Bounce into school holiday fun this Easter

Your little bunnies can bounce into one of the many fun activities on offer this Easter school holidays on the Northern Beaches.

Vacation Care

Enjoy fun outings, games and craft at our Vacation Care program

Dates: Tue 6 – Fri 16 April at all centres, plus Mon 19 April at Cromer only Time: 7.30am – 6pm weekdays Where: Cromer, North Curl Curl, Forestville and Manly Vale Cost: $76 (Child Care Subsidy available) Bookings: Online or call 9942 2312

Parents can relax knowing their kids will be well looked after by our experienced and motivated educators.

We’ve bumped up the in-house fun these holidays with a visit from Taronga Zoo animals, crazy science experiments, billy cart building and racing, wheelchair basketball and so much more. We also have a heap of action planned in-centre with Real Ninja Warriors, Rainforest Rain Mexican Fiesta and Camp Forestville.

Easter at the Library

Your local library is a great place for kids and young people with fun and educational activities these school holidays. 

Click and Create Kits

Crafty kids can get a kit and make pom pom garlands, beeswax wraps and mod podge caps.

Cost: $10-15 Get: Order online

Easter Scavenger Hunt

Find the bunnies dressed up as book characters hidden around the library and then submit your entry for a chance to win an Easter chocolate pack!

Cost: Free Where: All library locations

Kids on the Coast

Embrace nature at the Coastal Environment Centre.

Location: Coastal Environment Centre, 1 Lake Park Road, North Narrabeen Dates: 6 -16 April Time: 10am – 3pm Cost: $66 per session Ages: 6 -12 years Bookings: Visit our event calendar

Our popular Coastal Rangers program is full of exciting outdoor adventures in nature with fun survival skills, treasure hunts, rock platform adventures and much more!

MAG&M Kids' Art Adventures

Children 5 - 11 years are invited to join the fun through imaginative and creative play!

Join our school holiday creative workshops and learn a variety of art-making practices through hands-on activities and create your own artworks in response to our exhibitions, presented by art educator Rachel Carroll.

Seaweed Arboretum 

Location: Manly Art Gallery and Museum, West Esplanade, Manly Dates: Thursday, 15 April Time: 10am – 12noon Ages: 5 -11 years Bookings: Book online

Inspired by the ‘Seaweed Arboretum’ exhibition, create detailed drawings of seaweed from observation, and with the use of microscopic images make large abstract artworks. Pattern and space will be explored along with colour mixing techniques.

Leila Jeffreys: Birdland 

Location: Manly Art Gallery and Museum, West Esplanade, Manly Dates: Thursday, 15 April Time: 1pm – 3pm Ages: 5 -11 years Bookings: Book online

Explore Leila Jeffreys’ ‘Birdland’ exhibition and the colour and movement of birds through the artist’s video work of birds in flight, and her remarkable photographic bird ‘portraits’. Use a variety of art materials and hand-made brushes to paint and draw birds in motion. Then, use fine details to add feathers and colour to your artwork.

Art at Avalon Workshop

Check out the new art space and make things from nature with Leesa Knights.

Washed Up Workshop

Location: Avalon Workshop, Barrenjoey Road, Avalon Dates: Monday, 12 April Time: 9.30am – 12.30pm Ages: 10-12 years Cost: Special introductory price of $20 Bookings: Book online

Create a unique 3D mixed media assemblage on board, reusing beach-combed and foraged materials.

Back to Nature Workshop

Location: Avalon Workshop, Barrenjoey Road, Avalon Dates: Wednesday, 14 April Time: 9.30am – 12.30pm Ages: 10-12 years Cost: Special introductory price of $20 Bookings: Book online

Open Air Cinema - Frenchs Forest

Location: Lionel Watts Reserve, Frenchs Forest Dates: Friday, 2 April and Saturday, 3 April Time: 5.30pm for 6.30pm start Cost: $5 + BF - redeemable for a bag of popcorn upon entry Bookings: Book online

Movies Friday 2 April – Wonder Park (2019) Saturday 3 April – Jumanji (1995)

Bring your picnic rug and enjoy a night under the stars with your family!

Glen Street Theatre NIDA Open Stage and Screen School Workshops

Location: Glen Street Theatre, Belrose Dates: Monday 12 - Friday 16 April Time: 10am - 5pm Ages: Grades 3-6 and 7-10  Bookings: Book online

A comprehensive course for committed young people. Develop performance skills including improvisation, voice and movement, devising, acting and rehearsing scenes.

Aquatic Centres Manly Andrew Boy Charlton Aquatic CentreIntensive School Holiday Swim Lessons

Dates: 6-16 April Cost: 5-day program: $97.50 | 4-day program: $78 Time: Classes are 30 minutes Ages: 3 years and up Enrol: email us or come in and see our friendly staff at the centre

Boost your child’s swimming skills with our intensive learn to swim program. The continuous reinforcement of swimming consolidates skills and accelerates their development and progression. It’s like swimming a half a term in just one week!

Warringah Aquatic CentreIntensive School Holiday Swim Lessons

Dates: 12-16 April Cost: 5-day program: $97.50 (assessment required for new swimmers, $6.20) Time: Classes are 30 minutes Ages: 3 years and up Enrol: Email the swim program officer or call 8495 5001

Boost your child’s swimming skills with our intensive learn to swim program. The continuous reinforcement of swimming consolidates skills and accelerates their development and progression. It’s like swimming a half a term in just one week!

Giant Inflatable

Monday - Friday in the holidays (not public holidays) 12.30pm - 3.30pm

Diving Boards

Monday - Friday in the holidays (not public holidays) 10.30am - 3.30pm

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