Bits and Bots school holiday program

Step into the world of Born or Built? Our Robotic Future and let your imagination run wild with hands-on robot-inspired crafting fun all Summer Holiday long.

Starting in December the museum’s popular Bits and Bots Christmas Bauble activity is back! Explore Born or Built? Our Robotic Future and be inspired by the dazzling shapes, colours, and patterns of technology to design your very own take-home bauble.

Then keep the creativity flowing in January with more robot-inspired fun. Roll up your sleeves in our DIY makerspace, where you can craft a unique take-home robot using cardboard, foil, bottle lids, and other recycled treasures. And don’t miss out: for the final week of the holidays you can brush up on your painting skills with your very own plaster-cast robot masterpiece. 

Whether you love painting, building, or simply exploring how art and technology collide, our Bits & Bots workshops are the perfect way to get inspired by robots of all shapes and sizes!

All activities are included with ticket purchase to Born or Built? (including season passes).

Jingle Bots: Robot Christmas Baubles
Dates: Monday 15 – Friday 19 December 2025
Times: 9:30am – 2pm
Suitable for ages 5+
Included with Born or Built? ticket 

Build-a-Bot: DIY Recycled Robot Makerspace
Dates: Wednesday 7 – Friday 16 January 2026
Times: 9:30am – 2pm
Suitable for ages 5+
Included with Born or Built? ticket 

Bot-Brushup: Painting Plaster Cast Robots
Dates: Saturday 17 – Friday 23 January 2026
Times: 9:30am – 2pm
Suitable for ages 5+
Included with Born or Built? ticket

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Entry conditions:

• Limit one activity per person per day, while stocks last.
• For Season Pass holders, entry into each activity is limited to one per day.
• Short wait times may apply for busy periods, see the front desk when you arrive to check what sessions are available.
• Parental or guardian supervision is required at all times to ensure safe participation.