Workshops, specials and a life-changing contact bar. Grand Central has taken the chore out of getting Back-to-School ready this year.
Contact Bar
If you’ve ever had a sticky tantrum over contacting books here’s some good news. Introducing: Grand Central’s first ever contact bar.
Open from 10am – 4pm daily, parents can have their child’s books covered (without the hassle) for as little as a gold coin donation per book. It’s open from Monday 9 to Sunday 21 January.
There are six designs to choose from and 100% of the proceeds will be donated to Hope for Our Children. This is a Toowoomba based charity that is dedicated to ensuring children within the foster care system are provided the best chance at a fresh start during their transition to a new home.
If you can help volunteer on the contact bar please get in touch with Hope for Our Children directly through their Facebook page or by emailing hopeforourchildren@yahoo.com.au.
The contact bar is on level 1 outside Myer.
Workshops
Get the learning started before school goes back! For students, there are several fun, interactive and practical workshops to choose from including:
Monday 8 – Sunday 14 January, 10am-1pm – Decorate your own library bag is a free workshop where attendees will be given a plain calico bag for them to decorate however they choose. Pens and decorations will be provided. Students may use their bags all year round when visiting the library or attending sports or extracurricular activities. Location: Centre Court.
Wednesday 10 January, 10am-3pm – How to tie your laces with The Athlete’s Foot. Free workshop perfect for the little ones attending school for the first time, or those that simply have not yet got the knack for tying their laces.
Saturday 13 January 10am-11am and 11.30am-12.30pm – Style up your shoes. Children will be shown how to make their own custom kicks – finished by their choice of coloured laces to complete the look. For just $10pp (not including booking fee) all materials including canvas shoes will be provided. Location: The Market Room. Bookings are essential for this workshop – book through grandcentralshopping.com.au
Monday 15 – Sunday 21 January, 10am – 1pm – Personalise your pencil case is a free workshop. Using fabric pens your child will transform a plain calico pencil case into a practical piece of art that is as unique as they are! They will be so proud to take their personalised creation to class – and you won’t have to worry about it getting confused with any other child’s! Location: Centre Court.
Saturday 20 January 10am-11am and 11.30am-12.30pm – Create a Memo Board for just $10pp (not including booking fee). Attendees at this guided workshop will create their own memo board or organizer station for homework, school projects and more. All stationary and tools will be provided so your kids can personalise their memo board to suit their style and needs. Location: The Market Room. Bookings are essential for this workshop – book through grandcentralshopping.com.au
Specials
Back to School offers from Grand Central retailers include:
- Big W – HP DeskJet All-in-One Printer was $39, now $19. Toshiba 16GB Flash Drive was $12, now $6. Smash 8 piece lunch pack in blue, black, purple or pink – was $15, now $8.
- Kmart – Check out Kmart’s great back to school range, including stationery, desk accessories, notebooks, school clothing, and school shoes.
- The Athlete’s Foot – Visit the Athlete’s Foot for all your back to school footwear needs, and be fitted by the specialists who know growing feet. Offering their exclusive brand Ascent, and recognised brands such as Clarks (with a 20% off price offer on Clarks styles), why shop anywhere else?
- Mathers – Get ahead of the Back to School rush with unbeatable offers from Mathers Shoes, on now. School shoes start from just $49.95. 20% off Clarks & Colorado. Buy one, get the second half price – Lynx, Colorado, OC.
- Spendless Shoes – second pair half price promotion on now.
- Shoe Warehouse – 20% off RRP on all school shoes.
- Lowes – Lowes ‘Back to School’ sale starts today and runs until the 11th, or while stocks last. Bata school shoes from $44.95. Beare & Ley premium quality polo tops from $23.99. Blocker school shorts from $19.99. Beare & Ley short sleeve deluxe shirts from $25.99.
- Strandbags – Up to 40% off backpacks.
- City Beach – Back to School sale on now, including a great range of lunchboxes, pencil cases, backpacks and shoes.
- Typo – Back to School offers start tomorrow. A4 Spinout Notebooks – 3 for $15, A5 Spinout Notebooks, 3 for $10. Everyday Pens – 3 for $5.
- Smiggle – Check out the great B2S range at Smiggle, in-store now!
- Harper Bee – Harper Bee are going Troppo with their Harper Bee School Range! They are excited to be stocking non-toxic book covers, water bottles, lunch bags, pencil cases and a range of stationery in exclusive Harper Bee designs. Their Grand Central store has been decorated to celebrate all things summer and the staff are on hand to help with your back to school needs.
- Supanews – 10 books for $10 on selected stock. When you spend $30 on back to school items, Supanews will be giving away free name/subject sticker labels. As stock lasts.
- Nextra – Visit Nextra for a full range of book covers (exercise, A4 and scrapbook sizes). Mention this offer and you can buy 4 to get your fifth one free.
- Price Attack – Mum & Me Special runs until January 31: free kid’s haircut Mon-Wed only, when you spend $80 or more in salon any day on colour services. Price Attack also have 10% off schoolies hair accessories, in-store now!
- Tommy Gun’s – When the little dude gets a ‘Soon to be Man’ cut, get any Cavalry Styling Tin for just $10. Start the school year sharp and check-in to your nearest Tommy Gun’s Original Barbershop.
- Stefan – Cool Kids Package (Grade 1-6 & younger) – shampoo & condition, style cut, glitter spray finish, and kids shampoo & conditioner to take home, only $39.95. High School Package (Grade 7-12) – shampoo & condition, style cut, blowdry or straight iron finish, along with a bodylicious hair & body wash and no knots teezer brush to take home, only $49.95.
- Knights Dry Cleaners – for all your alteration and dry cleaning needs. Dry Cleaning – school jackets $12, pleated skirts $19, school hats $20. Alterations – shorts $20, pleated skirts from $25.
Visit www.grandcentralshopping.com.au for more details on Grand Central Back to School activities this January.
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