EASTER SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM 2023
Join us for the Easter School Holiday Program. Enjoy Easter crafts like basket weaving and colouring-in-competition, plus make your own Hologram-Viewer from old plastic containers.
Book early for our workshops or drop in for awesome self-guided activities, all in air-conditioned comfort.
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Week one
3 & 4 Apr (Mon, Tue)
Eggcellent Basket Weaving
10:30–11:15am (Mon, Tue)
2:30–3:15pm (Mon, Tue)
4-12 years
Get ready for Easter by learning how to weave paper baskets that are perfect for your Easter Egg Hunts. Learn how to use wax candles and watercolours to decorate paper eggs with Eastern European symbols that bring out the beautiful traditions of this time of the year!
$10 members | $15 non-members
Booking essential – book here
Week two
12 & 13 Apr (Wed, Thurs)
Visions of the Past and Future
10:30–11:15am (Wed, Thurs)
2:30–3:15pm (Wed, Thurs)
4-12 years
Back by popular demand!
Make your own Hologram-Viewer from old plastic containers and use a special QR code to discover, in 3D, what it is we are saving in our plastics mission, and create a very vintage kid’s TV from paper craft of the 1950’s.
$10 members | $15 non-members
Booking essential – book here
Daily
Kids Self-Guided Audio Tour
10am–4pm
9+ years
Who’s up for an adventure? Join Pip, Caden and Jules as they bring the Museum to life! BYO device and earphones and get ready for lots of fun and laughs along the way.
Free with entry
No bookings required
Colouring in competition
10am–4pm
Suitable for all ages!
Could your artwork be the one displayed in the pride of place? Lucky winners will have their colouring in sheets framed and hung in the Kids Workshop Space for 2023 as well as a Cairns Museum Prize Pack!
Collect your sheet from Museum Reception and head to the Verandah to do your best work.
Entry box at Reception. Drawn 17th of April.
Free with entry
No bookings required
Adult assistance is recommended in workshops for children under 7 years.
We thank you for your understanding of our efforts to curate a dynamic, engaging and educational school holiday program.
Museum admission times
Monday to Saturday 10am-4pm
General Museum admission prices
Adult: $15
Child (under 14): $6
Family (2 adults + 2 kids): $30
Concession: $12
Members: FREE
