AUGUSTUS GELATERY

WHERE 41 Gheringhap St

AUTUMN COLOURING-IN COMPETITION

Be part of Augustus Gelatery’s colouring-in competition these School Holidays. Simply collect your colouring-in sheet from their Geelong store located at 41 Gheringhap Street Geelong during operating hours, get creative and return your masterpiece back to the store during competition dates for your chance to win. The first prize will be a $100 gift voucher. Maximum age limit is 16. Terms and Conditions apply.

WHEN Friday 7 April - Sunday 23 April

5.30pm - 8.30pm

COST Free

PARKS & PLAYGROUNDS

Enjoy Central Geelong’s most loved playgrounds and parks. View our full list here: centralgeelong.com.au/parks

GEELONG LIBRARY & HERITAGE CENTRE

WHERE 51 Little Malop Street

Geelong Library & Heritage Centre has a range of FREE activities available for all ages.

THE JUNIOR MIX: PAINT YOUR IMAGINATION

Mix it up with school holiday activities including art, craft, games, tech activities, LEGO© and more.

Ages 5+

WHEN Tuesday 11 April 10.30am - 11.30am

THE JUNIOR MIX: TORN COLLAGES

Mix it up with school holiday activities including art, craft, games, tech activities, LEGO© and more.

Ages 8+

WHEN Wednesday 12 April 10.30am - 11.30am

Tuesday 18 April 2.30pm - 3.30pm

Mythological Watercolours

Is that a mermaid? Maybe a dragon? Escape the ordinary and find mythical creatures hiding in the watercolour paintings you create and bring them out of the dark in this mixed media session. Ages 12+

WHEN Tuesday 11 April 2.30pm - 3.30pm

Wednesday 19 April 10.30am - 11.30am

NOW YOU SEE IT!

Green Screen Digital Fashion

Hack Green Screen technology with simple green craft supplies and make your own Insta-worthy wearable art and escape the ordinary! Ages 15+

WHEN Thursday 13 April 2.30pm - 3.30pm

Escape the ordinary and see the world in a new way! Explore seemingly impossible images and illusions, learn the science behind how they trick the human brain and create your own illusions. Ages 8+

WHEN Wednesday 12 April 2.30pm - 3.30pm

Escape The Maze

Help, the robots are stuck in a maze! Learn how to sequence and code simple instructions to help your Blue-bot escape. Ages 5+

WHEN Thursday 13 April 10.30am - 11-30am

THE MAD HATTER’S TEA PARTY

Dress up in a crazy outfit for an imaginary tea party at the library! In this session you will hear stories about tea parties and use your imagination to join in with games and craft. All ages.

WHEN Monday 17 April 10.30am - 11.30am

ESCAPE INTO LEGO© WORLD

Mix it up with a bit of art, craft, retro games, tech activities, and good company. Ages 12+.

WHEN Monday 17 April 2.30pm - 3.30pm

FAIRYTALE FREEDOM!

Are you bored with traditional fairytales? Enjoy the freedom of making a traditional fairytale your own. Change the setting, characters, or the ending! Draw, write or act out your version. All ages

WHEN Friday 14 April 10.30am - 11.30am

Crazy Creatures

Expand your knowledge and creativity as you learn about unique and unusual animals – real or imagined! Let your creativity flow as you draw, decorate, and describe your own imaginary creature. Ages 5+

WHEN Tuesday 18 April 10.30am - 11.30am

Fantastic Fanfiction

Ever wanted to re-write your favourite story and change the fate of a beloved character? Here is your chance! Explore all things Fanfiction and even write your own and escape the ordinary!

Ages 15+

WHEN Wednesday 19 April 2.30pm - 3.30pm

Choose Your Own Adventure

Escape the ordinary and plot your own interactive adventure story. We’ll show you how to get started – you choose the twists, turns, dead ends, risks or rescues! Ages 8+

WHEN Thursday 20 April 2.30pm - 3.30pm

MOVIE TIME: 1989 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES [PG]

Join us for some family movie fun. BYO popcorn! Ages 12+

WHEN Sunday 23 April 2pm - 4pm

Bookings essential. Visit the website to check the Geelong Library & Heritage Centre events and to make bookings www.grlc.vic.gov.au

THE JUNIOR MIX: ESCAPE INTO LEGO© WORLD

Mix it up with school holiday activities including art, craft, games, tech activities, LEGO© and more. Ages 6+

WHEN Thursday 20 April

10.30am - 11.30am

THE JUNIOR MIX: CREATIVE COLOURING-IN

Short Description of the Event/s: Mix it up with school holiday activities including art, craft, games, tech activities, LEGO© and more. All ages.

WHEN Friday 21 April 10.30am - 11.30am

THE YOUTH MIX: MANDALA DESIGN

Mix it up with a bit of art, craft, retro games, tech activities, and good company. Ages 12+

WHEN Friday 21 April 2.30pm - 3.30pm

Geelong Arts Centre

WHERE 81 Ryrie St

Family Magic 2023

MAGIC MAKERS: PUPPETRY WORKSHOP

Join us for an immersive workshop and share an introduction to the wonderful world of puppetry!

Experience demonstrations of different types of puppets and how they are brought to life as well as a wand making workshop. Then enjoy an interactive puppet show featuring some of Georgie Rose’s very own magical puppets. Ages 5-11 and their adults

WHEN Friday 14 April 10am and 12pm

Saturday 15 April 10am and 12pm

Geelong Illustrators Studio Gallery

Visit platformarts..org.au for details.

WHERE 60 Little Malop Street

TOTE-ALLY CREATIVE KIDS

Creative drawing on fabric tote bags. Catherine Overliese @ Cats + Mice

Creative Design

WHEN Saturday 22 April 10.30am - 12pm

COST $30 per child. Bookings Required eventbrite.com.au/e/tote-allycreative-kids-tickets-570399800157

Learn how to create exciting and dynamic illustrations of your favourite comic book, video game and movie characters!

WHEN Saturday 15 April 10.30am - 12pm

COST $30 per child. Bookings Required www.eventbrite.com/e/heroes-and-villains-comic-illustration-workshop-tickets-588628913927

Geelong Gallery

Visit www.geelonggallery.org.au for details.

WHERE 55 Little Malop Street

Eye Spy For Wee Ones Diorama

Take a journey through the Gallery and explore JamFactory ICON Tom Moore: Abundant Wonder. Create your own special habitat inspired by the remarkable work of artist Tom Moore. Ages 3 to 5 years | Children must be accompanied by an adult.

WHEN Tuesday 11 April 9am - 9.40am

COST $5

BOOK geelonggallery.org.au/whats-on

Eye Spy Art Adventures Clay Creatures

Create your own interesting creature using clay inspired by JamFactory ICON Tom Moore: Abundant Wonder. Ages 6 to 10 years | Children must be accompanied by an adult.

WHEN Wednesday 12 April 9am - 10am

COST $5

BOOK geelonggallery.org.au/whats-on

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 Every Friday*

9.30am - 10am

*No workshop Friday 7 April

COST Free

Tom Moore, Flaming Stegosaurus 2013, hot joined blown and solid glass Photographer: Grant Hancock

DRAWING COMPETITION—

TOM MOORE: ABUNDANT WONDER OPEN ALL AGES

Be inspired by the work of Tom Moore. Pick up an entry form from our drawing station and create your own imaginative drawing inspired by Moore’s hybridised animal/plant creatures.

The winning drawing will be selected and made into two glass artworks by Tom Moore in the JamFactory’s Glass Studio – one for the winner to take home and one to join the national tour of the exhibition!

WHEN Saturday 25 February - Sunday 16 April

COST Free

Ways To See Me Photographic Workshop

How do you really photograph yourself? Experiment with engaging, accessible photo-making, using yourself as the subject. Play with portraiture and interventions on photographs with Tamara Searle from Back to Back Theatre and photographer Gemma-Rose Turnbull. No experience necessary, just an openness to explore the way photography can conceal or reveal our identities.

Suitable for ages 10 to 13 years

WHEN Tuesday 18 April 10am - 12pm

COST $20 geelonggallery.org.au/whats-on

Collins Street after Atmospheric Lab treatment

Atmospheric Lab

To coincide with Clarice Beckett—Atmosphere, the Gallery’s Learn Space is transformed into an immersive Atmospheric Lab designed by Sandpit, an award-winning technology and experience design studio based in Melbourne. Take a sensory journey exploring colour, sentiment and place inspired by the work of Clarice Beckett.

WHEN Saturday 1 April - Sunday 9 July 11am - 12pm

COST Exhibition entry fees apply

KID’S TRAIL—CLARICE BECKETT—ATMOSPHERE

Explore Clarice Beckett—Atmosphere with your little one and learn more about the artist and works on display by following the Gallery’s fun kid’s trail.

Suitable for ages 5 to 10 years | Children must be accompanied by an adult.

WHEN Saturday 8 April - Sunday 9 July 11am - 12pm

Tamara Searle and Gemma-Rose Turnbull, Jasmine, Portrait 2021, colour photograph, courtesy of Back to Back Theatre, © Tamara Searle, Gemma-Rose Turnbull and Jasmin

COST Exhibition entry fees apply

National Wool Museum

Visit www.nwm.vic.gov.au for details.

WHERE 26 Moorabool Street

IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK… MUSEUM TOUR FOR FAMILIES

The Dennys Lascelles Woolstore is 150 years old. From ghost stories to typewriters, the auctioneer’s podium to the Ford Truck, this tour of the Museum will reveal hidden secrets about the building, the land it occupies and the people who worked here. Recommended for ages 6 years and above.

Credit: Double Interest by Scott Portelli

ANIMAL ALPHABET – WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR EXHIBITION TOUR

Tour the world through the fascinating photographs of animals, plants and landscapes in Wildlife

Photographer of the Year. Using the alphabet to guide you, what animals will you find? Look for animals that start with the first letter of your name. A fun, interactive tour for children 3 – 8 years and their carers.

All children under 12 years must be accompanied by an adult.

WHEN Tuesday 11 April 11am and 2pm

Saturday 15 April 11am

COST $6

Bookings recommended as places are limited. Ticket includes tour and museum entry

All children under 12 years must be accompanied by an adult.

WHEN Thursday 20 April 11am and 2pm

Saturday 15 April 2pm

COST $6

Bookings recommended as places are limited.