Featuring a screening of the groundbreaking complete film with Oscar® and Grammy®-winning composer Randy Newman’s musical score performed live to the film, conducted by Guy Noble.

The Toy Story films are beloved worldwide for their compelling characters, extraordinary storytelling, stunning visuals and the music of Randy Newman. The composer and songwriter is behind signature songs including 'You’ve Got a Friend in Me', 'Strange Things' and 'I Will Go Sailing No More'.

Exclusive to Melbourne Museum, see some of the most significant items from the prestigious National Archaeological Museum in Athens - for a limited time from 23 April–14 August.

Open Horizons - Ancient Greek Journeys and Connections tells the story of ideas, influences and connections that form and build communities. The exhibition will take visitors on a journey through Ancient Greece exploring how the trade of ideas and goods influenced Greek culture, and in turn influenced the ancient world. More info here.

See our planet like never before with Gaia by Luke Jerram at St Paul’s Cathedral.

Visitors will be able to gaze upon the Earth as if from space, without ever having to leave the atmosphere. The awe-inspiring art installation, called Gaia, is by the same artist who first brought Museum of the Moon to Melbourne in 2018. For the first time, this stunning artwork is being displayed in an indoor setting in Australia, suspended in the central crossing of the Cathedral. Free. More info here.

Explore traditional and alternative printmaking techniques inspired by the urban street art printing movement. Then, focus on creating your own individual collage piece. Held at SIGNAL. Ages 12 to 13. More info here.

Enjoy a day out with family and friends at the NGV these school holidays! Drop by the Great Hall and take part in free drawing activities inspired by exhibitions at NGV International and visit the children’s exhibition The Gecko and the Mermaid: Djerrkŋu Yunupiŋu and her sister.

Free. Suitable for all ages, with parent or carer supervision. More info here.

Get muddy with natural materials and create an indoor earthworld. Use cob, a squishy natural material made in Melbourne, to sculpt and build designs. A New Ideas Lab project. Ages 5 to 8. More info here.

Immerse yourself in the bushland at McClelland where art meets nature with Rebecca Robinson, McClelland’s First Nations Education and Programs Coordinator. Learn about Indigenous plant life and experiment with natural materials abundant on our site to make your own creations to take home!

Get inspired by our current exhibition and explore the possibilities of limestone with A thousand different angles artist Noriko Nakamura, in her hand carving workshops suitable for all over 12 years old. More info here.

The Splash Test Dummies are off on an exciting adventure of oceanic proportions! With a brilliant array of catch-your-breath stunt work, dazzling acrobatics, dexterous juggling and side-splitting, slapstick comedy, the Dummies are ready to roll out their beach towels and spring into an exciting hour of circus-filled hilarity for the whole family. More info here.

School holidays are upon us and Heide have many creative workshops to keep the kids busy and inspired this autumn. From creating wearable T-shirts and sculptures out of clay or string to exploring the healing garden at Heide, there really is something for every budding artist! More info here.

British theatre company Get Lost & Found is proud to present the Australian Premiere of Roald Dahl and the Imagination Seekers touring across all Australian capital cities and parts of Regional Australia in from 19th February – 8th October 2022.

This brilliant family show celebrates Roald Dahlʼs extraordinary stories from The BFG to The Twits - and many more along the way. Somehow, Roald Dahl’s words are mysteriously disappearing – not only from books, but children’s minds too! Luckily, the top-secret Ancient Guild of Taletenders have come to the rescue: join them for fun interactive games, immersive storytelling, and some theatrical magic to help save these stories forever!

Especially made for ages six and up, the show is an immersive and interactive performance, involving games and imaginative play, The production is fully commissioned and endorsed by the Roald Dahl Literary Estate, and that it is the only interactive show under licence worldwide. More info here.

Dino-lovers and diggers: have we got a treat for you! The Melbourne Museum’s Triceratops Dino Dig is coming to Fed Square these school holidays from 11–17 April. Kids of all ages can dig, discover and uncover fossilized Triceratops bones here at Fed Square. The Melbourne Museum’s Triceratops Dino Dig is a not-to-be-missed immersive experience that will bring out the paleontologist in everyone. Free for all ages. Prizes are up for grabs, and families will be able to remember the day out with a dino-themed snap.

Don't forget to head to the Melbourne Museum to complete your Dino adventure, experience by visiting their Triceratops: Fate of the Dinosaurs exhibition. More info here.

For over a decade the award-winning Listies, Rich and Matt, have toured the world doing shows for literally millions* of kidults. Nearly all of them laughed, a few of them vomited and only one person fell asleep (and that was Matt). Make Some Noise! is their brand-new musical comedy show for kids aged 4 – 400. More info here.

Having garnered international acclaim with sell-out seasons in Perth, Adelaide, Edinburgh and New Zealand; The Greatest Magic Show stars Sam and Justin will be once again hitting the stage with brand new illusions direct from a Las Vegas stage! WINNER – Best Kid's Show, Sydney Fringe and WINNER – Best Children's Show, Fringe World Weeklies. More info here.

From the creators of smash-hit circus shows Elixir, Railed and Arrr we there yet. World class circus talent performing backflips and one arm handstands, incredible human pyramids, spinning in giant wheels and more awesome feats by an award-winning cast. All Start Circus - Head First Acrobats show has something for everyone, with plenty of laughs for young and old and incredible physicality that can be appreciated by anyone. More info here.

Featuring a supersized variety showcase specially designed to delight and distract children aged six to 12 these school holidays. From stand-up and sketch to musical comedy and circus skills, the Comedy Club for Kids show features the best of the funniest best street and stage performers. Laughs a-plenty promised for everyone! More info here.

High calibre circus, a rocking soundtrack and genuine belly laughs propelled the Australian debut of Children are Stinky to five-star seasons world wide. The duo's attempts to prove that kids are stinky are met with messy, ridiculous, hysterical twists. They only succeed in proving that children are awesome and they know it! Expect daredevil stunts, incredible acrobatics, lighting fast hula hoops, loads of laughs and lots of fun, leaving adults and children with their jaws on the floor hooting for more. More info here.

Bees is a joyful interactive work in which children are welcomed into a world of community, communication, wonder and imagination.

Explore a buzzing, humming hive of activity, as three human-sized Bees busy themselves in the creation of a community alongside children who transform into bees as they play. The bees are fascinating, strange and beautiful, traversing invisible pathways and mapping delicate patterns across the performance space. More info here.

With exciting exhibits to explore and multiple routes to take, it might seem overwhelming knowing where to start. So we are here to help you plan your day at the zoo and make special holiday memories with your kids.

Just in time for autumn school holidays, Melbourne Zoo has a NEW exciting nature play space for your kids! Plus, they will have lots of free nature activities at Main Lawns from 10am to 3pm daily.

Activities include:

• Build a giant Gorilla nest

• Build a Gorilla observation teepee

• Guided nature play activities

• Roaming puppet play at selected times

Remember, kids visit free during school holidays. More info here.

From April 9 to April 24, children admission to Melbourne Skydeck (aged 4-16 years) includes the best views over Melbourne and MORE. Over these school holidays, children admission includes:

• Melbourne Skydeck admission

• Sky-high views from the highest platform in the Southern Hemisphere

• A Voyager Theatre virtual reality experience like no other

• Entry to the world's highest silent disco

• An Easter surprise

To celebrate Easter, Melbourne Skydeck will also be holding an Easter egg hunt. Count the number of Easter Eggs hiding up at Skydeck to go into the draw to win a Family Skydeck Annual Pass & a Skydeck Easter hamper – total value of $400.

Visit Melbourne Skydeck these school holidays to join the fun! More info here.

With exciting exhibits to explore and multiple routes to take, it might seem overwhelming knowing where to start. So we are here to help you plan your day at the Sanctuary and make special holiday memories with your kids.

Just in time for autumn school holidays, Healesville Sanctuary has lots of free nature activities around the Sanctuary for the kids to discover, play, learn and create!

Activities include:

• Balance, scramble, climb and jump in our two amazing Bunjil and Corroboree Frog Nature Play Spaces.

• Gunyah making and stick and stones art – using natural collected materials at Koala Picnic Area.

• Sand tables to doodle your own nature inspired art in sand at Robert Eadie Pavilion.

Healesville Sanctuary will also have Nature play rangers and Professor Bubble wandering around the Sanctuary daily.

Don't forget, kids visit free on school holidays. More info here.

With exciting exhibits to explore and multiple routes to take, it might seem overwhelming knowing where to start. So we are here to help you plan your day at the zoo and make special holiday memories with your kids.

Just in time for autumn school holidays, Werribee Open Range Zoo will have lots of free nature activities for your kids to discover, play, learn and create! The activities will start from 11am to 2pm but you can check out the nature play zone at River walk from 10am to 4pm daily.

Activities include:

• Fairy house village

• Bird nest

• Sand play

• Pebble art making

• Adventure trail

• Nature weaving frame

• Nature mandalas

Don't forget, kids visit free on school holidays. More info here.

There’s a world of amazing moments at Melbourne Museum these school holidays! Come face to face with one of the most awe-inspiring creatures ever to walk the Earth—the Triceratops. Triceratops: Fate of the Dinosaurs is an immersive voyage into a lost world, where visitors will explore the landscapes of the Cretaceous and get to know the creatures that thrived there, become a mini-Triceratops with the Triceratops Masks in the colour of the cretaceous , learn digital skills and create an augmented reality Triceratops. Laugh out loud with the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and join us to celebrate the ideas, myths and histories of Ancient Greece and its influences on contemporary culture, Open Horizons: Ancient Greek Journeys and Connections family weekend. More info here.

New for the Term 2 School Holidays, IMAX Melbourne is exclusively screening ASTEROID HUNTERS 3D, taking viewers deep into space for a fascinating look at asteroids, their cosmic origins and the potential threat they pose to our world. To round out an epic dinosaur day at the Museum, guests can experience DINOSAURS OF ANTARCTICA 3D to see the amazing and bizarre prehistoric creatures, that inhabited Antarctic forests and swamps hundreds of millions of years ago, come to life. More info here.

Jump into Autumn Holiday fun at Scienceworks to explore one of the most mysterious and precious resources on earth: water! With live, interactive shows, a curious scavenger hunt, and plenty of other activities, we’ll investigate and celebrate the science and importance of water in our daily lives. More info here.

LEGO NINJAGO is under threat and Master Wu needs more Ninjas than ever to help save LEGO NINJAGO from the evil forces that threaten it’s very existence. Young Ninjas can enrol to attend LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Melbourne, join the Ninja Training Camp and level up their Ninja skills to master the six Ninja virtues - courage, balance, honesty, generosity, curiosity and wisdom.

Through a series of fun challenges, the new recruits will be taken on a journey to prove their Ninja skills and make it into Master Wu’s elite team of Ninja: Level Up BALANCE , Level Up HONESTY, Level Up GENEROSITY, Level Up CURIOSITY and Level Up WISDOM.

From 9 April – 25 April, this exclusive event is an engaging, enjoyable and rewarding experience that will leave children with a fantastic sense of accomplishment. They will earn a Ninja certificate, a Ninja headband, and a virtual gift from Master Wu. Plus, as part of the entry into the LEGO NINJAGO experience, guests can go on to enjoy everything else within the LEGOLAND Discovery Centre too. More info here.

Would you please welcome to the stage... Andy and Terry! Here is your chance to see the first show in the award-winning ‘Treehouse’ series with the return of the one and only, super-famous, ultra-brilliant, runaway success, 'The 13-Storey Treehouse'.

Yes that’s right. Today's the day Andy and Terry are going to bring their stories to life in their first EVER play – except they forgot to write it! Where will they find flying cats, a mermaid, a sea monster, an invasion of monkeys, and a giant gorilla? More info here.

Escape the everyday for the enchantment of KaBloom. Visit KaBloom in the gorgeous Dandenong Ranges to enjoy a most extraordinary day out. Our fields are filled with millions of colourful blooms.

Enjoy fields are bursting with blooms in all the colours of the rainbow. All new this year is an additional 10,000 square metres of wild flowers with winding paths to wander through.

Enjoy circus workshops, live shows and music daily as well as special Easter Egg hunts running daily from Good Friday to Easter Monday (April 15-18). Enjoy games and story telling and food & drinks too. More info here.

Peppa’s aquarium adventure at SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium will lead you to various interactive stations where guests can help Peppa count all the starfish, find all the hidden seahorses and help the clownfish find its way back home. Meet some incredible creatures along the way and discover how to keep them safe in our oceans. Win the Ultimate Peppa Pig Prize Pack this April too with Peppa! More info here