Last weekend we attended the Stringybark Sustainability festival in Rowville, Victoria and I really wanted to share some photos with you all as it was one of the best child friendly eco festivals I have ever been too!

It was absolutely huge (over 20,000 visitors last year) with so many different areas of interest to visitors, all focusing on the same theme – sustainability!

There was a fantastic fair trade market area and I got to meet so many wonderful and inspiring business owners, all doing their bit to help make our world a better place.  There were handmade crafts, entertainment, music and dancing, a low impact children’s fairground, roving performers, native animal displays, fresh produce market and cooking demonstrations and heaps of eco and recycled activities for kids.

We made it a family event (as we always do!) and enjoyed the festival atmosphere while watching my daughter learn so much about her amazing world!

Learning about native animals and their habitats . . .

Patting a lizard . . .

Meeting a Stick insect . . .

Even an eagle!!

We learnt about the Orangutans and how their environment needs to be protected . . .

There was some great flora and fauna displays for kids . .  . .

And we even managed to stop and do some craft activities from recycled materials!

We ran out of time so took some natural materials back to our stall to play with . . .

Safari was so excited to tell Daddy about all the fun things we did!

Daddy time!

And after all that we still manage to have a quiet moment of play . . .

About the author

Melinda is the founder and owner of Eco Toys, Australia's first toy store to focus entirely on environmentally friendly toys. She is a mother and passionate about protecting our beautiful planet so that all our children can grow up to enjoy the beauty of our natural world. She believes that we can all make a difference in this world by choices we make.

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