Summer Holiday Fun Across Fairfield City
Published on 14 December 2021
Keep the kids active and engaged these summer holidays with a range of exciting activities and workshops at Council’s libraries, leisure centres and Fairfield City Museum & Gallery. Registrations are essential and details can be found below.
Fairfield City Leisure Centres
For enquiries and enrolments call Cabravale Leisure Centre 9725 0335, Fairfield Leisure Centre 9725 0336 or Prairiewood Leisure Centre 9725 0337.
Active Kids School Holiday Program
Fairfield Leisure Centre and Fairfield Youth & Community Centre
55 Vine Street, Fairfield
Children ages 5-12 will have a blast at the Active Kids School Holiday Program held over two weeks at the Fairfield Leisure Centre Precinct; including the Fairfield Leisure Centre, Youth and Community Centre and Adventure Park. Sessions run between 10 – 14 January and 17 – 21 January 2022 from 8.30am-4pm daily and incorporate a range of physical activities to allow children to learn new skills, make friends and stay active.
Prices start at $50 per day, per child.
Learn to Swim Holiday Program
Private lessons and an intensive class program available from 4 – 28 January at Cabravale, Fairfield and Prairiewood leisure centres.
*Excludes weekends and public holidays.
Aquatopia Water Park
Prairiewood Leisure Centre
Prairie Vale Road, Prairiewood
Get ready for another bumper season at Fairfield City’s hottest attraction Aquatopia! With the brand new Wave Pool, 20-metre thrill slides, Adventure Aqua Tower and toddler pool, Aquatopia is the go-to place this summer. Prices start at $16 per person or $59 for a family pass for Fairfield City residents. Aquatopia is open every day during the school holidays except Christmas Day.
For more information and where to buy tickets visit https://www.fairfieldcityleisurecentres.com.au/aquatopia
Fairfield City Museum & Gallery
634 The Horsley Drive, Smithfield | 9725 0190
Cupcake Decorating 101
Ages: 6-12
Cost: $18
Master baker Karina will help you decorate your own creative designed delicious cupcakes. Fun to make and eat!
Tutor: Karina Santillan
Wednesday 12 January 10.30am-12pm
Mono Printing
Ages: 8-15
Cost: $9.50
Create your own unique mono print painting using acrylic paint. See how cool all the different designs turn out, the possibilities are endless!
Tutor: Svetlana Panov
Thursday 13 January 10.30am-12pm
Printmaking Patterns
Ages: 6-12
Cost: $9.50
Love to have fun and get messy? Make sure to bring an art shirt or smock for an exciting session of printmaking using a variety of found objects like leaves, feathers, plastic bags, sandpaper, bubble wrap…and more!
Tutor: Marietta Zafirakos
Friday 14 January 10.30am-12pm
Make a Clay Monster
Ages: 6-12
Cost: $9.50
Have you ever seen a monster? Come and create your own! Learn simple clay making techniques and let you imagination go wild.
Tutor: Marietta Zafirakos
Friday 14 January 1pm-2.30pm
Clay Self Portraits
Ages: 7-12
Cost: $9.50
Want a clay figurine of yourself? Come and learn simple clay making techniques and make a unique version of yourself!
Tutor: David Capra
Tuesday 18 January 10.30am-12pm
Wax Resist Landscapes
Ages: 5-12
Cost: $9.50
Do you love drawing using crayons? Learn a cool new technique called wax resist and draw a landscape with wax crayons and water colour paints.
Tutor: Svetlana Panov
Thursday 20 January 10.30am-12pm
Fibre Art for Tots
Age: 3-5 (parents welcome to join)
Cost: $7
Have any old clothes that you love and would like to upcycle into art? Fibre Art for Tots will let your little ones create colourful weavings from recycled fabrics and yarns inspired by our very own exhibition In the fibre of her being. You can playfully explore fibre art and leave with a beautiful woven artwork of your own!
Tutor: Gemma Mckenzie-Booth
Friday 21 January 10.30am-11.30am
Fibre Art for Kids
Ages: 6-12
Cost: $9.50
Have any old clothes that you love and would like to upcycle into art? Create colourful weavings from recycled fabrics and yarns inspired by our very own exhibition In the fibre of her being. You can playfully explore fibre art and leave with a beautiful woven artwork of your own!
Tutor: Gemma Mckenzie-Booth
Friday 21 January 1pm-2.30pm
Fairfield City Open Libraries
Our libraries have a range of dedicated children’s activities including educational shows and craft workshops. For enquiries call 9725 0333.
Christmas Craft
Ages: 4+
Get creative with Christmas craft and make something special to take home. Registration required.
- Fairfield Library: Monday 20 December 10.30 am-11.30 am
- Whitlam Library Cabramatta: Tuesday 21 December 10.30am-11.30am
- Bonnyrigg Library: Wednesday 22 December 10.30am-11.30am
- Wetherill Park Library: Thursday 23 December 10.30am-11.30am
Jellyfish Take & Make*
Ages: 5+
Have fun capturing the summer sunlight with a cute ocean themed jellyfish sun catcher.
*Available until supplies last
All libraries: 4 – 12 January 9.30am-5pm
LEGO Challenge
Ages 5+
Come along to our LEGO challenge these school holidays and see what you can build! Try the LEGO challenge or just have fun with LEGO. Children 12 and under will need to be accompanied by an adult. Registration required.
- Bonnyrigg Library: Thursday 6 January 2pm-3.30pm
- Fairfield Library: Monday 10 January 2pm-3.30 pm
- Whitlam Library Cabramatta: Thursday 13 January 2pm-3.30 pm
- Wetherill Park Library: Friday 21 January 2pm-3.30 pm
Kids Flicks
Bring your own popcorn and settle in for some movie favourites. Registration required.
- Whitlam Library Cabramatta: Monday 10 January 11.30am-1pm
- Whitlam Library Cabramatta: Monday 17 January 11.30am-1pm
School Holiday Storytime
Ages: 5+
Join us for a special school holiday storytime with books, stories, rhymes and songs. Registration required.
- Fairfield Library: Friday 7 January 10.30am-11.30am
- Wetherill Park Library: Tuesday 11 January 10.30am-11.30am
- Whitlam Library Cabramatta: Friday 14 January 10.30am-11.30am
- Bonnyrigg Library: Wednesday 19 January 10.30am-11.30am
Bunnings Craft Funday
Ages: 6-12
A fun craft activity session courtesy of Bunnings Bonnyrigg, Smithfield and Villawood. Bookings are essential and places will only be held for five minutes after program commencement before being made available to others waiting.
- Bonnyrigg Library: Wednesday 12 January 10.30am-11.30am
- Whitlam Library Cabramatta: Wednesday 12 January 10.30am-11.30am
- Fairfield Library: Friday 14 January 10.30am-11.30am
- Wetherill Park Library: Friday 14 January 10.30am-11.30am
Shark Headband Take & Make*
Ages: 5+
Make an easy, cool shark headband craft this summer school holidays. All craft materials provided except for glue, colouring in pencils and scissors. Pick up your kit at the library.
*Available until supplies last
Bonnyrigg, Fairfield, Wetherill Park and Whitlam libraries: Thursday 13 – 21 January 9.30am-5pm
Australia Day Craft
Ages: 5+
Let your creative side run free and paint your own terracotta pot. Australian native seedlings available to take home too!
- Wetherill Park Library: Wednesday 19 January 10.30am-11.30am
- Fairfield Library: Wednesday 19 January 10.30am-11.30am
- Bonnyrigg Library: Friday 21 January 10.30am-11.30am
- Whitlam Library Cabramatta: Friday 21 January 10.30am-11.30am
Dinosaur Puppet Show
Ages: 5-12
Jeral Puppets present an exciting, live puppet show starring Deena, a baby dinosaur kidnapped by Tyrannosaurus Rex and rescued by the flying Pteranodon. Featuring lots of different dinosaurs and an erupting volcano. Registration required.
- Bonnyrigg Library: Tuesday 11 January 10.30am-11.30am
- Fairfield Library: Thursday 13 January 10.30am-11.30am
- Whitlam Library Cabramatta: Tuesday 18 January 10.30am-11.30am
- Wetherill Park Library: Thursday 20 January 10.30am-11.30am