Central Coast Council will run more than 60 free and affordable events at libraries, leisure centres, theatres, Gosford Regional Gallery and outdoor spaces during the July school holidays.
The Winter school holiday program features activities for a range of ages from early childhood and primary school years through to tweens and teens, enticing children to get active and creative with their hands, feet and imagination.
Little ones can see the Octonauts or Bob the Builder shows live at The Entrance or enjoy listening to stories and songs and making craft in the Japanese Tea House at Gosford Regional Gallery.
Animal lovers can enjoy the hands-on Minibeasts animal and insects program or get up close and personal with animals at the Australian Animal Wildlife Show.
Performances at Laycock Street Theatre include Stinky and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which has a morning sensory session.
Aspiring artists will love learning mixed media techniques in the Ink Resist Corals and Collage workshops as they work with a range of materials such as charcoal, watercolour, ink, acrylic, pens, and pastels.
Sporty kids can learn to play basketball at Lake Haven Recreation Centre, join free learn-to-skate classes at Bato Yard Skate Park, do street art and hip-hop workshops with Skate JAM and participate in learn-to-swim classes at Peninsula Leisure Centre.
For older kids there are sessions on robotics and coding, songwriting, gif animation, Dungeons and Dragons and mini figurine painting workshops, Taylor Swift trivia, beginner’s Cricut, Manga and Music mystery films and games.
To see what’s on and reserve a place, go to centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/events and select the ‘School Holiday’ category to show the full program on offer.
Events can also be sorted by dates, location, or other criteria such as the new ‘tween/teen friendly’ category.