We're well and truly in the swing of school holidays and the little dude is totes bored. TOTALLY BORED! Thankfully I had the foresight to book some 'intensive' swimming lessons that start tomorrow for the whole week. So that's 1/2 hour for each day taken care of. But what of the rest of the day? Art Gallery of NSW
5. Indian Summer workshop
Check website for dates (under 5s Thursday 14th January; 2-3pm)
Using plants, flowers and animals kids can create an artwork inspired by the maharaja's garden.
$25+6. Tours for Tots (19 January - let's look at fancy dress; 23 February - let's look at battles and beauties)
2 sessions daily: 10:30am and 1:30pm sharp!
A fun adventure tour through the Gallery’s collection for 3-5 year olds (accompanied by an adult). Hear stories, play games and make your own art.
$15 per child
Bookings essential (limited numbers)
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Museum of Contemporary Art
Circular Quay
7. MCA Family Art Day (Sunday 17th January 2010)
Adult $15 /Student $12 /Child under 12 $10
Explore the MCA’s summer season of exhibitions with this fun-filled family event. Participate in hands-on art activities, family-friendly guided tours, performances and competitions.
8. Mad Mondays at the MCA (Monday 25 January 2010)
11:00am-12:30pm
5 – 12 year olds
Join these lively school holiday art-making sessions running every Monday* in January. Have fun exploring the current exhibitions and create your own artworks.
$12 (pre-bookings essential)
9. Kaleidoscopic Fun (Friday 22 January, 10.30am – 3.00pm)
8 – 12 year olds
See the world like Olafur Eliasson and use light, colour and shape to create your own magical kaleidoscopes. All materials and entry into exhibitions included. Bring your own lunch.
$40
Prepaid bookings essential
10. Art Baby (Thursday 28 January, 2.00 – 3.30pm)
Enjoy the MCA’s unique program for parents and carers with babies. Join MCA staff for a guided, one-hour tour, followed by coffee and biscuits in the MCA café.
Prams and front packs welcome.
$15 (babies free)
Bookings essential
7 comments:
PMM you make me miss Sydney hard. I think I'll dig around and see if this fair city has similar things on offer. Thanks for the tips.
Wow thanks for the great list! We did the Maritime Museum yesterday and joined for the year and are already members of the Powerhouse, but hadn't thought of the others. Those baths do look very enticing on hot days like today.
Art Baby?! That's Cohen! :) He has been to so many galleries in his life time - openings of his Aunties work, QLD art gallery, GOMA, Melbourne Gallery, local galleries... but I like the idea of a group of carers and babies arting it up at the gallery!
What a shame some of these things aren't offered in Brisbane too. Although we did go to the APT and the dino's exhibit at the museum, where Cohen pointed and every dino and taxideried animal and proudly announced "cat!" He was also more interested in the lights above, rather than the exhibits below. :)
We went to the Maritime Museum last week and saw the Mythic creatures exhibition. My 21 month old was more interested in the giant helicopter than anything else but my friends 3 1/2 year old was very into the dragons etc
I'm thinking of the Museum of Sydney this week.
Darling Harbour is always a go, between the playground, the ride on train, chasing seagulls and the water features to play in Henry seems to love it!
Emma x
wow, you have definitely done a bit of school holiday homework.
we are still too little for school holidays, we are just melting in the heat!
hope you have fun.
You are totally the woman in the knows, yes you are. Now if you could just whip up one of those lists for the Gold Coast, that would be swell ;) x
We took the kids to the MCA on Weds and lasted about 30mins before hte drain of constantly dragginf our youngest away from touching every painting/exhibit/sculpture did my head in and we called it a day. Normally, they're fab at museums and galleries but they were totally wacky on Weds. We did feed them cupcakes beforehand which might have had something to do with it but I prefer not to blame myself for their errant behaviour.
I'll be using this list this coming week, thanks for putting it together!
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