Glebe school holiday ideas to get the kids out of the house

School holidays are here and to help you recover after a term with a lot of inside learning we’ve got a list of school holiday activities to get you out and about.

SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium

SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium is open from 4th to the 19th of July from 10am to 4pm. The aquarium features many exhibits including Manly’s Little Penguin colony, Pig the dugong, Australia’s only sub-antarctic penguin colony and the Great Barrier Reef inspired Day and Night on the Reef zone.

The aquarium has introduced a number of safety measures including becoming completely cashless, lowering capacity limits and allocating time slots to guests, so we recommend that you book online to guarantee your entry. Booking online saves 20% with prices starting at $28 per child and $38.40 per adult.

For more information visit the SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium website.

WILD LIFE Sydney Zoo

WILD LIFE Sydney Zoo is open from 4th to the 19th of July from 10am to 4pm. Visit Kalina the Koala, Dot and Dusk the Kangaroos, Ringo the Wombat, Davey the Quokka and Rocky the Saltwater Croc.

Like SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium, the zoo has introduced a number of COVID safety measures and booking is key to guarantee entry. Booking online saves 20% with prices starting at $26.40 per child and $36.80 per adult.

For more information visit the WILD LIFE Sydney Zoo website.

Sydney Tower Eye

Like heights? Sydney Tower Eye has reopened as a COVID safe venue from 4th to the 19th of July from 10am to 7pm. Experience 360-degree views from 250m above Sydney’s streets at the observation deck or spend 60 minutes at SKYWALK, the highest outdoor viewpoint in the city where the guides will point out the city’s most iconic landmarks. SKYWALK reopens on the 6th of July with a maximum of 3 people at one time.

For a limited time, prices are 20% off on the Sydney Tower Eye website. Prices start at $17.60 for children and $24.80 for adults for general admission including the observation deck. For both the SKYWALK and observation deck prices start at $52.60 for children and $59.80 for adults.

You can also purchase passes for multiple attractions including SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium, Madame Tussauds, WILD LIFE Sydney Zoo and Sydney Tower Eye in a value ticket here.

For more information visit the Sydney Tower Eye website.

Maritime Museum

The Maritime Museum has partially reopened with a winter school holidays event from 4th to the 19th July from 9:30am to 5pm. While some exhibits and attractions are unavailable, general entry to the museum is free and the school holiday program is low cost with prices ranging from being free for children under 4 years, $15 per child over over 4 years, $25 for adults and $20 for concession with a family pass available for $60.

The Self-guided school holiday activity trail takes visitors through galleries and exhibitions, vessels, hands-on workshops themed creative activities and more.

For more information visit the Maritime Museum website.

Want some other activities to do? For the little ones there’s Library Rhyme Time and for teens you can sign up for the July School Holiday Program. There’s also plenty more happening this month available here.

Got any ideas you’d like to share with other parents? Let us know in the comments box below!