Fun School Holiday Activities in Melbourne – April 2020

A list of fun school holiday activities in Melbourne for April 2020. What to do, where to go, family friendly events these school holidays in and around Melbourne this April!

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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 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, you 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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Tesselaar Kabloom Flower Festival

The greatest flower show on earth is happening again in the Dandenong Ranges, East of Melbourne!! And the best part, children (16 and under) have free entry into Festival every day.

Watch daily performances, listen to fairy folklore storytelling and participate in the garden games and potting clinics. Kids can get lost in the Crate maze and take a ride on the Kabloom tractor train. Visit over Easter weekend and you can take part in the Easter Egg Hunts!

When:
From 28^th March – 19^th April 2020
Where:
Tesselaar Flower Farm 357 Monbulk Road, Silvan
More details here

Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt

2020 marks the 20th anniversary of the Cadbury Easter Picnic and Egg Hunt which raises much-needed funds for The Royal Children’s Hospital’s Good Friday Appeal.

The Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt is a fantastic day out for the whole family and a great way to celebrate Easter. There are plenty of kids activities, and the kids get to take home plenty of Easter Eggs of course!

When:
10 April 2020 – Good Friday 9:30am – 3pm
Where:
Werribee Mansion, K road, Werribee South Vic 3030
More details here

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

Travelling Kitchen at PRACC

Do you have a child that loves helping out in the kitchen? April school holidays check out The Travelling Kitchen coming to PRACC!!! Perfect for kids 5-12yrs old, it is great hands on experience.

Students will be delivered a workshop that incorporates hygiene and safety, recipe recognition, practical cooking skills, sensory testing and nutrition education.

All students receive a show bag which includes a paper chef hat, recipe card, worksheets and information cards on healthy eating and cooking at home for them to share with their families and most often, will get the chance to take home their finished product!

When:
April 7^th 2020 10am
Where:
Plenty Ranges Arts and Convention Centre
More details here or check their website

Hands-on Palaeontology for Kids

This is perfect if you have a little one with a passion for dinosaurs. Perfect for kids 5-12yrs old, students will have a roaring great time as they learn about dinosaurs in this hands on science workshop designed to look at palaeontology in a realistic way.

Check out life-size replica of the Velociraptor dinosaur skull and come face to face with a T-Rex! Work like a real palaeontologist; dig out and analyse the specimens found. Find out how fossils are formed and how it’s easy to find them on the beach. Feel replica dinosaur skin and compare it with that from modern animals.

When:
April 2^nd 2020 10am,12pm or 2pm Sessions (60mins)
Where:
Plenty Ranges Arts and Convention Centre
More details here or check their website

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

Scienceworks Air Playground

Journey through an immersive and buoyant experience, and experiment with the weird, squishy, powerful and elusive properties of air at Scienceworks, Melbournes best Science Museum.

Get blown away by giant fans, challenge yourself in the aircade, and become a master of aerodynamics as your best paper-plane designs take flight in the playground.

When:
Until 4^th October
Where:
Scienceworks, 2 Booker Street Spotswood
More details here

Jungle Bungle –Family Musical

A family musical suitable for kids 4yrs +. Join Claire and Oliver on an exciting musical safari created to engage the young and young at heart in a magical adventure. JUNGLE BUNGLE explores the theme of fear of the unknown while celebrating friendship, individuality and imagination.

When:
April 6-11 2020
11:00am (55min duration)
Where:
Theatre Works, 14 Acland St, St Kilda
More Details here

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:
Daily through the school holidays
More details here

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:
Times vary, check website for details
Get tickets here

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:
TBA
More info 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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