School Holiday Activities in Perth

AQWA (Aquarium of Western Australia)

Embark on an ocean adventure without getting wet these school holidays at AQWA.
You can surround yourself with sharks, stingrays, turtles and hundreds of fish in Australia's largest walkthrough Aquarium.

Or get up close and personal with sea life at the touch pool, and meet a deadly line up of sea creatures in DANGERzone!

For more information on AQWA's school holiday activities, please visit the AQWA website.

• Araluen Botanic Park

  
  Discovery Walks, ongoing
  Pick up a Discovery Walk sheet and map when you enter the park, and follow the trails to have some fun and get educated along the way.
  
  For more information, please visit the Araluen website.
  

• The Swan Valley Wine Region
  

  
  The Great Valley Rally, ongoing
   is a treasure hunt designed for families with children aged 5 – 12 years. The Rally begins at the Swan Valley and Eastern Region Visitor Centre and takes around three hours to complete. Rally goers must solve cryptic clues to navigate themselves around the many attractions of the Swan Valley. At the finish line, families are presented with certificates and children receive small prizes as mementos of the experience. The Great Valley Rally map is downloadable from www.swanvalley.com.au
  
  

• The Maze

Phil's Frustration, opening these school holidays.
Now there is another reason to visit the Maze these school holidays. Not only the new Danae's Dilemma, but now another new maze! Be one of the first visitors to expereince Phil's Frustration, a tricky no-right-hand-turn puzzler at The Maze. The maze is created from mianature hedges and limestone blocks and gives another reason to visit The Maze.

So pack a picnic lunch and join in the fun of some unique games garunteed to entertain the whole family. Included in the one entry price is unlimited use of all games and attractions: 5 Mazes, mini golf, Tayla's Tangle, Disc Golf, Garden Chess, Koala's Kangaroos and Emu's plus some great picnic areas with compilemtary use of the barbecues!

For more information of the exciting things happening at the maze, please visit The Maze website.

• Art Gallery of Western Australia

NAIDOC Art Trail, 5 - 20 July
Discover new works and surprises from the Wonderlust exhibition  in support of the NAIDOC week celebrations.  Enter into the prize draw to win some fabulous art prizes. Operating 10am - 4pm every day of the holidays and requires a gold coin to participate.

Wonderland Family Activity Space, 5 - 20 July
Join Karin the Kangaroo to experience this exciting new educational space, designed especially for children visiting the Wonderlust Exhibition. Open all school holiday!

Childrens Art Activity Day Week 1, Friday 11th July
 Join artist Norma MacDonald from 10am-2pm and display your creative skills by using the art gallery exhibitions and inspiration for your own great artwork.

Childrens Art Activity Day Week 2, weekdays only
Get hands on at the Art Gallery and join in on all the fun. Take your creations home at the end of the day. From 10am-12pm come and join in for just a gold coin donation entry fee.

For more information on the Art Gallery activities, please visit the Art Gallery of WA website.

• Scitech

  
  Stike a Chord, starting June 12
  Stike a chord discovers the science of sound through visitors creating their own digital masterpiece, jamming in an 'air band' or designing a cool new musical instrument. There is up to 22 hands on experiences to keep the kids and adults amused.
  
  Science A La Carte has a number of activities for kids, based around the science of music, and discovers when noise actually turns into music. Noise Annoys explores sound, noise and music and the human reactions to all three. 
  
  Gumby turns 200
  Children can help celebrate Gumby the Tree's 200th surprise birthday party at the Scitech Puppet Theatre. This is a great way to teach children about science through storytelling. Suitable for children 3 -7 years.  
  
  For more information about whats happening at Scitech these school holidays, please visit the Scitech website.
  

• Perth Zoo

Hoppenings at Perth Zoo, every day of July school holidays
Come to Perth Zoo and enjoy the Frog Focused art and craft activities and storytelling for kids from 10am - 3pm every day these school holidays.

Also, kids can pick up a copy of Conservation News to guide them on a journey through the Zoo and learn more about frogs and other animals that share the wetlands home!

Frogology - Jane Davenport Photograpy
Visitors to the Zoo these school holidays can enjoy the larger than life photo exhibition of all things Frogs by viewing Jane Davenport's photographic exhibition throughout the Zoo's Australian Wetlands.

Wild About Animals, 16 - 18 July 2008
Join Perth Zoo and RSPCA for a fun filled day learning about how to care for animals. Visit 'behind the scenes' and have close encounters with animals, find out from the RSPCA how to care for animals and create some objects for zoo animals and your own pets to stimulate their natural behaviours. The prorgam, suitable for children between 10 - 14, runs from 9am - 1pm  and costs $47. Bookings are essential. 

Friends of the Western Swamp Tortoise, Wednesdays and Saturdays
Friends of the Western Swamp Tortoise will also be running activities providing information about Australia's most endangered reptile at the Zoo's Homestead Barn.
  
For more information on the Perth Zoo, please visit the Perth Zoo website.

• Gravity Discovery Centre
  
  

  Family Space Adventures, Saturday 12 & Wednesday 16 July 2008
  Join in on a night of fun these school holidays where the whole family can learn from expert astronomers about the night sky, and see the universe close up as you look through the many telescopes and take a tour to Mars and other wonders in the night sky.
  Fill up with Rocket Fuel at the Stargazers Cafe, make a Galaxy Burger and Rocket Banana Split. Be there at 5pm to enjoy the cosmic dinner, before enjoying a two hour adventure starting at 6pm. Dinner and stargazing costs $44 for adults and $30 for children. Bookings are essential so call 08 9575 7740 or email stars@ginginobservatory.com.
  

  Fantastic Flying Machines, weekdays
  Have the opportunity to make two fantastic flying machines, the Hovering Helicopter and the Gravity Blimp. Children can climb to the top of the Cosmology Gallery and let their crafts go and watch as they fly all the way to the bottom. This is a one hour activity, starting at 10.30. It costs $14 and includes the activity, guided tour of the centre and the chance to climb the leaning tower of Gingin. Our school holiday program is popular, so book early to avoid disappointment by calling 9575 7577.
  
  For more information on the Gravity Discovery Centre holiday activities, please visit the Gravity Discovery Centre website.
  
  

• Wanneroo Botanic Gardens and Mini Golf

Sunset Coast Fun these school holidays.
The Sunset Coast Fun Pass is a perfect way to fill in the spare days these school holidays. The pass can be purchased from any one of the participating businesses. See below for more details.

For more information, visit the Wanneroo Botanic Gardens website or call (08) 9405 1475.

• Western Australian Museum - Perth
  

  
  H2O Activity Zone, 5 - 20 July 2008 
  
  Get creative as you make your own water-saving board game to take home and show how you have the power to help save our planet! Colour your board game, make your own 3D dice and game peices and visit the Just Add Water exhibition to get some wacky facts for your game!
  
  Or grab a map and navigate yourself around the museum to find the hidden wetlands creature. Or visit the Discovery Centre and play at the touch-table loaded with cool water carrying artefacts. Or check out our indigenous story corner and make your own cool indigenous-style bookmark.
  
  Suitable for children aged 5-12, Water Warriors costs $5, the Wetlands trail costs $2 and the different activities at the Discovery Centre cost between 50c and $2.
  
  Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. For more information on School Holiday Activities at the Western Australian Museum - Perth, visit the website or call 9427 2877.
  
  

• Western Australian Museum - Maritime

  
  Swashbuckled! Portrait of a Pirate, 08 - 20 July 2008  (excluding Saturdays)
  Calling all Pirate apprentices! Come and visit William Dampier - a famous pirate, explorer and naturalist and experience first hand his antics, adventures, disasters and discoveries. Wear your best pirate outfit and join in the pirate parade for your chance to impress William Dampier himself and win a great prize.
  
  Get on board our Pirate Craft, create some great pirate accessories or create your very own pirate pop-up boat scene. Suitable for children aged 5 years and up, visit the museum between 11.00am and 1pm for a 30 minute performance. Swashbuckled! costs $5 for children (including museum entry) plus $1-3 for each pirate activity.
  
  Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. For more information on School Holiday Activities at the Western Australian Museum - Martime, visit the website or call 9431 8334.
  
  

• Western Australian Museum - Shipwreck Galleries

  
  Shipwrecked! 7 - 20 July 2008
  Alas, your ship has been wrecked by on Traitors Island. Al one of the lucky survivors, your only hope of escape is to follow the clues and piece together the map that will lead you to the rescue ship. Search far and wide, look out for secret messages in bottles, skeletons and more! Once rescued, build and colour your very own model ship to remind you of your adventures at sea.
  
  Suitable for children aged between 4 - 10 years old, cost is $3 per kit.
  
  Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Bookings are essential so call 9431 8469 or visit the Western Australian Museum website.
  
  

• Western Australian Museum - Fremantle History

  
  Tucker Time Travel, 7 - 18 July (excluding weekends)
  Escape the winter blues and join in on one of the activities available at the Fremantle History Museum. In Tucker Time Travel, explore how families used to eat their meals 100 years ago, using all kitchen gadgets and serving up with some super serviette shapes. Suitable for children aged 3 - 7 years, enjoy the 1 hour workshop, commencing at 10am. The workshops cost $3.
  
  Good Vibrations, 7 - 18 July (excluding weekends)
  Explore the strange sounds and odd objects which create Good Vibrations. Create a cool craft to take home aswell. Suitable for children aged 8 - 16, this workshop also goes for one hour and costs $3. 
  
  Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Bookings are essential so call 9430 7966 or visit the Western Australian Museum website.
  
  

• Peel Zoo
  

  
  Head south to visit the Peel Zoo these July school holidays and recieve one FREE child entry per family. Mention that you saw this special here to recieve this fabulous discount. This discount cannot be used in conjuntion with any other offer.
  
  Also, dont miss out on visiting the new baby animals in the petting zoo. Try your hand at feeding the bany animals.
  
  For more information about the Peel Zoo and the school holiday activities, please visit the Peel Zoo website.
  

• Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC)
  

  
  Nearer to Nature, throughout the holidays
  The Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) run a very extensive program of nature based activies througout the holidays to engage children and adults in outdoor, environmental based activities to get everyone Nearer to Nature. These programs are run at a number of venues including Yanchep National Park, John Forrest National Park, Perth Hills National Parks Centre, Beeliar Regional park, as well as many other places.  Activies range in price and suitable age grounds and include activities such as bush jewellery making, Indigenous activities, bush Orienteering, exploring wetlands and foraging for animals. No matter what age or interest, there is an activity to suit everyone.
  
  For an extensive list of activities, please download this PDF brochure (640KB) or contact the Perth Hills National Parks Centre by telephone on +61 8 9295 2244, or via email.

• Sunset Coast Family Fun Pass, commencing December 11, 2007
  

  
  Four local businesses, Chocolate Drops, Gravity Discovery Centre, The Maze and Wanneroo Botanical Gardens & Mini Golf have joined forces to deliver the all new Sunset Coast Family Fun Pass. Designed with families in mind the pass offers a great value package of fun, interactive days out, which the whole family can enjoy together. The pass is valid for 6 months from the date of purchase and includes admission to all attractions plus a delicious bag of chocolate from Chocolate Drops. The pass offers 25% off the indivual price of admission, plus if you purchase before March 2008, you will recieve an additional 15% discount voucher on entry to the Gingin Observatory's ‘See the stars’ night time astronomy tour. The passes can be pre-purchased at any one of the participating businesses.  
  
  For more information on the Sunset Coast Family Fun Pass, or to purchase one, please contact Waneroo Botanic Golf on (08) 9405 1475. 
  
   
  
  
  Last Updated June 17, 2008