{"id":79288,"date":"2022-09-15T04:00:26","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T18:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=79288"},"modified":"2022-09-14T14:05:28","modified_gmt":"2022-09-14T04:05:28","slug":"kites-ready-to-fly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/school-holiday-fun-guide\/kites-ready-to-fly\/","title":{"rendered":"Kites ready to fly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kids+ Kite Festival organisers are encouraging community members to join an inclusive family-fun kite flying day next month.<\/p>\n<p>Hosted by Geelong-based child therapy service Kids+, the annual kite festival will return to Rippleside Park on Sunday, October 2.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Last year, a fun, family, inclusive event was just what everybody needed,&#8221; Ms Gibbons said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Off the back of that success we feel there is demand in the Geelong events calendar for regular, accessible, and inclusive events where everyone can take part and enjoy themselves.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 606px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/KidsPlusKiteFest_94684.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"606\" height=\"404\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This year&#8217;s Kids+ Kite Festival is scheduled to hit Rippleside Park on Sunday, October 2.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The festival aims to promote a sense of belonging and community connection by bringing people of all backgrounds together for a fun, accessible, and inclusive family day.<\/p>\n<p>Kite-flying, face-painting, a giant aerial kite display, music, and locally sourced food will be on offer throughout the day.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/KidsPlusKiteFest_08540.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"463\" height=\"309\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Families and individuals that purchase kite for the day, will direct funding into helping Kids+ deliver its programs to families right across the Geelong region and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>Based in Geelong, Kids+ has provided paediatric allied health therapy and support services to the region for 19 years, supporting young people and their families, from birth through to young adulthood.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/KidsPlusKiteFest_03741.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"482\" height=\"322\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We welcome everybody to come along to the Kite Festival, not only for a fabulous day out with family and friends but also to support our message of inclusivity,&#8221; Ms Gibbons said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Because we know that the interests of people with disability will only advance when the broader community supports inclusion and participation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 518px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/KidsPlusKiteFest_19397.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"518\" height=\"345\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">All proceeds from kite purchases will go towards Kids+ programs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kites are available to purchase through www.kidspluskitesfestival.com.au with all proceeds going to Kids+.<\/p>\n<p>The Kite Festival is on from 11.00am to 2.00pm at 42 Bell Parade, Rippleside.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em><strong>\/\/ Sponsored Content\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BY VINNIE VAN OORSCHOTTHE Kids+ Kite Festival i [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/school-holiday-fun-guide\/kites-ready-to-fly\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":156,"featured_media":79301,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-79288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-school-holiday-fun-guide"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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