Things To Do With Kids Melbourne
Get the whole family feeling creative with these hands-on things to do with kids in Melbourne! Guided by local makers across the city, you and your little ones can learn how to cook, craft or paint together and create lasting memories. On the hunt for a birthday experience gift or a creative hobby to try in 2025? From screen printing in Fitzroy North to pasta making in Brunswick and beyond, these things to do in Melbourne with family are designed for absolute beginners, looking to add a dash of fun and creativity to their week.
Fun activities, just for kids
Pottery Taster Class for Teens
4.9 (25) (for this teacher)
Runs regularly
Mordialloc
1 to 30 guests
$89 Now $69
Chocolate Painting Workshop for School Holidays
5.0 (1)
Your choice of time
Docklands
4 to 24 guests
$50 - $55
Mosaic Party for Kids
5.0 (29)
7 to 17 years
Your choice of time
Caulfield
/ Mobile
9 to 32 guests
$35
Preschooler Messy and Sensory Play Workshop
5.0 (24)
1 to 5 years
Your choice of time
Ravenhall
10 to 30 guests
$23
School Holiday Creative Thinking and Art Workshop
5.0 (28)
5 to 12 years
Your choice of time
Port Melbourne
15 to 30 guests
$45 - $79
Bead Mosaic Party for Kids
5.0 (7)
4 to 17 years
Your choice of time
Caulfield
/ Mobile
9 to 32 guests
$32
School Holidays Mosaic Class for Kids
5.0 (23)
7 to 17 years
Only 1 date left
Caulfield
1 to 32 guests
$38 - $50
Terrarium Workshop for Kids
5.0 (8)
7+ years & Adults
Your choice of time
Cheltenham
/ Mobile
4 to 30 guests
$85
Bead Mosaic Workshop for Kids (4 Years Plus)
4.8 (24)
4 to 15 years
Runs regularly
Caulfield
1 to 30 guests
$34 - $44
Groovy Glow Children's Disco
2k followers
Your choice of time
Preston
10 to 35 guests
$95
Children's Candle Making Class
Runs regularly
Kurunjang & Laverton North
1 to 6 guests
$12 - $20
Jewellery Box and Beading Party for Kids
5.0 (2)
4 to 10 years
Your choice of time
Caulfield
/ Mobile
9 to 32 guests
$41
Kids & Teens Italian Cooking Class
5.0 (1)
7 to 13 years
Runs regularly
Bentleigh East
1 to 50 guests
$140
Kids & Teens Asian Cooking Class
5.0 (1)
8 to 13 years
Runs regularly
Bentleigh East
1 to 50 guests
$140
School Holiday Cooking and Craft Class for Kids and Teens
5.0 (1)
5 to 14 years
Runs regularly
Bentleigh East
1 to 50 guests
$140
School Holiday Cooking Class for Kids and Teens
5.0 (75) (for this teacher)
9 to 13 years
Runs regularly
Bentleigh East
1 to 50 guests
$140
Kids Cooking Class for Birthday Parties
5.0 (75) (for this teacher)
6 to 14 years
Your choice of time
Bentleigh East
8 to 50 guests
$140
Indian Cooking Class for Kids Teens
5.0 (75) (for this teacher)
8 to 13 years
Your choice of time
Bentleigh East
6 to 50 guests
$140
Decodan Cream Birthday Party for Kids
5.0 (61) (for this teacher)
7+ years & Adults
Your choice of time
Balwyn
/ Mobile
12 to 30 guests
$68
Teen Wheel Throwing Taster Workshop
5.0 (243) (for this teacher)
5+ years & Adults
Runs regularly
Braeside
1 to 30 guests
$55 - $65
Kids Pottery Wheel Throwing Taster Workshop
5.0 (3)
2+ years & Adults
Runs regularly
Mordialloc
1 to 35 guests
$85 Now $69
School Holidays UV Resin Keychain Workshop
5.0 (1)
1k followers
Your choice of time
Sunbury
6 to 12 guests
$40
School Holiday Workshop: The Art Explorers
5.0 (1)
6 to 13 years
Your choice of time
Mordialloc
6 to 30 guests
$59 Now $55
Glass Fusing Class for Kids and Teens
4.8 (9)
10 to 18 years
Only 1 date left
Caulfield
1 to 30 guests
$44 - $62
Fused Glass Jewellery Party for Kids
5.0 (2)
7 to 17 years
Your choice of time
Caulfield
/ Mobile
9 to 32 guests
$45
Hand Building Taster Class for Kids
4.9 (25) (for this teacher)
6 to 12 years
Your choice of time
Mordialloc
/ Mobile
1 to 50 guests
$59 Now $55
Kids Creative Playtime Class: Your Art, Your Way
4.9 (25) (for this teacher)
2 to 14 years
Runs regularly
Mordialloc
1 to 30 guests
$55 Now $39
Flowers and Bling Workshop for Kids
4.8 (6)
6 to 15 years
Only 1 date left
Caulfield
1 to 30 guests
$38 - $53
Flowers and Bling Mosaic Party for Kids (Age 5-17)
5.0 (4)
5 to 17 years
Your choice of time
Caulfield
/ Mobile
9 to 32 guests
$35
Kids Jewellery Box or Treasure Chest and Jewels Class
4.7 (9)
4+ years & Adults
Only 1 date left
Caulfield
/ Mobile
1 to 32 guests
$44 - $60
Glass Fusing Party for Kids
5.0 (1)
7 to 17 years
Your choice of time
Caulfield
/ Mobile
9 to 32 guests
$45
School Holiday Calligraphy and Journalling Class
4.9 (49) (for this teacher)
5+ years & Adults
Your choice of time
Sorrento
4 to 30 guests
$35 - $55
Mosaic Class for Kids
4.9 (1k) (for this teacher)
7+ years & Adults
Your choice of time
Caulfield
8 to 32 guests
$50 - $110
School Holiday Workshop: Happy Cow on the Farm
4.9 (594) (for this teacher)
5 to 12 years
Your choice of time
Kew
/ Mobile
10 to 36 guests
$45
School Holiday Workshop: Jellyfish
4.9 (594) (for this teacher)
5 to 12 years
Your choice of time
Kew
/ Mobile
10 to 36 guests
$45
School Holiday Workshop: Cactus Bloom
4.9 (594) (for this teacher)
5 to 12 years
Your choice of time
Kew
/ Mobile
10 to 36 guests
$45
School Holiday Workshop: Orange Vase
4.9 (594) (for this teacher)
5 to 12 years
Your choice of time
Kew
/ Mobile
10 to 36 guests
$45
School Holiday Workshop: Alpaca Family
4.9 (594) (for this teacher)
5 to 12 years
Your choice of time
Kew
/ Mobile
10 to 36 guests
$45
School Holiday Workshop: Cactus Body
4.9 (594) (for this teacher)
5 to 12 years
Your choice of time
Kew
/ Mobile
10 to 36 guests
$45
School Holiday Workshop: Yellow Flowers
4.9 (594) (for this teacher)
5 to 12 years
Your choice of time
Kew
/ Mobile
10 to 36 guests
$45
School Holiday Workshop: The Starry Night
4.9 (594) (for this teacher)
5 to 12 years
Your choice of time
Kew
/ Mobile
10 to 36 guests
$45
Birthday Art Party for Adults and Kids
1k followers
4+ years & Adults
Runs regularly
Doncaster East
1 to 30 guests
$49 - $59
Green Day: Paint, Plant, Create Family Kid Friendly Workshop
1k followers
4+ years & Adults
Runs regularly
Doncaster East
1 to 30 guests
$54 - $65
Botanical Sculpture Workshop
5.0 (3)
6 to 14 years
Your choice of time
Coburg
1 to 30 guests
$60
Customised Community Art Class for Kids
4.8 (29) (for this teacher)
4+ years & Adults
Your choice of time
Port Melbourne
/ Mobile
20 to 1000 guests
$15 - $100
Creative Birthday Party for Kids
4.8 (29) (for this teacher)
4+ years & Adults
Your choice of time
Port Melbourne
20 to 30 guests
$49
Imaginary Insects Workshop
6 to 14 years
Your choice of time
Macedon
1 to 30 guests
$50
Cupcake Decorating Workshop for Kids
7+ years & Adults
Your choice of time
Elsternwick
5 to 35 guests
$40
For kids and adults
Ceramic Painting Workshop: Clay Soirée
4.9 (280)
4k followers
Runs regularly
Abbotsford
1 to 30 guests
$69
Essential Oil Perfume Making Workshop
5.0 (36)
Runs regularly
Kew
1 to 30 guests
$75 - $95
Terrarium Workshop for Beginners
5.0 (139)
2k followers
Runs regularly
Cheltenham
/ Mobile
1 to 50 guests
$100 - $118
Cut and Paste Collage Workshop
5.0 (996)
13k followers
Runs regularly
Brunswick
1 to 30 guests
$85 - $95
Turkish Mosaic Lamp Class
4.9 (1,320)
23k followers
Runs regularly
Melbourne
1 to 40 guests
$69 - $179
Coffee, Cake and Clay Class
4.9 (32)
Runs regularly
Sorrento
/ Mobile
1 to 50 guests
$20 - $130
Turkish Mosaic Lamp Workshop
4.8 (432)
5+ years in business
Runs regularly
Collingwood
/ Mobile
1 to 100 guests
$59 - $129
Vertical Succulent Garden Workshop
5.0 (112)
2k followers
Only 2 dates left
Cheltenham
/ Mobile
1 to 30 guests
$100 - $110
Soy Wax Candle Making Workshop with Fresh Food Hamper
5.0 (110)
Runs regularly
Thornbury
/ Mobile
1 to 30 guests
$108
Pizza Masterclass and Lunch: Dough Making
4.9 (173)
20k followers
Runs regularly
South Yarra & Elsternwick
1 to 30 guests
$120
Gnocchi Masterclass and Lunch
4.8 (106)
20k followers
Runs regularly
South Yarra & Elsternwick
1 to 30 guests
$120
Wheel Throwing Taster Workshop
4.9 (27)
5.0 (243) (for this teacher)
Runs regularly
Braeside
1 to 30 guests
$55 - $65
Bonsai Class for Beginners
4.9 (85)
43k followers
Only 2 dates left
South Yarra
/ Mobile
1 to 45 guests
$120
Mosaic Art Workshop
5.0 (26)
2+ years in business
Runs regularly
Fairfield
/ Mobile
1 to 30 guests
$155 - $160
Succulent Terrarium Making Class
4.9 (373)
2k followers
Your choice of time
Brunswick
/ Mobile
14 to 100 guests
$98
Painting Workshop: Open Studio
4.9 (27)
4.9 (2k) (for this teacher)
Runs regularly
Port Melbourne & Kensington
1 to 50 guests
$12 - $20
Wheel Throwing Workshop
5.0 (167)
Runs regularly
Braeside
1 to 20 guests
$99 - $109
Hand Building Workshop
5.0 (14)
5.0 (243) (for this teacher)
Runs regularly
Braeside
1 to 30 guests
$99 - $109
Pizza Making Master Class
4.8 (25)
4.8 (752) (for this teacher)
Runs regularly
Abbotsford
/ Mobile
1 to 40 guests
$149
Mother's Day Clay Scuplting Class with High Tea
5.0 (1)
Your choice of time
South Melbourne
10 to 70 guests
$49 - $99
Candle Making Workshop: Create Your Own Unique Candles
5.0 (97)
Runs regularly
Bayswater
1 to 20 guests
$45
Clay Mug Making Workshop
5.0 (20)
5.0 (187) (for this teacher)
Runs regularly
Keysborough
1 to 30 guests
$130
Hand Building Workshop
4.9 (124)
2k followers
Runs regularly
Bentleigh
1 to 20 guests
$95
Linocut Printmaking Class for Beginners
5.0 (7)
4.9 (49) (for this teacher)
Runs regularly
Sorrento
/ Mobile
1 to 50 guests
$69
Best Alfajores Baking Class
4.9 (9)
3k followers
Runs regularly
Abbotsford
1 to 30 guests
$88 - $97
Thai Cooking Master Class: Pad Thai and Green Papaya Salad
4.9 (14)
Runs regularly
South Wharf
1 to 40 guests
$109
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Things To Do With Kids Melbourne
Find fun things to do with kids near you
Unleash your child's creativity and ignite their imagination with a range of art, craft, and cooking classes near you. If you’re looking for fun things to do with kids in Melbourne then these activities are perfect for you. Try out an art class in Hawthorn, where kids will learn how to paint and express themselves through different mediums. In these hands-on workshops, kids can experiment with colours and brushstrokes to create their own unique masterpieces. Does your little one love getting messy? Get their hands into clay at a wheel throwing pottery workshop in Croydon North. The joy of creating something tangible like ceramic mugs is truly magical. Craft classes take creativity to the next level, providing kids with the chance to explore different techniques and materials. From making personalised jewellery in Caulfield to building their own terrariums in Moonee Ponds, these classes are designed to inspire children and boost their confidence. The pride they feel when showcasing their creations is truly priceless.
Love getting crafty in the kitchen? Cooking classes are a delightful way to engage kids in the culinary arts. They can learn to make delicious desserts or even try their hand at making homemade gnocchi in Brunswick. These beginner-friendly classes introduce them to new flavours, teach them essential kitchen skills, and create lasting memories of cooking together as a family. The best part? These classes and things to do with kids in Melbourne are designed to be welcoming and inclusive so you can focus on quality time.
Your guide to family-friendly school holiday activities
On the hunt for family-friendly activities in Melbourne to try out these school holidays? Make their time off school even more special with arts and crafts! These fun things to do in Melbourne for families are not only incredibly fun, but they also provide a unique opportunity for you and your loved ones to bond and learn new skills together. Combine tasty treats with a hands-on experience at cooking classes. Learn how to roll sushi and create your own delicious snacks filled with fresh ingredients or dive into the world of dessert making and whip up scrumptious homemade ice cream creations. These classes introduce new flavours and techniques while fostering teamwork and communication in the kitchen.
Get crafty with your ideas for fun things to do in Melbourne with family. Craft classes offer a chance to unleash your creativity and work on exciting projects as a team. Try your hand at screen printing and design your own unique prints on fabric. Looking for unique indoor family activities in Melbourne? Explore the fascinating world of fluid art and create mesmerising abstract masterpieces together at an acrylic pouring class. For manga enthusiasts, manga drawing classes provide an opportunity to learn the art of creating expressive characters and captivating storylines. Don't worry if you or your family members are beginners – these classes are designed to be the perfect family day out in Melbourne and there’s something for everyone to enjoy. So, gather your loved ones, embrace the joy of creating together, and make the most of your school holiday with these fantastic experiences.
Fun family activities in Melbourne to try in 2025
Transform your 2025 family things to do in Melbourne with a fun and creative experience! Engage the senses with clay play and shape and mould clay into unique creations as a family. Whether it's making whimsical sculptures or crafting functional pottery, working with clay encourages creativity and evokes relaxation, making it a delightful activity for a family night out in Melbourne. For a hands-on experience, try wheel throwing classes. Discover the art of creating pottery on a pottery wheel and shape clay into beautiful ceramics. It's a tactile activity that fosters concentration and patience while providing a sense of accomplishment. Looking for classic things to do in Melbourne this weekend with family? Learn the basics of sketching, shading, and perspective, and watch your drawings come to life at drawing classes. With the new skills you learn, you and your little ones will have a whole new hobby to try at home.
When it comes to cooking, taco making classes are a fun and flavourful choice. Learn to prepare delicious and authentic tacos using fresh ingredients and spices. If you and your family are pasta lovers, indulge in the art of Italian cooking. From mastering homemade pasta to creating mouthwatering sauces, Italian cooking classes offer a delightful culinary journey. Discover the secrets of traditional Italian recipes and taste-test all your yummy creations. Don't worry if you or your family members are beginners – these classes are designed for all skill levels, and no previous experience is necessary. So, gather your loved ones and make the most of your family time in Melbourne this year.
