A parent and child examining objects in a glass case

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!

a small pirate treasure ocean scene within a mini glass cloche
Public Program

Workshop: Sunken Treasure Cloche

Create your own underwater treasure scene to take home.

Museum of the Great Southern

Tuesday 30 September (Pirate shipwrecks) | 10.30am - 11.30am
Thursday 9 October (Mermaid treasure) | 10.30am - 11.30am

an illustrated image of a while with a snail sitting on the whale
Public Program

Junior program: The Snail and the Whale

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.

Museum of the Great Southern

Wednesday 8 October | 10.30am - 11.30am

under the dome
Public Program

Under the Dome: Cinema Experience

Join us for an immersive cinema experience Under the Dome.

WA Maritime Museum
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Screening daily | 10am, 10.45am, 11.30am, 12.15pm, 1pm, 1.45pm, 2.30pm, 3.15pm & 4pm

WAM staff member reading a book to toddlers
Public Program

Story Time

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
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Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays & Sundays | 10.30am - 11am

young child and two adults looking through a museum gallery
Public Program

Trail: Creepy Crawly Collector

Go on a bug-tastic scavenger hunt in our Mid-West gallery!

Museum of Geraldton

Saturday 27 September -  Sunday 12 October 2025 | 9.30am - 3pm
Drop-in activities

two children hold up their bugs they have crafted with paper
Public Program

Build-A-Bug

Create your own bug-tastic insect!

Museum of Geraldton

Saturday 27 September -  Sunday 12 October 2025 | 9.30am - 3pm
Drop-in activities

a black headband that has features of a bug
Public Program

Buggy headband

Explore the fascinating world of of arthropods and create your own antennae!

Museum of Geraldton

Saturday 27 September -  Sunday 12 October 2025 | 9.30am - 3pm
Drop-in activities

a multi coloured paper folded to butterfly shapes
Public Program

Origami Butterfly Bookmark

Take on a new challenge by transforming a simple sheet of paper into an elegant butterfly bookmark.

Museum of Geraldton

Saturday 27 September -  Sunday 12 October 2025 | 9.30am - 3pm
Drop-in activities

a startfish in a coral tank
Public Program

Discovery Centre: Whale tails and mermaid scales

Journey to Discovery Cove where whale tales inspire awe and mermaid tails spark imagination! 

Museum of the Great Southern

Saturday 27 September - Sunday 12 October 2025 | 10am - 4pm
Drop-in activities

two children are looking at garden greenery
Public Program

Eco Explorers School Holiday Program

The Museum will be brimming with hands-on activities inspired by nature these school holidays!

Museum of the Goldfields

Saturday 27 September -  Sunday 12 October 2025 | 10am - 3pm
Drop-in activities

Children playing with puzzles at Chinese cart
Public Program

Ancient China Activity Zone
Join us for some hands-on fun and games in the Ancient China Activity Zone!
WA Museum Boola Bardip
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Saturday 27 September - Sunday 12 October | 9.30am - 5.00pm

Screen printing stencil and frame in use
Public Program

Ink and Inspiration: Screen Printing

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.

WA Museum Boola Bardip

Tuesday 30 September | 10am - 1pm | Drop and Leave

a young child looks into a microscope
Public Program

Drop-in Science Hour: Minibeasts

Creep, crawl, and zoom into the tiny world of tiny creatures!

Museum of Geraldton

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

Shards of white crockery decorated with blue floral patterns lie in yellow sand next to a glass bottle at an archaeological site
Public Program

Adventures in Archaeology

Join us for a fun and educational journey into the past, where young explorers can experience the thrill of discovery and learn about one of the world's most remarkable archaeological finds, the Terracotta Warriors!

WA Museum Boola Bardip

Thursday 2 October | 10am - 4pm | Drop and Leave

Clay characters with backdrop and iPad for filming
Public Program

Claymation Animation

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

WA Museum Boola Bardip

Friday 3 October | 10am - 4pm | Drop and Leave