Amita Nariya brought her two children along and said it was a wonderful day. 

“It’s a beautiful day and I have been waiting for the event to come because there is hardly anywhere to take the kids in Wagga,” she said.

“Majority of the event is free so kids can really take advantage of it. I hope they do it again, especially during the school holidays so families can take advantage of it.”

Kristy Nariya, 3, enjoyed painting a plaster butterfly with “red, yellow and blue”.

Sisters Briar Meldrum, 5, and Myra Meldrum, 7, loved having so many different activities available. 

“We went to yoga, then we played the games section and then we made origami and we have walked around,” Myra said. “My favourite part has been the games.”

“My favourite part is the games section too,” Briar said. 

Xanthe Schwarz, 6, knew exactly what she wanted when her family arrived at the Botanic Gardens.

“I haven’t done anything except eat ice cream,” she said. “I have just been coming around looking at stuff. We went to the climbing wall to put my brother down there and then we got ice cream.” 

Julie Wright, the Associate Producer Of The Polyglot Theatre, said their performance Ants was all about the children getting involved. 

“There are three large-scale ants who are very much on task and not interacting with the children,” she said.

“They come out and look for the giant breadcrumbs, they are on a mission to look for them. They are working hard as ants do. 

“The children gradually work out in the first five minutes of the performance how to interact with the ants.”

Ms Wright said it is amazing to see how the audience will eventually figure out they can help with the crumbs. 

“The kids start passing the crumbs and these beautiful formations start throughout the gardens as paths and labyrinths,” she said. 

“It’s beaituful to watch the little ones interact with them. Polyglot Theatre is very much a child-led company, so we are giving the kids the license to figure out how this works. There are no rules.” 

Ms Wright said the Melbourne-based theatre was pleased with the turnout at the Botanic Gardens.

Only an hour into the day, Wagga City Council events officer Karli Fynn said it was already a success.

“This is a great venue because it is so sprawled out so it doesn’t feel crowded,” she said. “Everyone is enjoying the activities and it’s been a great day so far. “

Last year, Little Big Day Out was cancelled by Wagga City Council in favour of supporting the Spring Jam event. 

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