Don your explorers hat and get ready to go Into the Wild when Kids Take Over this October.
This fierce and fun mini fest is the place where kids can create, explore, and let their imaginations go wild.
Take part in an adventure to discover mythical monsters in The Magic Garden; design your inner wild creature in our Wilding Wear Workshop; enjoy stories and songs about animals from far away with Dan Sultan; learn to play African drums; run away and join the circus for a week; get up close and personal with real wild creatures; and plenty more!
Kids Take Over will arrive 3-5 October.
Kids Take Over: Into the Wild is presented by HOTA, Home of the Arts and Paradise Point Community Bank® Branch of Bendigo Bank.
What’s for lunch during Kids Take Over?
Head to the Lawn Bar each day between 11.30am and 2pm during Kids Take Over (3, 4, 5 Oct) for a picnic or a BBQ Lunch. Enjoy sizzling sausages, classic hamburgers, out of this world ice cream flavours and ice-cold drinks while listening to the funky beats of our very own HOTA mini DJ’s. Get organised ahead of time, and purchase a Kid’s Take Over Lunch Box for $12, which includes a sandwich, cheese & crackers, mini muffin, and water or juice bottle.
Kids Take Over: Into the Wild Events Include:
Dan Sultan – Nali & Friends
When: Sat 5 Oct, 11am
Where: Theatre 1
Tickets: $22.50, HOTA Member $19.15, Family (4) $69, Groups (6+) $12.50 ea.
Recommended Ages: All ages
Nali & Friends is a tale about unconventional, oddball animals from different parts of the world.
Dan Sultan tells us, “I co-wrote this with long-time friend and collaborator, filmmaker Rhys Graham, the stories were inspired by our journey through Uganda and Kenya working with The Thin Green Line Foundation – an international organisation that provides welfare and support to Wildlife Rangers. It was during this trip that we had the opportunity to get up close with baby animals and observe their quirky personalities. It was one of the most rewarding musical experiences I’ve had to date. There are elements, to this story of Nali, which talk about being nice to people and being a good person.”
“To celebrate the release, I’m taking the songs out on the road for my first run of kids shows. You can catch Me, Nali and Friends at HOTA on the 5th of October!”
Danger Club by Circa
When: Tue 1 – Sat 5 Oct, 10am – 1pm daily
Where: Top Secret Location at HOTA
Tickets: $25 (for full 5 day workshop)
Recommended Ages: 7-17 years
Created by CIRCA and the Gold Coast Community
Join at your own risk. With Circa’s Danger Club, you are invited to take a leap of faith in a series of circus workshops.
Gathering in a secret location, you seek the thrill of danger through circus creating with Circa’s artist and performing in a unique community venue using the space like never before.
Together you explore the very idea of danger and use it to inspire and challenge in unexpected, exciting and amusing ways.
Will you be granted entry to The Danger Club?
Toonworld! Stop Motion Animation Workshop
When: Tue 1 – Thu 3 Oct, 10am & 11.30am daily
Where: Art Lab
Tickets: $10
Recommended Ages: 5-13 years
Making Movies!
Welcome to Toonworld. Explore the exciting world of Stop Motion Animation and make your own movie.
In this one and a half hour workshop you’ll learn how to develop a storyline and create a unique clay character (or you can bring your favourite Lego character!)
You’ll then shoot your movie, add in some cool voice and sound effects, and watch your amazing creation on the BIG screen in Theatre 1 before the Dan Sultan, Nali and Friends Performance.
**Ticket Price does not include a ticket to the Dan Sultan, Nali and Friends Performance.
African Beats
When: Thu 3 Oct, 12.30pm-1.30pm; Fri 4 & Sat 5 Oct, 10.15-11.15am
Where: The Lawn Bar
Tickets: FREE – Registrations required
Recommended Ages: All ages
African Drumming Workshop
Get a little wild in this energetic hour of traditional West African drumming and dance by African Beat.
Grab a drum and move your hands and feet to the rhythm of the jungle beats – stay for the hour or come and go. All ages.
Register for your chance to win 2 tickets to see Dan Sultan | Nali and Friends
The Magic Garden by Shock Therapy Productions
When: Thu 3 – Sat 5 Oct, 11.15am & 1.15pm daily
Where: Roving Performance
Tickets: FREE
Recommended Ages: 5-13 years
Do you believe in the power of IMAGINATION? The Magic Garden is a fun-fuelled interactive journey of exploration and creativity for families.
Join “Pat Malone”, a bush adventurer and Mythical Creature Researcher as he embarks on specialised research into Autonomous Imaginary Species, or A.I.S.
These are creatures that begin in the imagination, or in the collective consciousness, and then become real, physical creatures that have a life all of their own! Now, it might sound crazy, and I bet you’re wondering how it’s possible…
Along the way, you will meet mythical Australian creatures, observe them in their habitat, be mesmerised by their physicality, and laugh out loud as each has a physical encounter with Pat. Inspired by classic family fantasy stories like “The Neverending Story” and “Alice in Wonderland”, Shock Therapy have fused Physical Theatre, Slapstick and the good old Aussie yarn to create a colourful and iconic piece about the nature of reality and the power of the mind over matter.
But you have to BELIEVE!
Wild Animal Encounter
When: Thu 3, Fri 4 Oct 10am – 12pm; Sat 5 Oct 10-11am & 12-1pm; Presentations 10.30am daily.
Where: The Terrace
Tickets: FREE
Recommended Ages: All Ages
Calling all adventurers! Stop by our special Wild Animal Encounter at Kids Take Over and get face to face with some FIERCE reptiles (if you dare)!
No bookings required – just stop by.
Wilding Wear Workshops
When: Thu 3 – Sat 5 Oct, 10am-2pm
Where: Driveway
Tickets: FREE
Recommended Ages: 5+
“What do wildlings wear” I hear you ask?
Well wildlings wear wild things of course!
Join other wildlings in our fluoro forest and create your own Wildling Wear designs inspired by nature and the bush.
Funky Letter Art Workshop
When: Thu 3 – Sat 5 Oct, 10am, 11am, 12pm, & 1pm daily.
Where: Café Terrace
Tickets: FREE
Recommended Ages: All Ages
Bring out your creativity in a Typography workshop where you will learn the fundamentals of hand drawn lettering creating your own unique piece of art to take home.
Circus Antics Workshop with Spaghetti Circus
When: Thu 3 – Sat 5 Oct, 10am-2pm
Where: HOTA Driveway
Tickets: FREE
Recommended Ages: 5+
Enter the Spaghetti Circus Zone and learn about taking risks, showing off and most of all, having fun.
At these drop-in workshops, the Spaghetti Circus kids will teach you to use circus to spin, dazzle and bewitch your friends. Following the performance, each workshop will feature a single circus prop per session. These will include: your body, juggling scarves, hand stilts, spin sticks, spinning plates, hula hoops and much more.
Go Wild at the Movies
Sit back, relax, and let your imagination run wild with Go Wild at the Movies! With a different movie playing every day at 10.30am in the Basement (for free), you’ll be able to enjoy every day of Kids Take Over.
The Wild [G]
Thu 3 Oct, 10.30am
General, 82 mins
When zoo-dwelling lion cub Ryan wanders off and accidentally gets shipped to Africa where animals are being released into the wild, his father Samson rounds up some animal friends and embarks on a journey to rescue his son.
Their rescue mission is fraught with danger, both from natural phenomena like volcanoes and from animals, and as they continue their search for the missing cub they rediscover long-dormant survival instincts.
Bridge to Terabithia [PG]
Fri 4 Oct, 10.30am
Mild themes, 93 mins
The life of Jesse, an adolescent, changes when he befriends Leslie, the class outsider.
The children create an imaginary world called Terabithia, which is inhabited by all manner of magical creatures.
Though difficulties fill their ordinary lives, Jesse and Leslie rule as king and queen in Terabithia.
Where the Wild Things Are [PG]
Sat 5 Oct, 10.30am
Mild violence, infrequent coarse language and scary scenes (101 mins)
Feeling misunderstood at home and at school, mischievous Max escapes to the land of the Wild Things with majestic and sometimes fierce creatures.
They allow Max to become their leader, and he promises to create a kingdom where everyone will be happy.
However, Max soon finds that being king is not easy and that, even being with the Wild Things, there is something missing.
