Children’s Week

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Children’s Week is a national event held every year around the fourth week in October. It promotes awareness of children’s rights and celebrates children in every community.

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About Children’s Week 2026 

Children’s Week is a national event held every year around the fourth week in October.

It promotes awareness of children’s rights under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). The week celebrates children in every community.

Children’s Week 2026 is held from 24 October to 1 November.

The 2026 Children's Week theme is based on UNCRC Article 30: Children have the right to use their own language, celebrate their culture and practise their religion. 

Free activity sheets and video resource

For Children’s Week 2026, the NSW Advocate for Children and Young People and the NSW Office for Youth have created learning resources to celebrate the voices, cultures, languages and stories of children in NSW.

The activity sheets and video resource can be used in: 

  • early learning centres 

  • primary schools 

  • libraries 

  • multi-faith organisations 

  • community organisations 

  • at home.

Resources for early learners

Use fun activity and conversation cards to encourage discussion and learning about diversity, cultural traditions and experiences.

Resources for primary school students

Use a playful factsheet, activity and conversation cards to encourage discussion and learning about diversity, cultural traditions and experiences.

Video: Teach me a word

In this video, children teach you words from their language and explain what it means to them and their family.

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Children’s Week 2026: Teach me a word

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Children’s Week 2026: Teach me a word

Hi I'm Romey. My family comes from Kamilaroi land. I'm going to teach you a Kamilaroi word. It's bandaarr and it means kangaroo.

My name is Alisha and my family on [is from] Indonesia. My word is susu. It means milk in Indonesian.

My name is Thomas and my family came from Egypt. My word is ahlan and it means hello in Arabic.

My name is Sarah. My family comes from India. My word is ammachi. That means grandma in Tamil.

My name's Arthur. My family came from Ukraine and Australia. My word is pryvit and it means hello. 

My name is Celine. My family comes from Lebanon. My word is yallah, it means let's go in Arabic.

My name's Alessio. My name's Lorenzo. My family is from Italy. My word is buongiorno. Buongiorno means hello in Italian.

Hi my name's Jahlayna. My word is jarjums. Jarjum is an Aboriginal word for kids. 

My name is Lily and my mum and dad come from Australia and New Zealand. My word is welcome. All cultures are welcome here.

Happy Children's Week!

More resources on children’s rights

Learn about the history and importance of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).

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Video: The meaning and history of the UNCRC

Learn about the four overarching articles that apply across all the other rights in the UNCRC, and how they were developed.

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Children's version of the UNCRC

Read or download UNICEF's child-friendly version of the UNCRC.

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Media kit

Promote Children’s Week 2026 in your early learning centre, school, library or organisation. 

Children's Week A4 poster PDF 162.15KB File last updated on: 08 October 2026.
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