School holiday activities
Looking for fun activities over the summer holidays? Come along to our properties and enjoy a range of family-friendly experiences
Monday 22 December – Monday 26 January
Holiday workshops
Past event
Natural Dyeing Workshop
Harness nature’s beautiful colour palette to create your own unique tie-dyed item, using natural dye, food waste and foraged materials, in this hands-on workshop with artist Alacoque Dash
Wednesday 21 January 10.30am–12pm
Past event
Cyanotypes Workshop
Photography and installation artist Izabela Pluta will lead this hands-on workshop where participants will explore the early photographic process of cyanotype
Thursday 29 January 10.30am–12.30pm
Past event
Bee Magic
Explore the world of bees in this hands-on workshop that’s buzzing with creativity and fun
Friday 30 January 10.30am–12pm
Drop-in activities
Hyde Park Barracks
Available daily 10am–6pm
Closed Christmas Day
Start your adventure with our engaging kids trail and immersive audio tour that bring the stories of the Hyde Park Barracks to life. Then dive into hands-on activities that make history tangible and exciting!
Monday 5 – Friday 9 January 2026
10am–3pm
Craft your own convict love token and learn about these touching symbols of remembrance or construct your very own paper replica of the Barracks to take home.
Museum of Sydney
Available daily 10am–5pm
Closed Christmas Day
Explore the hidden tales beneath your feet with an engaging kids trail related to our new exhibition Unearthed. Become a history detective as you search for objects and discover the stories they hold.
Story Time at the Museum
Monday 12 – Friday 16 January 2026
11am, 12pm and 2pm
Drop in for a relaxed story time session that celebrates Country. Led by museum staff, the stories will encourage curiosity, conversation, and connection with our world.
Warura making
Monday 12 – Friday 16 January 2026
10.30am, 11.30am and 1.30pm
Drop-in. Free.
Elizabeth Farm
Monday 19 – Friday 23 January 2026
10am–4pm
Have fun in the garden playing quoits, a popular 19th-century game, or step back in time to experience what it was like to do the laundry the old-fashioned way – by hand!
Connect with local First Nations history through artist Tony Albert’s installation Healing land, remembering Country. Take part in a hands-on ‘memory exchange’ activity that asks participants to write messages on seeded paper as a gesture of intergenerational healing.
Make your own peg doll using fabric scraps and simple wooden pegs, or create a paper replica of Elizabeth Farm.
Vaucluse House
Wednesday 28 – Friday 30 January 2026
10am–3pm
Have fun in the garden playing quoits, a popular 19th-century game.
Create a paper replica of Vaucluse House or step back in time to experience what it was like to do the laundry the old-fashioned way – by hand!
Justice & Police Museum
Monday 5 – Friday 30 January 2026
10am–5pm
Pick up a kids trail and explore our captivating displays, and discover the stories of Sydney’s original Water Police Station and courts.
Earn your own police badge, dress up in costume and perform a mock trial with your family. Unlock secrets and solve mysteries as you move through the museum.
Rouse Hill Estate
Every Sunday 10am–4pm
Get ready for fun-filled experiences at Rouse Hill Estate, with basket-weaving workshops, hands-on building with LEGO® Bricks and a chance to meet friendly farm animals. For more information, visit our Family Fun at Rouse Hill Estate page.