Kids to-do list: Creative, smart, cool

Craft Punk

Ultimo

Learn to make a Japanese inspired wrapping cloth, or decorate a hankie with simple tacking stitch and applique at this drop in workshop. Perfect as keepsakes, or as an innovative way to wrap your next gift. All materials are supplied. 

Sunday Family Fun Day

The Rocks

The MCA's galleries are transformed into an all day play area for parents and children alike. Take tours, create art and play games.

Babies Proms: Nursery Rhymes

Sydney

Imagine singing nursery rhymes to the accompaniment of your very own live orchestra. In the Sydney Opera House no-less! From Old MacDonald Had a Farm to Incy Wincy Spider and Humpty Dumpty, warm up your vocal chords and get ready sing.

The Colosseum in Lego

Camperdown

Roman history comes alive in Lego at this special Nicholson Museum exhibition. Yep, all 240 arches of Roman History.

The Biennale for Kids

Sydney Harbour

Kids can get in on Biennale action on Cockatoo Island with a little help from one of their Play School pals. Rhys Muldoon has voiced tracks for nine of the exhibits on the island, including Fukiko Nakaya's site-specific fog sculpture.

Sydney Story Factory

Redfern

This not-for-profit creative writing hub for young'uns offers an after-school programme where kids work on books, newspapers and video projects.

Dress Up Attack!

Marrickville

The first ever Dress Up Attack! event will include performances from ARIA-nominated Holly Throsby, everybody's favourite punk teddy bear band Teddy Rock, plus workshops, a jumping castle and food stalls. And yes, fancy dress is encouraged.

Deep Oceans

Sydney

Tentacles, fangs and all the oddities of deep-sea dwelling creatures surface at the Australian Museum. Featuring interactive exhibits, multimedia and real specimens collected by Australian Museum scientists, this family-friendly exhibition will showcase all the weird and rare creatures that call the ocean home.

Meet the Artists

Homebush Bay

Learn about the creative process of an artist on this behind the scenes tour of the visual artists studios at Newington Armory. Meet the friendly community of artists and find out what it is that inspires their visions, mediums and choice of materials.

Ultimo Science Festival

Sydney

All the best parts of science will be on display and in action, expect bubbling, fizzing and of course big bangs. Interactive and informative, have all your everyday questions about science explained.