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Fast 5
Top Picks
#1 What's On - CBD
- Toddler Tales (Mondays during school term) Sing, dance and explore stories designed for toddlers aged 18 months to 3 years every Monday at 10.30am. Melbourne CBD
- Free Baby Playgroup (Wednesday 4 + 11 February) Sensory play sessions for babies 6 weeks to 12 months with tactile activities, music, movement and visual stimulation. Melbourne CBD
- Love Love Love Love Love Love (Thursday 5 - Sunday 8 February) A work-in-progress performance celebrating diversity where babies under one year inspire the show with Caroline Bowditch and friends. Melbourne CBD
#2 What's On - NORTH
- Get Active: Creative Movement (Monday 2 February) Theatre-based workshop exploring movement, creativity and intergenerational play for preschoolers and their carers. Reservoir
- Songbirds (Tuesdays during school term) Songs, rhymes and stories to engage newborns to 18 months with the fun and rhythm of language. Carlton
- Zoo Playgroup (Tuesday 3, Thursday 5 + Friday 6 February) Eight-week nature-inspired playgroup with sensory play, storytelling, songs and crafts for Melbourne Zoo's youngest members. Parkville
#3 What's On - SOUTH
- Story Time (Tuesdays until 3 March) Stories, rhymes and craft activities to develop early language and literacy skills for children aged 3+. Point Cook
- Rhyme Time (Tuesdays, Thursdays + Fridays during school term) Develop language, motor skills and imagination through rhymes, music and books for children aged 1-5 years. Williams Landing
- Young at Art (Thursdays) Hands-on creative activities inspired by current exhibitions for kids aged 3-5, led by artist educators with take-home art boxes. Mornington
#4 What's On - EAST
- Tawny Toddlers Playgroup (Tuesdays until 31 March) Nine-week child-led program with nature-based activities, crafts, storytelling and bush walks at Lysterfield Lake Park. Lysterfield
- Bookaburra Storytime (Various dates + times during school term) Free interactive sessions with stories, rhymes and fun to support early literacy skills for children aged 0-5 years. Kilsyth, Mt Dandenong, Mt Evelyn, Monbulk, Chirnside Park + Lilydale
- Sticker Sunnies at MoPA (Daily until Sunday 1 March) Decorate and take home your own pair of sunnies with stickers, shapes and textures in this open-ended creative activity. Nunawading
#5 What's On - WEST
- The Fun In Art Playgroup (Tuesday 3 February) First session of 2026 with drawing, painting and water play for ages 1-5 in a creative, no-cleanup environment. Newport
- Little Kids Week In (Monday 2 - Friday 6 February) Little kids take over Scienceworks to explore STEM skills through hands-on building, plumbing and painting activities. Spotswood
- Baby Stay & Play (Fridays until 27 February) Free relaxed sessions with gentle play-based experiences for babies and parents to connect and explore together. Flemington
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