Calling All Young Adventurers Aged 3-12!
Are you ready for an epic quest? Grab your Book Week costume and your map, and join us for a thrilling treasure trail through mystical mazes, foggy bogs, rolling fields and the magical woods of the beautiful Centennial Parklands.
To celebrate Book Week 2024 and the launch of kid’s audio brand Yoto in Australia, we’re inviting kids aged 3 to 12 (and their grown-ups!) to unlock their imaginations and creativity and join us for a morning of stories, music, adventure and… treasure for all!
Talking about treasure — we’re giving away $30,000 worth of Yoto goodies on the day, including at total of 150 Yoto Players and Yoto Minis, along with stacks of free interactive activities and kids entertainment.
Adventurers must be registered ticket holders to be eligible to claim any treasure or goodies, so read on and don’t delay, as places are limited.
What to expect
The Treasure Hunt
Search for one of 100 Yoto ‘keys’ which will be hidden along winding paths, under shady fig trees and beneath fluffy ferns near Lachlan Swamp. It won’t be toooo tricky though, this is a kids event after all.
The Yoto Treasure Chest awaits the victorious adventurers, overflowing with goodies and surprises — and of course — 100 Yotos!
Pssst… it’s a very lucrative treasure hunt, with a guaranteed key for all families!
Amazing Prizes
Adventurers who don’t take part in the Treasure Hunt (those with General Admission tickets) still have a great chance of taking home 1 of 50 Yoto Players and other amazing kid-friendly goodies, with prizes on the day for the best costumes, the best dance moves, and for those who show great spirit and determination!
Grown-ups, we have you covered too.
Participants will also go in the draw to win a Mustard Made locker from the event in the colour of their choice, perfect for storing all of your new Yoto goodies at home!
Exciting Activities
There are so many exciting things to take part in at Yoto’s Book Week Treasure Trail, which ones will you try?
- Get sidetracked on your quest with a Yoto Mini Meditation Walk around the famous Centennial Park Labyrinth
- Have a boogie and do some star jumps at the Yoto Music and Move station to tunes from The Beatles, Queen and other kids favourites.
- Grab a cushion on the Yoto Story Spot and tune in to some of your favourite stories from the likes of Roald Dahl, Disney, Beatrix Potter, Peppa Pig, Yoto Originals and many more.
- The young and young at heart can swing by the face painter’s station and get into your best Book Week character. Will you be a Gruffalo? A dinosaur? Peppa Pig? The choice is yours.
- You may even see a real-life super-magical Bubble Queen …
Silly Stories for Kids, Live!
Meet Sam himself from the smash hit kids podcast Silly Stories for Kids, who will be delivering his wild, hilarious and oh-so-silly stories live for kids on the day! Come along to the Story Spot and maybe your name can feature in one of his stories, that he’ll be making up on the spot!
Refuel tired bodies
After all that adventuring, registered participants can grab a well-deserved hot chocolate from the Spruce Goose Cafe on Parkes Drive, courtesy of Yoto. See the event teams on the day for your vouchers!
Treasure Map
So, are you in matey? Here’s how to get on board
Option 1: Register for the Treasure Hunt
- Session 1: 8.30am – 9.30am, recommended for kids aged 3-6
- Session 2: 10.00am – 11.00am, recommended for kids aged 7-12
If you can’t make the session that suits your adventurer’s age that’s OK, it’s a guide, not a strict rule.
There’s strictly 1 key and 1 major prize per family though, so if you have kids in both age brackets just choose the one session that best suits your kids.
A treasure hunt ticket will get you access to all of the other activities too — you do not need a GA ticket too.
Option 2: Register for General Admission and a chance to win 1 of 50 Yoto Players
Register for General Admission and come along at any time throughout the morning from 8.30am – 12.00pm.
There are 50 Yoto Players up for grabs for the adventurers who get involved in the Yoto activities. We’ll be looking for the kids who get into the Book Week spirit in costume, boogie it out at the Music & Move stations, complete the tricky Labyrinth walk, and more.
Any unclaimed prizes from the Treasure Hunt activity will be available in a final round towards the end of the event, so come and try your luck!
Please be sure to register as space at this event is limited.
