School Holiday Program

SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM Libraries and Community Centres

JOIN IN ON THE FUN THIS SCHOOL HOLIDAYS! salisbury.sa.gov.au/shp

Monday 17 Dec to Friday 25 Jan - Bookings essential MONDAY 17 DEC

TUESDAY 18 DEC

Christmas Wreath Making

Kids Origami

10am to 12pm Burton Community Centre

2.30pm to 4pm Mawson Centre

Make a Christmas decoration or card during the activity to take home for mum or dad or other family and friends. Parents are requested to remain with children during the activity. Bookings essential.

Learn the art of origami. Make your favourite birds, animals and paper planes.

Bookings essential.

Age: 6 to 14 years Cost: $5.00

Age: 4 to 10 years Cost: $5.00

WEDNESDAY 19 DEC

THURSDAY 20 DEC

Movies at Mawson: The Polar Express

Palaeontology Rocks

10am to 12pm (check in from 9.30am) Mawson Centre

10am to 11am Mawson Centre

To be played on the big screen in our theatre! Snack bag included. All ages welcome. Kids under 2 go free.

Bookings essential.

Join us for an awesome look at dinosaurs incorporating investigation skills, creativity and imagination. Bookings essential.

Age: All ages Cost: $5.00

Age: 4 to 10 years Cost: $5.00

To register visit: salisbury.sa.gov.au/shp MONDAY 7, 14 & 21 JAN

TUESDAY 8 JAN

Games Galore!

Chinese Violin Workshop with Zhao

10am to 4pm Para Hills Community Hub

10.30am to 11.30am Salisbury West Library

Every Monday during the January school holidays at the Hub, children can enjoy giant games, board games, puzzles, mind bending challenges and much more.

Bookings encouraged but not essential.

Come along and experience playing the Chinese violin! Also known as Erhu, the Chinese violin is a two string fiddle of Chinese origin. Use of violins included.

Bookings essential.

Age: All ages Cost: FREE

Age: 7+ years Cost: $5.00

WEDNESDAY 9 JAN Bubbles, Slime and Summer Days Play 10.30am to 11.30am Ingle Farm Library

A wonderful session full of bubbles, slime and much more! There will be lots of fun indoor and outdoor activities but be sure to bring a change of clothes!

Bookings essential.

TUESDAY 8, 15 & 22 JAN Craft-a-Noon 12pm to 4pm Para Hills Community Hub

It’s time to get creative! Come along for an afternoon of crafting fun and imagination.

See what creations you can bring to life using a wide variety of crafting supplies to create something new and exciting!

Bookings encouraged but not essential.

Age: 4 to 12 years Cost: FREE

Age: 4+ years Cost: $5.00

WEDNESDAY 9, 16 & 23 JAN STEMgineering Wednesdays 10am to 4pm Para Hills Community Hub

Calling all STEM-gineers! Explore and discover all things STEM these school holidays. Embrace your inner scientist with table top experiments, construct your best LEGO creations or try your hand in some fun robotics activities. Bookings encouraged but not essential.

Age: All ages Cost: FREE

Monday 17 Dec to Friday 25 Jan - Bookings essential THURSDAY 10 JAN

THURSDAY 10 JAN

Minecraft Coding Club

Elephant House Press Reading ‘Spoilt Princess Odette’

10am to 12pm Para Hills Community Hub

2pm to 3pm Para Hills Community Hub

Come and try your hand at coding in Minecraft. This session will introduce you to basic coding concepts using Microsoft Makecode to create programs that run inside of Minecraft. Bookings essential.

Age: 7+ years Cost: $5.00

Karah Clinton is an Adelaide author and mother. Celebrate the release of her debut children’s book about Princess Odette and the importance of kindness in this special author storytime. Bookings encouraged but not essential.

FRIDAY 11, 18 & 25 JAN

MONDAY 14 JAN

Summer-time Story Sessions 10am to 11am Para Hills Community Hub

Join us for three storytime sessions over the Summer holidays! Travel through space in the first session, enjoy toddler activities in the second session and join us for a family story time sharing some classic tales on Jan 25. Bookings encouraged but not essential.

Age: All ages Cost: FREE

TUESDAY 15 JAN Wild Creatures Mobile Science Education Show Two sessions: 10.30am to 11.30am 1pm to 2pm Para Hills Community Hub

Humans are pretty odd, but we are not the weirdest of creatures on the planet. From exploding bottoms to Herculean strength, help us explore human limits and how we compare to other species on this little blue and green dirt orb called Earth.

Age: 6+ years Cost: $5.00

Age: 6+ years Cost: FREE

Magic Mike’s Magic Workshop Session 1: 10.30am to 12pm Session 2: 1pm to 2.30pm Len Beadell Library

Looking for fun and amazing school holiday entertainment? Magic Mike will teach your children how to become a magician!

Bookings essential.

Age: 6+ years Cost: $5.00

THURSDAY 17 JAN Minecraft Lock in 10am to 12pm Para Hills Community Hub

Come along to this Minecraft Lock in session and build your own creations to battle and survive the night against zombies, creepers, and ender dragons. Bookings essential.

Age: 9+ years Cost: $5.00

To register visit: salisbury.sa.gov.au/shp THURSDAY 17 JAN

FRIDAY 18 JAN

Creative Cooking Masterclass

Chess Tournament

10am to 3pm Twelve25

10.30am to 12pm Ingle Farm Library

Ever wanted to be a master in your kitchen? Come along to this workshop and learn tips and tricks from our skilled facilitator (an experienced cook) on how to be a master cook! We will be preparing and presenting a 3 course meal from scratch.

Bookings essential.

Age: 12 to 18 years Cost: $10.00

Are you an avid chess player and would like to test your skills? Have you been itching to see how your chess skills have developed by taking on others in a game tournament?

This session is aimed at children of all ages.

It will be assumed that the children are confident chess players.

Bookings essential.

Age: 5+ years Cost: FREE

MONDAY 21 JAN

TUESDAY 22 JAN

Learn how to make Bath Bombs

Game on! Children’s Comedy Show

10am to 12pm Burton Community Centre

1pm to 2pm Para Hills Community Hub

A fun activity to share with an adult. Make some fizzy bathbombs and then enjoy giving them as a gift or using yourself the next time you have a bath. Parents are requested to remain with children during this activity.

Bookings essential.

#1 - Best Kids Shows at the Edinburgh Fringe - Gigglebeatsinburgh, ‘Game On!’ is an interactive comedy stage show for children all about video games.

Bookings essential.

Age: 6 to 14 years Cost: $5.00

Age: 5 to 12 years Cost: $5.00

Monday 17 Dec to Friday 25 Jan - Bookings essential THURSDAY 24 JAN Games Day Extravaganza 10.30am to 3pm Twelve25

Come and hang out with us for a day of free activities. There will be computer games, Xbox, board games, crafts or simply chill out with a movie! Lunch provided free of charge.

Bookings essential.

Age: 10 to 18 years Cost: FREE

THURSDAY 24 JAN GKR Karate Workshop 11.30am to 12.30pm Para Hills Community Hub

Come and try Karate! GKR Karate will demonstrate this Japanese style of karate in a fun and practical workshop. GKR Karate promotes character and physical development along with skills in self-defence, coordination, fitness and much more! Want to know more? Check out the information stand on the day for class timetables and enrolment.

Bookings essential.

Age: 5+ years Cost: FREE

LIBRARY AND COMMUNITY CENTRE CONTACTS DETAILS LEN BEADELL LIBRARY 55 John St, Salisbury T: 8406 8283

POORAKA FARM COMMUNITY CENTRE 126 Henderson Avenue, Pooraka T: 8406 8488

MAWSON LAKES LIBRARY 2-8 Main Street, Mawson Lakes T: 8302 5555

SALISBURY EAST NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE 28 Smith Rd, Salisbury East T: 8285 2055

PARA HILLS LIBRARY

THE MAWSON CENTRE 2-8 Main Street, Mawson Lakes T: 8302 5449

PARA HILLS COMMUNITY HUB

Wilkinson Road, Para Hills T: 8406 8560

SALISBURY WEST LIBRARY Hollywood Blvd, Salisbury Downs T: 8406 8489 INGLE FARM LIBRARY Beovich Road, Ingle Farm T: 8406 8595 BAGSTER ROAD COMMUNITY CENTRE 17 Bagster Road, Salisbury North T: 8250 4167 BURTON COMMUNITY CENTRE 386 Waterloo Corner Road, Burton T: 8280 8843 MORELLA COMMUNITY CENTRE 90 Kings Road, Parafield Gardens T: 8406 8484 THE PADDOCKS CENTRE AT THE PARA HILLS COMMUNITY HUB Wilkinson Road, Para Hills T: 8406 8560

TWELVE25 SALISBURY YOUTH ENTERPRISE CENTRE 17-19 Wiltshire Street, Salisbury T: 8406 8555