Get ready for an exciting Beach & Bayside Exploration Day celebrating Nature & Community! Wander along the beautiful Wynnum Foreshore, dive into a hands-on nature scavenger hunt, enjoy sensory sand and beach play, and unwind with a seaside picnic lunch by the water. Don’t forget to bring your Go Card for easy public transport access!
Designed for 13-16 year olds
Join the Blue Tongue Squad in Wynnum for school holidays PACKED with fun!
From island trips to exploring the city, swim days, park plays and barbecues – every day brings a new adventure.
Plus you’ll get to try out Blue Tongue’s fun programs for yourself! Whip up a culinary masterpiece at Blue Tongue Kitchen cooking school, unleash your creativity in our Art+Soul workshop, or step into the spotlight in the Blue Theatre Company!
Things To Know
Times
Blue Tongue Squad’s school holiday program runs on Brisbane’s bayside from 9am to 3pm each weekday of school holidays except public holidays.
Transport is available
Our team can pick you up from home in the mornings and drop you home again in the afternoons.
Transport on our excursion days is included.
Please bring your companion card.
Meals
Please pack your own lunch each day… Except on our cooking days!
On those days you’ll get to eat the delicious meals you create!
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For 13-16 year olds with disabilities, who love fun and adventures!
Register at the bottom of the page.
Week One
Tuesday 7 April - DIY Science & Experiment Day at Blue Tongue
Science, slime, and a splash of creativity! Dive into our Science & Sensory Lab for a day packed with slime-making, bubbling volcano experiments, sensory play stations with water beads and kinetic sand, plus exciting group challenges—from lava lamps to mini rocket launches—where science meets creativity and hands-on fun!
Location
- Blue Tongue Adventure 260 Tingal Road Wynnum 4178
Please bring
- Bag
- Water bottle
- Packed lunch
Accessibility
- Accessible toilets, pathways & parking available
Wednesday 8 April - Beach & Bayside Exploration Day
Location
- Meet at Blue Tongue Adventure 260 Tingal Road Wynnum 4178
Please bring
- Go card for public transport
- Hat
- Sunscreen
- Bag
- Water bottle
- Packed lunch
Accessibility
- Accessible toilets
Thursday 9 April - MasterChef Cooking Day at Blue Tongue Kitchen
Join us for an action-packed MasterChef Day focused on Life Skills & Teamwork at Blue Tongue Kitchen, where you learn kitchen hygiene and safety, take on a fun team cooking challenge, and create their own healthy wraps, fruit skewers, and delicious smoothies!
Location: Blue Tongue Cooking School – 100 Mooroondu Road Thorneside, QLD 4158
What to bring:
You don’t need to bring anything.
The Blue Tongue Kitchen is fully equipped, ready to go. We’ll supply aprons and recipes to follow.
We also have a space for your bags and jackets.
Accessibility
- Accessible toilets
Friday 10 April - Bowling & Arcade Day
Strike up some fun with morning bowling, then chill out with arcade games or a cosy café hangout in the afternoon!
Morning: Ten-pin bowling.
Afternoon: Arcade games or café hangout.
Location
- Meet at Blue Tongue Adventure 260 Tingal Road Wynnum 4178
- Capalaba Zone Bowling
Please bring
- Bag
- Water bottle
- Packed lunch (option to purchase food from the cafe)
Accessibility
- Accessible toilets & parking available
Week Two
Monday 13 April - Grow Your Own Mini Garden at Blue Tongue
Create your very own mini plot garden. Design, build, and take home your very own mini plot garden—choosing from a herb garden, fairy garden, succulent pot, vegetable seed starter kit, or sensory garden bowl.
Theme: Nurturing creativity, independence, fine motor skills, and hands-on sensory exploration.
Location
- Blue Tongue Adventure 260 Tingal Road, Wynnum 4158
Please bring
- Bag
- Water bottle
- Packed lunch
Accessibility
- Accessible toilets & parking available
Tuesday 14 April - IndigiScapes (Meditation & Sensory Wall Creation)
Enjoy a relaxing day at IndigiScapes with a peaceful park meditation, a picnic in nature, and a creative sensory wall activity using treasures collected from the natural surroundings.
Location
- Meet at Blue Tongue Adventure 260 Tingal Road Wynnum 4178
Please bring
- Go card for public transport
- Hat
- Sunscreen
- Bag
- Water bottle
- Packed lunch
Wednesday 15 April - DIY Sensory Wall
Join the fun and get crafty by helping us build a unique DIY sensory wall-bring along old clothes, fabrics, or unwanted household items that can be repurposed into exciting textures and creative features for our collaborative build.
Don’t worry if you don’t have anything to bring—we’ve got plenty available onsite!
Location
- Blue Tongue Adventure 260 Tingal Road Wynnum 4178
Please bring
- Bag
- Water bottle
- Packed lunch
Accessibility
- Accessible toilets, pathways & parking available
Thursday 16 April - SparkLab
Be a scientist. Ignite your imagination in SparkLab, an interactive science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) space.
Please bring
- Bag
- Water bottle
- Packed lunch
- $13.50 (out of pocket expense)
- Go card needed for public transport
Accessibility
- Wheel chair accessible
Friday 17th April - Movie & Pyjama Party Day at Blue Tongue
Get cozy for Movie & Pyjama Party Day with a group movie vote, popcorn making, DIY movie poster fun, and a lively break-up party to end the day!
Meet at
- Blue Tongue Adventure 260 Tingal Road Wynnum 4178
Please bring
- Hat
- Bag
- Water bottle
- Packed lunch
Accessibility
- Accessible toilets, lifts and ramps
