Get Curious at Questacon
Questacon offers a new CURIOSITY: Building Breakthroughs in LEGO® Bricks exhibition along with a school holidays program. Activities include:
- Mobile play carts (ages 1-12)
- Block play (ages 0-8)
- Science shows (all ages)
Questacon will also be open late on July 12-13 and 19-20.
Explore the Arboretum
The National Arboretum Canberra provides:
- Family orienteering
- Boomerang workshop for families
- Guided walk and fossil-making workshop
- Animal art paper folding workshop
- Stories in the Forest, a fun educational activity
Visitors can also enjoy the Warm Trees exhibit, the café, and the POD Playground.
Join the Circus
Warehouse Circus offers three- and six-hour programs in Kaleen and Chifley during both weeks of the school holidays.
Be a Secret Agent at Libraries ACT
Libraries ACT features a lineup of free activities with a Spies and Detectives theme, including:
- Movies
- Stories
- Dance
- Board games
- Craft
Science and Nature Collide
At the National Archives of Australia, budding artists aged 7 to 15 can join the Natural Science Art holiday program. Participants will tour the Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize exhibition and create their own art.
Catch a Film
The National Film and Sound Archive is screening family-friendly films such as:
- Cool Runnings
- Bend It Like Beckham
- Howl’s Moving Castle
- Lilo & Stitch
Get Snappy at PhotoAccess
PhotoAccess offers workshops including:
- Winter Photo Storytelling for ages 13-16
- Winter Photo Makers for ages 9-12
- Animate Your Dreams for ages 8-12
Become a Mini Glass Artist
The Canberra Glassworks school holiday program includes:
- Blowing a tumbler
- Fusing a glass bowl
- Crafting holiday tiles
- Tessellating a two-dimensional glass bird
Get in on the Art and Action
The Tuggeranong Arts Centre’s Art & Action program includes art, dance, music, and drama for ages 6-8 and 9-12.
Watch a Puppet Show
The Fish that Wanted to Fly is playing at Tuggeranong Arts Centre Theatre from 18-19 July.
Put Pen to Paper
The National Library of Australia is hosting a creative writing workshop with author Sarah Luke for ages 10-12 on 18-19 July.
Learn About Canberra’s History
Visit Lanyon Homestead on 10 July for a tour and creative writing activities for ages 8-12.
Be an Artist for the Day
The Canberra Museum and Gallery is hosting weaving and landscape-building workshops over the school holidays.
Explore Our Parks
Head to Tidbinbilla or Namadgi for outdoor activities including:
- Poos Gives Us Clues at Tidbinbilla (ages 5-11)
- Clubby House Rules at Tidbinbilla (ages 5-12)
- Swagman Damper and Billy Tea at Namadgi (ages 5-10)
- World of Waterbugs at Tidbinbilla (ages 6-10)
Have an Adventure at Wildbark
The Wildbark school holiday program in Mulligans Flat Sanctuary offers one-day and four-day programs for ages 5-12.
Have Mega Fun at the Botanic Gardens
The Australian National Botanic Gardens features Megafauna activities, including:
- Megafauna sculpting workshop
- Talks with children’s author Bronwyn Saunders
- Megafauna hide and seek
Channel Your Inner Olympian
The National Museum of Australia offers school holiday events focused on their latest exhibition, Riding the Olympic Wave: Breakthrough Sports, including:
- Decorating gold medals
- Skateboard stencilling and decorating
- Painting a surfboard key ring
With so many options available, there’s plenty to do to keep the kids entertained and active throughout the winter school holidays in Canberra.