Looking for something to fill the school holidays in Melbourne that isn’t a screen? These studios run kids’ programs every holiday: painting and art classes, craft workshops, pottery, sewing and sport. Each link goes to the studio’s page, where you’ll see dates for the coming holidays as soon as they’re released.
Want to see everything on right now? Browse all Melbourne school holiday classes with dates you can book today.
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Artea Art School, South Melbourne
Melbourne’s busiest school holiday art program on WeTeachMe: full-day holiday programs, advanced full-day workshops for kids who’ve done the basics, and single painting sessions.
Paint With Me Melbourne, Northcote
Kids’ holiday painting and drawing classes, family painting days, and messy sensory play for little ones aged 1 to 5.
See Paint With Me’s holiday dates
Paint Your World, Mornington
Kids’ school holiday painting, anime and superhero drawing, and charcoal and stencil art for teens.
See Paint Your World’s holiday dates
<adsbygoogle>Malvern School of Art, Malvern
Creative drawing for children.
See Malvern School of Art’s holiday dates
School holiday craft workshops
Artea Art School, South Melbourne
Craft days alongside the art program: clothes making, a DIY denim jacket workshop for kids aged 7 and up, and make-it-yourself projects like animal plant pots.
Paint Your World, Mornington
Collage workshops for kids aged 8 and up.
Thread Den, Fitzroy
Sewing for kids, from Level 1 beginner basics to Level 2 projects like a tote bag over two days or fabric baskets.
See Thread Den’s holiday dates
School holiday pottery
Slow Clay Centre, Collingwood
Clay Club: a kids’ holiday pottery course over two half days.
Montsalvat Arts Education, Eltham
Kids’ holiday pottery handbuilding, in the grounds of Montsalvat.
See Montsalvat’s holiday dates
School holiday sport and animals
Soccer Pro Academy, Point Cook
School holiday soccer programs for under 8s and under 14s.
Future Football, Brighton
Skills camps for 6 to 12 year olds.
Wild Action, Macedon
A zoo experience with TV zoologist Chris Humfrey, for kids who are mad about animals.
When are the Melbourne school holidays?
Victorian government school holidays for the rest of this school year:
- Summer holidays: Saturday 19 December 2026 to Wednesday 27 January 2027. Students go back on Thursday 28 January.
Holiday programs usually go on sale a few weeks before each break, and popular days fill up fast.
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