School Holidays at PHIVE | City of Parramatta

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Picasso style art of a face

Soft Forest, puppets, loose parts play, Picasso portraits and more!

School Holiday fun at PHIVE

6 July - 17 July

Large magical glowing winter puppet with blue eyes

PHIVE Presents: Soft Forest at Midwinter Festival

Step into a dreamlike underground world and meet Fauna, a giant illuminated creature, as you explore through interactive storytelling, light and sensory play. Children can also create their own puppet in a hands-on workshop, taking home a piece of the magic.

Wednesdays to Fridays in the school holidays.

Vacation Care

Two girls in triped long sleave tshirts sit at white desk

STEAM Day - The Living World (Ages 5 - 9)

Cost - $50

13 July 2026

Two girls and boy sit at a while desk with office supplies

EcoTown Experience (Ages 9 - 11)

Cost - $50

14 July 2026

Still of animation of cup with red liquid on teal background

Animation Junior Creators (Ages 9-12)

$20

6 - 8 July 2026

Close-up of a green circuit board with intricate gold pathways and silver solder points, conveying a sense of complexity and technological precision.

Engineering (Ages 13-17)

$20

8 - 10 July 2026

Close-up of a green circuit board with intricate gold pathways and silver solder points, conveying a sense of complexity and technological precision.

Engineering (Ages 12-15)

$20

13 - 15 July 2026

Still of Koi Fish animation

Animation Teen Creators (Ages 13 - 17)

$20

13 - 15 April 2026

Activities Week 1

Children sit around a white table with hands in white slime in clear bowls

Snow Slime (Ages 5 - 12)

Free - Registration Required

6 July 2026

Girl in red clothes sits on yoga mat in meditation pose

Calm & Happy Kids (Ages 5 - 12)

Free - Registration Required

7 July 2026

Children with their arms around each other looking at a mountain

Inside Out: Understanding Emotions (Ages 12-16)

Free - Registration Required

7 July 2026

happy children high five in the air

Big, Bold and Connected (Ages 5-12)

Free - Registration Required

7 July 2026

Picasso style art of a face

Picasso-Inspired Portraits (Ages 5-8)

Free - Registration Required

10 July 2026

Picasso inspired portrait of a woman's face

Picasso-Inspired Portraits (Ages 8 - 12)

Free - Registration Required

10 July 2026

Activities Week 2

Two women in black hats and tshirts hold blue pipe next to a van

Loose Parts Play

Free - Registration Required

15 July 2026

Shdow hand holds baby echidna

Spike the Echidna (4 - 10)

Free - Registration Required

17 July 2026

Girl holding emu and echidna shapes that make shadows on the wall

Shadow Puppetry Workshop (Ages 4 - 11)

Free - Registration Required

17 July 2026