Children's Holiday Program Summer 2025

open for discovery
School
Holiday
Program
Bookings open Monday 30 December
• Book online at www.wml.vic.gov.au
(see Services/Events and Programs tab)
or by calling any Whitehorse Manningham branch
between 10 am and 5 pm
• Non-refundable booking fees:
Craft activities - $2,
External Performers - $5,
Storytimes - free
• Payment needs to be made within 48 hours of booking otherwise booking
will be cancelled
• Please cancel your booking if your child can no longer attend.
• If your chosen event is booked out, it is worth joining
the waiting list.
Register for events online at
www.wml.vic.gov.au

Monday 6 January
Monday 6 January
Tuesday 7 January (cont’)
Wednesday 8 January (cont’)
Movers and Shakers (0-3 years)
Explore the joy of songs, rhythm and
movement with your little ones in a fun and
interactive setting!
Box Hill 10.30 - 11:00am Cost: Free
(No Booking required)
Holiday Storytime (All ages)
Pyramids and Mummies!
Join us for an exciting holiday storytime
where we explore stories of Egyptian
Pyramids and Mummies!
Bulleen 11.00 am - 11.45 am Cost: Free
(No Booking required)
Egyptian Triaramas (6+)
Craft
Go back in history to create an Ancient
Egypt 3D model. What will your triarama
look like? Inside a mummy’s tomb or
perhaps a landscape of pyramids and
desert?
Nunawading 11.00 am - 12.00 pm Cost: $2
(Booking required - register online)
Choose Your Own
EGYPTIAN Adventure (8+)
Writing Workshop
Grab your whip and lucky hat, as we delve
into this archeological adventure! Everyone
will be involved writing up what happens
next! Together, we’ll write our very own
Choose Your Own Adventure story! Each
participant will get their own printed and
pdf copy of the book the next week.
The Pines 2.00 pm - 4.00 pm Cost: $2
(Booking required - register online)
Kids On Tour Art Workshop (6+)
Curated by the NGV
Unleash your imagination at our Kids On
Tour art activities curated by the National
Gallery of Victoria. They have created
vibrant, hands-on art activities designed to
spark creativity through painting, drawing
and crafting. We can’t wait to see the
masterpieces you will create!
Doncaster 10.30 am - 11.30 am Cost: Free
(Booking required - register online)
Tuesday 7 January
Holiday Storytime (All ages)
Hot Summer Sand
Let’s celebrate all the joys of a day at the
beach, with stories, songs and a summery
crafty activity.
Nunawading 11.00 am - 11.45 am Cost: Free
(No Booking required)
Kids On Tour Art Workshop (6+)
Curated by the NGV
Unleash your imagination at our
Kids On Tour art activities curated by the
National Gallery of Victoria. They have
created vibrant, hands-on art activities
designed to spark creativity through
painting, drawing and crafting. We can’t
wait to see the masterpieces you will
create!
The Pines 11.00 am - 12.00 pm
(Booking required - register online)
Cost: Free
Movers and Shakers (0-3 years)
Songs and rhymes to entertain our
youngest library members.
Doncaster 2.30 pm - 3.00 pm Cost: Free
(No Booking required)
Make your own cartouche (7+)
Using Egyptian Heiroglyphs make your very
own cartouche - your name in heirogliphics!
Blackburn 2.30 pm - 3.30 pm Cost: $2
(Booking required - register online)
Kid’s Movie Night (5+)
The Garfield Movie
After reuniting with his long-lost father,
Garfield, a pampered street cat, is thrust into
a high-stakes heist, sparking an incredible
outdoor adventure. Popcorn provided.
BYO something comfy to sit on. Movie is
rated PG.
Vermont Sth 6.00 pm - 7.45 pm Cost: Free
(Booking required - register online)
Wednesday 8 January
Makerspace (8+)
Drawing Code: Ozobot City Planners
Discover how to program and engage with
the tangible world of Ozbots using colourful
markers and the visual programming
language known as Ozoblockly.
Blackburn 10.45 am - 12.00 pm Cost: $2
(Booking required - register online)
Movers and Shakers (0-3 years)
Explore the joy of songs, rhythm and
movement with your little ones in a fun
and interactive setting!
Warrandyte 11.00 am - 11.30 am Cost: Free
(No Booking required)
Far-out Pharaoh Fancy Dress (5+)
Create an Ancient Egypt inspired costume
from cardboard and craft materials, then
walk like an Egyptian and play the Pharaoh
Freeze!
The Pines 11.00 am - 12.00 pm Cost: $2
(Booking required - register online)
Makerspace (6+)
Wacky Wind-Up Toys
Build your wind-up walking creature using
airdried clay on a wind-up toy base. All
materials supplied, and you can take your
creation home!
Doncaster 2.00 pm - 3.30 pm Cost: $2
(Booking required - register online)
Body Superheroes (4-10 yrs)
Join body safety expert and author
Jayneen Sanders along with the team
from Level Playground to find out how you
can support your child to be a body safety
superhero. Jayneen will read from her book
series about body safety and consent, and
families will practice some simple,
age-appropriate activities. Each family will
get a pack to take home. Children must be
accompanied by a parent or carer.
Bulleen 2.00 pm - 3.30 pm Cost: Free
(Booking required - register online)
Thursday 9 January
Crafty Creations (5+)
Roaring Creations: Safari-Themed Sand
Art Fun
Use sand to create art inspired by the exciting
world of safari animals and adventures.
Vermonth Sth 11.00 am - 12.00 pm Cost: $2
(Booking required - register online)
Junk Journals (12+)
Craft
An exciting afternoon of crafting and selfexpression
as we explore junk journaling!
Learn the art of repurposing magazines, and
other materials to create unique journals.
Materials provided but feel free to bring any
special items.
Nunawading 2.30 pm - 3.30 pm Cost: $2
(Booking required - register online)

Thursday 9 January (cont’)
Friday 10 January (cont’)
Tuesday 14 January
Tuesday 14 January (cont’)
Safari Animal Fun (5-8 yrs)
Do you like lions, zebras, giraffes? Do you
like clay? Then come and make your own
safari animal!
Box Hill 2.30 pm - 3.30 pm Cost: $2
(Booking required - register online)
Kid’s Movie Night (5+)
Mulan
To keep her ailing father from serving in
the Imperial Army, a fearless young woman
disguises herself as a man and battles
northern invaders in China. Popcorn provided,
BYO something to sit on and snacks.
Doncaster 6.00 pm - 8.00 pm Cost: Free
(Booking required - register online)
Friday 10 January
Movers and Shakers (0-3 years)
Explore the joy of songs, rhythm and movement
with your little ones in a fun
and interactive setting!
Nunawading 10.30 am - 11.00 am Cost: Free
(No Booking required)
Kids On Tour Art Workshop (6+)
Curated by the NGV
Unleash your imagination at our
Kids On Tour art activities curated by the
National Gallery of Victoria. They have
created vibrant, hands-on art activities
designed to spark creativity through
painting, drawing and crafting. We can’t
wait to see the masterpieces you will
create!
Box Hill 2.30 pm - 3.30 pm Cost: Free
(Booking required - register online)
Holiday Storytime (3+)
Stories and songs to sing-a-long, with
trickier actions for our older little ones.
The Pines 11.00-11.45 am Cost: Free
(No Booking required)
Monday 13 January
Movers and Shakers (0-3 years)
Songs and rhymes to entertain our
youngest library members.
The Pines 10.30 am - 11.00 am Cost: Free
(No Booking required)
Window to the World (5+)
Come join us in designing your own
“Window to the World” by creating a vibrant
‘stained glass’ artwork using acetate. The
finished pieces can be framed and ready to
hang up!
Bulleen 10.30 am - 11.30 am Cost: $2
(Booking required - register online)
Holiday Storytime (3 - 5 years)
Magical Creatures
Join us for tales about mermaids, dragons
and other magical creatures. There will be
singing and a fun craft too.
Doncaster 11.00 am - 11.45 am Cost: Free
(No Booking required)
Ancient Egypt - a talk by
Karen Thomas (7+)
If you’re fascinated by ancient Egypt, don’t
miss this one! Karen has lots of experience
at archeological digs in Egypt, and will
share some great stories and hands-on
activities.
Nunawading 2.30 - 3.30pm Cost: $5
(Booking required - register online)
Cooking with Hayley (6 -12 years)
Rainbow Rolls
Hayley will guide you through each step of
creating these vibrant ‘rainbow rolls’. You
will gain valuable cooking skills - and enjoy
a tasty treat you’ve made yourself!
All ingredients supplied. Parental
supervision required for children under 10.
Kid-friendly utensils will be used at all times
Vermont Sth 11.00 am - 12.00 pm Cost: $5
(Booking required - register online)
Movers and Shakers (0-3 years)
Explore the joy of songs, rhythm and
movement with your little ones in a fun
and interactive setting!
Nunawading 2.30 pm - 3.00 pm Cost: Free
(No Booking required)
Carp Theatre presents
‘Mirror Mirror’ (4+)
Fairytale Land is buzzing! The Magic Mirror
is announcing the Fairest of Them All! But
everybody is acting oddly. The Big Bad
Wolf is now a Big GOOD Wolf.
And Snow White is seeing red!
Doncaster 2.00 pm - 3.00 pm Cost: $5
(Booking required - register online)
Heiroglyphs & Ciphers (8+)
Create your own made-up heiroglyphic
inspired code, write secret messages for
your friends, and solve other code-cracking
challenges.
The Pines 2.30 pm - 3.30 pm Cost: $2
(Booking required - register online)
Scarab Jewellery (9-12 years)
Did you know the Ancient Egytians used to
make and wear scarab amulets for good
luck? So how about making your own good
luck charm?
Box Hill 2.30 pm - 3.30 pm Cost: $2
(Booking required - register online)
Wednesday 15 January
Holiday Storytime (All ages)
Desert Animals
It’s hot in the desert! What animals will we
meet in our desert stories? Join us for an
exciting tale and a fun desert-themed craft.
Warrandyte 11.00 am - 11.45 am Cost: Free
(No Booking required)
Makerspace (8+)
Optical Illusions: Thaumatropes and
Zoetropes
Discover the magical illusion techniques
that lead to the invention of movies with
early animation devices like the Zoetropes
and Thaumatropes. Dive into their
fascinating origins and learn how to create
your own physical animated sequences!
Nunawading 2.00 pm - 3.30 pm Cost: $2
(Booking required - register online)
Lego Challenge (7+)
Wrecking Ball
Build your own wrecking ball tower and
obstacles, then watch them all come
crashing down!
Bulleen 2.30 pm - 3.30 pm Cost: $2
(Booking required - register online)

Wednesday 15 January (cont’)
Friday 17 January
Friday 17 January (cont’)
Saturday 8 February
Wooden Massagers (8+)
Make your own hand-held wooden
massager - use your imagination to
decorate!
Blackburn 2.30 pm - 3.30 pm Cost: $2
(Booking required - register online)
Thursday 16 January
Holiday Storytime (All ages)
Pyramids and Mummies
Join us for an exciting holiday storytime
where we explore stories of Egyptian
Pyramids and Mummies!
Blackburn 11.00 am - 11.45 am Cost: Free
(No Booking required)
Movers and Shakers (0-3 years)
Explore the joy of songs, rhythm and
movement with your little ones in a fun and
interactive setting!
Bulleen 2.30 pm - 3.00 pm Cost: Free
(No Booking required)
Far-out Pharaoh Fancy Dress (5+)
Craft
Create an Ancient Egypt inspired costume
from cardboard and craft materials, then
walk like an Egyptian and play the Pharaoh
Freeze!
Doncaster 11.00 am - 12.00 pm Cost: $2
(Booking required - register online)
Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! (All ages)
Storytime
Have some some creepy crawly fun at
storytime!
Box Hill 11.00 am - 11.45 am Cost: Free
(No Booking required)
Ancient Egyptian Amulets (6+)
Craft
Create your own clay amulet, inspired by
the ones worn by pharaohs and ancient
Egyptians for protection and good luck.
Doncaster 11.00 am - 12.00 pm Cost: $2
(Booking required - register online)
Holiday Storytime (All ages)
Winnie the Pooh and friends
Come and celebrate “Winne-the-Pooh Day”
with stories, songs and a simple craft.
Vermont Sth 11.00 am - 12.00 pm Cost: Free
(No Booking required)
Cardboard Cat Mummies (5+)
Craft
The ancient Egyptians loved their
mummies! They even mummified their cats.
Make your own ornamental cat mummy
from simple materials.
The Pines 11.00 am - 12.00 pm Cost: $2
(Booking required - register online)
Jungle Shimmy (5+)
Presented by Azura
A music and dance adventure around the
world with instruments like Doumbek and
Tef, ​traditional rhythms, songs in foreign ​
languages, easy-to-follow dances and an ​
AMAZING puppet show.
Nunawading 11.00 am - 12.00 pm Cost: $5
(Booking required - register online)
December 1- January 31
Join the Big Summer Read!
(0-18 years)
Summer is the perfect time for children to
indulge in books and stories.
The Big Summer Read has been developed
by Public Libraries Victoria in a joint effort to
raise awareness of the benefits of reading
over summer and to ensure Victorian
children have access to resources proven to
slow the summer slide.
Read and log least 10 books and be in the
running for some fantastic prizes! And it is
free! What are you waiting for? Register with
the QR and go in the running to win!
Big Summer Read Prize Party
(4 - 12 years)
It’s time to celebrate your fantastic reading
achievements over the holidays! Join us for
a fun-filled party featuring free entertainment
and the thrilling announcement of our
big winners.
Don’t miss your chance to win book
vouchers and exciting door prizes on
the day.
Let’s make this celebration unforgettable!
Nunawading 2:00 PM to 2:45 PM Cost: Free
(No Booking required)

CONTACT US
Blackburn 9896 8400
Box Hill 9896 4300
Bulleen 9896 8450
Doncaster 9877 8500
Nunawading 9872 8600
The Pines 9877 8550
Vermont Sth 9872 8650
Warrandyte 9895 4250
E. info@wml.vic.gov.au
www.wml.vic.gov.au