Kids on deck - maker space

Family program

Photo showing 2 boys seated at a table making boats out of coloured paper and craft materials.

Autumn School Holidays - Aquatic Imaginarium

Playscape, artmaking and discovery

Step into an indoor world where imagination meets the sea.

The Aquatic Imaginarium is a vibrant play and discovery space filled with sensory installations, hands-on making and ocean-inspired experiments.

Build the sandcastle of your dreams with giant blocks, dance with diatoms in a kaleidoscopic disco or relax in the kelp forest reading corner. Create your own mini museum with fascinating specimens, turn ocean waste into new creations in our recycled plastic laboratory, and make sea creature pom-poms, model boats, slime, sculptures and more to take home.

Perfect for curious kids who love to build, create and explore.

Daily during school holidays
10.30am–4 pm

Suitable for Ages 4–14 years + adults

Entry included with any paid ticket
Members and annual pass holders FREE
Drop-in, no bookings required

School Holidays

During this school holidays, Kids on Deck is part of our Aquatic Imaginarium!

Find it in the Lighthouse gallery.

Find out more

Photo: Geoff Magee for ANMM

3 children and a women making craft with recycled materials.

Rhiannon Hopley

Two children wearing dress up hats (a shark and a jellyfish) while posing for a photo.

Rhiannon Hopley

Photo of a girl using a water gun in a wet play area.

Photo: Geoff Magee for ANMM

A young boy having fun in the creative space.

Marinco Kojdanovski

Child wearing a gold diving helmet and orange life jacked dress up.

Rhiannon Hopley

Photo: Geoff Magee for ANMM

A small girl with blonde hair and a beanie jumping into a pile of grey cushions.

Rhiannon Hopley

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Dive into creative artmaking and hands-on experiments inspired by the ocean.

Create cute sea-creature pom-poms, sculpt miniature shells from polymer clay, mix slippery blobfish slime, sketch scientific illustrations of marine life, and transform marine debris into new creations.

Dress up as your favourite aquatic creature for a photo booth selfie, explore the microscopic world of plankton, or take a quiet break in the kelp forest reading corner.

A relaxed Sunday activity for families who love making, experimenting and discovering together.

Sundays during school term
11.15am – 3.15pm