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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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Reflecting on the Past Year with Kids

I’m in deep denial about the fact that new year is almost upon us again! It’s been the fastest and the longest year at the same time, and I can look back and see some good things as well as some things I wish had gone differently.

Doing a year in review with your kids — whether in the classroom or at home — is a good way to capture some of their memories and the things they really liked about the year gone by.

There are a lot of different printable year in review worksheets you can use if you want to make this super easy. Here are links to a few (often part of larger posts about NYE celebrations with kids that are worth a read, too):

  • Teach Beside Me has lots of fun printables fro the end of the year, including a year in review that covers favorite memory, funniest memory and the best book they read, among other topics.
  • NurtureStore‘s version has space for a self-portrait and prompts like favorite toy, best day out this year and future dream job.
  • Remember favorites, their “best idea” of the year and have room for setting goals for next year with this one from The Keele Deal.
  • The year in review from Yes We Made This has room for drawing or writing and includes things like something they learned, a memory they made and a place they visited.

Of course you could pretty easily make your own year in review for the whole family to do that asks questions based on what you most want to remember. (Favorite video game? Best friend? Favorite family memory?)

And if after the year in review you’re ready to look ahead a bit, Mrs. Merry has new year’s resolution printables to inspired kids to look ahead and set goals for things they want to try. You can totally fill this one out as a grownup, too.

[Photo: Mrs. Merry]