Play & Go Adelaide

[ July 7, 2025 to July 11, 2025. July 14, 2025 to July 18, 2025. ]
Little Picassos July School Holiday Kids Art Classes
Join Little Picassos for a selection of fun and creative holiday classes in a studio setting that provides an inspirational and motivational Artspace for children.
Air-conditioned/ heated and spacious, with a dynamic and inspirational program to suit every artist from 2.5 – 16 years of age.
School Holiday classes and […]

[ July 8, 2025; 12:00 am; July 11, 2025 12:00 am to July 18, 2025 12:00 am. ]
Kids & Teens Pottery Classes at Urth Clay Studio – Burnside & Goodwood
Big Brain Tiny Hands is Urth Clay Studio’s favourite kids holiday activity. Their one-off pottery classes prioritise experimentation and muddy fun over seeking perfection.
Unlike traditional approaches, they encourage kids to freely explore shapes and textures, fostering a sense of joy in the creative […]

House Down Under – Australia’s First Inverted House Photo Experience is opening in Adelaide!
House Down Under believes in being different, being fun and most importantly – being upside down! Visitors can capture the most surreal photos and have a laugh, creating unique poses from an inverted perspective. A unique and fun attraction not only for […]

Entries are now open for the 2025 Royal Adelaide Show competitions. With over 40 sections on offer across a range of categories, there’s something for everyone. 
Do you have a brilliant baker, savvy sewer or green thumb at home?  From arts, crafts and cookery, to horticulture, photography and more, the Royal Adelaide Show offers you and […]

Design a Mini Float for the 2025 National Pharmacies Christmas Pageant.
Primary school children have the chance each year to win an exclusive experience at the annual National Pharmacies Christmas Pageant by getting creative and designing a mini float.  They need to submit a minimum of one full-colour, hand-drawn or digital drawing of the mini float […]

More Than Half of Australians Set to Embrace D.I.Y. This Easter
With Easter and Anzac Day converging this year, a new survey shows that 58 per cent of Australians are seizing the opportunity provided by consecutive long weekends to finally knock off those lingering D.I.Y. projects. This April, families can also enjoy a range of Easter-themed […]

[ April 22, 2025 to April 24, 2025. ]
April School Holidays at the Myer Centre Adelaide – See Bluey Live Interactive Experience.
Bluey has captured the hearts of families around the world, with its sweetness and Aussie-ness. Now, the homegrown kids’ series is heading to the Myer Centre in Adelaide for a Bluey Live Interactive Experience featuring Bluey and Bingo.

Get ready to dance, sing […]

[ April 15, 2025 to April 17, 2025. April 22, 2025 to April 24, 2025. ]
Experience FREE Dinosaur Fun at Churchill Centre these April school holidays!
Churchill Centre is bringing GINORMOUS fun with FREE Dinosaur Activities that will delight little explorers of all ages!
What’s on:
Paint your own dino skeleton plaster mould and keep an eye out for the life-like dinosaur making its way around the mall! Ts & Cs Apply see […]

Bunnings are encouraging Aussies to ease into the month of February with cost-effective ways to entertain the kids.
With 350 Bunnings stores running over 2000 free in-store DIY (do it yourself) workshops across the country, families will have the chance to head down to their local Bunnings store for a month-long DIY extravaganza.
Each week in […]

Ready… set… BUILD MODE with BLUEY LEGO®!
Calling all builders, big and small! Explore the world of Bluey brick by brick with brand-new LEGO ® sets across the LEGO 4+ and LEGO DUPLO ® ranges, inspired by your favourite Bluey moments!
The LEGO Group and BBC Studios have announced a new partnership that will let families and […]

Chihuly in the Botanic Garden is ready and waiting to brighten up your school holidays with fun activities for your little critters to enjoy!
First up: Moore Critters, an activity that encourages children and teens to get arty and use their imagination, creating a creature that has adapted to live in a colourful world inspired by […]

[ December 14, 2024; December 21, 2024; December 28, 2024; January 4, 2025; January 11, 2025; January 18, 2025; January 25, 2025; ]   
Kids School Holiday Activities at 1947 Coffee Co.
Looking to catch up with friends while the kids have a blast? 1947 Coffee Co. have a bunch of hands-on activities during the school holidays, packed with creativity and delicious fun. It’s the perfect catch-up spot for the kids while you enjoy a coffee or bite to eat.
What’s […]

You can attend your local Bunnings workshops this December to explore simple D.I.Y tips and tricks, with a variety of great D.I.Y ideas and step-by-step guides to turn your holiday vision into a reality.
To help Aussies enjoy a memorable holiday experience without breaking the bank, Bunnings is the go-to destination for affordable D.I.Y solutions and […]

[ February 6, 2025; ]
Calling All Junior Photographers!
Does your child have a passion for photography? Maybe they’d like to enter their pics in the 2025 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year competition. 
Owned and produced by the South Australian Museum, the competition is open to both amateur and professional photographers of any age so it’s a great opportunity for […]

[ December 14, 2024 to December 17, 2024. ]
Photos with Santa – Northpark Shopping Centre.
Get ready for a magical holiday experience at Northpark! They’re thrilled to announce that Santa Claus is coming to town. Visit and have your picture professionally taken and emailed to you for free. A picture that will last a lifetime.

Santa will be available on the following dates:
• Saturday 14 […]

[ November 15, 2024 to December 24, 2024. ]
Write a Letter to Santa this Christmas and drop it into Australia Post – no stamp required!
What’s on your child’s wishlist this year? Help make the magic of Christmas come alive with a gift and reply from Santa at your local Post Office.
Santa Mail is a little different this year!  Now, you can hand deliver […]

[ August 10, 2024; August 24, 2024; August 31, 2024; September 7, 2024; September 21, 2024; ]
Immerse yourself in the art of lantern crafting with artist Tony Hannan in this FREE lantern workshop.
Tony will provide a step-by-step process of how to make a basic lantern. All lanterns created will be displayed at a multicultural community event, Eastern Eats, happening in September. The workshops are for young people aged 5 to 15 […]

The biggest arts festival in the Southern Hemisphere, Adelaide Fringe, is excited to announce that the 2025 Poster Competition is officially open for submissions with a $10,000 cash prize up for grabs.
The iconic festival is on the lookout for a design that encapsulates this year’s theme, “One for all and all for one”. The […]

[ July 19, 2024; ]
July School Holiday Guardian & Child/Teen Workshop: Earrings Extravaganza with Mintcloud Studio.
Looking for a fun and unique way to spend quality time with your child these school holidays?
Join Mintcloud Studio for their special Guardian & Child Workshop and craft your own dazzling earrings together! Perfect for beginners and budding jewellery makers alike, this workshop will […]

Flowery Fun Creative Workshop for Kids at Earthy Botanica in Willunga.
Take your little ones along to Flowery Fun Kids Workshop – a fun workshop designed to inspire creativity and mindfulness through the art of flower arranging. Hosted by Bel from Earthy Botanica, this one and a half hour session promises to be a nurturing and […]

Scouts SA encourages more face to face and less face to screen time for kids.
Scouts SA is calling for kids to spend more time socialising face to face than on screens to encourage and support the development of important life skills and attributes such as resilience, leadership, problem solving, personal engagement, curiosity and a desire […]

[ April 16, 2024 to April 18, 2024. April 23, 2024 to April 24, 2024. ]
Creative Art Workshops for Crafty Kids at The Makery Co, Hahndorf
Join The Makery Co for 3 amazing art & craft workshops where kids are guaranteed to leave with a little paint on their hands and a big grin on their face. The Makery Co present Pots & Plants, Tiny Terrarium Worlds, Vases & Posies between […]

[ February 3, 2024 to February 4, 2024. February 10, 2024 to February 11, 2024. February 17, 2024 to February 18, 2024. February 24, 2024 to February 25, 2024. ]
FREE Bluey-themed Kids DIY Workshops throughout the month of February at Bunnings.
Bluey is coming to Bunnings!  Every weekend in February Bluey-themed workshops are being held at ALL Bunnings Warehouses, plus Bluey and Bingo will be visiting a few stores too.

For dates and times for workshops and character appearances, please select your nearest store in the […]

[ February 16, 2024 8:00 pm to March 17, 2024 8:02 pm. ]
Art-Chery at Adelaide Fringe
Forget Pallets and paint brushes! Head on down to Gluttony’s world first Art-Chery range and create your very own abstract masterpiece by shooting paint-tipped arrows at canvases.
These are real bows and modified arrows. Choose your selection of colours and take aim to bring your vision to life. Create your own or share […]

[ January 20, 2024; January 27, 2024; ]
AFC Families Presents Sticker Making Workshops with Billie Justice Thomson.
**SOLD OUT**
Join legendary illustrator Billie Justice Thomson for a special workshop to learn how to make awesome stickers.
Create your own design or use one of Billie’s in a simple 3 step process that is super fun and great for all ages!

Bookings essential, children to be accompanied […]

Let the kids get creative and apply to paint a Stobie pole in your neighbourhood.
Stobie pole art is becoming more popular in colouring our streetscapes, but to avoid it being removed and to ensure the Stobie pole is safe to paint, you will need permission from SA Power Networks before you pull out a paint […]

Scouts Ultimate Activity Guide is the ideal gift for kids this Christmas.
Featuring over 200 pages of activities, challenges, experiments, games and much more, three youth and parenting issues have collided to culminate in the creation of the ‘Scouts Ultimate Activity Guide’ – the perfect gift for every family.
Published by Australian Geographic in partnership with Scouts […]

LEGO® Braille Bricks now available from the LEGO® store.
For the past few years Vision Australia have worked with LEGO® to provide their clients with LEGO® Braille Bricks. They have been a massive hit with their clients as a way to make learning braille more fun and accessible to the whole family.
Aimed at kids aged 6+, LEGO® Play […]

Create4Adelaide is a large-scale, year-long project that encourages young people to develop their creative skills and engage with local climate change priorities.
This is an opportunity for young people to be part of something big; to express themselves artistically, to think outside of the box and to engage with important issues around climate change in a […]

[ September 10, 2023; ]
Our Young Words: Make Mine a Monster
Illustration Workshop by Brenton McKenna
There is nothing more funny, scary and creative then creating your very own monster. Whether we like them or not, every good story needs one. They come in all shapes and sizes and Yawuru illustrator Brenton Mckenna is trying to hunt down and capture them […]