2020 January school holiday programme

Insect studyWhen visiting the Museum you can:

  • Find the Golden Frog – Find it and go in the draw to win a prize at the end of the holidays
  • Get a closer look at our new exhibition, A Timaru Landmark
  • Join our Museum Explorers’ Club
  • Do a museum quiz and earn a penny to play on one of our historic coin games!
  • Play our Spacies game and see if you can get to the top of the leaderboard - 50c a game
  • Explore our exhibitions with hundreds of things to see!
  • Watch a movie in our new mini theatre
  • Museum Mystery Phrase – From the 3rd of January 2020 come in and solve the mystery to go in the draw to win a prize

Plus:

Holiday Expeditions

Date/Time

Activity/Cost

Description

Wednesday 15 January

Time:

1pm – 3pm

Talbot Forest Scenic Reserve adventure in Geraldine.

Come and explore this unique forest environment with us.

If wet, come to the SC Museum in Timaru instead and find out more about Bugs, Bees and Birds.

Make one of these creatures while you are here.

Free - no booking required!

Meet us at the Talbot Forest Scenic Reserve carpark on Tripp Street up on the hill behind Geraldine township

This is a great picnic area so you might like to have your lunch here before exploring with the Museum Team at 1pm.

  • Bug hunts
  • Listen to the birds
  • Bush walk

Bring sunhats, water bottles and suitable footwear

We will bring our bug hunting gear for you to use.

Suitable for all ages

Wednesday 22nd January

Time:

1pm – 3pm

Centennial Park, Timaru

(Scenic Reserve)

If wet, come to the SC Museum in Timaru instead and find out more about Bugs, Bees and Birds.

Make one of these creatures while you are here.

Free - no booking required!

Meet us at the Lake Picnic area which is at the northern end of the Park. You can enter either from Otipua Rd or Claremont Rd end.

  • Lake area Scavenger Hunt
  • Visit  the old   Quarry sites
  • Visit a Moa site

Bring sunhats, water bottles and suitable footwear

Suitable for all ages.

Keep an eye out on our Facebook page for further information

January School Holiday Hours

Monday to Friday 10am to 4:30pm

Weekends 1:00 to 4:30pm