Teddy Bear Hospital at Kids Day Out 2025
The annual Teddy Bear Hospital as part of Kids Day Out is back this year! Bring your kids and teddies along for interactive fun!
Date and time
Location
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC)
1 Convention Centre Place South Wharf, VIC 3006 AustraliaRefund Policy
About this event
- Event lasts 7 hours
This Easter, for one day only, bring your child and their favourite teddy for a check-up at the Teddy Bear Hospital!
Teddies will journey through our hospital and be attended to by our team of amazing teddy doctors, nurses and allied health specialists! From teddy check-ups, teddy ECGs, teddy x-rays, teddy physio sessions, teddy music therapy, teddy toothbrushing courses and much, much more, each teddy is able to have a top-to-toe check-up at the Teddy Bear Hospital!
We have a few surprises up our sleeves too! Come along and see!
A guide to the tickets:
Tickets: 30 minute arrival window but subsequently unlimited time inside the hospital to allow all teddies to have a top-to-toe check-up.
Location: Teddy Bear Hospital will be located inside the convention centre. Please enter via the entrance opposite Polly Woodside or via the Exhibition Centre hallway.
First arrival is at 10:00am. Last entry will be at 4:30pm and the Teddy Bear Hospital will be closing at 6:00pm.
*At the Teddy Bear Hospital, we recognise the need for environments that are appropriate for children with alternative sensory-needs. Regardless of your ticket times, you will have access to our Special Sensory Room located on Lvl 2 of our Hospital.
Don't have a teddy? Don't worry - bring any toy along! We will be selling teddies on the day with all proceeds going to the Good Friday Appeal. In addition, this year, Build-a-Bear will be selling special BAB bears on the day!
All proceeds from ticket sales, donations and bear sales will be donated to the Good Friday Appeal for The Royal Children's Hospital!
Teddy Bear Hospital is brought to you by The University of Melbourne, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences students.
Proudly supported by: VISY, Build-a-Bear Workshop and Emergency Services
All participants must adhere to the face mask and vaccination policies in-line with Victorian government guidelines at the time.
Our team has put a number of COVID safety precautions in place, including but not limited to: staggered start times, volunteers will be adhering to face mask policies at the time and be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 in-line with Victorian government guidelines, hand sanitiser will be provided at each station. All volunteers are students of the University of Melbourne .
For more information regarding the Teddy Bear Hospital, please email us at: tbh.melb@gmail.com
For more information regarding MCEC’s Covidsafe plans and FAQs, please visit: https://mcec.com.au/venuesafe/visitor
Frequently asked questions
Any ages are welcome at the Teddy Bear Hospital! Our volunteers can adjust their teddy consultations to match your child or teenager (or even adult!)
Due to space limitations, we ask that only one parent / guardian comes with each child. Other parents can follow along from the outside of the hospital setup (which is great for taking photos!). Please note that each child MUST be supervised by an adult.
Walk-in tickets will be available subject to availability. You may be asked to come back at a later time if the hospital is full.
Any kind or type toys are appropriate, including but not limited to bunnies, dinos, sharks, superheros, Legos... We also sell and lend out toys on the day if you need!
We do not have allocated space for pram parking and request that you please bring your pram and belongings with you through the hospital.
Please email us at tbh.melb@gmail.com. We can change the time of your ticket (subject to availability in your new requested time slot). If you cannot make it all anymore, refunds can also be requested.
Your ticket will allow you unlimited time in the hospital, however we expect it to take about 1-2hrs in total depending on waiting times and how long you wish to spend at each station.
Thank you so much for your generous support! Please visit https://www.goodfridayappeal.com.au/ for further events and initiatives to contribute to :)
The hospital will be in Foyer 3 of the Convention Centre, accessed via the building entrance opposite Polly Woodside, or via the Exhibition Centre hallway. Please look for the big red arch! Ticket holders can proceed straight to the arch, but a shop selling tickets and toys will also be available.
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