Community school holiday guide
Pelican Time | Everday | 3:30pm | The Entrance | Free
The free education talks cover interesting facts on pelicans, including care and rescue of pelicans in the wild, plus ways that we can all help protect pelicans and their environment by being waste wise when fishing and visiting this area.
Make your own face paint | 14 April 2025 | 2-2.30pm | Bateau Bay Library | $5.50
Do it yourself face paint! A super easy, fun way to make your own face paint using every day natural products.
Create your own ceramic leaves for the Alba | 14 April 2025 | 10am-12pm | Umina Beach Library | Free
Create your own unique ceramic leaves to contribute to the public art installation, The Alba Tree facilitated by professional artist, Shellie Christian.
Sand art | 14 April 2025 | 11am-12pm | Tuggerah Library | $5.50
Join us for the zen-like activity of sand art. Choose from an array of designs and bring a picture to life using coloured sand.
Solar garden light pot | 14 April 2025 |10am | Bateau Bay Library | $5.50
Get your DIY on at Bateau Bay library! Decorate a pot to make a beautiful light-up decoration for your garden.
Holiday Intensive Learn to Swim | 14-17 April 2025 | 9am and 12pm | Peninsula Leisure Centre | $70 for 4 days
30 minute intensive lessons designed to boost your child’s swimming and provide a continuous reinforcement of skills.
ZINenergy | 14, 15 & 16 April 2025 | 10am-1pm | Gosford Regional Gallery | $30
Ages 8-12 years. A special program of workshops developing ZINEs. Zines are small self-published booklets filled with drawings, collage and poetry. Zine making is a creative way to share what you are passionate about, and have fun doing it.
Japanese Zen Terrarium | 14 April 2025 | 1-3pm | Gosford Regional Gallery | $30
Art, science and Japanese culture combine in this workshop. Students take inspiration from the Gallery’s Edogawa Japanese Garden to create and take home a simple, self-watering terrarium in the Japanese Zen style
Making Pom Poms | 14 April 2025 | 10am-12pm | Gosford Regional Gallery | $30
Learn to make pom-pom with assorted yarn, recycled fabric yarn and the endless possibilities of having fun with them.
Mini arcade games | 14 April 2025 | 10am and 11am| Erina Library | $5.50
Test your aim and speed playing mini arcade games. In this friendly competition you will challenge an opponent in games like Whack-A-Mole and Air Hockey.
ZINenergy | 14, 15 & 16 April 2025 | 1-3pm | Gosford Regional Gallery | $30
Ages 11-16 years. A special program of workshops developing ZINEs. Zines are small self-published booklets filled with drawings, collage and poetry. Zine making is a creative way to share what you are passionate about, and have fun doing it.
Holiday Intensive Learn to Swim | 14-17 April 2025 | 8.30am | Gosford Olympic Pool | $70 for 4 days
30 minute intensive lessons designed to boost your child’s swimming and provide a continuous reinforcement of skills.
Woollen Wall Hangings | 15 April 2025 | 10.30am | Tuggerah Library | $5.50
Create your very own woollen wall hangings or pom pom garland, using quick and simple techniques.
Cricut creations | 15 April 2025| 10am | Lake Haven Library | $5.50
Join us and create vinyl decals to personalise your water bottle, lunch box, or notebook. You will learn to use Cricut design space to create a design and cut them using our Cricut machine.
Decorate an Easter bag | 15 April 2025 | 10.30am | Umina Beach Library | Free
Celebrate Easter by joining us for our Easter bag decorating activity, where you can bring your creativity and collage your own personalised bag. The perfect way to store your Easter treats.
Yarn bowls and hairy monsters | 15 April 2025 | 10.30am | Tuggerah Library | $5.50
Use yarn to create a colourful bowl and some seriously hairy yarn monsters.
Dungeons & Dragons | 15 April 2025 | 10am and 1pm | Kincumber Library | Free
Join the adventure with the world’s most popular role playing game – Dungeons & Dragons! Using premade characters and fifth edition rules, you will work together to achieve victory in this one-shot session.
Hand Sewing Mini Hearts | 15 April 2025 | 1am-12pm | Gosford Regional Gallery | $30
Children will use pre-cut heart shapes of recycled fabrics and sewing them using basic hand sewing stitches.
Finger Knitting | 15 April 2025 | 1-3pm | Gosford Regional Gallery | $30
Finger knitting is a great and fun activity that doesn't need many tools . Children will learn to finger knit fashionable bracelets and necklaces
Bingo Bonanza for Kids | 15 April 2025 | 10am | Toukley Library | $5.50
Join us at Toukley Library for a Bingo Bonanza! This exciting event promises a fun-filled time with engaging bingo games and fantastic prizes. Come dressed as your favourite character to add to the fun.
Velveteen Rabbit | 15 April 2025 | 11am & 1pm | Laycock Street Community Theatre, Wyoming | From $22
Velveteen Rabbit teases out complex themes of love, loss and change in a way that allows children to connect with them. Set within a film shoot and layered with live projections, this thoughtful and hilarious reimagined classic comes to life on stage.
Writing workshop with Rebecca J. Chaney | 16 April 2025 | 10.30-11.30am | Lake Haven Library | Free
Rebecca J. Chaney will be at Lake Haven Library to talk about her children’s adventure novel, ‘Stu and the Sketchy Time Stops,’ and will be running an interactive creative writing workshop where participants create their own adventure story!
Butterfly Art | 16 April 2025 | 10-11am | Erina Library | $5.50
Make butterfly art that’s pretty enough to frame using tissue paper techniques.
Create a plate | 16 April 2025 | 12pm | Mooney Mooney| $5.50
Paint your very own plate and egg cup! Take them home to bake and keep.
Tales at Mooney | 16 April 2025 | 10:30-11:30am | Erina Library | $5.50
Come and join us for a special Storytime, including songs and a craft.
Holiday Learn to Dive Clinic | 16 and 23 April 2025 | 3pm | Toukley Aquatic Centre | $17.50
Aimed at children with little to no diving skills that want to learn or build on their diving skills. Must be able to swim independently
Make Your Own Pet Rock | 16 April 2025 | 10:30am | Gosford Library | Free
Would you love to own a pet but you're short on space? Make your very own pet rock!
Youth Day Out | Tue 16 April | 10am | The Entrance Skate Park | Free
Get ready for an epic day filled with fun activities, awesome music, and a showcase of local youth services—all completely free! Take a skateboard lesson or freestyle scooter riding lesson! Ages 6-24 years old!
Japanese Zen Terrarium | 16 April 2025 | 10am-12pm | Gosford Regional Gallery | $30
Art, science and Japanese culture combine in this workshop. Students take inspiration from the Gallery’s Edogawa Japanese Garden to create and take home a simple, self-watering terrarium in the Japanese Zen style
Tissue Paper Art | 16 April 2025 | 11am | Tuggerah Library | $5.50
Create a design and decorate a canvas to take home with you. Expect lots of colour, creativity and hands-on fun!
Scratch board bunny ears | 17 April 2025 | 10-11am | Kincumber Library | Free
Scratch directly onto the black board surface and your designs will appear in multicolour. Experiment with different designs and patterns to create your own unique bunny ears.
Crime story! | 17 April 2025 | 9.30am and 1pm | Woy Woy Library | $12.50
Join former Detective, Luke Taylor and take a deep dive into authentic crime scenes that challenge you to think like a real Detective.
Decorate an Easter Bag | 17 April 2025 | 11am | Tuggerah Library | Free
Celebrate Easter by joining us for our Easter bag decorating activity, where you can bring your creativity and collage your own personalised bag. The perfect way to store your Easter treats.
Nature Printing and Painting | 16 April 2025 | 1-3pm | Gosford Regional Gallery | $30
In this workshop students explore print making and painting using natural materials. You will explore printing techniques, using paint, rollers, foam sheets and natural materials.
Decorating Terracotta Pots | 17 April 2025 | 10am | Umina Beach Library | $5.50
Create your own painted design on a garden pot to keep.
Blind Box Manga | 17 April 2025 | 10am-12pm | Gosford Regional Gallery | $30
Who is your favourite Blind-Box character? Let's draw some of our favourites such as Labubu, Molly, Hirono and more!
Weaving and Raffia | 17 April 2025 | 1-3pm | Gosford Regional Gallery | $30
Come along and learn traditional Aboriginal weaving techniques and create a variety of fun objects such as mini baskets, bracelets, and wall hangings.
Pokemon Drawing | 17 April 2025 | 1-3pm | Gosford Regional Gallery | $30
This super fun and interactive class is great for aspiring Pokémon trainers! We will draw a selection of Pokémon and learn what animals they were inspired by. Students will then get to create their own new species of Pokémon based on animal parts we draw
Collage Sweeties | 22 April 2025 | 1-3pm | Gosford Regional Gallery | $30
Do you have a sweet tooth? Let's add another scoop! Students will create mouth-watering treats and sweets using collage. *Students must be able to comfortably cut out intricate shapes with scissors.
Collage Mushrooms | 22 April 2025 | 10am-12pm | Gosford Regional Gallery | $30
Let's be inspired by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama and create some colourful and patterned mushrooms using collage. *Students must be able to comfortably cut out intricate shapes with scissors.
Earth Day community tree planting | Tues 22 April | 9am-12pm | Woongarrah | Free
Join us these school holidays as we celebrate Earth Day by connecting with nature and helping our local environment! We'll be planting trees and enjoying educational workshops, face painting, free sausage sizzle, and kids craft throughout the day.
Holiday Basketball Coaching | 22 April 2025 | 4.30-5.40pm | Lake Haven Rec Centre | $14.30
70 minutes of fun basketball skills, drills and games for girls and boys aged 6-11 and 12-16 years.
Tales at the Theatre | 22 April 2025 | 12:30-1:30pm | Laycock Street Community Theatre | Free
Come along to the Laycock Street Community Theatre for this Special Event. You can choose between two ticketing options for the event: Tour of the theatre or Storytime and craft
Disco Strawberry | 23 April 2025 | 10am-12pm | Gosford Regional Gallery | $30
Students will use watercolours to create a funky painting of a disco ball strawberry!
Seashells by the Seashore | 23 April 2025 | 1-3pm | Gosford Regional Gallery | $30
Students will use watercolours and pens to draw and paint seashells of all shapes and sizes!
Decorate a tote bag | 23 April 2025 | 10am | Toukley Library | Free
Unleash your creativity and decorate your very own custom tote bag!
Lost Inheritance Escape Room | 23 April 2025 | Tuggerah Library| Free
You have inherited a fortune from a long lost relative, but there is one catch you must solve a series of eccentric puzzles to claim it! Time is limited though because the bank is on the way to take everything for themselves.
Lego marble maze | 23 April 2025 | 10.-11.30am | Umina Beach Library | Free
Design and build your own Lego Marble Maze.
Jewelled Sunrise | 24 April 2025 | 12pm | The Entrance Community Centre | $5.50
Be guided on a step-by-step journey to create a dazzling Jewelled Sunrise using a range of mediums, including paint, jewels, beads, and glitter.
Tales at The Entrance | 24 April 2025 | 10:30 | The Entrance Community Centre | Free
Join us at The Entrance Community Centre for a morning of Songs and Stories!
Alien Environments or Coral Reef (Ages 8+) | 24 April 2025 | 10am-12pm & 1-3pm | Gosford Regional Gallery | $30
Create usual environments out of air-dry clay. Enhance them with multiple textures and decorate with paint. Be inspired by Australia’s very own underwater coral reef formations for ideas to make your own creation. Which one will you create? Fantasy or R
All Ages Lego challenge| 24 April 2025 | 2.30pm | Erina Library | Free
Are you up for the challenge? Join us for a mystery Lego build.
Crafternoon | 24 April 2025 | 2:30pm | Gosford Library | Free
Are you looking for a last minute activity to enjoy with your children? Gosford Crafternoon is back!
Wrascally Wrabbits (Ages 8+) | 24 April 2025 | 10am-12pm | Gosford Regional Gallery | $30
Mischievous bunnies have been running a muck at the Gallery over Easter in the garden. Create your very own air-dry clay Wrabbit. What cheeky expressions will it display? Add texture, feature details and colour to bring this Wrascal to life.