatoo Island Adventures family fun d ay is free and is a collaboration between the Australian National Maritime Museum and the Harbour Trust. Be sure to pick up your family fun map on a rrival to plan your day’s adventure. For further information about Cocka too Island including how to get there visit www.cockatooisland.gov.au.\n\n  \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.rydedistrictmums.com.au/wp-content/u ploads/2017/10/Hula-HoopWorkshop_Turbine-Hall_Family-Fun-Day.jpg CATEGORIES:What's On LOCATION:Cockatoo Island\, Cockatoo Island\, Sydney\, Australia GEO:-33.8470558;151.17163619999997 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Cockatoo Island\, Sydney\, Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Cockatoo Island:geo:-33.8470558,151.1 7163619999997 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Sydney X-LIC-LOCATION:Australia/Sydney BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20171001T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR