School Holiday Activities
Knox's Cultural Venues have a fun-filled, creative and affordable range of activities for kids these School Holidays.
This Easter, come and get your hands dirty, create something special, and get up close and personal with dinosaurs!
Fluffy Easter Egg Slime Workshops
Join Fizz Kidz for an hour of fun and get those little hands messy! Together we will make super fluffy Easter egg slime to celebrate the holidays, as well as play games and win prizes! Every child has the opportunity to explore colours, scents and glitters as they personalise their fabulous take home creations! We can't wait to have fun with you!
Date: Thursday 8 April
Times: 10:00am (4-8 year old) and 1:00pm (9 years of age and over)
Location: Knox Community Arts Centre
Duration: 1 Hour
Tickets: $16
For ages: 10:00am session: 4-8 year olds & 1:00pm session: 9 years of age and over
Dinomania
School Holiday Feature Show
Look no further for a family show that's fun, interactive, entertaining and out of this world!
Dinomania is a family show spectacular that allows imaginations to run wild.
The audience will embark on an awe-inspiring, exhilarating and gripping journey back to an age when dinosaurs roamed the earth.
They will come face to face with FOUR dinosaurs and a quirky cast as the battle unfolds to find out who is the real champion of dinosaurs - the T-Rex or the Raptor!
There are plenty of surprises, songs and dancing from start to finish, plus a special Kids Zone for an up-close and personal experience.
Pre-show entertainment includes giveaways and a children’s entertainer to provide excitement, so make sure you come dressed up as your favourite dinosaur. There are prizes to be won for the best dressed!
You may even be lucky enough to be picked out of the audience to join these prehistoric dinos on stage.
Date: Tuesday 13 April
Time: 11:00am
Location: Knox Community Arts Centre
Duration: 60 minutes, plus meet and greet
Tickets: Adult $15, Child $12, Family (4 people) $45
For all ages
Virtual Records Workshop
Virtual Records is an innovative new program which sees students work solo or in groups to create music sleeve art and lyrics for a fictional music act, or one to promote self-identity.
Students will create their own cover sleeve for their 45 single with illustrator, Lauren Habarow, and lyrics with author, Craig Dent.
Virtual Records explores 3 themes of Self-Identity, Empowered Imagination, and Creative Expression within Music & Visual Communication Design curriculums.
“I have been inspired by the world of music, and how it is conceptualised, from punk rock to new wave to grunge, hip hop and techno,” Dent says.
Students can then publish their work in a virtual space, sharing online with youth from Young Somerset, UK.
Date: Wednesday 14 April
Time: 10:00am
Location: Knox Community Arts Centre
Duration: 2 hours
Tickets: $15
For ages: 12+
Wobbly Soap Workshops
Join Fizz Kidz for an hour of fun and get those little hands messy! Together we will make super fun wobbly soap (that seriously wobbles!), as well as play games and win prizes! Every child has the opportunity to choose their favourite colours, scents and glitters as they personalise their fabulous take home creations! We can't wait to have fun with you.
Date: Thursday 15 April
Times: 10:00am (4-8 year old) and 1:00pm (9 years of age and over)
Location: Ferntree Gully Community Arts Centre
Duration: 1 hour
Tickets: $16
For ages: 10:00am session: 4-8 year olds & 1:00pm session: 9 years of age and over
Pottery Workshop - Hand Building Creations
Children will enjoy creative skill development within a fun, small group setting mentored by our experienced arts tutors. All pottery workshops offer firing of work, for collection at a later date.
During the week 1 sessions, children will create their very own clay Wooly Sheep or Hen on a Nest.
During the week 2 sessions, children will create their very own clay Turtle or Sunflower Bowl.
| Day | Date | Times | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | 7 April | 10:00am and 1:00pm | A Wooly Sheep or a Hen on a Nest |
| Friday | 9 April | 10:00am and 1:00pm | A Wooly Sheep or a Hen on a Nest |
| Monday | 12 April | 10:00am and 1:00pm | A Turtle or a Sunflower Bowl |
| Wednesday | 14 April | 10:00am and 1:00pm | A Turtle or a Sunflower Bowl |
| Friday | 16 April | 10:00am and 1:00pm | A Turtle or a Sunflower Bowl |
Location: Ferntree Gully Community Arts Centre
Duration: 90 minutes
Tickets: $14.50
For ages: 6+
Easter Fun at Miller's
The children of Knox and their families are invited to celebrate Easter at the iconic Miller's Homestead on Easter Saturday, 3 April 2021.
The event offers a delightful mix of Easter Storytelling with True Fairies, Mad Hatter’s Magic Show, Live Music and a visit from the Easter Bunny. Children (and their grown-ups!) are invited to wear their favourite Easter costumes, bonnets, bunny ears or other festive attire just for fun!
Date: Saturday 3 April
Times: Various sessions available between 10am and 5pm
Location: Miller’s Homestead, 30 Dorrigo Drive, Boronia
Duration: 1 hour sessions
Tickets: $10 per family (max 2 adults, 3 kids). The ticketing fee is fully redeemable at the event's food and beverage offering.
Session Times:
- 10am, gates open from 9.30am
- 12pm, gates open from 11.30am
- 2pm, gates open from 1.30pm
- 4pm, gates open 3.30pm
For more information, visit knox.vic.gov.au/easter
Knox Drive-In Cinema
Join family and friends at our Knox Drive-In Cinema experience featuring GO! (PG).
Date: Saturday 17 April 2021
Time: Entry from 6:30pm. Movie starts at dusk - approximately 7:30pm
Location: Knox Community Arts Centre carpark, 790 Mountain Highway, Bayswater
Tickets: $10 per vehicle. Tickets include entry (for one vehicle and its occupants), movie viewing and $10 worth of popcorn or ice cream.
For more information, visit knox.vic.gov/drivein
