Discovery Centre – Earthly Encounters

Special Event | Updated 1 decade ago

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Discovery Centre – Earthly Encounters
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Activities available between 10.00am – 4.30pm daily (excluding weekends)

2011 is the International Year of Forests and the Discovery Centre has a great range of fun activities that relate to the world in Earthly Encounters.

Submerged Worlds
Delve into the dark and mysterious world of the giant kelp forests. Model one of the many colourful creatures that call the Kelp Forest home for our ocean diorama.

Jewels of the Kelp
Discover the unusual world of seahorses. Create a stunning seahorse sun catcher as you uncover what a seahorse and the queen have in common.

Hidden Treasures of the Forest
Enter the fascinating microscopic world of creatures that live beneath the leaf litter on forest floors. See creatures at work in their hidden realm under the forest debris.

Message to the Earth
Express your love of trees, write a message on a leaf and hang it from the branches of the Discovery Centre’s Tree of Life.

Fungi Fun
Learn amazing facts about fungi and create your own fungi to take home.

Old Trees into New Trees
Give Mother Nature a helping hand by making an eco seed pot, fill it with soil and plant a seed that you can then watch grow.

Gorgeous Geckos
What makes a gecko so loveable? Learn more about them as you decorate your very own model.

Some activities may incur a small materials cost
Entry is by gold coin