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Entertainment and Activities

Much of the entertainment for children staying at the Royal Children’s Hospital is provided by the generosity of the Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation:

• Entertainment library
• Internet access
• Movies and music videos for kids: Wonder Factory TV
• Volunteers
• Ward visits
• Wonder Factory Entertainment Centre

Additional entertainment and activity is provided by the

• Humour Foundation’s Clown Doctors and
• Education Queensland’s state school

 

Entertainment library
Borrow books, movies, DVD players, toys and games. Craft trolleys are stocked with cool stuff in every ward.

Internet access
Access to the internet is available at the Wonder Factory entertainment Centre on Level 1 Coles Building.

Movies and music videos for kids: Wonder Factory TV
Tune in to Wonder Factory TV on your ward television for a selection of kids’ movies and 24hour music videos.

Volunteers
Our friendly volunteers dressed in purple Working Wonders’ aprons and wearing colourful name badges help to make your visit to Royal Children’s Hospital as easy and comfortable as possible.

Ward visits
Volunteers bring arts and crafts, storytelling, games, fun and laughter to children unable to leave their beds.

Wonder Factory Entertainment Centre
The whole family can join in the fun at the Wonder Factory Entertainment Centre Located on Level 1 of the Coles Building. The kids can meet new friends, play games, watch movies, enjoy arts and crafts, enter cool competitions and even be a star on Wonder Factory TV.
Look for the weekly Wonder Factory entertainment program posted in your child’s ward.
Opening times

• 365 days every year,
• weekdays 3.00pm - 5.00pm & 5.30pm - 7.30pm
• weekends 10.00am -12.00pm & 12.30pm - 5.00pm

Humour Foundation’s Clown Doctors
The Humour Foundation's Clown Doctors commenced 'rounds' in July 1999. They visit inpatient wards, outpatient clinics and the Department of Emergency Medicine. The Clown Doctors’ parodies of hospital routine provide cheer to children and staff alike.

Education Queensland’s state school
Located on Level 1 of the Woolworths Building, the Royal Children’s Hospital State Special School is a specialist facility run by Education Queensland.
Your child may be eligible to receive hospital educational services if

• They are currently enrolled in a school
• They are medically cleared by hospital staff to receive hospital based educational services
• Their anticipated length of admission is 4 or more school days
• They have a chronic or acute health condition that is anticipated to require more than one period of hospitalisation
• They have a chronic condition and require frequent outpatient visits
• They are a family member of a hospitalised patient who is receiving extended medical attention in a hospital setting and are absent from their normal place of residence. (This criteria is dependent on particular student needs)
• Exceptional circumstances exist.

Parents should confirm that their child meets eligibility requirements by reviewing Education Queensland’s relevant policy available at State Special School Royal Children's Hospital website or phoning 07 3636 7457.