Tubby the Robot shaking hands with a young girl in the Space Station Tunnel in the Think Ahead Exhibition, during the celebrations for 25 years of Scienceworks. Another girl looks on.

Little Kids Day In | Robo Boogie

What: SPECIAL EVENT
When: Monday 24 March
10am to 2pm
General information: Ages 5 and under
Tickets: Included with museum entry
Adult $15
Child Free
Member Free

Little kids are taking over Scienceworks for a day of robots and coding fun!

Kids ages 5 and under and their grown-ups are invited to join us at Scienceworks for a day of robot and coding fun.

 Little ones will get to explore, create, test, dance, and much, much more!  

Make sure to say hi and get a photo with Tubby the Robot and see one of our amazing Lightning Theatre or Planetarium shows.  

Activities

Keep an eye out for Tubby the Robot, who will be wandering around Scienceworks throughout the day!

Activity Monday 24 March

Robo Boogie

11:30AM & 1PM | Amphitheatre | Included with Entry 

Have you ever wanted to dance like a robot? Now, you can! And you can learn all about coding while you’re at it.

Activity Monday 24 March

Tiny Tinkerers

10AM TO 2PM | Planetarium Foyer | Included with Entry 

Science is play in this hands-on activity zone for bubs and kids who love to build, roll and explore.

Activity Monday 24 March

Arena

10AM TO 2PM | Arena | Included with Entry 

Get active with a range of activities on the fresh new grass in our outdoor arena.

Children playing with a Code-a-pillar in the Energy Lab during the Little Kids Day In program at Scienceworks, February 1st, 2021.

Activity Monday 24 March

Code-a-Bot

10AM TO 2PM | Energy Lab | Included with Entry 

Program a Code-a-Pillar, Blue Bot or Bee Bot and create your own robot adventure. Can you program your robot to zig-zag? Or to crawl through your legs? Or even to reach a piece of cherry pie?

Young child playing with blocks at the Bub Hub activity in the STEM Learning Lab during Little Kids Day In at Scienceworks.

Activity Monday 24 March

Kinder Clubhouse

10AM TO 2PM | STEM Lab | Included with Entry

A sensory space to move, craft and play, designed especially for young visitors.

Activity Monday 24 March

Book Nook

10AM TO 1PM | Beyond Perception | Included with Entry 

Take a break from the action and curl up with a book in our quiet zone.

Activity Monday 24 March

Tubby the Robot

10AM TO 2PM | Ground Floor | Included with Entry 

Keep an eye out for Tubby the Robot, who will be wandering around Scienceworks throughout the day!

Shows

Person holds three illuminated glow sticks in a variety of colours near their face.

Show Daily

The Glow Show

1:30pm | ticket add-on | Lightning Theatre | Best for 3+ 

Take a seat in our Lightning Theatre and be mesmerised by all that glows.

Two new small Van de Graff Generators making music in the Lightning Room at Scienceworks

Show Monday 24 March

The Mini Weather Show

11AM | ticket add-on | Lightning Theatre | Best for 3+ 

In this 30-minute show developed specifically for younger audiences, we’ll make mini versions of weather, including clouds, rain, rainbows and mini lightning.

Planetarium Next session Thursday 11:30am

Tycho Goes to Mars

11AM AND 1PM | TICKET ADD-ON | Planetarium | Best for 3+ 

Tycho, our favourite cheeky dog with a knack for getting into trouble, is finally blasting off to discover the red planet, Mars!

Planetarium Next session Saturday 1pm

Solar System Adventures

2:30PM | TICKET ADD-ON | Planetarium | Best for 7+

A presenter lead Planetarium show highlighting the search for water in our solar system.

Exhibitions

Child between a man and a woman using an exhibition interactive

Exhibition Daily

Ground Up: Building Big Ideas, Together

Get ready to build your curiosity! An exhibition for babies to 5-year-olds.

Exhibition Daily

Sportsworks

Stretch your mind and your muscles.

Exhibition Daily

Think Ahead

What will the future be like? Think Ahead imagines how advances in science will change the way we live.

Accessibility

Please view our accessibility page for general information. Contact our team on 13 11 02 or email us at [email protected] to discuss how we can support your visit.

STEM in the Early Years at Little Kids’ Day In

Children are naturally curious. Right from birth, children are wondering and exploring, watching and listening, moving and feeling. Skills in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) are increasingly recognised as vital for all children’s learning. Children naturally use STEM skills like curiosity and experimentation as they explore the world around them, especially through play.

Our Little Kids’ Day In programs are developed to maximise play-based STEM learning in the context of real-world scenarios. Each Little Kids’ Day In is a unique learning experience with activities, museum exhibits, STEM challenges, shows and storytelling for children and parents to get involved in. We developed the following posters as a reminder for how children are learning STEM skills while they are playing.