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 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

Entry included with any paid ticket
Members and annual pass holders FREE

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

1 - 8

5 July - NAIDOC facepainting and drop-in activities

Free Open Day - Celebrate NAIDOC

Get creative at Kids on Deck Maker Space with hands on-art making activities inspired by Brian Robinson’s Ur Wayii Incoming Tide exhibition. Create your own marvellous model watercrafts, stamp a deadly tote bag to take home, and make wondrous rubbing art using resist patterns and watercolours.

Get your face painted with gorgeous NAIDOC inspired designs curated by artist Dakota Dixon.

10.30am - 4pm

Winter School Holidays - Raiders, traders, crafty art-makers

Learn to write your name in runes, make your own hammered and embossed jewellery, a marvellous model longship or your very own recycled armour. Channel your inner archaeologist as you uncover treasures from our dig site, experiment with the alchemy of transforming materials into new objects using our plastic recycling machine or dress up in costume and step inside our very own Viking longhouse-inspired cubby.

Terrace Room

Daily during school holidays
10.30am – 4.00pm

Suitable for ages 4–14 and adults

Entry included with any paid ticket.
Members and annual pass holders FREE.

Drop-in, no bookings required