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Creative Kids programs
What is Creative Kids?
The NSW Government is helping kids get creative with the Creative Kids program.
Parents, guardians and carers can apply for a voucher with a value of up to $50 per calendar year for each school-enrolled child aged 4.5 to 18 years.
For more information see the Service NSW Creative Kids Parents, guardians and carers FAQs.
Creative Kids: Culture kids
This hands-on program explores traditional Aboriginal culture guided by our Sydney Zoo Culture Team. Participants will learn about Aboriginal art, traditional tools and weapons, learn how to weave with plants and work together to build a gunyah.
What to expect
- Check in 15 minutes prior to your session at the information desk
- A take home craft item
- Introduction to Aboriginal art and the process of creating art through traditional methods using ochre
- Aboriginal cultural art experience with Indigenous guides
- Admission to the zoo for the day included for participants
Time: 10:30am
Duration: 90 mins
Age: 4.5+ years
Price: $89.99 per participant (includes zoo admission)
Unlimited Pass holder price: $74.99
Members discounted price: $69.99
Use your $50 Creative Kids Voucher towards your ticket
Availability:
Friday 19th and Friday 26th April.
Creative Kids: Culture kids
This exciting creative kids program is run by an experienced Sydney Zoo zookeeper and artist. It will take participants on an adventure through parts of the zoo while they learn the basics of how to break down animal shapes, shading and adding colour and meet some ambassador animals.
What to expect
- Check in 15 minutes prior to your session at the information desk
- Meet and greet with some animals
- Introduction to basics of drawing and techniques
- Live drawings of zoo animals with assistance from a Sydney Zoo artist
- Admission to the zoo for the day for participants
- Participants will take home artworks drawn on the day
Time: 9am
Duration: 90 mins
Age: 8+ years
Price: $89.99 per participant (includes zoo admission)
Unlimited Pass holder price: $74.99
Members discounted price: $69.99
Use your $50 Creative Kids Voucher towards your ticket
Availability:
Wednesday 17th and Monday 22nd April.
How to book?
- All participants must be comfortable in the presence of animals.
- A Parent or Guardian must sign a waiver upon registering.
- Children can be accompanied by a Parent or Guardian. If a Parent or Guardian chooses to remain with the group, they must stay at a distance unless providing support to a participant who specifically requires it. The Parent or Guardian is not able to partake in the program but can watch from a short distance.
- If the child is unaccompanied for the time of the program, the Parent or Guardian must be at the meeting point for the end of the program to ensure prompt pick up.
- Participants must follow all instructions as given by the Sydney Zoo artist/teacher undertaking the Creative Kids program including but not limited to where to stand, not attempting to have contact with any animals unless under instruction to do so, remaining calm and quiet at all times within the program.
- The Creative Kids program is fully accessible, if a child requires additional support, please include these details in your registration email to ensure our artist is aware before the start of the program.
- Sydney Zoo is open in wet weather conditions; in fact, some animals enjoy the wet weather! Sydney Zoo reserves the right to cancel the program in extreme weather conditions.
- Sydney Zoo reserves the right to cancel the program for any unseen circumstances. A reschedule date will be offered based on availability.
- As per the Creative Kids terms and conditions, once a voucher is redeemed it is non-refundable. Find terms and conditions for Creative Kids Vouchers at Service NSW Creative Kids Parents, Guardians and Carers FAQs.
- Bookings can not be rescheduled.
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