fab famIly fun The school holidays may be over and lunchbox Mama back on duty but that doesn’t mean the fun has to stop! Tasmania has so many wonderful activities, events and adventures to keep your free time fun filled right through to the next school holidays!! Here are some of Mama’s favourites.
and tumbling waterfalls, but also a place for tiny nests, comfy kitchens and fire pit stories. Little ones will love the dedicated space for ages 0-3 and there’s plenty of fun for the bigger kids too, from glowing rocks to a prehistoric fossil, from beautiful paper-cut worlds to an ancient story in the sky! This is an adventure not to be missed!
1. Healthy Hobart, Healthy Kids: Dance. Pat Murnane Hall, Lenah Valley. Fridays 9.30-10.15am from Feb 11 - Mar 18. Free.
4. National Penny Farthing Championships - Saturday 19th Feb, 10am-4pm. $15, under 16 free.
Part of the Healthy Hobart program, join in these free 45-minute kid’s ‘active dance play’ activities that may include dance warm up, dance with ribbons, hula hoop freestyle, freeze dancing, parachutes, obstacles and a dance follow the leader conga line. Join in for some fun and learn new ideas to get your kids active in your home, community or school.
2. Healthy Hobart - Mountain Biking. Sunday, 13 March, 10-11am. Ages 8+. Free. This high energy mountain biking session is perfect for anyone who wants to learn the fundamentals of mountain biking including body position, braking, cornering and more. Join the team in a safe and non-intimidating environment at the Queens Domain. You can bring your own bike or hire a free bike at the session. Remember your helmet!
3. mapiya lumi | around here Henry Hunter Galleries, Level 1 Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. Bookings required. mapiya lumi | around here is TMAG’s new long-term exhibition for children 0-7 years, a specially-developed, age-appropriate museum experience for young children and their carers, designed with the child’s perspective in mind. Journey through Tasmania as a ‘little big home’ – a place of deep oceans, soaring rock columns
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Did you know that since 1983 the historic village of Evandale has built a reputation for holding the most competitive Penny Farthing races in the world? This year promises to live up to the reputation and you don’t want to miss out. Race events, including the National Penny Farthing Championship, will be held throughout the day and you’ll be able to enjoy a small number of food stalls and entertainment, and explore this beautiful Georgian village too.
5. The Adventures of Peter Rabbit and his friends. The Playhouse Theatre, 106 Bathurst Street, Hobart. 20tApril - 1 May. $15 - $40. Five delightful tales including Peter Rabbit, The Tailor of Gloucester and Jemima Puddle-Duck are interwoven with the fascinating life of their creator, Beatrix Potter, in this enchanting, enlightening entertainment for all ages. The play moves back and forth from the fantasy world she created to the intriguing story of Beatrix Potter herself, who overcame her lonely, strict childhood — in which her writings and drawings were discouraged in the maleoriented Victorian era — to become the most widely read children’s author of all times. We also meet Beatrix’s governess, Annie, and her children for whom many of the stories were originally written. Get your tickets here!
