Zoo Playgroup

Event start time:

9.30am (children aged 2 – 3 years) and 11.30am (children aged 3 to 5 years)

Duration:

8 week program

90 minute sessions

Location:

Keeper Kids, Melbourne Zoo

Cost:

$250 - 10% discount for additional siblings. Aged 2-5 years. Bookings available for Zoo members only.

Age groups:

Children aged 2 years to 5 years and their Adult Carer

How to Book:

Call our team on 1300 966 784 between 9am and 5pm, seven days a week. 

Melbourne Zoo is excited to introduce an eight week playgroup designed for our youngest members and their adult carers.

Zoo Playgroup offers a nature-inspired experience through engaging, play-based activities tailored to support children's development and connection with their natural world. These activities may include sensory play, storytelling, song and nature crafts, all centred around a weekly theme.

Designed by Early Childhood Specialists and aligned with the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework (VEYLDF), this program aims to foster a positive connection with nature and instill conservation values as your child explores the zoo's outdoor environments.

 

Three young guests watch two Meerkats dig dirt in their habitat.

Tuesday session dates:

  • 29 April
  • 6 May
  • 13 May
  • 20 May
  • 27 May
  • 3 June
  • 10 June
  • 17 June

Thursday session dates:

  • 1 May
  • 8 May
  • 15 May
  • 22 May
  • 29 May
  • 5 June
  • 12 June
  • 19 June
Two young guests make "dishes" from the "Mud Kitchen," accompanied by two adults supervising them.
A young guest pets the "Tiger" of Keeper Kids.

Friday Sessions:

  • 2 May
  • 9 May
  • 16 May
  • 23 May
  • 30 May
  • 6 June
  • 13 June
  • 20 June