Fun School Holiday Activities in Melbourne – Summer 2019 / 2020

A list of fun school holiday activities in Melbourne for Summer 2019. What to do, where to go, family friendly events these school holidays in and around Melbourne this September!

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Fun School Holiday Activities in Melbourne

The school holidays are approaching and you are probably thinking of ideas to keep the kids entertained for the five or six weeks they will be home! Well, don’t stress, there are plenty of fun school holiday activities in Melbourne and around.

Whether you are looking for fun activities, events, or shows, if you want to relax, or want to keep active, we have plenty of options. Here is a list of things to do and see these holidays with the kids. Just click on the links for more info!

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Go Gruffalo Spotting at Rippon Lea Estate

Look who’s hiding at Rippon Lea Estate. This Spring The Gruffalo is setting his paw prints about the 14-acre just East of Melbourne. If your kids love the best-selling book then they will fall in love with The Gruffalo Trail. Journey through winding paths and gardens into a deep dark wood, and spot your favourite characters using the new augmented reality app. Come face to face with the much-loved characters of the book while getting close to nature.

When:
Daily from 10am – August 2019 to July 2020
Where:
Rippon Lea Estate 192 Hotham Street, Elsternwick
More details here

Free Family Events at Queen Victoria Gardens, Melbourne

Lots going on during the Summer school holidays over at the Queen Victoria Gardens with plenty of FREE family events.

Circus play in the park with Westside Circus
Tuesday 7 – Thursday 9 Jan, 11am – 12.30pm & 1.30pm – 3.30pm
A series of on-the-go circus activities including tumbling, juggling, diablo, acrobatics, gymnastics and acrobalance.

Loose Parts Play 
Friday 10 Jan, 10am – 4pm
Make a cubby house, fort or sculpture utilising recycled objects that are often discarded as junk. With the help of friendly and trained staff, little ones can build, and create at the Loose Parts Playground.

Rock Academy
Saturday 11 Jan, 12pm – 5pm
A showcase of rising rock stars as they hit the stage after a week long songwriting holiday workshop.

Gardening Crafts with Sage Garden
Monday 13 – Thursday 16 Jan, 10am – 12pm
Kids can get their hands dirty with a range of green-thumbed activities like planting and flower pressing.

Bug Blitz
Saturday 18 Jan, 10am – 12pm & Sunday 19 Jan, 9.30am – 11.30am 
This hands-on workshop is all about bringing arts and science together and asking kids to question the ecology around them.

Where:
St Kilda Rd, Melbourne VIC 3004
When:
Jan – March 2020
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Ride and Play at Adventure Park

Waterslides, Theme Park Rides, and a day full of adventure and fun at Adventure Park. These school holidays in Melbourne there is a Tsunami coming. Join the monster waves on this epic new waterslide. For the younger ones, there are 2 water play areas with splash pools, interactive water play, spray cannons, waterfalls, water jets and more.

When:
Daily from 1^st December – 31^st January (excluding Christmas Day)
Where:
More details here

Water Play at the Werribee Zoo

Have a beach party at the Werribee Zoo. Hippo Beach has the perfect water play area for kids on a warm day. Bring the bathers along, and after checking out the hippos relaxing on the banks or bathing in the water, hit the beach for a splash party. Lay back on the chairs while you watch the kids play in the sand or splash in the water. You can also go on a cool adventure through Gorilla forest and see them through the mist. Best of all, during the school holidays, kids go free!

Where:
Werribee Zoo – K Road, Werribee South
When:
Daily from 9am – 5pm
More details here

Check out ArtVo and their new 3D immersive gallery

The perfect Art Gallery for kids, with a twist. This immersive 3D Trick Art Gallery at the District Docklands is unlike your usual art museum. You can touch and interact with more than a hundred 3D artworks immersing yourself into the art. Take photos from the markers on the floor and follow the instructions for priceless family photos.

When:
Daily from 10am – 5pm
Where:
District Docklands
More details here

Report for Duty at LEGOLAND Discovery Centre

LEGO City Police are coming to save the day at LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Melbourne. Join the police force and create amazing rescue scenes with exclusive building activities, heroic character experiences, interactive photo opportunities including your very own mug shot! Plus meet and greet with a LEGO police officer in between missions.

Where:
Chadstone Shopping Centre
When:
December 19th – January 30th
More details here

New Sights & Heights for the Summer at Luna park

Melbourne’s Luna Park has been the face of fun in St Kilda for generations. These school holidays, let the good times roll with new sights and heights. Gather the family and get yourself an unlimited ride ticket to make the most of your day.

Together with the new and electrifying Supernova ride, visitors to Luna Park can also enjoy recent ride addition – the ‘Happy Swing’. Made especially for younger guests to sit and enjoy the whoosh of wind in their hair as they sway gently back and forth. Of course, grown-ups are also invited to sit, swing and feel the joy when they see littlies giggling away as everyone moves slowly to and fro.

Where:
18 Lower Esplanade, St Kilda
When:
December 21st – February 2nd
More details here

Peppa Pig High Tea at the Langham, Melbourne

Peppa Pig will swap muddy puddles for The Langham, Melbourne during the summer school holidays where they will host a Peppa Pig-themed high tea for little piggies and grown-ups. Little Piggies are encouraged to dress up as their favourite Peppa Pig character and taste Peppa’s shortbread cookie, muddy puddle dip cups with strawberry and marshmallow fruit skewers and more.

While children can eat their way through fairy bread, cheese and vegemite brioche, chive and Parmesan quiche and honey and soy chicken skewers, parents and grandparents can enjoy the hotel’s signature Wedgwood high tea including a glass of sparkling wine, coffee or tea.

Where:
1 Southgate Ave, Melbourne
When:
December 27^th 2019 – January 24^th 2020
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Explore The Rain Room

These school holidays in Melbourne, bring your family to a kid friendly session at Rain Room. Specifically designed for the young and young at heart, the kid’s sessions aim to introduce the wonderful world of the Rain Room art experience to children by exploring its concepts and ideas in an interactive, fun format that lets kids be kids and where it’s A-OKAY to get a little wet. Look for times marked ‘KIDS SESSION’ in the session times.

Where:
Corner of Jackson and Ackland St, St Kilda
When:
December 18th 2019 – January27th 2020
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Learn Italian at CIS, The Immersive School Holiday Program

Do you want your child to learn a second language? Italian is a great choice! The Centre of Italian Studies have a school holiday program in Melbourne where where children are immersed in the Italian language. There is lots of fun to be had learning all about the Italian language and culture through music, food and arts and crafts. Even if your child doesn’t speak Italian already, it is ok.

Where:
247-249 Cardigan Street, Carlton VIC 3053
When:
Thursday 16th Jan 2020
Tuesday 2st Jan 2020
More info here

Join a Cooking Class at Heart of Hall

Have a little one who loves to cook? Heart of Hall is a café and cooking school all in one, with some amazing kids cooking classes for kids in Melbourne that will allow your kids to get creative with their culinary skills.

Heart of Hall offers a range of school holiday cooking classes which are KIDS ONLY meaning parents step away and let your little ones do the work!

The café has a range of food and beverages to choose from so you can either sit back and have a coffee while you watch, or bring your laptop in if you need to work.

Where:
17 Hall Street, Newport Victoria
When:
Various classes during the holidays
More details here

Explore the Old Melbourne Gaol

These school holidays you can visit and explore the Old Melbourne Gaol which was closed in 1929. The gaol was the scene of 133 hangings including Australia’s most infamous citizen, the bushranger Ned Kelly. Today you can visit the Old Melbourne Gaol to find out what life was like for the men and women who lived and died here all those years ago.

Where:
Old Melbourne Gaol
377 Russell St, Melbourne VIC 3000
When:
All through school holidays
More details here

Go Climbing Indoors or Outdoors

Do you have a little monkey who needs to burn off some steam? Head to one of Melbourne’s indoor climbing centres or outdoor forest adventures!

Challenge yourself to indoor climbing walls at Funtopia or even a Ninja Course at Go Climb. Head outdoors to King Lake Forest Adventures to climb in the forest or go for a mountain bike ride.
Read more about places to climb in Melbourne

Take a day trip out of Melbourne

We have put together a list of places to get out for the day with the kids. What ever the weather, sun, clouds or rain, there are some fun and exciting ideas for you.
Read our Day Trips From Melbourne For Families post.

School Holiday Fun in Melbourne

Have we missed something? Do you know of any fun school holiday activities in Melbourne this Spring 2019? Let us know and we can add it to the list. Have a blast these school holidays with the kids!

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