How to Make Amazing Invisible Ink
You might be familiar with lemon juice invisible ink, but we’ve discovered a better, more colourful invisible ink that really is invisible until you brush it with special “revealing” paint!
Even better, you don’t need heat like you do for lemon juice ink. All you need is bicarbonate soda, water, turmeric […]
Bloom Flower Crowns Workshop Parties!
Bloom Flower Crowns Workshop Parties come to you, supply fresh or artificial flowers, and materials and your workshop host for up to 2 hours. After a demonstration, your workshop host will help your guests create their beautiful flower crown to take home.
Once everyone has finished, Bloom Flower Crowns pack up, no […]
[ April 17, 2023 to April 21, 2023. ]
School Holiday Fun at Hallett Cove Shopping Centre
Kid can enjoy free school holiday pottery classes at Hallett Cove Shopping Centre during the April school holidays. Kids can release their inner artist and let their creative flair expand.
Over 5 days, Hallett Cove will be offering FREE pottery Masterclasses, where each day they will get the chance […]
Children’s Artspace: a place for learning through play, creativity, and expression.
Children’s Artspace at the Adelaide Festival Centre is a place for all children, students, and families to go and share ideas and engage in art created by South Australian children.
With a brand-new exhibition for each school term, Children’s Artspace provides a safe space for discussions […]
[ December 2, 2022 to December 24, 2022. December 26, 2022 to December 31, 2022. January 1, 2023 to January 9, 2023. ]
Santaβs Express Post Office at the Myer Centre.
This Christmas, children are welcomed to the Myer Centre to post their very own letters to Father Christmas!
The Myer Centre has created a Santaβs Express Post Office with a station for kids to write or draw a postcard to pop in a post box heading for the North […]
Tea Tree Gully Early Learning Supplies specialise in nature-inspired resources and toys for young children, around the ages of 2-5 years that will make a beautiful Christmas gift.
They have had an online store for several years but recently opened a small Sales & Display Centre in Banksia Park.
With a range of open-ended toys to encourage imagination, […]
Countdown to Christmas Printable Santa Beard for Kids
As Christmas day draws near children will often ask “How many days until Christmas?”
There are some gorgeous advent calendars on the market, from wooden trees to felt wall hangings, but there are also loads of homemade versions you can make at home for very minimal cost.
This Santaβs Beard […]
Art Activity for National Child Protection Week
This year in Child Protection Week (4 β 10 September), NAPCAN will be talking about the need to treat all of Australiaβs children fairly, by making sure that every neighbourhood has what kids need to thrive and be healthy.
The National Association for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN) […]
[ July 11, 2022 to July 14, 2022. July 18, 2022 to July 22, 2022. ]
Winter School Holidays are almost upon us!
Go along, take the kids, even the whole family, and join a fun and affordable program in the warmth of the City of Salisbury libraries, hubs and community centres.
Activities include:
Movies at Mawson: Encanto and Clifford
Nitro Nat at the Salisbury Community Hub
Bollywood Dance Workshop at Para […]
Little Picassos: School Holiday Classes & Events | Glenelg, Hyde Park, Magill | Review
Little Picassos run a variety of art classes throughout the year, from ongoing term-based classes to single drop-in (or drop-and-go for older kids) school holiday program classes. They also run classes for special events, like Mothers Day and Easter.
Classes are kept small […]
DIY Easter Crafts with Cricut Joy Machine. Step away from your inspiration boards and turn your best intentions into action with a little help from this βDIY best friendβ.
Review by Carla Caruso
Coming up with unique Easter gifts β beyond the usual choccy eggs β can be a challenge.
Especially if youβre not particularly crafty! However, […]
[ April 21, 2022 to April 22, 2022. April 28, 2022 to April 29, 2022. ]
Enjoy FREE Lego fun at Port Adelaide Plaza these school holidays with the team from Bricks 4 Kidz! Sessions will be held on Thursdays and Fridays during the holidays. See what’s on below:
Super Hero Kart Racing
On your marksβ¦ get setβ¦ GO!! What could be more fun than building your very own Go Kart with […]
[ March 7, 2022 to March 12, 2022. ]
Wilbur the Optical Whale
Winner of the Adelaide Fringe Access Award and weekly Innovation Award (2020) βWilbur the Optical Whaleβ returns to Adelaide in 2022.
Based on the book by Karen Lee Roberts, Wilbur the Optical Whaleβ is a βtaleβ about friendship, acceptance, and celebrating difference. Wilbur and Cecil are the best of friends and one day […]
[ March 12, 2022 to March 14, 2022. ]
Enjoy free family festivities at Play in the Plaza
To celebrate the opening of the much anticipated Festival Plaza and the exciting new Childrenβs Artspace, the Adelaide Festival Centre is hosting a long weekend jam-packed full of fun and free family friendly activities.
Activities:
Bowerbird Markets
Kidtrepreneur Markets
Roving entertainment including dance and theatre groups
DJs
Mini […]
[ February 1, 2022 to February 28, 2022. ]
Art in Nature Australia
Global movement, Art in Nature, is calling for art submissions from young people across Australia.
This is your chance to have your art featured in a bespoke online art gallery and animated, brand-new music video curated by MBE-awarded and Grammy-nominated Sisters Grimm. The Australian music video will draw inspiration from Australiaβs natural landscapes […]
Open-ended. Imaginative. Creative.
Eco-friendly Grimmβs Wooden Toys have been restocked at My Cubby Hauz. Beautifully made with high play value, each material is thoughtfully-designed to inspire creativity and imagination.
My Cubby Hauz offers free shipping on orders $150+. Contactless local pick up option is also available at check out.
Shop online for Grimm’s here
About
Established in 2017, Adelaide-based […]
[ August 28, 2021; ]
Yarn Bombing Beginners Workshop
Go along and learn the basics of Yarn Bombing with local artist Pat Ingram of PJ Arts.
The City of Port Adelaide Enfield plan to transform Pateela Street into a colourful streetscape wonderland for everyone to enjoy and explore. Two free workshops will be held in the lead up the event to teach […]
Free Paw Patrol Activity Sheets
Is your pup stuck inside today? Paw Patrol to the rescue!
In celebration of the release of Paw Patrol: The Movie, exclusive to cinemas 16 September 2021, Paramount have created some Paw Patrol activity sheets that are free to download.
The activity sheets include a colouring in, spot the difference, printable masks, a […]
WIN a Class Excursion to Adelaide Fringe 2022 by Entering the Schools Poster Competition
Adelaide Fringe invites students (K-12) to enter the Schools Poster Competition for the chance to win a class excursion to an Adelaide Fringe 2022 show – thanks to Program Partner 9News!
The winning artwork will appear on the cover of the 2022 Adelaide […]
[ July 5, 2021 2:00 pm to July 9, 2021 2:00 pm. ]
City of Adelaide – Mini Van Goghs in the making
***ALL SESSIONS BOOKED OUT***
Have you got a mini Van Gogh in the making? These July school holidays, the Ruth Tuck Art School will be setting up at the North Adelaide Village to create some Van Gogh inspired masterpieces with your kids.
You can choose from the […]
[ August 22, 2021; 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm. ]
Make your own Drainpipe Dragsters at Dock 2, Port Adelaide
Construct your own small battery-or-solar powered car (kits supplied), and compete against others on the multi-lane drainpipe drag-strip at Shed 13.
Trim your car for optimum performance, aligning axles and lubricating wheel bearings. Initial heats will be held in the large Shed 13 using battery power, and […]
[ May 22, 2021 to May 23, 2021. ] [caption id="attachment_149390" align="alignnone" width="630"] Photo credit: Peter Matthew[/caption]
Infinite Monster – DreamBig Children’s Festival
Three tents. Three participants. Two minutes to draw, scribble or scrawl your contribution to an ever-changing monster projected in real time on a gigantic tower of LCD screens.
In this extra-special version of the classic game, everyone is invited to draw the head, legs […]
Create Your Own Ice Cream Flavour with Golden North
Golden North is giving kids a fun task these school holidays, to create their very own ice cream flavour.
The weird, the wonderful, the creative – they want to see it all!
Open to kids 5 to 10 years old, the Golden North judging panel will pick the best […]
[ April 30, 2021 to May 2, 2021. ]
48 Hour Film Project
The world’s largest timed filmmaking competition is returning to Adelaide. Over the weekend of 30 April – 2 May, hundreds of Adelaide filmmakers will race to produce a film in just 48 hours.
The 48 Hour Film Project started as a local film challenge among friends in the U.S. in 2001. Since then, […]
FREE FUN β Home Delivered by Scouts SA
FREE FUN β Home Delivered is an action-packed program of free, activities available online and delivered via email to families at home.
There are new activities every month and it’s easy and free to sign up.
The program is an initiative of Scouts SA and is being offered as a […]
FREE FUN β Home Delivered by Scouts SA
FREE FUN β Home Delivered is an action-packed program of free, activities available online and delivered via email to families at home.
There are new activities every month and it’s easy and free to sign up.
The program is an initiative of Scouts SA and is being offered as a […]
[ February 20, 2021; ]
Neo: Colourverse
Neo is where young people can kick back and hang out with friends while joining in artist-led workshops, listening to local live music and taking part in performances and activities.
Held at the Art Gallery of SA, there are various activities, including karaoke, poetry and photobooths. Teens are able to meet new friends and attend […]
[ July 4, 2021; August 1, 2021; September 5, 2021; October 3, 2021; November 7, 2021; December 5, 2021; ]
START at the Art Gallery of South Australia
Enjoy art-making, music, performances and tours on the first Sunday of every month with Start at the Gallery – an exciting introduction to art for children and their families.
START is a FREE family-fun day and includes art activities, tours, live performances and entertainment at the Art Gallery of South Australia […]
[ February 13, 2021; ]
Confucius Institute Cultural Workshops
Celebrating the 2021 Lunar New Year, the Confucius Institute at the University of Adelaide will be presenting 3 workshops for you to immerse yourself in traditional Chinese culture and art.
Experience the beauty of the brush stroke as their artists compose the characters of Chinese calligraphy with your Chinese name, take the opportunity […]
[ January 4, 2021 to January 8, 2021. January 11, 2021 to January 15, 2021. January 18, 2021 to January 22, 2021. ]
Waterhouse School Holiday Program
These school holidays there’s plenty to see and do at the Museum.
Be inspired by this yearβs Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize exhibition and go along for a self-guided trail through the Museum or take part in four exciting makers workshops.
Draw! Recycle! Explore! | 4 – 8 January 2021, 11am – 12pm or […]
