School holiday activities

WA Museum at AWESOME Arts Festival

Submitted by emilyc on Tue 31 Jul 2018

Join the Museum at this year's AWESOME Arts Festival for Bright Young Things!

Find us in the Perth Cultural Centre where we have two exciting kids programs on offer.

Banksia Woodland Wonderland

Find us inside the State Library of Western Australia

Welcome to our Banksia Woodland! Delve into the understorey of an amazing world, home to thousands of incredible, and unique WA plants and animals.

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School Holidays at the Museum in a Container

Submitted by emilyc on Wed 20 Jun 2018

Ahoy me hearties! Weigh anchor and set sail for our Museum in a Container these school holidays at the Perth Cultural Centre.

Young scallywags will discover objects that were used in the daily lives of pirates, before joining us in our activity area to construct their very own pirate ship to take home!

Find us near Polly's cafe.

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Dinosaur Dig at Karrinyup Shopping Centre

Submitted by emilyc on Fri 15 Dec 2017

These school holidays visit the Museum's Play-laeontology Zone at Karrinyup Shopping Centre!

Let you children uncover their inner palaeontologist as they learn how fossils are made. Then, armed with their own dig kit and tools, participants will be able to unearth a dinosaur tooth buried deep within clay.

Find us on the ground floor near the food court for a roar-some time!

 

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Child digging a fossil out

School Holidays at WA Maritime Museum

Submitted by emilyc on Tue 28 Nov 2017

Vikings: Warriors of the North, Giants of the Sea 

Join us at the WA Maritime Museum these school holidays as we explore the fascinating world of Vikings: Warriors of the North, Giants of the Sea.

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School Holidays at Museum of the Great Southern

Submitted by emilyc on Wed 8 Nov 2017

Magnificent Machines

Explore the world of simple machines which have been used throughout the centuries from moving large blocks to build the pyramids in Egypt to using cranes to build city skyscrapers today!


Discovery Centre

What are simple machines and how do we use them? Can you operate our hydraulic arm gently enough to lift an egg?
Launch projectiles from our catapult and see if you can hit the target and explore how stored energy becomes kinetic energy.
Find the answers to these questions and much more in Magnificent Machines.

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School Holidays at Museum of Geraldton

Submitted by emilyc on Thu 2 Nov 2017

Top Secret Spies

Have you got what it takes to be a secret agent? Enter the shadowy world of spies and espionage at the Museum of Geraldton these school holidays!

Spy Trails

Choose from four museum trails including a coding cypher trail for young master spies. 

Dates: 3 - 18 April 
Cost: Free- $1
Age: All ages

Programs are subject to availability. All children 12 years and under must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

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School Holidays at Museum of the Goldfields

Submitted by emilyc on Thu 2 Nov 2017

Time to Play!


Visit the Museum of the Goldfields these April School Holidays and join in the fun-filled activities while visiting our latest travelling exhibition, Happy Birthday Playschool: Celebrating 50 Years.

Just Like Play School

Have fun with the different activities each day as you interact with the Play School toys and join in their daily adventures.

 

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School holidays at the WA Shipwrecks Museum

Submitted by emilyc on Fri 25 Aug 2017

Shiver Me Timbers!

Dates: 23 September – 8 October
General Activities: 10am – 2pm
Pirate Parade: 11am daily
Storytelling: 10.30am daily
Cost: Free – $2
Age: 4+
Bookings: Only required only for groups of 10+. Call 1300 134 081

Shiver me timbers! Get on board and join in our seafaring adventures.

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"An illustration of a pirate, aiming a pistol at the viewer."

School holidays at the Museum of the Goldfields

Submitted by emilyc on Thu 24 Aug 2017

Eyeing the Museum

Welcome to the Museum of the Goldfields where you can have fun as you spot mystery objects on Earth, as well as celestial bodies in the sky! Take photos to capture memories of these school holidays.

Telescope Spotto Trail

Dates: 23 September – 8 October
Times: 10.30am – 3pm
Cost: $3.50
Age: 4+
Bookings: Not required

Make your very own telescope to help you spot the mystery bits and pieces in and around the Museum.

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"An upwards shot of a orange tower at night, with the moon glowing behind it."

School holidays at the Discovery Zone

Submitted by emilyc on Thu 24 Aug 2017

Discover and Explore

The WA Museum’s Discovery Zone (at the State Library of WA) will be jam-packed with fun, learning and exploring activities.

How are bones formed? What will you find in the special Cabinet of Curiosity? Do you know what the Nyoongar word Kwenda means? Find out all this and so much more!

Bones! Bones! Bones!

Dates: 23 September – 8 October
Times: 11am – 11.30am
Cost: Free
Age: 4 – 13
Bookings: Not essential

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"A rubber duck styled as a samurai."
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