Fast 5: Halloween at Home, Possum Magic + New LEGO Christmas Sets

Fast 5

What’s On

#1 What’s On This Week – CBD

  • Showcase with Possum Magic (Fri 1 Nov – Sun 3 Nov) – Experience Possum Magic onstage in this ballet adaptation of the beloved children’s book.
  • Royal Botanic Gardens Seek & Find (Daily) – Set your young ones on an adventure exploring the wondrous scenery, plants and creatures of the gardens with the Seek & Find Nature Cards.
  • ArtPlay Inside Out (Thu 31 Oct) – A place to get creative and let your imagination soar with all sorts of inspiring materials on hand to create artwork or build a play space together.

#2 What’s On This Week – North

  • Halloween at the Museum (Thu 31 Oct) – Dress up or come as you are to the all-ages Halloween event of the year as Melbourne Museum transforms into a super natural den of delight, filled with terrifying treats, bone-chilling beats and frightening feats.
  • Teeny Tiny Tornadoes Northcote (Daily) – A pre-school gymnastics program teaching your child the early aspects of movement and motor development.
  • Home of Dinosaurs Tour (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays & Saturdays) – Be guided across time as you journey through 600 million years of dinosaur history.

#3 What’s On This Week – South

  • LEGOLAND Discovery Centre (Daily) – The ultimate and unforgettably fun indoor LEGO play space.
  • MoPA Melbourne (Daily) – One of the biggest Children’s Museums in the Southern Hemisphere, offering lots of fun opportunities for play-based learning and creative exploration.
  • Busy Bodies (Mondays during school term) – Join in every Monday to play, learn, cook and so much more in these FREE activity sessions for pre-school aged children.

#4 What’s On This Week – East

  • Heide Art Babies (Tuesdays & Thursdays during school term) – Social connection and communal play for new parents, new grandparents and babies.
  • Rainbow Town (Wed – Sun) – Little ones can explore this indoor playground with a giant ball pit, build with colourful LEGO blocks and bounce on trampolines.
  • Kidsworks @ Bricksworks (Wed 30 Oct) – An interactive Halloween-themed storytelling workshop in the cozy community room “The Hollow”.

#5 What’s On This Week – West

  • Ground Up: Building Big Ideas, Together (Daily) – A Scienceworks exhibition for under 5s where curiosity is rewarded around each bend with intriguing sights, sounds and touch sensations.
  • Musical Minds Workshops (Mondays) – Learn and interact with the fundamentals of music together in a fun and educational environment.
  • Animal Land (Fri – Sun) – This Diggers Rest farm gives children an up-close and hands-on experience with over 150 animals.

 

Fast 5 Ideas

#1 Home is Where the Treats Are

Even if the little ones can’t trick or treat yet, Halloween can still be fun! See our list of spooky (and tasty) food delivery options

#2 Put Fun First

After road-testing play centres for years, we’ve found some of the best play centres in Melbourne for under 5s.

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​​Cherry Picking is Starting

Book your tickets to visit Cherryhill Orchards for a berry-licious family day out

#3 A Very LEGO Christmas

Your ultimate Christmas LEGO 2024 shopping list? Sorted! We have the first look at the LEGO Christmas range

#4 City Crawlers

Your go-to guide to Melbourne’s best crawler-friendly experiences for parents and bubs

#5 Dino-mite!

Is your little one dinosaur obsessed? If so, then make sure you check off the list of where to see dinosaurs in the city

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About Joyce Watts

Joyce Watts is a former intellectual property, IT and media lawyer turned serial entrepreneur.

As well as being the founder of TOT: HOT OR NOT she helps businesses with their SEO, email marketing & social media as BrightSmart.com.au; she owns an online bike store CycleStyle.com.au and develops and produces creative experiences for families via WheelieGoodFun.com. She used to publish another popular lifestyle and food blog called MEL: HOT OR NOT The decisive guide to Melbourne.

She lives in inner-city Melbourne with her husband, two children and seven bikes.

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