{"id":23059,"date":"2023-09-23T07:46:12","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T07:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=23059"},"modified":"2023-09-23T07:46:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-23T07:46:12","slug":"saving-the-school-holidays-free-kids-activities-for-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2023\/09\/23\/saving-the-school-holidays-free-kids-activities-for-families\/","title":{"rendered":"Saving the school holidays: free kids activities for families"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The NSW Government is supporting families with free activities, workshops, and exhibitions to engage and inspire children during the school holidays starting next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The state\u2019s Cultural Institutions are offering a selection of activities for children to support families wanting to make the school holidays memorable without breaking the bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Families are doing it tough and NSW Budget 2023-24 allocated $28.3 million over four years for free general admission to the Australian Museum and Museums of History NSW which will allow families with children to keep coming through the door to enjoy the educational exhibits and hands-on offerings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During this cost-of-living crisis families should not be denied access to basic services and that includes arts and culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>School holiday activity highlights include:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Art Gallery of NSWlaunch<\/a>: Paper, Scissors, Shadows \u2013 A free shadow-puppet theatre workshop for kids and families<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/australianmuseum.net.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Australian Museumlaunch<\/a>: Dinosaur Festival \u2013 An annual dinosaur festival featuring live science shows, performances, roaming dinosaurs, a T.rex autopsy, and the brand-new Hologram Dinosaurs experience<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/learning\/kids-and-families\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">State Library of NSWlaunch<\/a>: Monster Madness &#8211; Design your own monster, dress up and scare your grown-ups or design a house for a monster<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/mhnsw.au\/whats-on\/?tag=Children%20%26%20family\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Museums of History NSWlaunch<\/a>: Hyde Park Barracks Kids Audioguide and Trail &#8211; an adventure through time at the Hyde Park Barracks with a tailored audio guide and kids\u2019 activity trail<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/powerhouse.com.au\/program\/school-holidays#ultimo-programs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Powerhouse Ultimolaunch<\/a>: Family Minecraft &#8211; Intergenerational groups will be guided through Minecraft activities and games<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sydneyoperahouse.com\/whats-on\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sydney Opera Houselaunch<\/a>: Draw the House: The Sketchbook Tour &#8211; A free monthly walking and drawing tour led by artist Catherine O&#8217;Donnell that explores various drawing techniques and perspectives inspired by one of the world&#8217;s most iconic buildings<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The NSW Government has shown its support for creative audiences and workers with a boost for music, arts, events and the night-time economy as outlined in the first Minns Labor Government Budget.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This Budget has focused on supporting arts and culture at a grass roots level while allowing greater access to our cultural institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For information on specific school holiday programming from our NSW cultural institutions, visit the individual venue\u2019s website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Minister for the Arts John Graham said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNSW families are really feeling the cost-of-living pressures and the NSW Government is committed to ensuring families continue to have fulfilling experiences through arts and culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFree general entry to the museums is supported in this budget. It is an important principle to allow equal access to knowledge and learning to all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis super-charged school holiday program will offer unforgettable experiences with culture and art, and thanks to these free activities, exhibitions and workshops, they\u2019re accessible to all families.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe free entry program will offer children the opportunity to create shadow puppets and monsters, take an adventure through time, and have a roaring good adventure while visiting our important cultural institutions.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NSW Government is supporting families with free activities, workshops, and exhibitions to engage and inspire children during the school holidays starting next week. The state\u2019s Cultural Institutions are offering a selection of activities for children to support families wanting to make the school holidays memorable without breaking the bank. Families are doing it tough &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2023\/09\/23\/saving-the-school-holidays-free-kids-activities-for-families\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Saving the school holidays: free kids activities for families&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23059"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23059\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23060,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23059\/revisions\/23060"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}