Kids on deck - maker space

Family program

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

Term 1 - Splendiferous seashore

Be inspired by all things beach culture this summer- as you enjoy art making and experiments with your family.

Get creative with a full day of beach-inspired making and experimenting. Design your own fun-glasses and papercraft goggles, craft hand-painted beach flags and whimsical windsocks, and turn summer safety slogans into eye-catching button badges.

Experiment with the science of seaweed bio-yarn, learn how to transform marine debris into new usable creations, and make a splash with water play in our outdoor area. Dress up as your favourite beach creature or wind down with a beachy book in our calm zone.

Open Sundays during school term
11.15am – 3.15pm

Kids on deck is also open daily during School Holidays.

Ages 4-14 and adults
Drop-in, no bookings required

March

To accommodate our renovations to the café area, on Sundays during March, Kids on Deck will be located in the Terrace room alongside the café space.

Entry to Kids on Deck will be FREE during March due to these renovations.

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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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

Term 2

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