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Our Children’s Museums are carefully designed to put big smiles on little faces and provide families with the ultimate day out, but there’s also a serious side to the work we do. If you’d like to learn more about the methods MoPA employs to deliver meaningful learning outcomes, we encourage you to engage with the resources below.

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Forever Young February

Grandparents are FREE for FEB!! ❤️ To celebrate the beautiful role grandparents…

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The Art of Dress-ups

Exploring the art of Dress ups!(From Jan 2nd til’ Feb 3rd) While activities like…

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Happy Hearts. Happy Places

Developing an understanding of community is one of the most important early learnings. So…

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FATHERS DAY 2024

To help facilitate the important conversations to have with children about our earth, MoPA’s educators have developed a brand new series called “OUR EARTH” with a range of in-museum activities happening this winter.

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EXPLORING “Our Earth”

To help facilitate the important conversations to have with children about our earth, MoPA’s educators have developed a brand new series called “OUR EARTH” with a range of in-museum activities happening this winter.

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Curating Self-Expression

This autumn we’re curating SELF-EXPRESSION at MoPA. Dancing, storytelling, playing, making, it’s all heaps of FUN, but it’s also super important for development

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📕 BOOK WEEK @ MoPA! 🌈  STARTS MONDAY!

One of the most beautiful things about human existence is that every single one of us is different. To help celebrate what makes your children the unique creature they are, in the true spirit of book week, please join us from Aug 18 to Aug 31 to write and illustrate your very own “Book About Me” ❤️
HUGE NEWS: MoPA is coming to ADELAIDE!

The design and construction of our Adelaide Children’s Museum is already underway and we could NOT be more excited for our next Museum to be opening in the beautiful state of South Australia!!

Loads of deets to follow. Sign up for updates on our interwebs! See you soon SA!!!! xx
NOW HIRING: 45+ Casual Positions @ MoPA Nunawading!! 

Are you an EARLY LEARNING LEGEND? Are you studying to be the WORLDS BEST TEACHER? Are you a man all ‘round HOSPITALITY WEAPON with a soft spot for outstanding family experiences? 

We are hiring for casual Museum experience team members, party hosts, art teachers and cafe staff — and even a handful of full time Assistant Venue Managers. 

Pretty please — if you think MoPA could be a great fit for you — jump onto our interwebs page and look over all the roles we’ve got goin’ on right now — especially those at our brand new Museum in Nunawading — opening late SEP 2025!! xx
CLAY PLAY is ON NOW!! And it’s our most popular activation EVER!! Showing at MoPA Geelong, MoPA Sandringham, MoPA Thomastown (and from SEP, MoPA Nunawading!!) x
CLAY PLAY: LAUNCHING TOMORROW (July 14)!

To announce our brand new CLAY PLAY activities, we thought we’d let the devlishly-cute creations (that our local ELC children have been working on, in preview) do all the talking.

And YES... When you visit any of our Museums from 14 July to 15 August, all guests will be invited to make (and take home!) your very own. 

CLAY PLAY? UM… YES PLEASE!
NAIDOC Week is officially LIVE at MoPA!! 

Programming will run from Sunday 6 July until Sunday 13 July at MoPA. This year, celebrations will include...

❤️ Gorgeous dreamtime stories for MoPA’s immersive storytime
💛 Take-home craft workshops that bring these magical stories to life
🖤 Dance parties full of First Nations inspiration - SO FUN!!

Our Museums are experiencing a very busy period this week - and so, as always, forward-bookings are absolutely essential!

xx MoPA
⭐️ INTRODUCING: MoPA Goodie Bags!! ⭐️ 

Choc full of fun, these gORgeous lil’ gift packs are the perrrrfect addition to your MoPA visit during the school hol’s!!

All Goodie Bags represent RIDICULOUSLY great value (we’re talking like… 60% off RRP!). And so to ensure every single lil’ Museum visitor has access to at least one Goodie Bag each over the holidays, for the time being purchases of the Goodie Bags are limited to just one per guest - and Goodie Bags must be purchased prior to your visit (just add one to your basket when you book your visit on our interweb site). 

❤️ Available only while stocks last ❤️ 

xx MoPA
Did you miss a spot in term 2 🤯? Then NOW is a good time to book term 3 ❤️!! 

Best. Afternoon. Art. Classes. Ever. x