Can you see sound?
Can we see sound? Check out our newest tesla coils then join us for a simple experiment to see sound at home!
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Are you ready for more hands-on Museum fun from the comfort of your home? Explore our range of family-friendly activities inspired by items in Museums Victoria's collections and exhibitions!
Sensory play with playdough
Join us in learning how to make your very own playdough! Be inspired to experiment with some sensory activities for your little ones.
Constellations in a cup
Hold a galaxy in your hands, with this constellation in a cup activity. Ask a grown up for some help, so you can enjoy the projections together!
Hidden messages in colour
Send a top-secret message using coloured pencils and cellophane!
The blackest black
Learn about one of the darkest human-made materials and how animals use black to their advantage in nature.
Changing colour with cabbage
Create a colour-changing liquid and gorgeous artworks with some cabbage and simple household items.
Make rainbows into energy!
Physicist and Chemist Dr Kyra Schwarz helps us learn about how she uses rainbows in her research.
Why are bubbles colourful?
Do you love watching the swirling colours in a bubble? Learn about where these colours come from with this simple activity.
Let's make a rainbow
There is more than meets the eye with this experiment. Use some household items to pull apart colour and create some gorgeous art.
Make a model of the lung
Learn how to use household items to make a model of how your lungs work!
Hello from the moon!
Have you ever dreamed of being an astronaut, blasting off into space?
Stargazing in winter
Look up at the night sky with us this winter!
Painting a nebula
Massive, glowing, colourful space clouds! Bring these stunning nebulae into your home with a few art supplies.
First Peoples in Australia Astronomy
Let’s explore a few of the constellations of the Boorong people of North West Victoria!
The Solar System in your pocket
This activity will have you creating a paper model of the distances in our Solar System that you can pop in your pocket.
Make a galaxy biscuit
Decorate biscuits taking inspiration from the Milky Way.
Make your own ball run!
Why does an apple fall from a tree? Or a spin top spin? Or a ball roll or bounce?
Let's make slime!
Icky yucky sticky disgusting slime! Learn how to use household items to make your own.
How to make a magnifying glass
Have you ever wondered why things look bigger when you look at them with a magnifying glass? We will show you how to make your own.
Make it melt
Have you been grabbing treats and ingredients out of the freezer? While you’re there why not grab some ice to experiment with?
Why is cake fluffy?
Have you been helping with baking lately? The kitchen is like a home science laboratory where experimentation can happen.
Make magnets at home
Are magnets natural or made by humans? Simon answers this question as he explores some different types of magnets, including lodestones and electromagnets.
Getting sticky with static
Have you ever received a static shock from jumping on a trampoline? Or touching a door knob? Experiment with static electricity at home!
Mini lightning and thunder
Lightning strikes around the world about 100 times a second. What is lightning, and where does it come from?
Let’s make bubbles
What’s more fun than bubbles? Learn how to use household items to create your own bubble wand!
Make a floating device
Design, build and test your own floating device using creativity, problem solving and a few things from around your house.
Find the full moon
Full moons only happen once every month! Tonight, why not have a go at our moon activity?
Paper aeroplanes
What makes a paper plane fly better than a piece of paper?
How to make an air cannon
Can you move things with air? Learn how to use household items to create your own air cannon!
Puzzles
We’ve turned some of our much loved collection items and galleries into online puzzles.
Let's make a whirlygig
Make your own whirylgig that spins like a helicopter as it floats through the air.
Let’s make slimier slime
Squidgy, stretchy, gooey, slimier slime! Learn how to use kitchen items to make your own psyllium husk slime.
Skynotes
Our monthly newsletter on where to find the brightest planets in Melbourne.
Why does my shadow change?
Have you ever wondered why shadows can be different shapes or change size during the day?
The secret of colours
Did you know that you can hide messages in plain sight using colour science?
Why can't you see in the dark
Have you ever wondered why you can't see in the dark? You can use a pinhole camera to show how your eyes work.
The Fact Detectives: Kinderling Kids Radio
The Fact Detectives brings Museums Victoria’s research and collections to life as Anika and Dexter (the hosts) go on a mission to find out exciting facts from our experts who tell them the coolest things about their areas of expertise.
Find out interesting things like, are there really killer butterflies? Did monster kangaroos once roam the land? And what exactly is a fossil?
From our other museums
Booty and the Beast
How well do you know your animal backsides? Take our quiz to see if you can match them all!
Meteors and meteorites
Do you know your meteorites from your meteors? Take our quiz to test your knowledge!
What do these birds eat?
Did you know the shape of a bird's bill will give you clues about what that bird likes to eat? Take our quiz and see if you can match the food to the bill!
The 'Is it cute?' quiz
Watch the videos and then put your knowledge to the test!
Let's draw a Willie Wagtail
Aren’t birds lovely? We love to draw all the beautiful birds that live near us. One of our favourites is the Willie Wagtail.
Let's tie-dye a mask
Have you ever tried Tie Dying?
Colouring river animals
Have you been out exploring your local rivers, creeks, beaches or dams? We’d love for you to colour in these different creatures from Victoria's waterways.
Let's make leaf rubbings
Turn fallen leaves into something creative: leaf rubbings, and a stop motion animation!
River animals
Our First People’s Educator Di-Di Vaha’akolo shares some special drawings from our River of Language exhibition
Drawing creatures
Some of the books in our Museum library feature pictures of strange looking creatures, like sea lions with bushy manes and giant sea serpents. Why is that?
Backyard Bioblitz
Have you ever wanted to carry out fieldwork like our museum staff? Find out how to do your own Backyard Bioblitz!
How to make a paper rat
What do you know about Australia's fascinating rodents? Let's make a paper rat and find out more about our furry neighbours.
Acknowledgement of Country poster
Learn about National Reconciliation Week by making your own Acknowledgement of Country poster.
Make a blue banded bee model
To celebrate World Bee Day on 20 May, we show you how to build a model of the blue banded bee.
Ptero-draw!
Did you know that the Pterodactyl was not a dinosaur? Invent your very own pterosaur using our activity sheets.
Meet a lizard, make a lizard
Step into the garden with Justin to meet someone special and be inspired to create your very own climbing gecko!
Make a card
While we’re in isolation we thought it was the perfect time for sending a personal, handmade card to someone you care about!
Creatures from the abyss
Join us on a journey into the deep before you can then download your very own worksheet of abyssal creatures, and create some of your own!
Colour in a dinosaur
We’d love to know what colour you think a dinosaur might be. Can you help us out?
Let's draw an owl
Help out our Ornithologists (a big fancy word for people who study birds) by learning more about the owls that live in Victoria.
Dye your own eggs
Make your own creations inspired by the beautiful egg decorating traditions from Eastern and Mediterranean Europe.