Mini Mariners 2026

Creative and educational tour and activities for 2-5-year-olds and their parents/carers.

Explore the galleries, sing and dance in interactive tours with costumed guides. Enjoy creative free play, craft, games and story time in our themed activity area.

Child: $12 Adult: $8

Members: FREE

Ages: 2–5 + carers

Booked playgroups welcome. Online bookings essential.

NEW THEME EVERY MONTH

JANUARY - Fun in the Sun

Tuesday 6,13,20,27 and Saturdays 10, 17, 24 January

10am- 10.45am, 11am – 11.45am

Let’s slip, slap, slop and head down to the seashore. Discover intertidal animals and beach activities as we sing songs, dance and tour through the museum’s galleries to “the beach” exhibition. Enjoy a musical storytime, craft and sensory play as you decorate your own silly starfish sunglasses, make a jellyfish sculpture or a crafty crab puppet to take home.

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TERM 1, 2026

FEBRUARY- Drip, Drop, Splash!

Every Tuesday and Saturdays 14, 21 February

10.30am - 11.15am, 11.30am - 12.15pm

Swish, Bubble, Splash and Dive into the wonderful world of water in a character guided through the museum galleries. Discover stories about water and how we use it every day. Sing songs, enjoy messy play activities and make your own bubble painting to take home.

MARCH- Pirates Ahoy!

Every Tuesday and Saturdays 14, 21 March

10.30am - 11.15am, 11.30am - 12.15pm

Let's follow the treasure map around the museum to find the secret treasure cave. Learn how to sing, dance and scrub the deck like a pirate. Then you can decorate your own pirate hat or parrot puppet to take home and enjoy some special pirate science experiments.