Creative ways to enjoy the school holidays with kids at home
As kids and families take a well-earned break from remote learning, Victoria Together has collated a fun-packed program of activities to keep young people entertained at home during the school holidays.
Make a film
Aspiring young filmmakers can learn a range of filmmaking and production skills through ACMI’s Film It toolkit. ACMI also has a range of resources to help you learn how to craft your own claymation characters, invent a wacky contraption and create your own stop motion animation, when you discover the Magic of Aardman.
Creative crafternoons
The NGV is providing free creative experiences so kids can tune in to virtual art classes, download activity sheets and take artistic inspiration from home. Find out more.
Each week, the team at Craft Victoria release a new creative activity to foster important creative skills and beat boredom.
Movers and shakers
Arts Centre Melbourne will keep young people singing, dancing and making music with “Move, Make, Create" – a series of online workshops – and a “Choose Your Own Variety” special hosted by Ali McGregor with special guests Frank Woodley, The Listies and Dane Simpson. Find out more.
Tune in for storytime
Join the State Library Victoria every Wednesday at 9.30am for stories, songs, and picture books in the live-stream Storytime featuring Victorian authors. You can also catch-up on past episodes, download activity sheets or do an online jigsaw puzzle.
Join the penguin parade
Live Penguin TV is a nightly live stream of Phillip Island’s much-loved Penguin Parade, with expert commentary.
Weird science
From making slime to learning about Indigenous astronomy, Scienceworks experiments will keep you entertained. Want to make magnets at home? Bake biscuits that look like the galaxy? How about painting a Nebula? You can even make your own slime! Check it out here.
