Small child next to brick-like building blocks and traffic cones
Special event

Little Kids Week In: Tiny Tradies

Monday 2 to Friday 6 February
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Calling all Tiny Tradies! Little Kids Week In invites kids ages 5 and under and their grown-ups to join us at Scienceworks for a week of activities and fun – learning all about the STEM skills of tradies!

Grab your hard hat and high-vis vest, little kids are taking over Scienceworks and are building something special. Tiny Tradies shows off the STEM-based skills behind trades like painting, plumbing, and building – and how we apply these skills every day! Join us for a week of activities and workshops and stop in to see one of our amazing Lightning Theatre or Planetarium shows.

Tickets

Adult $15

Senior $12

Child Free

Concession Free

Member Free

Date & Time

Monday 2 to Friday 6 February

10am to 2 pm

ACTIVITIES

Small child next to brick-like building blocks and traffic cones
Source: Museums Victoria / Photo: Tim Carrafe

The Energy Lab transforms into our Tot Spot zone. Here, little builders learn how to engineer and build by using their hands and their imaginations.  

What will you build? In this on-going hands-on activity, tiny brickies and little chippies will build, develop, and create to their hearts content. Build a house, a maze, or even a rocket!

Child creating their own story of Caring for Country by colouring a native animal in the Energy LAB, during the Little Kids Day In - Caring for Country program at Scienceworks, August 2022.
Source: Museums Victoria / Photo: Rodney Start

Painting is an important skill for any tiny tradie. Here in the Kinder Clubhouse, we welcome Petite Painters of all levels to paint, draw, and colour.  

Presented with support from Best Start, Best Life, this special place is for little visitors to immerse themselves in a hands-on experience made just for them.

Family reading a book at Book Nook display in the Beyond Perception exhibition, during the Little Kids Day In program at Scienceworks, on 8th December 2023.
Source: Museums Victoria / Photo: Rodney Start

Looking for a break from all the high energy? The Book Nook is an enchanting and unique space dedicated to reading with soft cushions, displays of colour, and a relaxed atmosphere.

Outside in the amphitheatre, we welcome tiny tradies to learn how water works and why pipes and plumbing are so important. Watch water flow, bubble, and splash through a series of hands-on activities that little learners will love.   

 Child playing with activity wall at Little Kids' Day In at Scienceworks.
Source: Museums Victoria / Photo: Jon Augier
Mother and small child playing with blocks at Tiny Tinkerers at Scienceworks.
Source: Museums Victoria

Explore, test, and get your engineering skills into gear in this pop-up space for young engineers to build, create and play. With giant gears, kick bricks, wind tubes, pillow constructions and games, there’s plenty to do. 

Children playing with early learning toys.
Source: Museums Victoria / Photo: Tim Carrafa

A reserved space for the littlest of little kids to enjoy some sensory exploration and play.

SHOWS

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?

Learn more about Tyco Goes to Mars

cartoon of a dog in a kennel
Tycho on his way to the moon / Source: Museum Victoria / Photo: Melbourne Planetarium

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.

Tycho to the Moon

 

Two new small Van de Graff Generators making music in the Lightning Room at Scienceworks
Source: Museums Victoria / Photo: Rodney Start

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.

Person holds three illuminated glow sticks in a variety of colours near their face.
Source: Museums Victoria / Photo: Benjamin Healley

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.