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ACMI Preschoolers: Animation (Friday 15 May) A free monthly play session for two to five year-olds — this month exploring animation with hands-on making activities. 📍 Melbourne CBD
Baby Bounce (Mondays + Wednesdays during term) Free interactive rhyme and story sessions for babies 18 months and under — no booking needed, just turn up. 📍 Melbourne CBD
Songbirds at City Library (Fridays during term) Songs, rhymes and stories for babies and toddlers up to 18 months — a lovely weekly introduction to language and rhythm. 📍 Melbourne CBD
🗓️ Melbourne NORTH ➝ See More
Baby Room Community Fun Day (Monday 11 May) Sensory play, simple art experiences and light refreshments for new families to connect with educators in a warm, welcoming space. 📍 Preston
Dino Days (Wednesdays during term) Story time, a Dino Disco, soft play and dino tails for borrowing — free for kids and members, $18 for adults. 📍 Carlton
Little Messy Learners (Fridays during term) Educational messy play building the fine motor and pre-writing skills little ones need — this week’s theme is Bees and Blossoms. 📍 Ascot Vale
🗓️ Melbourne SOUTH ➝ See More
Playful Pots at MOPA (Daily until Monday 1 June) Colour, decorate and bring a paper pot to life in this joyful hands-on making activity for little creators. 📍 Sandringham
Very Young Voices of Melbourne (Tuesdays during term) Music sessions for babies through to preschoolers using the Kodály approach — exploring beat, rhythm and pitch through movement and play. 📍 Caulfield South
Nature Play Everyday (Tuesdays + Wednesdays during term) Outdoor environmental adventures for 0–6 year-olds — this term exploring the world of frogs through games, songs and nature play. 📍 Langwarrin
🗓️ Melbourne EAST ➝ See More
Babytime (Monday 11 May) A free early literacy program for babies birth to 12 months — no booking needed, just head along to Oakleigh Library. 📍 Oakleigh
Bush Babies Sensory Playgroup (Mondays until 22 June) Outdoor sensory play at Yarra Bend Park — birdsong, fresh air and nature connection for babies and their grown-ups. 📍 Kew
Wall of Magic Creatures (Mondays – Saturdays until 25 July) Build your own Lunar animal from tactile elements, lounge in a soft-sculptural Dreamspace and lose yourself in colour and imagination. 📍 Hawthorn
🗓️ Melbourne WEST ➝ See More
Toddler and Kids Tuesday Art Playgroup (Tuesday 12 May) Drawing, painting, chalk, water and sand play in a fenced garden — creative freedom for 1–5 year-olds, younger siblings free. 📍 Newport
PirateFest (Wednesdays – Sundays until 14 June) An immersive pirate history exhibition with real artefacts, in-character guides, holographic captains and a treasure dig for little deckhands. 📍 Williamstown
Dinos at the Zoo (Daily until Sunday 12 July) Follow the brand-new Dino Trail and come face to face with prehistoric favourites — for budding palaeontologists and fearless dino-trainers alike. 📍 Werribee
