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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!

Child’s hand reaching for natural objects in a wooden sorting tray on a colourful mat.
Public Program

Curious Kids: Aboriginal Storytime

Join us for a half-hour of story-telling, with a focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories. The ideal opportunity to introduce your child to cultural stories in the Nglang Koort Boodja Wirn gallery.

WA Museum Boola Bardip

Thursdays | 10:30am-11am

WAM staff member reading a book to toddlers
Public Program

Curious Kids: Storytime

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.

WA Museum Boola Bardip

Every day | 10.30am - 11am

* Thursdays - Aboriginal Story Time

Five people in bright yellow and beige work wear kneel around a large partially-excavated Diprotodon skeleton as they gently remove layers of dirt from the bones
Public Program

Drop-in Fossil Dig Adventure

Come and be a paleontologist, uncovering real fossils and learn about the amazing work our Museum scientists are involved in.

WA Museum Boola Bardip
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Monday 13 April - Friday 17 April | 10.30am - 2.40pm

An underwater scene in Minecraft
Public Program

Minecraft Mission: Ocean Worlds

Embark on an epic Minecraft adventure! Unleash your creativity and collaborate to conquer challenges and build extraordinary underwater worlds.

WA Museum Boola Bardip

Tuesday 14 April | 10am - 4pm | Drop and Leave

A claymation photography set up on a yellow table. A child fashions a piece of colourful clay to add to an underwater themed clay diorama brightly lit by a white light box and positioned in front of a camera to film.
Public Program

Claymation Studio

Bring your imagination to life, one frame at a time, in this hands-on stop motion movie-making adventure!

WA Museum Boola Bardip

Friday 17 April | 10am - 4pm | Drop and Leave

A beige codebreakers guide with a central eye symbol is highlighted by strips of shadow running across it in lines, horizontally
Public Program

Codebreakers

Part scavenger hunt, part escape room - get ready for a self-guided family tour with a twist!

WA Museum Boola Bardip

10 kits available for hire | Daily until 2pm
Excluding Christmas Day and Good Friday

A woman wearing headphones examines a display of artifacts, immersing herself in the rich history they represent.
Public Program

Sensory Backpacks

Access one of our sensory backpacks on your visit to the museum for a treasure trove of tools to both calm and stimulate a child's sensory system.

WA Museum Boola Bardip

Available for hire | Daily

Aboriginal men painted and holding traditional objects
Public Program

Nyumbi

Nyumbi means celebration dance in Nyoongar language. Experience a celebration of Nyoongar culture through song, dance and language, as local performers share their rich culture and history.

WA Museum Boola Bardip

Every Saturday | 11am

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Public Program

Family Tour: WA Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs of all sizes once walked the ancient plains of Western Australia. Join us for a one-hour dinosaur tour where you will learn about different species, marvel at gargantuan life-sized models and meet our Augmented Reality resident.

WA Museum Boola Bardip

Saturdays | 12.30pm - 1.30pm

aeroture
Public Program

Remarkable Reptiles Up Close

Discover WA's reptiles and meet some of our resident reptiles in Wildlife.

WA Museum Boola Bardip

Sundays | 10am - 10.30am

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Public Program

Discovery Time
Join us for 30 minutes of early-learning activity time in one of our galleries.
WA Museum Boola Bardip

Mondays & Wednesdays | 2.00pm - 2.30pm