Roma Street Parkland's School Holiday Fun program is taking place in the September 2023 school holidays with free activities for children aged 5-12 years.

Pre-booking is not required for the majority of the classes, they are drop-in with no capacity limit to offer flexibility for parents and guardians. You're welcome to drop in any time between 9am and 1pm. This is with the exception of the Musical Theatre and Silent Disco, links to pre-book these classes is available under the relevant date below.

Program

Classes in the September 2023 school holidays will be hosted at Celebration Lawn. That Gelato Co food truck will be at School Holiday Fun on the dates below selling gelato or refreshments can be purchased from The Garden Room.

Wednesday 20 September

Little Builders 

The Little Builders Program with Little Green Thumbs is a hands on program developed for children with the aim to introduce simple woodworking skills as well as focusing on tool safety. At the end of the workshop, each child will take home their very own creation - either a Toolbox or a Marble Maze!

Nature Craft

Mini Beasts - Loose Parts Play Experience: Join Bazil Grumble and create your own mini beasts with our loose parts play experience! Come and explore the tiny world that goes unnoticed in the parklands and create artistic interpretations of the little creatures who live there. Start by selecting natural materials then assemble your own mini beast creation. By taking a photograph of the artworks before they are disassembled, children will have a permanent reminder of their nature play experience at Roma Street Parkland.

Thursday 21 September

Circus Fun

Run away and join the circus with Physi Kids! The team will have a variety of fun games as well as circus based equipment to ease you into circus life. There'll be hula hooping, spinning plates, axe throwing (nothing sharp of course!), skipping ropes and heaps more.

Musical Theatre

Have visions of your name in lights? Well Mad Dance House has the workshop for you! Join a musical theatre workshop to learn the basics of stage craft. Workshops are every hour on the hour (9am, 10am, 11am and 12pm) and go for approximately 40 minutes. To keep the class comfortable and give everyone the opportunity to learn, this workshop requires free registration via Eventbrite.

Friday 22 September

Silent Disco

Join Mad Dance House for a boogie in the park with their brand-new Silent Disco! Pop on headphones and join a wonderful dance instructor as you groove and bob away listening to your own private tunes. Running every hour, on the hour there will be 4 x 45 min sessions. Due to limited headsets registration is encouraged via Eventbrite.

Nature Craft

Tataki Zome: Inspired by the beautiful spring weather, in this nature craft workshop children will experiment with the Japanese art of floral printing and make a head band or bandana. Wear it proudly as you traipse around the parkland looking for flowers that match your new accessory!

Wednesday 27 September

Nature Craft

Colourful Minds program: Join Little Green Thumbs for some mindfulness nature craft with watercolour to create beautiful pieces of art to take home with you. A glorious morning of painting, followed by an ice cream will celebrate a lovely spring day!

Circus Fun

Run away and join the circus with Physi Kids! The team will have a variety of fun games as well as circus based equipment to ease you into circus life. There'll be hula hooping, spinning plates, axe throwing (nothing sharp of course!), skipping ropes and heaps more.

Thursday 28 September

Craft: Make a Mic

Make-a-Mic: Art and Craft Experience: Are you a superstar in the making? Come and live out your pop star dreams with Bazil Grumble as you create and then decorate a microphone. After you have finished your decorating you can sing your heart out and embrace your inner pop diva. Then take your mic home so you can put on performances for family and friends!

Musical Theatre

Come on down to see some wonderfully talented kids from Stage School Australia perform their touring piece 'Spice Up Your Life,' then join the cast for a musical theatre workshop! Performance at 9am followed by first workshop at 9:30am, then 11am performance and 11:30am workshop. Pre-booking required for this workshop via Eventbrite.

Friday 29 September

Silent Disco

Join Mad Dance House for a boogie in the park with their brand-new Silent Disco! Pop on headphones and join a wonderful dance instructor as you groove and bob away listening to your own private tunes. Running every hour, on the hour there will be 4 x 45 min sessions. Due to limited headsets registration is encouraged via Eventbrite.

Nature Craft

Collage Bug: Join Flourish Children's Collective to create a colourful garden bug using a combination of recycled and collage materials. Take your new friend on an adventure through Roma Street Parklands to see how many bugs you can spot that look like your new spring time critter.