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APRIL HOLIDAY ADVENTURES AT THE WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM
Come and join the April holiday adventures at the Museum. Explore Mary Surefoot’s amazing shoe collection at the Maritime Museum, see Perth from a puppets perspective, explore sound and electronics at Fremantle History and search for hidden treasure at the Shipwreck Galleries, plus our regional sites are offering an assortment of fun holiday activities for the whole family!
PUPPETOPIA
WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM - PERTH
14 - 24 APRIL 2008 (weekdays only)
9427 2792
See the Museum through a baby dinosaur’s eyes! Take a magical
tour through the Museum with Deano, our very special dinosaur tour
guide, perform in the Crazy Puppet-Headz Video
Show, make a finger-puppet
to take home and create your own fabulous stories in the Puppet
Play Zone.
Experience close encounters with predators through a number of great animal activities in the Discovery Centre, you can make a shark mask or construct a big fish-little fish mobile – activities are available all day!
TIME: 10am – 2pm (last entry 1.15)
AGES Suitable for all ages
COST: Puppetopia $5 per child
Bite me! Predators and Prey activities between 50cents and $2
Animals Undercover Trail $2
For
more information about the Perth school holiday activities download a pdf brochure here
THE MARY SUREFOOT SHOE COLLECTION
WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM - MARITIME
15 - 27 APRIL 2008 (excluding Saturdays and public holidays)
9431 8334
Mary is back with more shoes than ever before! See her magnificent shoe collection, put your best foot forward in the shoe parade, create funky decorations for your shoes in the Sensational Shoes activity, or join Mary as she shows you how to look after your favourite collection in the Kid's Collector Club workshop.
TIME: 11.00am & 1.00pm (30 minute performance)
AGES: Suitable for all ages
COST: The Mary Surefoot Shoe Collection $5 per child (includes Museum entry)
Kid's Collector Club $5 per child (bookings essential on 9431 8307)
Sensational Shoes $2 per button
Walk the World! Free activity
For
more information about the Maritime school holiday activities download a pdf
brochure here
THE TREASURE OF THE GOLDEN DRAGON
WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM - SHIPWRECK GALLERIES
12 – 27 APRIL 2008
9431 8469
Some pesky pirates have raided the Museum and hidden the treasure of the Golden Dragon. We need your help to find it and in return we'll give you a pirate's share of the treasure, plus a beautiful treasure chest to make and store your treasure in.
TIME: 9.30am - 5.00pm
AGES: 5 - 12 years
COST: $4
For
more information about the Shipwreck Galleries school holiday activities download a pdf
brochure here
LISTEN UP!
WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM - FREMANTLE HISTORY
14 - 25 APRIL 2008
9430 7966
Explore electronics by building a 'toilet roll radio' crystal set (8 - 16 years) or sample the science of sound through super stories and cool crafts (3 - 7 years). Bookings essential on 9430 7966.
TIME: 10.00am
AGES: 3 - 16 years
COST: Make Some Noise (ages 3 - 7)
$3
The Toilet Roll Radio Receiver (ages 8 - 16) $5
For
more information about the Fremantle school holiday activities download a pdf
brochure here
UNDER THE SEA
WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM - ALBANY
14 – 24 APRIL 2008
9841 4844
Come along and discover the beautiful creatures that live under the sea. Join a two day workshop where you can help construct a giant turtle, a graceful ray or a beautiful seadragon, learn how to manipulate the giant puppets to glide and dance, or you can even create your own gorgeous puppet to take home.
TIME: 10.30am - 12.30pm
AGES: Suitable for all ages
COST: $5 per day
For
more information about the Albany school holiday activities download a pdf brochure here
HOOKED ON NATURE
WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM - GERALDTON
15 – 24 APRIL 2008
9921 5080
Be inspired these April school holidays as you make puppets, create beautiful works of art and discover WA's amazing coastal history. Make your own turtle puppet, create a brilliant tropical 3D artwork, build a tiny puppet theatre with popstick puppets and demonstrate your awesome artistic skills to produce a spectacular screen print using ideas from the ANZANG photographic exhibition.
TIME: 10.30am - 12.30pm
AGES: Suitable for all ages
COST: $2 - $5
For more information about the Geraldton school holiday activities download a pdf brochure here
REUSE, RECRAFT
WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM - KALGOORLIE-BOULDER
14 – 18 & 21 – 24 APRIL 2008
9021 8533
Here are some images from the April School Holiday Program. Come back in a few weeks to find out about our July Holiday Program.
Create amazing objects using reused materials. You can discover a world of mythical creatures as you make a pop-up card, or become a puppet master as you build your own marionette puppet from old newspaper. Using your super sleuth skills see if you can crack the code to find interesting recycled objects within the Museum and step into the Museum play zone to discover some fascinating toys made entirely of reused items.
TIME: 10.30am - 12.30pm
AGES: Suitable for all ages
COST: $5
For more information about the Kalgoorlie-Boulder school holiday activities
download a pdf brochure here