Let’s colour in river animals
Our First People’s Educator Di-Di Vaha’akolo shares some special drawings from our River of Language exhibition
Make and Take
Make sticky slime and geckos climb plus more with these creative step-by-step activities!
Let's make slime
Icky yucky sticky disgusting slime! Learn how to use household items to make your own cornflour slime.
Let’s make slimier slime
Squidgy, stretchy, gooey, slimier slime! Learn how to use kitchen items to make your own psyllium husk slime.
Let's make leaf rubbings
Turn fallen leaves into something creative: leaf rubbings, and a stop motion animation!
Let's make a gecko climber
Create a colourful, paper lizard that can climb up your bedroom wall.
Heal Country! Bunjil’s Feathers
Get creative by writing, colouring and decorating your very own paper Bunjil feather!
Make your own ball run
Why does an apple fall from a tree? Or a spin top spin? Or a ball roll or bounce?
Constellations in a cup
Hold a galaxy in your hands, with this constellation in a cup activity. Ask a grown up for some help, so you can enjoy the projections together!
Let's tie-dye a mask
Have you ever tried Tie Dying?
Build your own sauropod, Spike
Colour and create an Amargausarus and design your own neck sail!
Sensory play with playdough
Join us in learning how to make your very own playdough! Be inspired to experiment with some sensory activities for your little ones.
Dye your own eggs
Make your own creations inspired by the beautiful egg decorating traditions from Eastern and Mediterranean Europe.
Make-a-Matryoshka
Learn about Matryoshka dolls and use our template to decorate your own.
Let's make a paper kaleidoscope
Explore light, reflection and symmetry using this fun and creative paper toy.
Let's make a whirlygig
Make your own whirylgig that spins like a helicopter as it floats through the air.
More Children's Week activities
Look and Listen
Dig deeper and continue your learning with entomologists, palaeontologists and other museum experts.
Sing and Dance
Warm up your vocal chords and put on those dancing shoes- it’s time to move your body!
Fun and Games
A playful introduction to the museum and its collection for 0-7 year-olds.
Nurturing curious minds with Museums Victoria Store
Keep little hands busy at home with museum puzzles, toys and activities.
Build a solar system, excavate for dinosaurs, learn about the human body, or discover the secrets of the natural world in your own backyard. And for the big kids, we’ve got everything from mineralogy puzzles to conversation menus to keep brains busy.