march
marcreARTivity programs!Month Long Event (march) Type:EventEntry:Free after entry
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Weekday creARTivity Programs | Monday 29 January to Friday 12 April Mon – 29 Jan – Fri 2 Feb Paper Craft – Twirl, fold, loop and stick to make your own pop-up
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Weekday creARTivity Programs | Monday 29 January to Friday 12 April
Mon – 29 Jan – Fri 2 Feb
Paper Craft – Twirl, fold, loop and stick to make your own pop-up paper sculpture
Mon 5 Feb – Fri 16 Feb
Stand at an easel to experience artmaking on a large scale using giant brushes, coloured cellopaint and upcycled art paper collage.
Mon 19 Feb – Fri 1 March
Get messy as we explore different printmaking techniques using rollers, stamps and sponges and lots of paint!
Mon 4 March – Friday 15 March
Join in as we play and create our own Discovery Space small world Naturescape – use playdoh to help us construct a collaborative world full of natural resources and creatures!
Mon 18 March – Thurs 28 March*
Immerse yourself in a sensory art making process using large scale jelly plates, paint and fingers! *PLEASE NOTE WE ARE CLOSED FRIDAY 29 MARCH
Tues 2 April – Fri 12 April
Use mirrors to observe, draw and paint your own portrait using pens and beautiful Edicol dyes!
Time
Month Long Event (march)
Location
Early Start Discovery Space
Suggested Ages
Children Birth to 10
Price
PROGRAMS FREE, AFTER ENTRY PAID
Bookings
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Friday Bytes | Starting Friday 9 February, 2024 |10am start What: Join us for a Digital Play group, facilitated by researchers
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Friday Bytes | Starting Friday 9 February, 2024 |10am start
What: Join us for a Digital Play group, facilitated by researchers from the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child supported by Discovery Space team.
Are you keen to enhance your photography skills? Are you wanting to know how to share images on social media in safe ways? Throughout this iteration of our Digital Play groups, you will learn valuable photography techniques such as composition, understanding lighting and angles, mastering exposure times and employing props and costumes to tell a story. You will also learn how to capture candid moments and spontaneous actions to create a collection of joyful memories. And all in safe ways to protect the rights of children and their adults.
Photography is a powerful tool for storytelling, to capture precious memories in a way that considers privacy and safety. Bring your personal device (your smartphone or tablet with camera), and your little one/s. Each week we will play and while we’re doing so, show how you can capture these special moments.
Where: The Children’s Technology Play space, accessed through the Discovery Space! Participation and entry free after general entry paid to Discovery Space.
When: Join us (most!) Friday’s in February, March and April!
Time
Month Long Event (march)
Location
Children's Technology Play Space
University of Wollongong
Suggested Ages
Ages 3-10
Price
FREE AFTER ENTRY PAID TO DISCOVERY SPACE
Bookings
BOOK YOUR VISITmarMusic & Movement MondaysMonth Long Event (march) Type:EventEntry:Free after entry
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Music & Movement Mondays | Starting Monday 5 February, 2024 10am: Support the development of your child's gross motor skills as we sing, stretch, dance and
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Music & Movement Mondays | Starting Monday 5 February, 2024
10am: Support the development of your child’s gross motor skills as we sing, stretch, dance and test our skills on obstacle courses!
Time
Month Long Event (march)
Location
Early Start Discovery Space
Suggested Ages
Children 2 to 10
Price
Program FREE after entry paid
Bookings
BOOK YOUR VISITmarTiny TuesdaysFebruary through to April!Month Long Event (march) Type:EventEntry:Free after entry
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Tiny Tuesdays | Starting Tuesday 6 February, 2024 10am: Join us this term for our Tiny Tuesday programs, focused specifically on supporting emerging development and
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Tiny Tuesdays | Starting Tuesday 6 February, 2024
10am: Join us this term for our Tiny Tuesday programs, focused specifically on supporting emerging development and learning of children aged birth to three. Engage in play-based experiences that stimulate the senses, develop body awareness and enrich early literacy skills to support the development of our youngest children.
Time
Month Long Event (march)
Location
Early Start Discovery Space
Suggested Ages
Children birth to 3
Price
Program FREE after entry paid
Bookings
BOOK YOUR VISITmarWellbeing WednesdaysMonth Long Event (march) Type:EventEntry:Free after entry
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Wellbeing Wednesday | Starting Wednesday 7 February, 2024 10am: Explore and reflect as we engage in mindfulness and wellbeing experiences in the natural
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Wellbeing Wednesday | Starting Wednesday 7 February, 2024
10am: Explore and reflect as we engage in mindfulness and wellbeing experiences in the natural environment within the Discovery Space (and beyond!)
Time
Month Long Event (march)
Location
Early Start Discovery Space
Suggested Ages
Birth to 10
Price
Participation FREE after entry paid
Bookings
BOOK YOUR VISITmarThe Eggcellent Mystery (in March!)Month Long Event (march) Type:EventEntry:Free after entry
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Eggcellent Mystery in the Discovery Space We need your help this March to solve a problem! Imagine this … some animals have
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Eggcellent Mystery in the Discovery Space
We need your help this March to solve a problem! Imagine this … some animals have dropped their eggs all over the Discovery Space! We need your help to find the eggs and the animals they belong to.
Each Wednesday morning during March, drop in between 10am and 12pm in ‘The Pod’ Experience to solve this mystery.
Come and work with Anne Marie (a visitor to Early Start from the University of Copenhagen) and members of our Discovery Space and research teams, to solve problems and riddles each week that reveal clues to find the eggs.
Each week we will have a different focus to stimulate our brains. There will be three pathways for children and their adults – birth to age 2, age 2-3, age 3-5. You can complete one pathway or multiple, and can come for one week or all four weeks! The choice is yours.
But please, come help us find the lost eggs!
Where:
The Pod
Time:
10am to 12pm (drop-in experience)
Dates:
Wednesday 6 March
Wednesday 13 March
Wednesday 20 March
Wednesday 27 March
Time
Month Long Event (march)
Location
Early Start Discovery Space
Suggested Ages
Birth to 5
Bookings
BOOK YOUR VISITmarThoughtful ThursdaysMonth Long Event (march) Type:EventEntry:Free after entry
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Thoughtful Thursdays | Starting Thursday 8 February, 2024 |10am start 10am: Wonder with us, as we engage in experiences that stretch our thinking and exercise our
Event Details
Thoughtful Thursdays | Starting Thursday 8 February, 2024 |10am start
10am: Wonder with us, as we engage in experiences that stretch our thinking and exercise our brains!
Time
Month Long Event (march)
Location
Early Start Discovery Space
Suggested Ages
Children birth to 10
Price
Participation FREE after entry paid
Bookings
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11aprAll DayThe Festival of Digital Play(All Day: thursday) Type:EventEntry:Free after entry,Paid
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On Thursday 11 April 2024, Early Start Discovery Space and the Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child invites you to the Festival of Digital Play, a family-friendly day where research and
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On Thursday 11 April 2024, Early Start Discovery Space and the Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child invites you to the Festival of Digital Play, a family-friendly day where research and play come together to inform and educate about the changing digital space and what it means for our children.
All activities and programs are FREE after general entry is paid to the Discovery Space (and of course free for members!). All activities on the day will be drop-in sessions open between 10am and 12pm and will be facilitated by Early Start Researchers from the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child and the Discovery Space team! Get ready for a huge range of play experiences, including:
Robot Rally: Race a robot around the speedway to get your fastest time! Select a robot to capture or protect your treasure.
Mechanical Marvels: Embark on an epic, problem-solving adventure through small world play. Elevate your play and support your child’s learning through creativity, engineering and storytelling!
Step into Space: Code your way through a space maze as you transform into a Robot, or an Astronaut, then step into Space!
All Aboard the Coding Train: Come and learn basic coding skills by helping our Lego people move across an interactive Lego landscape!
Small World Explorers: Come to the Pod and experience our natural world – from micro to macro – through immersive play. Use an interactive globe and microscopes, engaging in small world play to recreate icy cold polar regions and arid environments.
Storytails: Join us at The Campfire to share and capture stories. Let’s use digital technologies to read and listen to some stories, and tell our own using our voices, movement, sound and props!
Ozobot Maze: Join us at CreARTivity to explore Ozobots – draw a path with twists and turns, and watch our robots complete your aMAZEing challenges!
Pop Up Play: Come and join in our game of digital hide-and-seek in the garden, explore the Pyramids of Egypt, delve into the world of insects with digital microscopes, and make a bubble-burst wall mural!
We strongly encourage pre-booking online, as walk-ins are not guaranteed and dependent on capacity. We also encourage use of public transport on the day, as the University campus will be a hive of activity during the start of classes for 2023!
Plan your day using the event map below, or download the event map here!
Time
All Day (Thursday)
Location
Early Start Discovery Space
Suggested Ages
Birth to 10
Price
Activities and workshops are FREE after general admission paid.
Bookings
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Ignite your creativity this April school holidays! Please note we are open (nearly!) everyday, but are closed for ANZAC Day, Thursday 25 April. Art
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Ignite your creativity this April school holidays! Please note we are open (nearly!) everyday, but are closed for ANZAC Day, Thursday 25 April.
Art in creARTivity
Drop by creARTivity this school holidays for hands-on, play based arts experiences designed to inspire the mind and imagination! Create your own dinosaur world movie scene – take a snap & pop it back!
- When: Daily
- Times: 9:30 – 11:30 & 1:00 – 3:00
- Ages: 0-10
- Free after entry
Discovery Activity
Join us each day at 10:30am and 1:30pm throughout the school holidays for Discovery Space Activities including a Shipyard Scavenger Hunt, Science Static Magic, Small World Play, Superhero work outs!
- When: Daily
- Times: 10:30 & 1:30
- Ages: 0-10
- Free after entry
Storytime
Join Discovery Space Educators for a selection of our favourite stories – Help us celebrate the Gruffalo’s Birthday and make a poster for your Perfect Pet!
- When: Daily
- Times: 12:00pm
- Ages: 0-10
- Free after entry
Pop-Up Play
Keep your ears open for announcements during your visit for our pop-up play programs throughout the day! These are guided by our Educators and are uniquely responsive to the children visiting on the specific day!
- When: Daily
- Times: Pop Up Play happens at any time, non-bookable and responsive to visitors on day
- Ages: 0-10
- Free after entry
Time
april 13 (Saturday) - 28 (Sunday)
Suggested Ages
Ages Birth to 10
Price
ALL PROGRAMS FREE AFTER ENTRY
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