WEDNESDAY 21 DEC 2022THURSDAY 26 JAN 2023 LOVE CENT R A L GEELONG Find out more at centralgeelong.com.au SUMMER SCHOOL HOLIDAYS 2022/23
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Welcome to the summer edition of the Love Central Geelong Fun Guide! This is your guide to all the best activities happening for the summer school holidays in central Geelong - Wednesday 21 December - Thursday 26 January 2023. The program is a collection of activities, events and exhibitions for children 3-16 years, delivered by central Geelong businesses and the City of Greater Geelong. All activities will follow the Victorian State Government’s COVID Safe directions. Participants are reminded to follow the latest Victorian health advice regarding mask wearing, maintaining physical distancing, hygiene practices, staying at home if unwell and bieng COVID-19 aware. So, what are you waiting for? Start planning your school holidays!
WEDNESDAY 21 DEC 2022THURSDAY 26 JAN 2023
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BOOKINGS
See each activity for links and directions on how to book.
Events and bookings are subject to change. Places are limited and capacity numbers will vary for each activity. Please contact the activity provider for further information or details about your booking.
We will endeavour to update our website as soon as possible should circumstances change.
FOR A LIST OF SPECIALS AND DISCOUNTS FROM PARTICIPATING CENTRAL GEELONG BUSINESSES, VISIT: CENTRALGEELONG.COM.AU
GEELONG LIBRARY & HERITAGE CENTRE
WHERE 51 Little Malop Street
Geelong Library & Heritage Centre have a range of FREE activities available for all ages, head to www.grlc.vic.gov.au to see the full list and make a booking. Here’s a few of our favourites:
POM-POM CREATURES
Join us to make a pompom creature to take home in this hands-on session. Ages 5+ years.
WHEN Wednesday 4 January 10am - 11am Wednesday 18 January 3pm - 4pm COST Free. Bookings required.
ZESTY ZINES
Join us in creating a food zine this school holidays. Bring a favourite family recipe or create your own and help us design a food zine to share with all our library branches. Ages 15+ years.
WHEN Wednesday 4 January 3pm - 4pm Thursday 12 January 3pm - 4pm Wednesday 25 January 10am - 11am COST Free. Bookings required.
SEW THIS SUMMER
You can sew so much more than clothes! With a needle, thread, and basic sewing skills you can fill your summer with fun sewing projects. Ages 8+ years.
WHEN Thursday 5 January 10am - 11am Wednesday 11 January 2.30pm - 3.30pm Thursday 19 January 10am - 11am COST Free. Bookings required.
MOVIE TIME
Join us for some family movie fun. BYO popcorn! Friday sessions - all ages. Sunday sessions - ages 12+ years.
WHEN Friday 6, 13, 20, 27 January Sunday 8, 15, 22, 29 January 2pm - 4pm COST Free. Bookings required.
ULTIMATE CHALLENGE
Determined, persistent, unbeatable. If this describes you, then come along to this challenge-based program that will put you and your team’s skills to the ultimate test. Ages 8+ years.
WHEN Tuesday 10 January
10am – 11am Monday 16 January 3pm – 4pm Wednesday 25 January 2pm – 3pm COST Free. Bookings required.
SUMMER STORIES
Play games and draw pictures as we create simple summer stories together – no writing required! Bring the family, come along with friends or team up with your grown up. All ages.
WHEN Wednesday 11 January Tuesday 17 January Monday 23 January 10am – 11am COST Free. Bookings required.
GREEN SCREEN YOURSELF
Drop in and let us show you how to create impossible photos of what you think is a ‘Better World for Today’ to share with family and friend’s using the library’s Green Screen. All ages.
WHEN Tuesday 17 January 2pm - 4pm COST Free. No bookings required.
GEELONG GALLERY
Visit www.geelonggallery.org.au for details and bookings.
WHERE 55 Little Malop Street
EYE SPY ART ADVENTURES FOR WEE ONES—PAPER SCULPTURES
Join us for a fun adventure through the Gallery and be inspired by works on display in Gertrude Editions. Create your own sculpture using paper and clay to take home.
Suitable for ages 3 to 5 years | Children must be accompanied by an adult.
WHEN Tuesday 24 January 10.30am - 11am
COST $5
GALLERY TOTS
Inspire curiosity and imagination by discovering works of art through interactive storytelling and play-based activities and adventures with your little one.
Suitable for ages 18 months to 4 years | Children must be accompanied by an adult
WHEN Each Friday 9.30am - 10am
*No workshops will be held on Friday 23, 30 December, and Friday 6 January 2023
COST Free
Mandy Martin, Tristen Parr and Alexander Boynes, ‘Luminous relic’ 2017, (detail), pigment, sand, crusher dust, synthetic polymer paint and oil paint on canvas penaptych; three-channel, high-definition video with stereo sound score, Geelong Gallery, Gift of the artist 2021
EYE SPY ART ADVENTURES— DIGITAL LANDSCAPES
Create your own moving image using collage and digital coding inspired Luminous relic (2017), a major collaborative painting and moving image work by Mandy Martin (1952–2021) and Alexander Boynes, with a score by Tristen Parr (exhibited as part of Mandy Martin—Persistent Vision).
Suitable for ages 6 to 10 years | Children must be accompanied by an adult
WHEN Wednesday 25 January 10.30am - 11am
COST $8
BOOKINGS
For booking and information visit: geelonggallery.org.au/whats-on/events
NATIONAL WOOL MUSEUM
Visit www.nwm.vic.gov.au for details and bookings.
WHERE 26 Moorabool Street
LEGO MASTER BUILDER WORKSHOP
Become a Lego Master Builder! Design and construct different creations without instructions, from automobiles to building structures and anything in between! Imagination, creativity, and confidence are the building blocks of this workshop hosted by Buildit4Kids.
WHEN Thursday 12 January
Session 1. Bluestone Cityscapes 10.30am – 12.30pm Session 2. Wonderful Wildlife 1.30 – 3.30pm
COST $30 per child (6+) Bookings essential.
KIDS MUSEUM TAKEOVER!
This is Your Museum and the kids are in charge!
We are expanding and evolving the National Wool Museum to become a museum dedicated to Geelong and our community. We are inviting our young Museum friends to tell us what they want their museum to be in the future. Draw your plan of the Museum, rewrite the object labels, learn how to handle museum objects, or give a guided tour of the galleries.
WHEN Friday 20 January 10am–3pm
COST Free entry and includes access to all current exhibitions
WETLAND WONDER
Turn a milk carton into a fish, bubble wrap into seaweed or a chip packet into coral.
Help us transform the Museum’s Craft Studio into a living and growing environment. Turn our pile of trash into a wetland inspired by the Barwon River and Lake Connewarre.
Drop-in self-guided activity (supervision required for children 12 years and under)
WHEN Monday 2 January – Sunday 29 January 10am – 3pm
COST Free with admission
LOVE CENTRAL GEELONG ACTIVITIES
ON-STREET ENTERTAINMENT
Enjoy Love Central Geelong’s street entertainment program, featuring creative and quirky street performers, including singers, dancers, musicians, poets, circus performers, hula hoopers & more!
For a full schedule of performances on the Little Malop Central stage, please check www.centralgeelong.com.au or keep an eye on Love Central Geelong’s social media!
VINTAGE REMIXED
Mosaic your own “face” design, garden friendly ornaments…
Turning e-Waste into artistic masterpieces with Di Crea from Bits & Pieces Mosaics.
Di is a whizz at turning broken crockery into stunning mosaic pieces, so you have no better guide with this mini-mosaic workshop. Ages 5+ years.
WHEN Tuesday 17 January & Thursday 19 January 11am - 1pm
WHERE 111 - 113 Little Malop Street
COST Free - bookings essential: bit.ly/VintageRemixed
DANCE LIKE A POP STAR AND DISCO FEVER - DANCE WORKSHOPS
Join Fresh Creative for a 30 minute workshop where you will be led by a professional to dance like a pop star or bring out your disco fever dance moves. This workshop is suitable for all ages and abilities.
WHEN DANCE LIKE A POP STAR
Wednesday 4 January 10am - 10.30am
Bookings essential: bit.ly/DLAPSSHP
DISCO FEVER
Wednesday 4 January 12pm - 12.30pm
Bookings essential: bit.ly/DFSHP
WHERE Steampacket Gardens
COST Free - bookings essential.
GIANT SKY WHEEL
The Giant Sky Wheel is back in Central Geelong!
The largest travelling Ferris Wheel in the Southern Hemisphere is returning to Eastern Beach this summer. The wheel comes alive with over 300,000 LED lights and 24 amazing light patterns illuminating the summer sky. Jump on to get a mesmerising view of the iconic Floating Christmas tree or watch the sunset over our beautiful bay.
WHEN Monday - Thursday 12pm - 8.30pm Friday - Sunday
WHERE 31 Eastern Beach Road
COST Tickets can be purchased at the ticket booth.
MUSE UM OF PLAY & ART (M o PA)
MoPA™ is founded on the belief that more play and creativity will paint a brighter future. Their exhibits and activities are crafted to provide rich opportunities for play-based learning and creative exploration.
WHEN 9am - 5pm, 7 days a week!
WHERE 51 McKillop Street
COST
Regular ticket prices include all listed activities. Visit www.museumofplayandart.com.au to book.
Visit www.geelongartscentre.org.au for details and bookings.
WHERE Corner of Moorabool & Malop St
OPERATION OUCH LIVE
Join TV’s favourite doctors, Dr Chris and Dr Xand van Tulleken, for a show packed with all-new crazy experiments, mind blowing illusions and amazing facts, as the doctors explore the fascinating world of biology and show you the incredible things your body can do. It’ll make you laugh and gross you out!
WHERE Costa Hall, 1 Gheringhap St
WHEN Monday 9 January Perfromance at 1pm and 4pm
COST From $49.90
THE RAINBOW TREE
The Rainbow Tree is musical storytelling with moving images. Written with children from Rainbow Families, it shares personal and imagined stories around the idea of family, identity, and community. Performed by two queer super Aunties, Aunty Bear and ZaZa from Fat Fruit (Bec Matthews and Sarah Ward) with singing and live music, played on instruments and objects you could find around the house. Ages 4-8 years and their adults.
WHERE Limelight Studio 4, Geelong Arts Centre
WHEN Thursday 19 January 10am & 1pm
Friday 20 January 10am & 1pm
COST From $22
GEELONG ARTS CENTRE
MARKET SQUARE SHOPPING CENTRE
WHERE Corner of Moorabool & Malop St
READ, SCAN & WIN BIG
From the 2nd of January make your way in-centre, become engrossed in our heritage via our history piece located across from Prouds the Jewellers & Wendy’s.
Scan the QR, and answer the trivia questions to go in the draw to be 1 of 3 weekly winners to share in $1,250 worth of prizes, with $5,000 in total for the month!
Competition ends Sunday, 29 January 2023. T’s & C’s Apply.
GOBOAT GEELONG
WHERE Wingham Walk, Geelong Waterfront
Be your own captain with GoBoat, now sailing from the Geelong Waterfront! GoBoat is kid and pet friendly, so you can bring the whole crew. Each boat is fully electric, can take up to 8 people (including kids), and you don’t need a boat licence to hire one. Experience the Geelong Waterfront from a whole new perspective this school holidays, and book online today!
SPECIAL OFFER – Mention the Summer Fun Guide when you arrive to get a free Captains Hat! ($20 value)
COST From $99 for a one hour hire. Book online: goboat.com.au/location/geelong-waterfront
THE CAROUSEL WHERE 1 Eastern Beach Road SUMMER HOURS Monday – Friday 10.30am – 5pm Saturdays & Sundays 10.30am – 6pm
This. Is. Gnarly! ‘Decked Out’ is a creative experience for kids ages 8+, where the young ones get to design their own rad skateboard using Paint Pens! Less screen time, more play time. ‘Decked Out’ is an exciting new concept to Pinot & Picasso founded by Australian Artist, Mitch Revs. ‘Decked Out’ was created from Mitch’s passion to inspire the next generation to be creative, active and develop selfexpression! Now, we’ll leave you to practice your kickflips and ollies! WHERE 150 Ryrie St WHEN Friday 23 December 10am - 1pm COST $79 BOOKING Bookings essential. Visit the Pinot and Picasso website: pinotandpicasso.com.au
PINOT & PICASSO
VILLAGE CINEMAS
GEELONG
WHERE 194 – 200 Ryrie Street
Geelong’s first cinema for kids! Vjunior combines two things that kids love - movies and play.
Vjunior features a dedicated play area in cinema, that is specifically designed for kids. Now open at Village Cinemas Geelong villagecinemas.com.au/experiences/vjunior
WORKSHOPS IN CENTRAL GEELONG
GEELONG CHE CUP
Vietnamese dessert lesson. WHERE 71 Malop St
WHEN Every Tuesday throughout the school holidays 10am - 11am COST $10
Booking through phone or email: P: 03 52983586. E: koid2328@gmail.com
BALLROOM DANCE CLASSES FOR KIDS AND TEENS
Ballroom Baby presents ballroom classes for kids and teens. Fun, exciting classes run by qualified teachers. Learn a few quick dances in this 50 minute introduction class for beginners.
WHERE 169 Ryrie St
WHEN Friday 13 January 11am (Primary school ages) 12pm (High school ages) COST $15
BOOKINGS
Required. Visit: www.babygeelong.com.au/summerclasses
PARKS & PLAYGROUNDS
Enjoy Central Geelong’s most loved playgrounds and parks. View our full list here: centralgeelong.com.au/parks
LASERQUEST GEELONG
Laser Tag - $12 per person
Ten Pin Bowling - $12 per person
WHERE 87-91 Malop St
WHEN Wednesday 21 Decemeber
Wednesday 25 January
TOY WORLD
Free Lucky Dip
Feeling Lucky? Present this program to the friendly staff at ToyWorld Geelong to recieve a free lucky dip. *redeemable once per customer*
WHERE 115 - 117 Little Malop St
WHEN Wednesday 21 DecemeberWednesday 25 January
OFFERS
16 1. The Carousel 2. Steampacket Gardens 3. Transvaal Square 4. National Wool Museum 5. Johnstone Park 6. Laserquest Geelong 7. Geelong Library & Heritage Centre 8. Geelong Gallery 9. Westfield Geelong 10. Green
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Market Square Shopping Centre
LMC (111-113 Little Malop St)
Geelong Arts Centre
Bubbles
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MOPA
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