Social Event for MacKillop Foster Carers and Families: Geelong
A Night @ The Children’s Museum!
Join us for an evening of play and laughter at MoPA: Museum of Play and Art! We are thrilled to invite you and your family to a special night dedicated to supporting our community and having a blast with your little ones.
Date, Time & Location
4:30pm until 7pm on Thursday the 24th of October 2024 at MoPA: Museum of Play and Art, 51 McKillop St, Geelong
The formalities (activities and food) will occur between 5 pm and 6.30 pm. However, families are encouraged to arrive early to enjoy free play time with other MacKillop families. You can come and go any time during the 2.5-hour window from 4.30 pm until 7.00 pm!
TicketS
This event is free for our MacKillop foster carers, children and young people; however, tickets must be pre-booked – see below to book.
All Museum activities, including art and craft materials, are included, and MoPA will lead a dance party and story time.
Food & Drinks
MoPA will provide FREE snack platters for guests, and MacKillop will provide tea, coffee and a selection of cold drinks.
Strictly no food from home, please. There will also be other items for purchase from the MoPA Cafe.
Please contact Tania Ferris (tania.ferris@mackillop.org.au) to discuss any specialised dietary requirements.
Today was one of the highlights in MoPA’s lil’ lifetime — with the team from @sunriseon7, including the hilarious @sammacinsta, joining us at MoPA to explore our new Museum in Nunawading!
To the production and studio teams from @channel7 - thank you. You were an absolute delight to host. The way you made all our staff and guests feel confident in themselves and valued as participants in your broadcast is a testament to your genuine kindness and expertise 😘 xx
Get ready for a pop of pumpkin fun this Halloween! Inspired by Yayoi Kusama’s iconic spotted pumpkins, children are invited to design their very own timber pumpkin.
Wear it as a necklace or hang it up at home - the perfect mix of art, style, and spooooky fun. You do NOT wanna miss THIS one!
An entire year in the making - but it’s finally ready. Can’t WAIT to show you all this incredible Museum!! Please remember to book ahead because all sessions in all our Museums are always operating with our regular comfy capacity limits. x
LITTLE KNOW FACT: MoPA is the exclusive distributor!
For years we witnessed how engaging these beautiful BIG blocks are. We gathered so much evidence in their outcomes, and developed so much belief in their impact, that we eventually decided to establish a manufacturing partnership that would enable us to place the blocks in ALL our Museums. But what we also learned was that all sorts of other schools, museums, galleries, ELCs (even wineries!) would love a set of BIG blocks of their own. So we started to provide BIG blocks to all of these wonderful organisations!
Fast forward to today = MoPA is now the exclusive distributor. We send BIG block sets all over APAC!! And nothing gives us more joy than receiving all the photos of all the creations children are dreaming up.
So... If you’d like a set of blue blocks for YOUR facility, please jump onto the website or give us a shout on 1800 00 66 72 to learn more. xx
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“Emotions and Well-being” is a hugely important component of the Early Years Learning Framework (“EYLF”); and it’s what MoPA’s brand new activities are all about. Every child that visits MoPA this month will be invited to use our craft templates and materials to develop their very own conceptual characters - and then to bring their creations to life using a range of powerfully emotive features.
Happy apples? Grumpy brushes too? Surprised Pops? Maybe... Maybe not. It’s entirely up to you :)
Our past character-building workshops have been HUGE - and we’re positive that “Patchwork Portraits” will be no exception. We can’t wait to see you all at your local MoPA this October!