Indoor and outdoor activities to do during the July school holidays

Whether your kids love to explore the great outdoors or prefer to stay inside, we have the best school holiday activities to keep the kids happy this winter.

It’s that time of the year again where the kids are on school holidays.

You may be stressed trying to think of activities to do with them however have no fear, we have got you covered.

From indoor activities to outdoor ones, we have found the best activities to do during these winter school holidays.

OUTDOOR

Take advantage of Melbourne’s fine winter days and head outside to explore activities in the outdoors.

Embrace the cold this July and visit Mt Buller for July’s epic snow season. Picture: Jason Edwards

Hit the Slopes at Mt Buller

Winter season

Embrace the cold by heading to one of Victoria’s ski resorts, which are having a bumper snow season.

Ride the new $6 million chairlift at Mt Buller, which can whisk the whole family up Bourke Street in just over two minutes.

Check the kids into the Buller Kids Centre for ski or snowboarding classes, or creche services.

Entry fee is $58 per vehicle.

The District Ice Slide

June 29-July 14

Melbourne’s only ice slide is coming to The District Docklands.

Slap on your googles or get ready to pose in style as you will be able to capture the ultimate Instagram post with new photo technology as you slide down.

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Trees Adventure will have the kids entertained for hours. Picture: Supplied

Trees Adventure

All year round

It’s time to test out your climbing and zip-lining skills at Trees Adventure at Glen Harrow Park. Located in the Dandenong Ranges, it’s the perfect activity to keep the kids entertained for a couple of hours.

Prices range from $25-$55 per child. Bookings are essential.

Dino Park at Melbourne Zoo

Until July 14

Get up close and personal with roving dinosaurs as they come to life at Melbourne Zoo.

If you’re lucky, you might even get to see a dino keeper waking a dinosaur from their slumber.

Free admission.

Kids can enjoy fires hows at Wild Nights at Werribee Open Range Zoo. Picture: Supplied

Wild Nights at Werribee Open Range Zoo

July 6-13

Experience Werribee Open Range Zoo after dark with life-size dinosaurs that will have everyone entertained for hours.

As well as the Jurassic creatures, there will be a list of other activities to enjoy including fire shows, late night animal spotting, a lantern parade, a secret garden, the Glow Zone, a hot chocolate bar and campfires.

Tickets from $5 for child members.

Fruit Taste Adventure Tours

All year round

Head to the Yarra Valley this winter and explore everything Rayner’s Orchard has to offer.

This includes the Fruit Taste Adventure Tours that allows you to explore the orchards on the back of a tractor, trying different seasonal fruits like mandarins, kiwi fruits, lemonades tamarillos, and cumquats.

Tickets from $25-$29.50

INDOOR

When the weather takes a turn, head indoors to cheer up your winter blues.

Spy in the Sky at Melbourne Star

June 29-July 14

Aspiring detectives can test their observational skills in the Melbourne Star’s Spy in the Sky challenge these school holidays.

Grab a pair of binoculars and listen to clues to help you spot landmarks across the city as the cabin rotates.

One free child’s ticket with every full price ticket.

Mega Beasts at Healesville Sanctuary Giant animals landscapes of Asia, Africa, Europe and North America more than 10,000 years ago. Picture: Supplied

MegaBeasts at Healesville Sanctuary

Until July 14

Visit the Yarra Valley to catch Healesville Sanctuary’s animatronic exhibition of megafauna that roamed the earth millions of years ago.

Discover extinct animals or become a mega keeper for the day to help the sanctuary team fight the extinction of 21 modern-day threatened species.

Free admission.

Marvel: Journey of Heroes

July 5-September 2
If your little one loved Avengers Endgame, why not take them back in time to where it all begun.

Head to the Shot Tower Museum at Melbourne Central to learn more about comic book art.
The exhibition includes work from every decade of the company, from its start as Timely Comics in 1939 to the buff superheroes we love from modern movies.
Entry is free.

Mystical Creatures Art-Making at NGV

July 1-4

Visit the Great Hall and create your own dragon or mystical creature, inspired by the NGV’s children publication Discover the Terracotta Warriors.

While you’re there, check out the winter blockbuster exhibition, Terracotta Warriors and Cai Guo-Qiang.

Free entry at NGV International Great Hall on ground level.

Tilly Florence at the Brickman Cities powered by LEGO exhibition at Scienceworks. Picture: Andrew Henshaw

Brickman Cities by LEGO City
June 15-August 4

Get your kids down to Sciencework’s Melbourne to see five of the world’s most iconic cities all built from Lego.

They have been exclusively curated and built by Ryan ‘The Brickman’ McNaught and his expert team.

More than 2,500 hours and 1 million LEGO bricks were needed to build the different cities.

Tickets range from $15-$27.50 and can be purchased from Ticketek.

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General Public

All year round

Located in Dingley Village, General Public is the one stop venue for family entertainment.

From ten pin bowling, arcade games and pool tables, your kids won’t get bored.

There is a beer garden and restaurant on site, so parents don’t have to leave the premises in order to get a bite to eat.