School holidays
Join us at one of our WA Museum locations to take part in our school holidays activities! There’s always something new to learn.
We have a heap of fun filled activities, where you can express your creativity, learn and explore. No matter where you’ll be in WA these school holidays, there is something for everyone!
Do you want to go on a dino hunt? Find the markers throughout the Museum and see some special visitors come to life on your device!
Daily
Create your own underwater treasure scene to take home.
Tuesday 30 September (Pirate shipwrecks) | 10.30am - 11.30am
Thursday 9 October (Mermaid treasure) | 10.30am - 11.30am
Create your own magical miniature garden using plants, pebbles, and tiny decorations.
Tuesday 30 September | 11am - 12.30pm
Create your very own 3D sea-themed shadow box to take home and treasure!
Thursday 2 October | 10.30am - 11.30am
Bring your creativity and decorate your very own bird feeder!
Tuesday 7 October | 11am - 12.30pm
From the popular book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, take a journey into a world of friendship and imagination through storytime, creative crafts, sensory play and movement games.
Wednesday 8 October | 10.30am - 11.30am
Join us for an immersive cinema experience Under the Dome.
Screening daily | 10am, 10.45am, 11.30am, 12.15pm, 1pm, 1.45pm, 2.30pm, 3.15pm & 4pm
Join us for a half-hour of story-telling, the ideal opportunity to introduce your child to the wonder of the written and spoken word amongst the colourful Museum galleries.
Every day | 10.30am - 11am
*Thursdays - Aboriginal Story Time
Explore the fascinating world of of arthropods and create your own antennae!
Saturday 27 September - Sunday 12 October 2025 | 9.30am - 3pm
Drop-in activities
Take on a new challenge by transforming a simple sheet of paper into an elegant butterfly bookmark.
Saturday 27 September - Sunday 12 October 2025 | 9.30am - 3pm
Drop-in activities
Journey to Discovery Cove where whale tales inspire awe and mermaid tails spark imagination!
Saturday 27 September - Sunday 12 October 2025 | 10am - 4pm
Drop-in activities
The Museum will be brimming with hands-on activities inspired by nature these school holidays!
Saturday 27 September - Sunday 12 October 2025 | 10am - 3pm
Drop-in activities
Go on a bug-tastic scavenger hunt in our Mid-West gallery!
Saturday 27 September - Sunday 12 October 2025 | 9.30am - 3pm
Drop-in activities
Create your own bug-tastic insect!
Saturday 27 September - Sunday 12 October 2025 | 9.30am - 3pm
Drop-in activities
Saturday 27 September - Sunday 12 October | 9.30am - 5.00pm
Saturday 27 September – Sunday 5 October | 10am – 2pm
Monday 6 October – Sunday 12 October | 10am – 2.30pm
Get inspired by the Nonnas and go Italian this school holidays!
Saturday 27 September - Sunday 12 October | 10am - 2pm
School Holidays | Get hands-on and creative in this screen-printing workshop, where kids explore traditional Chinese screen printing and create their own vibrant, Chinese-inspired prints while having loads of fun.
Tuesday 30 September | 10am - 1pm | Drop and Leave
Creep, crawl, and zoom into the tiny world of tiny creatures!
Tuesday 30 September & Wednesday 1 October 2025 | 10am - 11am
Thursday 2 October 2025 | 1pm - 2pm
Monday 6 October 2025 - Wednesday 8 October 2025 | 10am - 11am
Thursday 9 October 2025 | 1pm - 2pm
Drop-in activities
Rev up your engines for a high-speed race adventure!
Wednesday 1 October | 10am - 4pm | Drop and Leave
