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Brisbane Ekka Over For Another Year (Brisbane Australia)

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This review is written by Arabella (6 years).

Ekka  is fun for the kids and good for the adults too. In this photo, we are making a Cress head [a herb]. This activity was sponsored by Woolworths. The  background is the Woolworths pavillon. You get to taste some breads, salmon on crackers, olives and  much more.

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The Street Science booth was new this year and was a big hit for the kids as well as the adults. We got to make fake snow and sparkly goo. Street science do parties at a place of your choice.

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Me and my brother got to make ‘ tacos in a jar’. It was very yummy and my brother ate his carrots even though he doesn’t like them. You can make it at home very simply.

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Side show alley was fun .My brother enjoyed this game because he got to throw sharp darts. He won a little monkey which is why he was so happy with himself. He called it Dylan C. We went to Ekka on the last day. Even though some of the show bags were sold out, there were some that were cheaper because it was the last day and they wanted to get rid of them. Overall I love Ekka! My favorite rides were the Waterball ($10) , the Magic Circus ($6) and the Rockstar($10).

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These cute ones that look like mosaic tile would also be fun to stitch. This set includes five designs from EmbroSTyle Designs, and they call them folk art but they mostly look like old mosaics to me. Either way, the bookmarks are 25 by 101 stitches, and to stitch the full set uses 12 colors. 

If you’re looking for more of a challenge, you can stitch up a work of art with this set of 16 bookmarks designed to look like famous paintings. Stitch some sunflowers or a great wave or a starry night. Most of these are between 14 and 20 colors (the great wave is only 8) and the bookmarks are totally covered with stitching at a count of 35 by 100 stitches. Grab this set from Sunset and Sea Design.

Or how about some bookmarks inspired by books (or by movies inspired by books)? This set of Lord of the Rings bookmarks includes four landmarks from the books/movies. Each one is 35 by 115 stitches and uses between 8 and 17 colors. You can find them at byCountryMagicStitch.

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