Return of The Child Care Subsidy: Your Options
As restrictions roll back in New South Wales, so too does the temporary Child Care Relief Package. On July 13, the Child Care Subsidy system will be turned back on...
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Coronavirus | Big Fat Smile’s approach
Big Fat Smile is closely monitoring the advice provided by both state and federal authorities regarding the Novel Coronavirus. The health and safety of our children and staff is our...
Discussing bushfires with children – a resource list
It is hard to escape information about the bushfires. Children are exposed to footage and information on TV, Radio, print and social media. Some children are also experiencing first-hand the...
Big Fat Smile Gallery to go mobile!
Big Fat Smile’s The Gallery closed its doors with a final celebration event on Friday, 29 June. Although we farewell The Gallery in its current form, a refocus on supporting...
Reg and the Kids
The Gallery @ Big Fat Smile is excited to be exhibiting a collection of works by the king of quirk, Reg Mombassa and the kids he inspired. “I was delighted...
“Cut a Silver Path”. One Poet. Five Photographers.
A new art exhibition in Wollongong promotes the idea that words can be just a powerful as pictures. ‘Cut A Silver Path’ is a new photography exhibition – on from...
Norman and the (not very) Giant Peach
Mum phoned last weekend to say it was time to sort through the childhood toy box – the wasteland of eclectic toys still taking up space. And so I journeyed...
KIDS, ART AND THE BIG WIDE WORLD
In arts education, two things really set us apart. First, the artists/educators we employ must be ‘career artists’. They must be degree qualified and practicing in a professional sense. Second,...