THE ACT Playgroups Association will be celebrating Children’s Week by holding their 15th annual PlayFEST.

They are inviting parents, carers and children under six to join them for the event. PlayFEST offers adults the chance to gather important information and parenting resources and for the children there will be lots of free, exciting, fun play-based activities and entertainment.

Noah’s Ark farm animal petting zoo will be there, as well as some reptiles from the National Zoo and Aquarium and two story tellers, the fabulous Mollie B and Larry Brandy, an Aboriginal storyteller from the Wiradjuri people.

Senator Zed Seselja will be attending and Constable Kenny Koala of the Australian Federal Police and the ACT Fire Brigade will be visiting too.

Other attractions include include a merry-go-round, painting and craft activities, an obstacle course, music and dancing as well as lots of old fashioned games like coits, bocce, hopscotch and hula hoops. There will also be face painting and dress-ups or children can come already dressed up in their own costumes.

There’ll be free milk for the children provided by Canberra Milk and coffee for the Mums and Dads to buy as well as a sausage sizzle. Families may bring a picnic lunch and eat out under the trees. Baby nursing and change rooms will be provided.

PlayFEST is happening on Tuesday October 27 from 10am to 1pm at 41 Templeton Street Cook, ACT.