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Wondering what to do with the kids these school holidays? Stress no more, with Tweed Shire Council’s suite of cultural programs and activities set to make for a fun-filled break for all the family.
Murwillumbah’s Tweed Regional Museum and Tweed Regional Gallery and Margaret Olley Art Centre are only a few kilometres apart and both are offering programs throughout the school holidays, set to inspire and help our little creatives thrive.
The Museum is bringing ‘sew’ much fun this April with a range of workshops suitable for kids, inspired by their current exhibition, Social Fabric.
The young ones will be inspired by Elke Gill’s Valley of the Mind dress featured in the exhibition and get to weave their own version of a mystical eye (Ojo de Dios), a textile object traditionally given to children as gifts in Mexico.
Children can also join in one of the Wearable Art Making workshops on offer and let their imagination run wild as they create their very own piece of sustainable fashion. They can also enjoy the sustainable art of slow sewing with creative maker Ellie Beck, who will guide participants through the creative process as they hand-stitch their own pouch from special fabrics.
Also on offer throughout the holidays are free, drop-in, self-guided activities such as the Dressing Room which allows visitors to try on authentic vintage pieces from the 1940s to the 1990s, as well as fun costumes inspired by the latest exhibition. For the younger ones, an art play Dressing Room space is on offer, where they can dress their own paper doll in an array of outfits such as a dolphin mascot costume!
Only a few minutes away, the Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre is also calling all creative kids! Throughout the April holidays, the Gallery is offering drop-in art play activities with Margaret’s Party – a free program for children aged 6-14 years. The activity, designed by local artist Hele Jorgensen, will allow participants to create their very own artwork inspired by Margaret Olley’s 100th birthday celebrations.
Dates and times of the workshops can be viewed on the Gallery and Museum websites.
For those kids preferring some more outdoor action, head over to the Tweed Regional Aquatic Centre – at Murwillumbah where the giant hill slide and other children’s activities will be open every day of the school holidays (except Good Friday). The waterslide will be open for 2 weeks from 10 am to 3 pm each day (from Saturday 8 April to Sunday 23 April), at a cost of $10 per person including entry, use of all pools and unlimited rides on the slide. Family-of-four tickets cost just $35.
Or why not try the Tweed’s latest must-do family experience – the Northern Rivers Rail Trail. Start your adventure at your nearest village – whether it be the Murwillumbah Railway Station, or Stokers Siding, Burringbar, Mooball or Crabbes Creek – and explore the nature-based trail. The Rail Trail caters for all abilities and is open to walkers, runners, prams, wheelchairs and cyclists.
And for those who enjoy the night life, rug up and bring your picnic blankets, friends and family together for a night of entertainment under the stars, with the next free family movie to be screened at Jack Evans Boat Harbour on Friday 14 April.
Part of the NSW Government’s Places to Love initiative, the event will see the smash hit movie Minions – Rise of Gru screened from 7.30 pm on the lawn beside the popular new playground, Livvi’s Place at Goorimahbah - Place of Stories.
For more information on all these activities and workshop dates and times, stay tuned to our social media channels or go to the websites of each facility:
Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre
Tweed Regional Museum
Tweed Regional Aquatic Centre, Murwillumbah
Northern Rivers Rail Trail
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