School holiday activities
Crafty school holiday fun for every age.
Join us for craft, comic making and an author workshop this summer school holidays. Find out more and book below.
Craft
Explore the theme of community through collaborative art activities. Decorate puzzle pieces, make paper chains, write appreciation cards and help build a community with Lego Duplo.
- When: 5 January – 25 January
- Time: 10am – 4pm
- Where: Learning space. Please enter through the main doors and staff will direct you.
- Age: all ages
- Cost: free
- Drop in, no booking required
Non-fiction comic-making workshop
Join cartoonist, journalist and editor, Eleri Harris, for a half-day workshop creating non-fiction comics.
- When: 15 January
- Time: 10am – 2pm (with a 30-minute break)
- Where: House of Representatives Courtyard. In the case of wet weather, please enter through the main doors and staff will direct you.
- Age: 12 – 16
- Cost: $55, accompanying adult is free
- Note: ticket price includes a copy of Eleri's book, Making Nonfiction Comics: A Guide for Graphic Narrative. All materials provided. Bookings essential.
Non-fiction comic-making workshop – sensory supportive
Join cartoonist, journalist and editor, Eleri Harris, for a sensory-supportive half-day workshop creating non-fiction comics. This workshop provides a supportive environment for young people to express themselves, and suits individuals who identify as neurodivergent including, but not limited to, those who experience autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder or Tourette syndrome, as well as other sensory sensitivities.
- When: 22 January
- Time: 10am – 2pm (with a 30-minute break)
- Where: House of Representatives Courtyard. In the case of wet weather, please enter through the main doors and staff will direct you.
- Age: 12 – 16
- Cost: $55, accompanying adult is free
- Note: ticket price includes a copy of Eleri's book, Making Nonfiction Comics: A Guide for Graphic Narrative. All materials provided. Bookings essential.
Author workshop
Come along and listen as author Rhian Williams reads her books, Emergency! Emergency! Vehicles to the Rescue and Surprise at the End of Onkaparinga Lane.
- When: 13 January and 20 January
- Time: 10am – 11am
- Where: 13 January workshop: House of Representatives Courtyard. 20 January workshop: Senate Courtyard. In the case of wet weather, please enter through the main doors and staff will direct you.
- Age: 4 – 10
- Cost: $10, accompanying adult is free
- Note: bookings essential
Plan your visit
The House of Representatives Courtyard and the Senate Courtyard are wheelchair accessible. Both courtyards have a grassed area with concrete paths. The Learning space is wheelchair accessible.
Seating is available in the Learning space.