Creative and educational activities for 2-5-year-olds and their parents/carers.
Mini Mariners (2-5 years and carers)
Selected Tuesdays and Saturdays during term time and school holidays. New theme every month.
Explore the galleries, sing and dance in interactive tours with costumed guides. Enjoy creative free play, craft, games and story time in our themed activity area.
April: Under the Sea
Wobble like a jellyfish, glide like a tortoise and snap like a shark as we make our way through the museum to discover the magnificent world of creatures that live under the sea.
Enjoy a touch tour of sea-specimens and objects, listen to stories, and create your own watercolour painting or sea creature headdress.
Tuesdays 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Saturdays 20, 27
10.30–11.15 am and 11.30–12.15 pm
May: Drip Drop Splash!
Swish, Bubble, Splash and Dive into the wonderful world of water in a character guided through the museum galleries. Discover stories about water and how we use it every day. Sing songs, enjoy messy play activities and make your own bubble painting to take home.
Tuesdays 7, 14, 21, 28
Saturdays 11, 18
10.30–11.15 am and 11.30–12.15 pm
June: Pirates Ahoy
Let's follow the treasure map around the museum to find the secret treasure cave. Learn how to sing, dance and scrub the deck like a pirate. Then you can decorate your own pirate hat or parrot puppet to take home and enjoy some special pirate science experiments.
Tuesdays 4, 11, 18, 25
Saturdays 8, 22
10.30–11.15 am and 11.30–12.15 pm
Ages 2–5 + carers
Child $12. Adult $8 Members FREE.
Booked playgroups welcome.
Online bookings essential
