Explore science and art at the Museum these school holidays
Make the most of the summer holidays with our hands-on workshops that blend science and art.
Designed for children aged 8–14 years, these creative sessions run weekdays from 12–23 January.
$50 per child per day, or $225 per child per week (use code SUMMER26 at checkout).
Please pack a lunch and water bottle for your child.
Schedule
Week One
Wooly Wonders
Monday 12 January
9am - 3pm
Explore artworks in our galleries that use wool and textiles to tell a story, then create fun woolly crafts to take home, including your own woolly pet.
Toi Maaori
Tuesday 13 January
9am - 3pm
Celebrate ngaa hau e whaa o Taawhirimaatea (the four winds) with wind-inspired crafts such as puurerehua and manu tukutuku.
Includes access to Air Playground.
It’s Up in the Air!
Wednesday 14 January
9am - 3pm
Discover the wonders of air through STEAM activities and create toys and artworks that will blow you away. Includes access to Air Playground.
Origami Explosion
Thursday 15 January
9am - 3pm
Learn origami techniques with our origami expert, Yumi, and create beautiful folded designs.
Includes access to Air Playground.
Flower Power
Friday 16 January
9am - 3pm
Explore native plants along the river and craft colourful artworks using leaves, rocks, and flowers.
Nature Books (Day 1)
Monday 19 January
9am - 3pm
Create your own nature book using easy printmaking techniques. Linocut, relief prints, stencils, and stamps. We'll make stunning graphic art pages to compile in a small book the following day.
Nature Books (Day 2)
Tuesday 20 January
9am - 3pm
Create beautiful pages inspired by nature using sun-paper prints and rubbings from foliage collected by the river. Add words to your pages, then learn techniques to fold and bind them into a zine or book.
"Mask"-querade
Wednesday 21 January
9am - 3pm
Explore the history of masks and design your own mask-art to take home.
Our Amazing Awa
Thursday 22 January
9am - 3pm
Celebrate and explore the Waikato River through multimedia art and make a boat to float.
The Toymaker's Workshop
Friday 23 January
9am - 3pm
Create traditional toys and games while learning the science behind them. Includes access to Air Playground.
from $50