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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.
Festive piglet scavenger hunt | Mon 2 - Sat 21 December | 9:30am-4:30pm | Lake Haven Library | Free
Can you find all the festive piglets around the library? Come into Lake Haven Library throughout December and test your scavenger skills!
Christmas scratch board baubles | Thur 19 December | 10:30am | Kincumber Library | Free
Create a colourful Christmas decoration using scratch board and other craft materials.
Introduction to coding for kids | Tue 4 January 2025 | 1-4pm | Lake Haven Library | Free
Interested in learning how to code these school holidays? Book into our introductory class to learn how to code using Scratch the colourful, visual programming language.
Fun and Games | Mon 6 - Fri 24 January 2025 | 9:30am-4:30pm| Kincumber Library | Free
Come and spend some time at Kincumber Library these holidays! Grab a beanbag and challenge old and new friends to a game on the PlayStation 4! We have a great selection of games, with up to 4 controllers.
Fabric Flowers | Mon 6 Jan 2025 | 10am-12pm | Gosford Regional Gallery | $30
Students will create fabric flowers using a variety of fabrics, fabric shapes, lace, buttons and more
Birds and Dachshund with air dry clay | Mon 6 January 2025 | 1-3pm | Gosford Regional Gallery | $30
Design and sculpt your own fantastic animal creature with air-dry clay and then finish it with paint. Please bring some take away containers to carry your sculptures home while they dry.
Magic with Sharpies | Mon 6 January 2025 | 1-3pm | Gosford Regional Gallery | $30
Making vibrant bursts of colours on white t-shirts with Sharpie markers. This tie-dye method is a lot of fun!! Sharpies + rubbing alcohol = Tie dye magic!
Cafternoons | Thur 9,16,23 & 30 January 2025 | 2:30-3:30pm | Gosford Library | Free
Are you looking for a last minute fun thing to do? Visit Gosford library and get inspired by our crafting table. Use our materials to create something amazing to take home.
Magic Door writing workshop with author Jess Black | Tue 14 January 2025| 10am-12pm | Kincumber Library| $5.50
In this workshop children can explore their own portal into a magic world through the device of a magic door. They will work on the world, the setting, characters, magical creatures, devices and how to make it back to their own world!
Decorate your own Library tote bag | Tue 14 January 2025 | 10:30-11:30am | Erina Library | $5.50
Join us for a craft activity where kids can decorate their own library bag and bookmark. Personalise these items to carry home your favourite books and kick off your 2025 reading adventure!
Writing workshop with Rebecca J Chaney | Tues 21 January 2025 | 10:30-11:30am| Erina Library| Free
Rebecca J. Chaney will be at Erina 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 story!
Lego Challenge | Thur 16 January 2025 | 2:30-3:30pm | Erina Library | Free
Are you up for the challenge? Join us for a mystery Lego build.
Summer fruit craft | Wed 15 January 2025| 10-11am | Bateau Bay Library | $5:50
Join us at Bateau Bay Library for a Summer craft activity where you will make your own ice creams, bubble wrap strawberry, and a watermelon fan
Sewing felt animals workshop | Wed 15 January 2025 | 10:30-11:30am | Erina Library | $5.50
Come and learn how to sew and create your very own felt animal.
Colourful beaded keyring | Wed 22 January 2025 | 10-11am | Kincumber Library | Free
Have fun with beads and create a simple beaded keyring to decorate your bag or pencil case. Ages: 7-12 years
Adopt-o-saurs | Thurs 16 January 2025 | 10:30am | Tuggerah Library |$5.50
Learn about the world of dinosaurs in this fun STEAM event. Hatch a dinosaur, identify it and adopt it!
Library bag and pencil case decoration | Thurs 23 Jan 2025 | 10:30-11:30am | Umina Library
Decorate a library bag and pencil case in your own personal style and rock your return to school for 2025.
Ceramic owl tealight holder | Tues 21 January 2025 | 11am-12pm | Tuggerah Library | $5.50
Join us for a hoot of a time decorating your own pair of mini ceramic owls.
Creative rock painting | Wed 22 January 2025 | 12:30-1:30pm | Mooney Mooney Community Hall | $5.50
Bring your ideas and use paint pens to decorate your stones. You can give them as gifts or keep them as your own pet rocks!
Creative Cricut book ends | Tues 21 January 2025 | 10am-12pm | Kariong Library |$5.50
Decorate and personalise a pair of book ends for your room at home. Create a Design Space account and design decal using Design Space software and permanent vinyl on our Cricut machine. Book ends, iPad, permanent vinyl and Cricut machine provided.
Dungeons & Dragons | Tues 21 January 2025 | 10am-12pm | Lake Haven Library
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.
Easy peasy animation in Procreate | Friday 17 January 2025 | Tuggerah Library
Be amazed at how easy it is to animate your illustrations, adding movement to your artwork. This workshop is suitable for all skill levels, although not recommended for under 12 years.
Flower arranging | Mon 20 January 2025 | 11am-12:30pm | Erina Library | $10.50
Arrange your own bunch of colourful flowers to brighten your home. Learn the basics of flower arranging in this cross generational program where child and adult will work together to create a beautiful masterpiece.
Fuse bead craft | Thur 23 January 2025 | 10-11:30am | Lake Haven Library
Let your imagination run wild with fuse beads and create a flower or pet. Fuse beads are a great way to get creative.
Henna tattoos | Tues 14 January 2025 n| 10:30am-12pm | Tuggerah Library | $5.50
Learn how to apply your own henna tattoo, using natural and coloured paste. Create a unique design or choose from the provided templates. Henna tattoos may last up to 6 weeks
Kooky cubist portraits | Tues 28 January 2025 | 10:30-11:30am | Toukley Library | $5.50
Join us for some messy, crazy, colourful fun at Toukley Library these school holidays, where we’ll be creating some incredible cubist-style portraits using upcycled materials and lots of imagination!
Author Reading: Three Dancing Frogs | Tues 21 January 2025 | 10:30-11:15am | Umina Beach Library
Enjoy a reading of the picture book ‘Three Dancing Frogs’. Author Leigh Hardington also will bring along his guitar to lead us in some music fun and invite you to join in a creative drawing exercise where you get to draw your very own Dancing Frog.
Luminous Jellyfish craft | wed 22 January 2025 | 10:30am-12pm | Tuggerah Library | $5.50
Create a luminous jellyfish wall hanging that will light up your room!
Magic door writing workshop with Jess Black | Tues 14 January 2025 | 10am-12pm | Kincumber Library
In this workshop children can explore their own portal into a magic world through the device of a magic door. They will work on the world, the setting, characters, magical creatures, devices, and how to make it back to their own world!
Draw Draw Draw | Tues 14 & Thurs 23 January 2025 | 1-3pm | Gosford Regional Gallery | $30
Students will explore drawing with charcoal, watercolour pencils and pastels as well as your favourite coloured pencils and markers.
Minibeasts | Wed 22 January 2025 | 10:30-11:30am | Erina Library | $5.50
Join Jacqui Love from Travelbugs Mobile Minibeasts for a fun, interactive hands-on minibeasts incursion, featuring a colourful curation of large, live Australian invertebrate animals such as insects, arachnids and more!
Mystery Den Escape Room | Mon 20 January 2025 | Gosford Library | $5.50
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.
Ozobots | Fri 17 January 2025 | 10:30-11:30am | Lake Haven Library | $5.50
Join us for a screen-free robotics experience using Ozobots, tiny robots that can identify lines, colours and codes drawn on physical surfaces. Draw lines and arrange colours to get the miniature robots zigging, zagging and zooming based on your commands
Nara Iconic Figures | Wed 22 Janurary 2025 | 1-3pm | Gosford Regional Gallery | $30
Let's be inspired by Yoshitomo Nara, an iconic Japanese artist known for his signature style of painting faces. Students will learn how to draw in his recognisable style, then paint their artworks with acrylic paints on canvas.
Imaginary Friends | Wed 22 January 2025 | 10am-12pm | Gosford Regional Gallery | $30
Students will delve into their imaginations to paint fuzzy, furry, fearsome, funny and fabulous imaginary friends! Using a combination of drawing, watercolour and colour pencils to bring their illustrations to life.
Decoupage | Thurs 23 January 2025 | 10am-12pm | Gosford Regional Gallery | $30
Using decorative paper napkins and wrapping paper, mod podge, and paint, we will decoupage glass, wood, and metal surfaces.
Iffy Fishy Sculptures | Fri 24 January 2025 | 10am-12pm | Gosford Regional Gallery | $30
Explore the depths of the coral reef and its vibrant marine life. Using air dry clay recreate a scene from under water. Decorate sea life with bright colours & textures.
Koi in the Pond Sculpture | Fri 24 January 2025 | 1-3pm | Gosford Regional Gallery | $30
Manipulate air-dry clay using foundation forms to create a “Koi in the Pond”. Enhance with texture and decorate with paint. There are over a 100 variety of Koi individual designs to investigate.