Fast 5: August Events, Kids Eat Free + Mt Buller With Kids

Fast 5

What’s On

#1 What’s On This Week – CBD

  • Stompers Library at The Dock (Tuesdays) – An energetic half an hour of stories, play, music and best of all FUN!
  • Kids Passport Queen Victoria Market (Every market day) – Collect your passport, then journey around the Market collecting stamps from our friendly traders, before making your way to the Queen Victoria Market Visitor Hub to claim your prize.
  • Saluministi – A family-friendly café next to Library at the Dock and across from the playground at Buluk Park. Serves rustic Italian-style panini, coffee and sweets.

#2 What’s On This Week – North

#3 What’s On This Week – South

  • ​Happy Kids Sports ​(Mondays & Fridays) – Casual sport classes for preschool children, that empower children to live a healthy life.
  • Young At Art (Tuesdays) – With the guidance of an experienced early childhood educator, participants work on a different hands-on creative activity every week, using materials from the take-home art materials box supplied each session.
  • TwistED Science (Daily) – An award-winning, science-based indoor play centre that aims to help you and your children be curious, create, and most importantly connect through the use of hands-on participation.

#4 What’s On This Week – East

  • Kids Mornings (Wednesdays) – A fun, free activity every week at Westfield Knox!
  • Sing Baby Sing (Thursdays) – An introduction to songs and rhymes for you and your baby at Hawthorn Library.
  • Tiny Tots Booroondara Libraries (Daily) – Tiny Tots sessions provide a fun space for your child to socialise and interact with kids their age and help develop early literacy and communication skills.

#5 What’s On This Week – West

  • Story Time with JoJo (Tuesdays) – Bring the kids along to a fun, inclusive, interactive and educational story time. Books are read by QB’s very own Creative Artist and Author in Residence JoJo.
  • Playnastics (Wednesdays & Thursdays) – Casual open play sessions using a selection of Preschool Gymnastics equipment and resources, as well as puzzles, blocks and more. ​Read our review here.
  • The Funderdome (daily) – This awesome arcade venue at Highpoint is the perfect place to enjoy mini golf, arcade games, karaoke, and more! Read the Funderdome review.
 

Fast 5 Ideas

#1 August Activities

Discover all the best things happening throughout August for families

PARTNER CONTENT

Dinosaurs are Coming

Step into Jurassic World: The Exhibition and see the iconic movie come to life

#2 Dining Freebies

Delve into our guide to Melbourne’s top spots where kids eat free!

#3 A Day By The Bay

Explore Victoria’s second-largest city on a full day of family fun, just one hour from Melbourne

PARTNER CONTENT

Visit THE LUME

Enjoy a multi-sensory, digital art experience at THE LUME Melbourne, Australia’s first permanent immersive digital art gallery

#4 H2-Oh Yeah!

Find the best indoor pools across Melbourne for aqua adventures with your family

#5 Mt Buller With Kids

Here’s how to make the most of your family visit to this alpine resort three hours from home

Giveaway

WIN tickets to see The Art of the Brick LEGO art exibition

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About Joyce Watts

Joyce Watts is a former intellectual property, IT and media lawyer turned serial entrepreneur.

As well as being the founder of TOT: HOT OR NOT she helps businesses with their SEO, email marketing & social media as BrightSmart.com.au; she owns an online bike store CycleStyle.com.au and develops and produces creative experiences for families via WheelieGoodFun.com. She used to publish another popular lifestyle and food blog called MEL: HOT OR NOT The decisive guide to Melbourne.

She lives in inner-city Melbourne with her husband, two children and seven bikes.

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