Jungle Zoo ELC

Under 8's Day at Cannonvale State School has been cancelled for this Friday 12th June. We look forward to seeing everyone at the new time of Friday 17th July!

🌧️ UNDER 8's DAY POSTPONED 🌧️
Due to Weather and Oval Conditions

Unfortunately, Cannonvale State School's Under 8's Day celebration, originally scheduled for Friday 12 June, has been postponed due to weather and oval conditions.

New Date
📅 Friday 17 July 2026
⏰ 9:00am – 10:30am

Cannonvale State School

We are very excited to be participating in the Cannonvale State School Under 8's Day again this year!

Jungle Zoo will be there sharing some fun activities with the kids, handing out activity packs and joining in on the fun with our Kindy crew coming along for an excursion to big school!

We can't wait to see all your smiling faces this Friday 💙💚

If you haven't already, please follow the page Light and Laughter for Lucy for all updates on our charity fundraiser event in August!

We are starting to share some of the amazing prizes that will be up for grabs, along with details of the silent auction, raffles and entertainment to expect on the day.

The Whitsundays community is invited to come together for a fun-filled morning celebrating the incredible bravery of our friend Lucy💜
Bring the whole family along for a morning of connection, laughter, and support. There’ll be something for everyone, including:
☕ Coffee & delicious food trucks
🎉 Games and prizes
🎟️ Raffles
🛍️ An exciting auction with amazing prizes up for grabs!
Let’s show Lucy and her family just how strong and supportive our community can be. We’d love to see you there for a morning full of fun, kindness, and community spirit.
📍 Jungle Zoo - 2623 Shute Harbour Rd Mandalay
📅 Sunday 9th August 2026
⏰ 9.30am - 12.00pm
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At Jungle Zoo, our children are developing such a beautiful love for books and reading 📚✨

When children see their educators and friends enjoying story time together, they naturally become excited to join in too — “monkey see, monkey do” at its best 🐒❤️

Group story time encourages children to listen, engage, ask questions, and build confidence while creating positive associations with books from an early age. Through shared reading experiences, children develop language skills, imagination, concentration, and a lifelong love of learning.

There’s nothing sweeter than watching a group of little learners gathered together, excited to turn the next page 🌿

Not only does Jungle Zoo have over an acre of beautiful natural playground space for our children to explore, climb, run, and discover 🌿☀️

…we also have every child’s DREAM — a bike track that circles the entire playground! 🚴‍♀️🛴✨

Our children absolutely love riding around with their friends, building confidence, developing coordination and gross motor skills, while enjoying the freedom of outdoor play in a fun and safe environment.

At Jungle Zoo, we believe children learn best through movement, adventure, exploration, and play — and our outdoor spaces are designed to inspire exactly that 🦁🌱

At Jungle Zoo, our little learners got busy creating beautiful lemon sugar scrubs as a special Mother’s Day gift for their mums 💛🍋

The children had so much fun mixing, scooping, stirring, and exploring the fresh lemon scents while making something thoughtful and handmade with love. It was a wonderful sensory experience and a lovely way for the children to show appreciation for the amazing mums, grandmothers, and special women in their lives.

We hope all our families had a beautiful Mother’s Day filled with love, smiles, and special moments 🌸