City of Greater Geraldton school holiday activity timetable released with art, sports and culture a focus

The autumn school holiday program has arrived, with a host of free and low-cost activities to keep kids of all ages entertained over the Easter break.

The City of Greater Geraldton has collated a variety of events including manta ray wax painting, sunset yoga and card baking workshops.

Beginning on Saturday, March 30, a free skate skills clinics will be hosted for kids ages 5 to 15 at Wonthella skate park.

The Aboriginal Artwork and Mullewa Youth Sculpture Exhibition kicks off the program and is open almost weekly from late March through to April.

A Rock and Water workshop will teach kids about the times we need to stand strong like a rock, or the times it is best to go with the flow like water.

The workshop will be held at the Multi Purpose Centre at Stow Gardens, on Tuesday, April 2 from 10am to 11am.

Painting workshops will be held the same day from 1pm until 2.30pm at the Sunflower Studio on Marine Terrace, followed by wax painting from 3pm until 4.30pm.

Kids over 12 can experiment at the polymer clay jewellery making workshop on Friday, April 12, with stargazing in Greenough from 5pm to 9pm that evening, signalling the end of the program.

Dates and times for the City’s school holiday program can be found at https://www.cgg.wa.gov.au/schoolholidayprogram.

City of Greater Geraldton mayor Jerry Clune said: “The autumn holidays are always a wonderful time around the city and I’m happy to share the many activities young people in the region can get up to these holidays.”

The Museum of Geraldton will be showcasing an exhibit on Australia’s role in the space age, as well as an astronaut school program or craft sessions to make straw rockets, spaceships and nebula jars.

Museum manager Leigh O’Brien said: “Families will enjoy the range of free and low-cost holiday activities, inspired by space exploration and the wonderful ‘Out of this World’ exhibition.

“Kids can design their own space rocket or create an alien spaceship, and recreate the beauty and wonder of space nebulae in a jar.”

More information on the museum’s school holiday program can be found at https://www.cgg.wa.gov.au/schoolholidayprogram.