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20 Things to do with children during the School Holidays in Melbourne
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20 Things to do with children during the School Holidays in Melbourne
Things to do with children during the School Holidays
Melbourne
- Go to the State Library - The
State Library is like a large
free theme park for thinking kids. There you will find numbers of
major displays, the Stawell Gallery which has art associated with
the growth of Melbourne, the
Keith Murdoch Gallery
with changing displays around various topics, a significant chess
section where you can sit down for a game, activity areas for
children and, of course, books. During the school holiday period,
the State Library usually has additional activities planned for
children.
- Watch a flying display and get up close to the pilot
before or after the display. The
RAAF Museum at Point
Cook has flying displays several times a week and they are free. The
kids can also get to examine all manner of flying machines from the
very earliest to the present day.
- Go to a children's farm. White Hat can recommend the
Collingwood Children's Farm
as a great place to take kids to experience a farm in a bushland
setting in the inner suburbs. For those in the north there is a
children's farm at Bundoora Park
and for those in the east there is a farm attached to
Westerfolds Park.
- The Melbourne
Museum is free for children and a small entry fee applies
for adults. There is a children's activity centre in the shape of a
giant Rubix Cube as well as the standard exhibits. The dinosaurs are
always a favourite. During the school holidays the Melbourne Museum
usually has additional activities planned for children.
- During the Christmas holidays, got to a performance of
Wind in the Willows at the Botanic Gardens. (More
information below)
- Ice skating is usually popular with kids of all ages. The
new Icehouse in the Docklands
has plenty of facilities, and if you are on a tight budget, White
Hat can recommend the half price Tuesday nights. There are several
other ice skating facilities in the suburbs of Melbourne and you can
find them at The White Hat
Guide to Ice Skating in Melbourne.
- Rainy days can prove a problem, but you might find some
useful suggestions at The White
Hat Guide to 50 Things to do on a Rainy Day in Melbourne.
- Most kids love steam trains whether it is for their
mechanics or for their sense of romance and mystery. Many steam
train and miniature train locations have additional running times
during school holidays. You can find numbers of suggestions at
The White Hat Guide to Steam
Trains in Melbourne and Country Victoria.
- ACMI (the Australian Centre
for the Moving Image) at Federation Square has lots of exhibitions
and interactive displays based around video, film and video games.
Some are free and other have charges attached. Take your child
along and they may come back having taken the first steps towards
becoming a famous film director and supporting you royally in your
retirement. Then again they might just say "boring" and
you'll have to tear up that letter of resignation.
- Go cycling. Melbourne has some great bicycle paths and
there is the opportunity to hire a bike if you don't already have
one. There are plenty of stop-off places on the way for an ice cream
for the kids and coffee or a glass of wine for you, as well as
playgrounds and other attractions. You can find some suggestions at
The White Hat Guide to Cycling
in Melbourne.
- Luna Park in St
Kilda is an old favourite. It may not have the same glitz of a Gold
Coast theme park, but White Hat's theory is the more the kids scream
on the scary rides, the less they have to scream at home.
- Stay home with some books, puzzles and games. Not all
kids get their jollies out of making loud noises in public places. A
favourite series of Melbourne books which have fascinated kids for
over a century is Coles Funny
Picture Book. See if you can get hold of a copy. If the kids
don't like it you're sure to find someone who gets a giggle out of
it.
- Scienceworks
is full of things to climb on, pull apart, put together, figure out
how they work and stimulate an enquiring mind. It is free for
children and a small entry fee applies for adults.
- Go to the zoo. The
Melbourne Zoo in Royal Park and
Victoria's Open Range Zoo
near Werribee both have plenty to occupy kids for half a day or
more. Both zoos usually have extra children's activities during
school holidays.
- The atrium at Crown Casino
usually has a regular free animation and light show suitable for
children occurring about every half hour throughout the day. If you
are in the vicinity of the casino, the large gas flares on the
riverfront go through a ten minute cycle on the hour starting at
6pm.
- The City Library in Flinders Lane usually has holiday
activities for children including story time for the littlies.
- The Melbourne Aquarium
has plenty to divert kids of all ages and usually has additional
school holiday activities.
- Check your local council. Councils often sponsor school
holiday activities for children. You can usually look them up on the
internet or get more information at your local library which is also
likely to have special school holiday activities.
- Take a day trip in the country. Some child-friendly destinations
include Sovereign Hill in
Ballarat, Puffing
Billy in the
Dandenongs and
Healesville Sanctuary.
- Go swimming. Many large suburban swimming centres are
indoor with heated pools and go out of their way to provide a fun
environment for kids with quirky water features, slides and so on.
Several that come to mind are the State Swimming Centre in Albert
Park, the large leisure centre adjacent to Highpoint Shopping Centre
and Melton Waves.
- Take your child's bestest-bestest friend with you. That way, it
doesn't matter where you go or what you do, they will make their own
entertainment in their own special world.
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