Linden Plays


Saturday 20 August 2022, 2PM > 3:30PM, FREE, at Linden New Art

In this fun workshop for kids, artist Louisa Bufardeci will teach a range of string figures inspired by her current exhibition Figuring. Kids are invited to come along and explore their creativity and learn string figure classics such as Cat’s Whiskers, Jacob’s Ladder and The Broom.


Look around your bathroom. What do you see? What kind of items are in the room?

Learn how to play, mould and create your very own miniature sculptures with this fun activity for kids. Inspired by Honor Freeman’s exhibition Ebb, this activity will teach us to slow down and notice everyday objects we often overlook.


Create a special rugby jersey inspired by your family and friends. This fun activity for kids draws on the themes of family and connection present in Yuriyal Eric Bridgeman’s current exhibition Yal.


Explore colour and light with this activity for kids inspired by Ilan El’s Colours of Light exhibition.

Play with colour, experiment with light and be creative. Can you make your very own colourful creation? This fun activity will teach us how to make a stained-glass window from paper and cellophane, adding beautiful colour to your room. 


This year’s Design Fringe focuses on the theme of “home”. The home can be an endless source of inspiration for design. Create an organic origami lamp shade for your house. Learn the art of folding paper using simple origami techniques. Follow this step by step activity to make your own origami lamp shade.


If you could live anywhere, where would that be? What does your perfect home look like? Is your perfect home by the sea or in the mountains? Everything is possible in this activity! Linden New Art have produced this activity inspired by the Design Fringe theme of ‘home’.


What do you do with a lagerphone? Well … you play it!
A lagerphone, or a music stick, is an old percussion instrument, like a tambourine, that was played in bush bands in the countryside. It is a wooden stick with bottle caps nailed onto it and makes a great sound when you tap to the music. We are going to make our very own music stick.


Make a time capsule to discover in the future!

This year has been a big year! We have done so many new things and overcome so many different obstacles. The world is always changing and so are we. This might be a special year to remember in a time capsule.

A time capsule stores objects and letters from a moment in time that is hidden away or buried for discovery in the future.


USE YOUR IMAGINATION

Continue exploring the artists work at home with three creative activities, What is in the room? with Prudence Flint, Build your memory place with Michael Kluge and Imagine you are in the sky with Steffie Wallace.


Saturday 9 to Sunday 17 January 2021, FREE

ART IS FOR EVERYONE
In partnership with NGV Kids on Tour, Linden is excited to continue our school holiday activities with a TAKE-HOME ART PACK for all ages.


Explore these fun, easy to follow kids activities for all ages to enjoy at home. Inspired by our Linden past exhibitions, Isolate with Linden > Kids Activities are an educational resource that encourages kids to meditate, learn and use their creative imaginations!


Linden New Art has joined East Gippsland Art Gallery to connect our stay-at-home communities through the art of letters.
Kids are invited to become a pen pal by sending a meaningful message to someone who has to stay home just like you.


Sunday 2 February 2020, 1PM-2:30PM

Join Linden Art Prize 2019 artist Farnaz Dadfar for a special artist-led kids’ workshop. Inspired by the artist’s use of colour, pattern and design, kids are invited to explore their creativity and think outside the box to make their own experimental art pieces.


Saturday 11 January to Sunday 19 January 2020

This summer school holidays, join in free drop-in activities as part of NGV Kids on Tour at Linden New Art. Inspired by KAWS: PLAYTIME exhibition on now at the NGV, kids are invited to get creative clay modelling, drawing and collage activities.


Saturday 23 November 2019 to Sunday 9 February 2020

Grab a pencil and get ready to explore the Linden Postcard Show. Follow the treasure map and mark X when you’ve found the artworks.
Free to play throughout the duration of the Linden Postcard Show 2019-20.


Saturday 5 October 2019, 12PM-1.30PM

Join artist Justin Hinder for kids art activity! Think about all the wonders the future holds inspired by Linden New Art current exhibitions. Look 10 years into the future, 100 years and 1000 years. What do you think the future will look like when you grow up?

On Holidays at Linden > Pet Portraits

On Holidays at Linden > Pet Portraits

Tuesday 25 September to Sunday 30 September 2018, 10AM to 3PM

Artists Julia deVille and Natalie Ryan both look at animals in their artistic practice and explore what animals mean to us in our everyday lives. In this free drop-in holiday activity, kids can create a Pet Portrait of a loved or favourite animal.

On Holidays at Linden > Futuristic Inventions

On Holidays at Linden > Futuristic Inventions

Saturday 21 September to Sunday 6 October 2019

The world’s greatest inventors started with some pretty crazy ideas that seemed almost impossible. Yet here we are today, flying through the sky in aeroplanes and playing video games on smart phones. What can you come up with?

Crafternoon for Kids > Sound Collage

Crafternoon for Kids > Sound Collage

Sunday 18 August 2019, 1PM to 3PM 

The louder the better! Join sound artists Dale Gorfinkel and Bryan Phillips for a special sound workshop. Using recycled materials, organic or kitchen objects to create sound sculptures, kids will bang, clash and make a collective music composition. 

On Holidays at Linden > My Family and Me

On Holidays at Linden > My Family and Me

Tuesday 2 July to Sunday 14 July 2019, 11AM-4PM

Drop in to the gallery this school holidays and draw a picture of your family visiting your favourite place in St Kilda. As part of Linden Locals, a photographic exhibition to celebrate our many visitors, artists and locals, we are inviting kids and families to share their stories. 

Crafternoon for Kids > Clay Coolamons

Crafternoon for Kids > Clay Coolamons

Sunday 16 June 2019, 12.30PM to 2PM

What is a coolamon? A coolamon traditionally is made from wood and is like a big oval bowl. They are traditionally used for holding bush tucker when you go collecting in the bush. They also held babies when mothers would rock them to sleep.

Crafternoon for Kids > Perfect Balance

Crafternoon for Kids > Perfect Balance

Tuesday 9 April 2019, 1PM to 2.30PM

Kids are invited to join Linden Art Prize 2019 artist Andrew Atchison in an artist-lead creative workshop. They will each create a perfectly balanced hanging mobile artwork from diverse objects as a kind of self-portrait, to explore how themes of diversity and personal uniqueness can be expressed through art.

On Holidays at Linden > Rethinking Design

On Holidays at Linden > Rethinking Design

Saturday 6 to Sunday 14 April 2019, 11AM to 4PM

Inspired by Linden Art Prize 2019 artist Farnaz Dadfar, kids will experiment with colour, pattern and design through the playful and unexpected visual correlations of Dadfar's work.

On Holidays at Linden > NGV Kids on Tour

On Holidays at Linden > NGV Kids on Tour

Tuesday 8 to Sunday 13 January 2019, 11AM to 4PM

Do you like to play make believe? Close your eyes and imagine – transform into a creature, fly through the sky, or travel through infinite worlds. Your creativity can take you anywhere.

Linden Postcard Show Treasure Hunt

Linden Postcard Show Treasure Hunt

Wednesday 2 January to Sunday 10 February 2019, 11AM to 4PM

 "There! X marks the spot!" Visit the Linden Postcard Show 2018-19 exhibition and pick up copies of our free TREASURE HUNT activity sheet for kids.  

Crafternoon for Kids: Memento Mori

Crafternoon for Kids: Memento Mori

Saturday 13 October 2018, 2PM to 3.30PM

Memento mori - Remember you are mortal. Remembering our mortality gives us a chance to think about what really matters in our lives. Memento mori is a symbolic reminder used in art.

Free Family Activity > Mapping My Home

Free Family Activity > Mapping My Home

28 July to 2 September 2018

In this free drop-in activity, mothers and daughters, kids and families, are invited to work together to create a map of their home or favourite places. 

On Holidays at Linden > Tree Branch Ornaments

On Holidays at Linden > Tree Branch Ornaments

Wednesday 11 July 2018, 3.30PM to 5PM

Let the natural world inspire your child’s creativity. In this artist-led creative workshop for kids, artist and educator Angela Rossitto will explore seasonal changes with children and show them how natural materials can be re-used for creative projects.

Crafternoon for Kids > Tricky Critters

Crafternoon for Kids > Tricky Critters

Saturday 3 March 2018, 10.30AM to 12PM

Inspired by Nicole Newman's exhibition Geniavisheh Shtiklech (Tricky Pieces), this drawing workshop led by artist Justin Hinder gets kids to slow down and focus on the intricate forms of small bugs & animals that they will draw & colour.

Crafternoon for Kids > Sculpting Plasticine People

Crafternoon for Kids > Sculpting Plasticine People

Saturday 3 February 2018, 10AM to 12PM

Learn how to mold & create your own little plasticine person to keep! Join award-winning artist Leonie Rhodes for a fun art workshop for kids.

On Holidays at Linden: NGV Kids on Tour

On Holidays at Linden: NGV Kids on Tour

Wednesday 3 January, Friday 12 January 2018

Wiggle your toes, stick out your tongue and wave your arms – everybody get involved with NGV Kids on Tour at Linden New Art.

Crafternoon for Kids: Bush Toys

Crafternoon for Kids: Bush Toys

Saturday 9 Sep 2017, 12.30PM to 2PM

Inspired by the Border Lines exhibition at Linden New Art, create fun bush toys with fibre-design artist Adrienne Kneebone. Using soft grass, colourful wool and some big buttons, create anything from a small grass lizard to a mighty pair of buffalo horns. 

On Holidays at Linden > Recycle, Recreate, Repurpose

On Holidays at Linden > Recycle, Recreate, Repurpose

Friday 7 July 2017, 10.30AM to 12PM

In this book-art workshop, children will be given a series of different paper cut-out illustrations that they can colour and decorate to create their own book-art story. Michelle Lackenby, Creative Director and paper artist, Paperazzi Design Studio will teach techniques of glueing, folding and cutting.