Children’s Week

Children’s Week is a national celebration of children’s rights, talents and citizenship held on the fourth Wednesday of October in Australia to coincide with Universal Children’s Day. Each year the theme of Children’s Week highlights a particular Children’s Right.

The Children’s Week National Theme for 2023 is based on UNCRC Article 31: Children have the right to relax, play and to join in a wide range of leisure activities.

More information about resources and activities relating to Children’s Week 2023 will be added to this page closer to the date.

To find out more about the importance of play and how we can talk about play in a way that is most engaging and helpful, see the Core Story for Early Learning and Development research. For simple tips, you can download the Quick Start Guide here, or see the extracts about play below.

UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD

ARTICLE 12

ARTICLE 15

ARTICLE 24

Children and young people learn and grow when they can choose their own friends, set up or join groups, come together to have their say, and have adults who help them to connect safely.

We’ve created the Children’s Rights Activity to to invite children and young people to tell us about ways they connect with others, and why this is important to them. Download the Children’s Rights Activity.