Social Event for MacKillop Foster Carers and Families: Geelong
A Night @ The Children’s Museum!
Join us for an evening of play and laughter at MoPA: Museum of Play and Art! We are thrilled to invite you and your family to a special night dedicated to supporting our community and having a blast with your little ones.
Date, Time & Location
4:30pm until 7pm on Thursday the 24th of October 2024 at
MoPA: Museum of Play and Art, 51 McKillop St, Geelong
The formalities (activities and food) will occur between 5 pm and 6.30 pm. However, families are encouraged to arrive early to enjoy free play time with other MacKillop families. You can come and go any time during the 2.5-hour window from 4.30 pm until 7.00 pm!
TicketS
This event is free for our MacKillop foster carers, children and young people; however, tickets must be pre-booked – see below to book.
All Museum activities, including art and craft materials, are included, and MoPA will lead a dance party and story time.
Food & Drinks
MoPA will provide FREE snack platters for guests, and MacKillop will provide tea, coffee and a selection of cold drinks.
Strictly no food from home, please.
There will also be other items for purchase from the MoPA Cafe.
Please contact Tania Ferris (tania.ferris@mackillop.org.au) to discuss any specialised dietary requirements.
Ready to book?
Limited tickets available – book now!
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As the Autumn breezes blow in, and the bugs fill the garden, we’re reminded that nature truly is one of the greatest sources of creative inspiration. MoPA’s educators have been digging in the dirt (not even joking)... and, inspired by all the furry, wriggly, winged things they found, they’ve designed some gorgeous new activities that celebrate nature.
“THE ART OF NATURE” runs from March 3 to May 31. All the activities and art supplies are included with your ticket.
WE ARE HIRING!!
OK, so… We may look like a full pack of pencils, but we’ve always got room for more greatness.
Are you the best Barista in the WORLD? Or the most passionate student of the Early Learning profession in the entire UNIVERSE? ORRR… The loudest advocate of creative learning that this milkyway has ever seen? Well then we’d lurrrrve to meet you!
All the available rolls at MoPA are advertised on our website, but we’d like to call special attention to our barista roll at MoPA Sandringham - the families of Bayside LOVE our coffee, and with your help we’re levelling up up up!! ☕️🍭🍬 xx MoPA
Working with people and organisations that are values-aligned has always been such an important aspect of the work we do at MoPA. Our guests, our team, our partners, they’re all hugely passionate about play and creativity.
And when the team at @tonies_anz chose to celebrate their Australian launch at MoPA, and arranged for @emmamemmamemma to drop in for a dance party, we were absolutely THRILLED.
The team were a true delight to work with and the launch of @tonies_anz was a huge success. Wishing you all a happy and successful 2025!! x
Mmmmm… Heavenly! 😍🎨🧑🎨
Q: Is it a real car?
A: Yes, and each has a special place in our ♥️
Q: Do you ever clean it?
A: Yes, but the timing is a hot debate. 🧽 There is so much beauty in the layers, but also purity and timeless charm in its bare form.
Q: How do you choose the colours?
A: Have you ever stirred up a slurpy? 🥤 If we’re not careful, it ends up brown; our team have become experts in avoiding that! 😆
Q: Why? Just why?
A: All our exhibits are thoughtfully crafted to support early learning and creativity. Our world is full of boundaries and conformity (in most cases, for good reason!). The MoPA Art Car exhibit 🚗 is designed to give children an opportunity to do something that doesn’t “feel” within the confines impressed upon us; to help them see, experience first-hand, and learn, that creativity can so often be found in media and forms we never imagined would combine.
🏆 WIN WIN WIN 🏆
Hands up if the Art Car is one of your faves 🤚? We’ll choose one hand up, tomorrow (25/2/25) at 5PM Melbourne time, from the comments below, completely at random, and if your name is the one that comes out of the hat you we’ll be sending you over a $100 Gift Voucher to come and lay down the next coat of paint on the Art Car 🎨❤️
PS, Don’t forget — it’s “Forever Young February” at MoPA this month and you still have a few days to enjoy FREE entry for Grandparents!! xx
Dear Casual Job Seekers of Geelong, MoPA would ❤️ to meet you!
If you know someone that might be a great fit at MoPA Geelong, please tag them below (or FWD this post and let us know via PM)... And if your friend ends up joining the team, we’ll happily gift you a free annual membership to say thanks!!
PS. Pic for attention only (is it NOT the cutest pic ever ❤️)
FREE entry for grandparents - Woohoo!! Just two weeks left to celebrate “Forever Young February” @ MoPA!!
Chinese (Traditional):
MoPA 將在二月份舉辦三天的特別活動，和維多利亞州的華人朋友們一起享受語言之美。
MoPA中文日：
2月17日 星期一在 Sandringham
2月19日 星期三在 Thomastown
2月21日 星期五在 Geelong
當天， 我們會換上時髦的中文歌， 一起閱讀中文的兒童讀本，我們要把博物館裡的所有音樂和所有的文字都變成中文。
還有, 千萬別錯過我們的熱舞派對！
如果你喜歡中文這個語言，或者這是你熟悉的文化，不妨在這一天, 帶上你的親朋好友們來拜訪MoPA ，跟著MoPA的哥哥姊姊們一起享受中文的語言薰陶。
當天會有三場活動，位子有限，記得上我們的網站預約買票哦！我們 MoPA見 ！
Chinese (Simplified):
MoPA将在二月份举办三天的特别活动，与维多利亚州的华人朋友们一起享受语言之美。
MoPA中文日：
2月17日 星期一在 Sandringham
2月19日 星期三在 Thomastown
2月21日 星期五在 Geelong
那天，我们会换上时髦的中文歌，一起阅读中文的儿童读物，我们要把博物馆里的所有音乐和所有文字都变成中文。
还有，千万别错过我们的热舞派对！
如果你喜欢中文这个语言，或者这是你熟悉的文化，不妨在这一天，带上你的亲朋好友们来参观MoPA，跟随MoPA的哥哥姐姐们一起享受中文的语言薰陶。
当天会有三场活动，位子有限，记得在我们的网站上预订买票！我们MoPA见！
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English:
In February we are going to have some very special days at MoPA to celebrate Victoria’s enormous Chinese community.
Chinese Community Days:
Mon 17th Feb in Sandringham
Wed 19th Feb in Thomastown
Fri 21st Feb in Geelong
We will dance at our dance party to Chinese childrens music, our books will be read in chinese languages, and even our signage will be translated. So if you’d like to get together with other families of the Chinese community, we’ll see you down here at MoPA! We expect these days to be very popular, but we do only have limited space available, so please be sure to jump online and book now to secure your spot. See you all then!
PS - Stay tuned for MORE cultural celebrations at MoPA. Comment below with your ideas and requests!!
x MoPA
