TwistED Science is an award-winning, science-based indoor play centre that aims to help you and your children to be curious, to create, and most importantly to connect.
The interactive play space encourages hands-on participation in their jam-packed STEM play stations. Kids can build, engineer, compose and create while they make fantastic flying machines, stop motion animation videos, shoot a rocket and much more!
Twisted Science Moorabbin is the second outpost of the very popular Twisted Science Echuca.
Twisted Science
Experience a new way to play at TwistED Science as they have a no-instruction policy. This means you and your child have the freedom to discover and be as creative as you like.
All exhibits can be enjoyed at an age or ability and everyone can touch, explore, and get active with each exhibit. I see plenty of parents get involved too!
If you do get stuck or reach a point where you really need help, don’t worry! The friendly staff are there to give you a hand by providing instructions as needed.
The site is split up into three areas: Blue, Green and Tangerine, and your general admission allows you to move back of forth between zones as you wish during your 3 hour session.
Highlights include:
The bubble area for blowing giant bubbles…
…building ball runs using magnetic pipes…
…loose parts construction play….
…folding paper aeroplanes and shooting them through the hoops using special machines…
…building rockets and launching them…
…race balls through a maze of suction tubes…
….build and race LEGO vehicles down a track.
All ages can enter the Blue and Green zones, with a gate in between.
Tangerine is a no big kids zone as it’s a cosy and specially designed private area for pre-school children under 5.
Within the Tangerine area there is another separate area for babies and toddlers that are 2 and under.
The Snack Lab is a great place for parents to take a break or some time out and enjoy a takeaway coffee without having to worry about being so far from their kids. You can also bring your own snacks to enjoy at the tables and chairs. Most playzone areas are visible from the Snack Lab level.
And if your phone battery needs a recharge, jump on a bike and create electrical energy for your phone!
Other child-friendly facilities include a well-equipped parents room and dedicated pram parking area.
Note at the moment they do not currently have air-conditioning in the play zone – only in the cafe, shop and reception. They have big fans set up when we visit but on really hot days I recommend booking the morning session.
The space is spotless throughout, with staff resetting activities periodically. No food is allowed in the play zone, just water bottles.
Science Party Melbourne
You can book a kids’ science party at Twisted Science Moorabbin (and Echuca) which includes presenters who present science facts in a fun way.
Playzone parties run for 2 hours and 15 minutes and costs $46 per child with a minimum of 12 people. You can also upgrade to a ‘Lab Party’ which includes time in the play zone plus a take-home science experiment for $59 per child and a minimum of 12 guests.
Both parties also feature your own designated party host, a private room for the duration, access to the playzone (blue and green), and a snack of popcorn (popped straight from the cob!) and fruit juice (or water).
For all parties you can add a ‘Lab Rat’ party bag for $9.95 each. Each party bag is packed full of sciencey goodness!
While a science birthday party is sure to be a hit, you can also book a science kids party for kindergarten visits, bar mitzvahs, christenings, family days and holiday programs.
Science Incursions Melbourne
The team at TwistED science can come to your school for science shows, curriculum-based workshops and hands-on sessions just for fun.
Their learning workshops are based on ACARA curriculum codes.
They even offer online science incursions that are live-streamed so that kids can watch remotely while following along with the experiments with packs that are posted out to teachers/classrooms.
Twisted Science Moorabbin
TwistED Science offers a one-of-a-kind science-based experience and the kids beg to go back as soon as we leave!
You can find TwistED Science in the heart of Moorabbin in the old Holmesglen TAFE campus at 22-36 Bulli Street, Moorabbin, just 3 minutes off the Nepean Highway. You can easily access the location by passing through Wickham Rd.
They also provide free parking for visitors and school buses on site.
TwistED Science is open for 3 hour sessions starting every half hour every Tuesday to Sunday from 9am – 4:30pm (last session begins 1.30pm). Booking are essential so make use to book ahead to avoid disappointment.
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