School holidays at the Museum of Geraldton Fri 30 Jun 2017 – Sun 16 Jul 2017 9:30am – 3:00pm Museum of Geraldton Nganhu barna (our country) Welcome to Yamaji barna (country)! Discover and explore the fascinating ways Aboriginal language carries stories, history and culture. Don’t miss the chance to immerse yourself in one of the world’s oldest living cultures at the Museum of Geraldton during the school holidays. Wangga nganhu barndi (our language is good!)! Marla-marla jily-jily!! (ouch!!) Dates: 4 and 11 July Times: 10am – 10.30am Cost: Free Age: 2 – 7 Bookings: Required Join Mrs Gunduwa (echidna) and her two babies in their unexpected adventures in the Yamaji barna (country). Learn some fun gunduwa facts and some Wajarri wangga (language) and be part of this interactive story time for younger children and their families. Thuri munga (day and night) Dates: 30 June – 16 July Times: 9.30am – 3pm Cost: $2 Age: 6+ (younger children with adult assistance) Bookings: Required for groups of 5 or more children Find out if guwiyarl (goanna) and gunduwa (echidna) are thuri or munga, and see what these different animals have in common. Choose to make the speedy guwiyarl or shy gunduwa and act out your own story of their adventures in Yamaji barna (country). Babinyu mulganahu (friendship flower) Dates: 30 June – 16 July Times: 9.30am – 3pm Cost: $2 Age: 6+ (younger children with adult assistance) Bookings: Required for groups of 5 or more children Use your own mara (hand) to create a beautiful babinyu mulganahu (friendship flower). Write a message of friendship inside the petals and give it to a friend or leave it in the Museum’s ‘field of flowers’ for NAIDOC Week. Wangga nganhu barndi! Wajarri wangga chatterbox Dates: 30 June – 16 July Times: 9.30am – 3pm Cost: Free Age: 6+ (younger children with adult assistance) Bookings: Required for groups of 5 or more children Bring to life Wajarri wangga (language) and explore the elements and animals of Yamaji barna while you make your own chatterbox to share with babinyu (friends). Wangga nganhu barndi! Trails Dates: 30 June – 16 July Times: 9.30am – 3pm Cost: $3 per child, or $2.50 per person per trail for families and groups with four or more children Age: All ages welcome Bookings: Not required Follow trails around the Museum and experience the richness of Wajarri language and culture in Yamaji barna (country). This activity is suitable for readers and non-readers. Activity Area Dates: 30 June – 16 July Times: 9.30am – 3pm Cost: Free Age: All ages welcome Bookings: Not required We have an area especially for the Wajarri wangga bagardi gula! (Wajarri in your pocket) app. It’s a place of discovery and fun. Waking words – use the Wajarri wangaa bagardi gula! app to find the Wajarri words and see if you can identify the objects hidden on the board. Wangga nganhu barndi! A hunting we will go – match the weapons, tools and containers from the Museum of Geraldton’s collection with the correct bush tucker. Will you get some bush tucker? Or will you go hungry? Connecting the connections – family is an important influence on the way we identify who we are and how we live our lives. The extended structure of family is particularly important for Aboriginal people. Use construction sticks to make a 3D map of your own family connections. Starting with yourself, connect all those who make up your extended family Yamaji Barna Image Courtesy Coralie Dann