Fun School Holiday Activities in Melbourne – September 2020

A list of fun Spring school holiday activities in Melbourne for September 2020! What to do, where to go and home activities for the holidays in and around Melbourne.

Fun School Holiday Activities in Melbourne

The Melbourne school holidays are approaching and you are probably thinking of ideas to keep the kids entertained for the weeks they will be home!

It has been a difficult few months, but slowly we are seeing things improve and hopefully soon we will start to see things open up again and we can get back to a (semi) normal life.

Usually our school holiday activities guide includes lots of fun and exciting events, and shows. However as with our last school holiday guide, it’s a little different due to social distancing and restrictions.  

Still, there are plenty of fun school holiday activities in Melbourne if you think outside the box.

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We have broken this school holiday guide up into the following sections:

• School Holiday Fun at Home
• Online School Holiday Virtual Tours
• Online School Holiday Programs and Activities
• School Holiday Fun Outdoors

So whether you are looking for things to do at home, online, or outdoors, we will give you a range of options.

*Note that we will keep updating this post with new school holiday activities leading up to when school finishes.

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School Holiday Fun at Home

We have put together a list of things to do with kids at home including arts, crafts, games and activities indoors and out. Check out the links below:

• 50 Fun activities for kids to do at home
• Youtube Channels for Kids
• Scavenger Hunt List Printables

Family Slumber Party

Various companies around Melbourne are offering tents and teepees for family glamping parties at home, providing a variety of themes and styles, inclusive of all the styling pieces.

Glamp Camp Party – Melbourne West
See Website
The Teepee Company – Melbourne East
See Website

School Holiday Virtual Tours Online

Find below some fun school holiday virtual tours to do at home online.

Tour the Museums at Home

You may not be able to visit the museums in Melbourne at the moment, however you can now visit them virtually. Explore Melbourne Museum, and Scienceworks online. Go behind the scenes and take a virtual tour. They also have plenty of free activities online too.

When: Any time
Where: See Website
Cost: Free

Watch the Penguins Live at Phillip Island

Watch the penguins arrive at the shores of Phillip Island each night online. From around 6.15 each night in September you can see these amazing animals waddle up to the shore. Simply jump onto the Facebook page or YouTube channel to countdown to their arrival with the Rangers.

Where: See Website
When: From 6.10pm each night
Cost: Free

Virtual Tour of the Zoo

Melbourne Zoo’s are on a mission to make you smile and Animals at Home may be just be the escape you need. They are bringing the zoo to life from anywhere around the world with live cams, keeper talks and other virtual updates.

Where: See Website
When: Tours online now
Cost: Free

Sealife Aquarium Live Streams

Sealife Melbourne Aquarium takes you on an interactive ocean adventure filled with amazing discovery around every corner. Tune in for their live streaming tours and animal feeds online.

Where: See Website
When: Various
Cost: Free

Online School Holiday Programs & Activities

A fun list of online school holiday activities in Melbourne this September!

School Holiday Drama Day Workshops

Join Immerse Drama for a fun drama day for kids 6-12yrs old! Start with some fun and games before working on your acting skills and picking a monologue to perform.

During the day, each participant can have 15-minute rehearsal session before heading back to the group at the end of the day for more fun and games and performance and wrap party! Get your cameras ready on zoom, and its lights, camera, action! Come and be a screen star for the day!

Where: Zoom via Website
When: Wed Sept 30th & Thurs Oct 1st
10:30 – 11:30 am: Group Session | Private 15 min practice sessions throughout the day | 3:30 – 5pm wrap party and performance!
Cost: $55 per child, maximum 10 places. Bookings are for 1 day.
More Info: WEDNESDAY or THURSDAY
Website

Online Engineering in Minecraft!

If your child loves Minecraft this is the perfect learning opportunity. Join this holiday class to create an amazing amusement park in Minecraft!

Everything will be built in a multiplayer world, so your child can build and play with their friends. These worlds will be supervised by experienced mentors who can help turn your kids’ ideas into reality. They can cater for all levels of Minecraft experience, from novice to expert.

Where: Via website
When: 4 classes (1 hour each day)
Price: $160 (when enrolling 2 or more students)

Magic Master Classes with Alex the Magician

Learn magic from the comfort of your own living room, with Alex the Magician zoom classes! Over one or more classes, children learn a series of impressive magic tricks using items from around the house (decks of cards, rubber bands etc). They also learn about important magic performance principles such as stage presentation, acting, storytelling and misdirection.

When: Various dates and times
Where: See Website
Cost: $22.50 per child per class.

SEA LIFE Holiday Camp:

SEA LIFE Melbourne’s first ever school holiday camp allows kids to discover all sorts of information about aquatic animals and their habitats through a series of interactive sessions. Hosted by a marine education expert via Zoom, each three-hour session focuses on a different animal and includes meeting keepers, interesting activities and plenty of time for questions!

Recommended for kids aged 7-12, the program dives deep into the world of penguins, seahorses, jellyfish, sharks, turtles and crocodiles with the aim of encouraging kids to learn, have fun and connect with the creatures!

Where: Info via Website
When: Every day during the school holidays
Cost: $49 per child per session with the option of purchasing a Holiday Camp Activity Kit for $93 (including postage).

SEALIFE Junior Shark Keepers

Become a Junior Shark Keeper with SEA LIFE Melbourne! Kids can sink their teeth into worksheets, quizzes, live streams and interviews with shark experts, which are all available free of charge on the aquarium’s Facebook page and website during the school holidays.

Kids can get to know the 10 species of shark that live at SEA LIFE Melbourne including grey nurse sharks, Port Jackson sharks, leopard sharks, black reef sharks, speartooth sharks and more!

Where: Info via Website
When: Every day during school holidays
Cost: Program is free. Junior Shark Keeper showbags available for $53 (including postage).  

LEGOLAND Filmmakers Holiday Camp:

For the first time ever, LEGOLAND Discovery Centre is hosting week-long virtual holiday camps for kids! Running for three hours per day during the second week of the Victorian school holidays, the hands-on course for kids aged 7-12 is designed to encourage creativity and teach kids all there is to know about stop motion movie making with LEGO! Each day kids will learn new LEGO movie making skills including storytelling, directing, framing and set making, before going on to create their very own stop motion movie.

Where: Info via Website
When: Choice of sessions
Cost: $249 per child for 5 x 3hr sessions. Optional kit for $164.95

LEGOLAND Boredom Busters:

LEGOLAND Discovery Centre is delivering daily Boredom Busters challenges for kids to enjoy at home throughout the school holidays! Available for free on the website and Facebook page, Boredom Busters is made up of videos, worksheets and activities to inspire kids to create, have fun and experiment with LEGO. 

Parents can purchase the Boredom Busters Builder’s Kit to treat their kids to a daily LEGO delight during the school holidays!

Where: Info via Website
Cost: $89.95. (Valued at $114.95)

Kids Yoga with Little Mandarin

Description: Burwood Brickworks x Little Mandarin kids yoga class for all levels. The classes run for 45 minutes and are best suited for children aged 5-12 years. Adult supervision required.

Where: Live streamed via Zoom. Registration via website
When: Sunday 20 September at 10am and Sunday 27 September at 10am. 
Cost: Free

Online Arts & Crafts

Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery is helping to keep kids occupied and creative this school holidays with a series of activities that can be enjoyed from home. Young ones can get artistic by crafting collages, creating indigenous animals and learning about their habitats, as well as creating watercolour and food dye artworks. Watch a video and learn how to create a themed collage with the kids.

When: Online now
Where :Website
Cost: Free

Online Children’s Jazz Dance Classes

Burwood Brickworks x Kallista Dance Academy children’s jazz dance class for all levels. The classes run for 45 minutes. Each workshop will include a stretch warm-up and dance sequence. Best suited for children aged 5-10 years with adult supervision required. 

Where: Via Zoom. Register here
When: Sat 19 September at 10am, Sat 26 September 10am
Cost: Free

Online Kids Yoga

Burwood Brickworks x Little Mandarin kids yoga class for all levels. The classes run for 45 minutes and are best suited for children aged 5-12 years. Adult supervision required.

Where: Via Zoom. Register here
When: Sun 20th September 10am, Sun 27 September 10am. 
Cost: Free

Fun School Holiday Activities Outdoors

Even with many things still closed there is lots to do these school holidays in Melbourne if you think outside the box!

Scavenger Hunt

Get the kids out for your daily exercise and go on a scavenger hunt. These free printables have 5 different themes that kids will love.
PRINT YOUR SCAVENGER HUNT LISTS HERE

Spoonville

Many areas around Melbourne are creating their own Spoonville where kids decorate wooden spoons and leave them at a dedicated spot altogether. Next time you go for a walk look out for them. Members area also posting photos on local Facebook pages too. Kids can decorate a wooden spoon into a character or create a few different characters, then plant it among the others in dedicated locations.

Playground

As of 13th September, playgrounds are open again in Melbourne Metro areas!!!! It has been a while since the kids have been able to run, climb, hang, jump, balance, swing and slide at the playground so they will be super excited to be able to visit again.

Melbourne School Holiday Activities

Have we missed something? Do you know of any fun online school holiday activities in Melbourne this Spring? Let us know and we can add it to the list. Let’s keep positive, and try to make the most of these school holidays in Melbourne with the kids! Summer isn’t far away, and if we stick it out, there should be lots more to do when it arrives!

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