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Week one and two

13 - 22 December (Tues - Thurs)

Recycled object Christmas craft

10:30 – 11:30am

4-12 years

Get ready for Christmas by decorating a variety of recycled craft materials to create unique, one-of-kind ornaments. Get into the spirit of giving by saving rubbish from heading to the bin and give it a new life as Christmas décor you will treasure for years to come.

$10 members | $15 non-members

Booking essential – book here

Paper christmas light decorations on a string

Week three

28 & 29 December

Reduce, reuse, recycle & welcome in our New Year!

10:30 – 11:30am

4-12 years

Using recycled and salvaged materials from parties and events of the bygone year, make a celebratory popper that you can set off after using our specially crafted Count Down Counters for your New Year’s celebration!

$10 members | $15 non-members

Booking essential – book here

Week four

3, 4, 5 January

Salvage your summer plastics

10:30 – 11:30am

4-12 years

Be a part of the first ever Cairns Museum collaborative bottle cap mural as we use our collection of salvaged bottle caps to create a display that will remind our community of the beauty and importance of recycling. Take home your own art resources made of recycled plastic and spread the message to friends and family.

$10 members | $15 non-members

Booking essential – book here

Week five

10, 11, 12 January

Welcoming tropical guests

10:30 – 11:30am

4-12 years

Honour our local sea life’s battle with marine plastics by rescuing garbage-bound items and reusing them to create a special sculpture of a turtle’s favourite meal.

$10 members | $15 non-members

Booking essential – book here

Week six

17, 18, 19 January

Visions of the past and future

10:30 – 11:30am

4-12 years

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 (Mon - Sat, 13 Dec - 22 Jan)

Marine couture scavenger hunt
10am – 4pm 

Win a Cairns Museum Prize Pack! Follow the clues in our Temporary Exhibit, find bottle caps with codes-words written in them and ‘salvage’ a secret environmental message to enter our competition.

Entry box at Reception, drawn 19th of Jan.

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 19th of Jan.

Free with entry

No bookings required

Museum activity trails

10am – 4pm 

Suitable for all ages!

Ask Reception about our selection of family friendly activity trails. Choose your adventure and get exploring!

Free with entry

No bookings required

Kids audio self-guided tour

10am – 4pm 

Recommended 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

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


Admission prices

Adult: $15
Child (under 14): $6
Family (2 adults + 2 kids): $30
Concession: $12
Members: FREE*