Children's University Australasia

🎉 Celebrate World Poetry Day by creating a beautiful poetry bookmark! 📖✨ Write your favourite poem or a few lines of your own poetry on a piece of cardstock to make a personalised bookmark. 😍

🖍️✂️Decorate it using textas, pencils, craft supplies, or whatever you have available to make it the most impressive bookmark ever! Gift it to someone in your life who loves reading. This is a wonderful way to share the joy of poetry and creativity. 🌟🎨

📘 Search “poetry” to upload a picture for a stamp and 1 hour and feel free to share a picture below, we’d love to see it 📷😊

Tomorrow is National Dress in Blue Day! 🤩

Celebrate National Dress in Blue Day by creating your own stylish blue outfits! 👗💙

📰 Look through clothing catalogues (yes they still exist 😆) or search online to find pictures of different blue clothing items. Mix and match these items to put together at least five full outfits that are entirely blue. 👖

This is a fun way to explore fashion, show off your creativity and earn on hour in your Passport to Learning. Search "Blue" on the Portal. 💙

🎓✨ A Graduation to Remember! ✨🎓

A special moment for this mother-daughter duo who graduated together on the same day at Edith Cowan University (ECU)! ❤️
Read more about their inspiring story here: https://bit.ly/3FdHIIM

Mother and daughter celebrate ECU graduation on the same day South West ECU graduations coincided with Bunbury’s first Children’s University graduation, featuring a successful street parade with residents and community leaders.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦✨ March Challenge: Your Family – Inspired by Leonardo & Floor! 🎨🌿

Get creative and celebrate your family in a fun way! 💛

📸 Recreate an old family photo – dress up, strike the same pose, and bring the past to life! OR
🌳 Make a family & friend tree – draw, paint, or craft a tree filled with the special people in your life!

🖥️ Upload to the Portal by searching “Your Family” to earn a stamp and 1 hour in your Passport to Learning! 🎉

❄️🐻 Happy International Polar Bear Day! 🐻❄️

Get creative and make your own fluffy polar bear face to celebrate! 🎨✨

Grab a paper plate, some cotton balls, black and white paper, and textas to craft your cuddly polar bear. 🖍️✂️ Glue the cotton balls for the fur, and use paper, textas, or any other fun materials to create the eyes, nose, and mouth! 👀🐾

Earn 1 hour in your Passport to Learning for completing this activity by searching “polar” on the Portal today! ❄️🐻💙

❤️ Happy Valentine’s Day! Let's celebrate by creating your very own adorable Love Bugs! 🐞💖 Use different materials from around your house to make these cute insects with heart-shaped wings. The rest of their body is up to you, so get creative and design your unique Love Bug. This is a fun way to use your imagination and make something special. Plus, you can earn one hour in your Passport to Learning! Ready to spread some love? 🌟🖍️ Search "Valentine" to upload a photo, and please share with us below ⬇️📸

Have you seen the "tornado in a bottle" science activity before? 🌪😱 It's super easy to make, looks awesome and is great for learning about vortexes 😊 Check out the full step-by-step video on Silly Science with Simon's YouTube channel (https://youtu.be/mgzZOoZYL54) to make your own tornado in a bottle for 30 minutes in your Passport!

🌟 Welcome to the February Challenge! 🌟 Create your own country designed by CU member Hazel! ✨

Brainstorm the details for your new country—design a flag, and share some fun facts like the name 🌍, location 📍, size 🌏, population 👥, language 🗣️, currency 💰, national food 🍕, native animals 🦘, special holiday days 🎉... and anything else you can imagine! 🎨

Get creative and share your ideas for a 1-hour stamp in your Passport to Learning by searching “Country”. We can’t wait to see what you create! 😄✨

🌍☕ Hot Chocolate Day? More like Cold Chocolate Milkshake Day for us! 🌞🥶

While the rest of the world is cozying up with hot chocolate, we're keeping it cool with a delicious chocolate milkshake! 🥤🍫

🎯 Your mission: Create the most mouthwatering chocolate milkshake and give it an awesome name!
📝 Ingredients:
🥛 Milk
🍦 Ice cream
🍫 Chocolate
🍓 Or anything else you love! 🍬

⚙️ Use a blender or whisk it up by hand – it's up to you! Just make sure to write down your ingredients and steps. If you hit the jackpot with your recipe, you'll want to make it again! 😋

✨ Top it off with sprinkles, chocolate shavings, cherries, or any fun toppings you can think of! 🍒🍪🌈

📸 Snap a pic of your masterpiece, name your recipe, and share it with us! Don't forget to search “chocolate” on the Portal for a stamp and 1 hour in your Passport!

Did you know that today is International Lego Day? 🎉🧱

Get in the spirit by designing your dream playground with LEGO bricks! 🏞️✨ Cut out circles and rectangles from colored paper, or draw different shapes to create your playground.🤸‍♂️ Use your imagination to build slides, swings 🎠, and more with your paper LEGO bricks. This is a fun and creative way to plan and design your perfect playground!

🎨🖍️ Upload a picture of your playground for a stamp and 1 hour in your Passport to Learning! 🕒📸 Search “Lego Day” on the Portal. 🌟

🌟Get excited today is International Day of Education! 😄 🎈

Celebrate your favorite subjects by creating your very own Book of Knowledge! 📚✨ Choose a topic you love, like space 🪐, animals 🐾, sports ⚽, or food 🍔, and make a book with at least five pages. Include both text and images to share what you know and love about your topic. This is a great way to learn more and show off your creativity. 🎨📝 Plus, you can earn two hours in your Passport to Learning! Ready to become an author? Search “Education” on the Portal. 🌟🖍️

🎉 Happy New Year everyone! 🎉

Welcome to a year full of challenges designed by CU members. 💡

This month, 🧊 design and build an ice tower 🏰 and see how tall you can get! ⬆️ You’ll need to think about structure 🏗️, balance ⚖️, and maybe even research an extra ingredient to help the ice stick together. 🧪❄️

📸 Share a picture of your attempt and answer the questions on the Portal 🖥️ for a 1hr stamp in your Passport! ❄️✨ Search " 2025 January" for the details.

🎉 In 2024, Children’s University Australasia & Africa (IO) has been recognised as a Winner for Outstanding Achievement in The Australian Charity Awards! 🏆🌟

👏This recognition reflects the incredible impact we've made over the past 12 years starting with just one school in Adelaide to working with over 500 schools across the initiative. 🎓 Together with The University of Adelaide and our university partners, University of Tasmania, The University of Newcastle, Australia ,Swinburne University of Technology, Charles Darwin University, The University of Western Australia,
Edith Cowan University (ECU), University of Canterbury, Lincoln University College, Massey University. A huge thank you to our communities, partners, and the entire Children’s University team for their dedication. 🎉💙

🎨✨ Calling all creative designers!

🏆 Makers Empire have two exciting FREE design competitions these school holidays!

📅 December 1st - 31st: Get Decorated 🎄 Design decorations to celebrate a special day.
📅 January 1st - 31st: Happy New Year 🎉 Create something that reflects your goals and dreams for 2025.

🌟 Prizes include:
🥇 A spot in the Hall of Fame
🏅 A 3D printed trophy
💎 100 Makers Empire tokens

📲 How to enter:
1️⃣ Download the FREE app: www.makersempire.com/download
2️⃣ Complete the basic training tutorials.
3️⃣ Submit your designs in the Competition Arena.
🔎 Search “Makers Empire” for the details. 🌟✨

🌟🎄 Happy Holidays! 🎄🌟

Get ready to make the most of the Summer Holiday Challenge! ☀️✨ Complete as many activities as you like, with each activity earing you 30 minutes in your Passport to Learning! 🎓 📘
From festive fun like baking and creating 🎂🎨, to designing new school logos ✏️🏫 and exploring sun dials 🌞🕰️—there’s plenty to keep you busy these school holidays!
📲 Search "Summer 2024" to get started and learn more. 🎉🌈

🎉 December Challenge – Solve a Rubik’s Cube! 🧩 🎉

Thanks to CU member Indie, it’s time to put your problem-solving skills to the test!
👉 Watch the instructional video on the Portal and follow the 8 steps to solving a Rubik’s cube.

💬 Once you’ve tried it, share with us:
1️⃣ How did it go? Did you solve the cube? List 3 emotions you felt during the process!
2️⃣ What skills do you think make great problem solvers?
3️⃣ Upload a photo of your solved cube 🏆 😅
For the details Search “December 2024” on the Portal.