Menzies School of Health Research attended the Teddy Bears Picnic held Sunday 21 August 2011 at the Darwin Botanical Gardens. Hundreds of local parents and children attended the event, with a large group visiting the Menzies stand. On display was a large teddy with toy medical equipment, allowing children the opportunity to give their teddies free medical checks also information on Menzies work in child and nutrition studies was available, including the new Centre for Child Development and Education. The colouring in competition was popular and a stack of Menzies tattoos were given away.

Competition winners:

Guess the number of Tiny Teddy's in the Jar?
Zoe Nelson - 301 (there were 303 in the jar)

Colouring in competition (joint winners)
Benji
Mahek

Winners received a Menzies prize pack including a toy Doctors set, colouring-in pencils, gummi bears and other Menzies merchandise.