Queensland Premier Steven Miles is going the full mile in last-ditch effort to sway voters

The two men vying for Queensland’s top job have had to deal with tiny hands in their eyes, coffee art critiques and unwanted press conference intruders.

Despite the hiccups, the leaders are making every minute count in a frenetic finish before voters go to the polls on Saturday.

Aiming to hit 36 electorates in a final 36-hour countdown, Premier Steven Miles didn’t hesitate to make acquaintances with a tiny tot on the Sunshine Coast.

Much like Simba in The Lion King, six-month-old Seamus Fouhy was lifted from his pram at a Caloundra pre-poll booth into the arms of the incumbent.

With his older twin brothers not around to hog the limelight, Seamus was happy to be the centre of the attention despite the flashing cameras and lights.

Mr Miles tilted the baby back and forth, trying to show little Seamus his reflection in the camera lens before the inevitable tears began and he was quickly returned to his waiting mother.

It’s not the first time the premier has tried to woo children, after obliging their every wish at a kindergarten in Mackay earlier in the week.

From questioning a sheepish four-year-old who appeared to pour sand down his pants to being poked, prodded and tickled by dozens of tiny sandy hands, Mr Miles grinned through it all.

But it wasn’t all smiles for the premier on Thursday after he fled independent candidate Mike Jessop’s questions at the Caloundra polling booth.

The boat builder, who is on bail and will fight weapons and stalking charges he says are of “absolutely no substance”, approached Mr Miles before the premier was ushered into a car.

The encounter came during a hectic morning in which Mr Miles hit five Sunshine Coast electorates before midday.

With polling predicting a return to power for his party, Opposition Leader David Crisafulli chose to interact with more inanimate objects.

The LNP leader concentrated on pouring a perfect XXXX at Arundel on the Gold Coast, grinning with satisfaction when the froth was just right.

He also tried his hand at coffee art while campaigning earlier in the week in Hervey Bay but might require more practice at creating a swan.

Mr Crisafulli has had a swing in his step throughout the campaign, even being captured grooving to a beat on a few occasions.

However, it hasn’t all been smooth sailing for the opposition leader, who looked nervous when a lizard interrupted a mid-week press conference before it was thwarted by a plain-clothed police officer.

He also faced pro-abortion protesters at an Aspley pre-poll station, having been haunted by the issue throughout the campaign.

Mr Crisafulli is visiting 12 southeast Queensland electorates on Thursday, an attempt his rival derided as “lazy” in comparison to his own feverish pitch for votes.