What’s in Your Backyard October School Holiday Programs

Past Public Programmes

DezignaBug!

Get ready this school holidays for some creative DezignaBug activities! We’ve created some awesome activities that test your creative styles. To celebrate our new Curioseum Bug activities we’re getting buggy with it!

Register: Not necessary

Dates: 4th – 8th October 2021 and 9th October first week. 11th – 15th October 2021 and 16th October.

Time: 10.30am-3.30pm Mon-Fri and Sat 10.30am-1.30pm

Cost: FREE

Type: Virtual Activity for the first week and in the Museum for the second week.

Ages: All ages with adult supervision

The first week of the holidays 4th – 9th October we have created Virtual Activities so you can pick up a DezignaBug pack, use the Youtube link to see the ‘how to’ videos. These are FREE packs for all our locals. Please remember to bring your button drawings in so we can make it into a button. Also, bring your 3D DezignaBug in to take a photo of it in our Diorama!

Make a DezignaBug Badge!

Printed DezignaBugs will be available for you to colour in. A Museum host will make your chosen one and make it into a badge (limited to 1 badge per child).

Create a DezignaBug!

From or bug-part templates, use the lights to draw and colour in your DezignaBug!

Make a 3D DezignaBug!

From the materials available build your DezignaBug 3D Sculpture. Then, post your DezignaBug in the Amazing Bug World Diorama!

DezignaBug Hunt!

Use your detective eyes to find backyard critters around the Museum, go into the draw for a cool prize pace, 2 to be won!