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Join us at Scienceworks for a special day of activities for little ones to learn about the importance of Caring for Country.
Little Kids’ Day In - Caring for Country celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day with a special day of activities, storytelling and crafts dedicated to First Peoples’ knowledge systems, stories and culture.
Little Kids’ Day In invites kids (aged 0 to 5) and their grown-ups to join us at Scienceworks for a day of fun, celebration and STEM-based play.
Included with museum entry
Adult $15
Senior $10
Concession Free
Child Free
Member Free
Date & Time
Monday 4 August
10am to 2pm
EVENTS
Activities & Exhibitions
Join us to be part of a special Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony by a representative from the Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation, the Traditional Custodians of the land that Scienceworks is on. The ceremony will be followed by a Dij/Yadiki (Didgeridoo) performance.
A special presentation that blends music, art, games and storytelling to share First Peoples culture for kids to learn.
Create one of Bunjil’s Feathers to help decorate our Bunjil wall, celebrating the Creator spirit who takes the form of an Ancestral wedge-tailed eagle for the Kulin Nations in south-eastern Australia.
Play, build and create! Be inspired to test ideas and get your design skills into gear in this pop-up space for young engineers. Can you construct a car or cubby using a modular couch? Manipulate colour with a light table? Or even propel a scarf through our wind tunnel?
Reserved space for the littlest of little kids to enjoy some sensory exploration and play.
In the Kinder Clubhouse the best learning happens when you play. Imagination, sensory, craft, movement, and open play is all learning in the Kinder Clubhouse.
An enchanting and unique space dedicated to reading with soft cushions, displays of colour, and a relaxed atmosphere.
An exhibition for babies to five-year-olds where curiosity is rewarded around each bend with surprising and intriguing sights, sounds and touch sensations. Ground Up immerses young children in an imaginative world of sensory discovery and construction-play that ignites their lifelong engagement with science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).
Make cubbies, solve design puzzles, invent a contraption...Let’s build this town together.
Welcome to Tinkertown, a world of marvellous invention, daring builds and mindful tinkering. There is fun stuff to do and serious stuff to learn!
Explore the engineering design process by building cubby houses and other imaginative structures. Solve challenges, send secret messages and invent wacky contraptions.
Curious objects from the State Collection inspire visitors by demonstrating real-world examples of ambitious and innovative engineering design.
Lightning Theatre Shows
Take a seat in our Lightning Theatre and be mesmerised by this visually stunning 30-minute live science show.
You’ll be in awe of the science of glow as we explore the fascinating processes behind luminosity, including the many ways a glow can be produced.
Take a seat in our Lightning Theatre and be mesmerised by this visually stunning 30-minute live science show.
Be in awe of the science of glow and explore the fascinating processes behind luminosity, including the many ways a glow can be produced. Discover the science of fluorescence, how animals can appear bright at night and the brilliant, coloured effects of using different materials to make light.
In the spectacular finale, witness our giant Tesla coil light up the theatre with lightning using more than 2 million volts of electricity.
Planetarium Shows
Learn about First Peoples’ constellations and star stories under the dome of the Melbourne Planetarium in these free 15-minute sessions exploring the night sky.
A free ticket is required for these sessions. These must be booked on site on the day.
This activity is brought to you by Museum Members. Members get free entry to Scienceworks, Little Kids’ Week In events, and much more!
Tycho, our favourite cheeky dog with a knack for getting into trouble, is finally blasting off to discover the red planet, Mars!
Join Tycho on an adventure to learn all about the major features of Mars, including the ancient volcano Olympus Mons and the canyons of the Valles Marineris.
Tycho is in search of water to fly his steam-powered space kennel back home. But how will he find water on Mars, when it looks so cold, dusty and dry?
Meet Tycho, a dog who doesn’t just howl at the Moon, but wants to go there.
Blast off on an amazing ride into space with Tycho and his young friends, Ruby and Michael.
Learn about night and day, space travel, the phases of the Moon and features of the lunar surface. Take a close-up look at the Sun, watch the effects of gravity, see the Earth from space and watch meteors shoot across the night sky.
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ACCESSIBILITY
Please view our accessibility page for general information. Contact our team on 13 11 02 or email us at mvbookings@museum.vic.gov.au to discuss how we can support your visit.
