Mario Kart Mayhem

ABOUT THE EVENT

Get ready to unleash your creativity and racing spirit!

These school holidays, spend the day with the gang from SPACEJUMP, designing and building your own custom racetracks, then bringing them to life using augmented reality. Once the tracks are set, it's time to race your karts and compete for glory in a thrilling AR showdown! Combining physical cars with a virtual race, you'll experience all the fun of Mario Kart in a new and exciting way.

Perfect for gamers, makers, and anyone who loves a mix of tech and fun. No prior experience needed - just bring your imagination!

During this workshop, participants will:

• Work together to brainstorm, design and build racetracks
• Get creative with arts and crafts to decorate their racetracks
• Race augmented reality karts using a Nintendo Switch

Be quick to race in for this highly popular program!  

Don't forget to bring a water bottle and your lunch.

Drop and Leave Holiday Programs

Drop and leave programs enable children and young people to experience the Museum independently, discover and learn something new in an area of interest and access materials and resources that would not normally be available at home. All programs are managed and monitored by our experienced Learning and Engagement staff.

Don't take our word for it. Here's what some of our past participants had to say: 

"This program gave me great joy and taught me a few things about Mario Kart.  It was awesome!”  Henry 

"I liked how we got to build our own race course."  Elizabeth 8 years

"It was an opportunity to be creative."  Lois/Lulu 8 years

"I really liked how we got to make stuff and meet new people!"  Sydney 8 years

"It was awesome and super fun."  Liam 8 years 

Parent Feedback

What parents are hearing from their kids about our programs:

• They had fun and felt supported
• They learned something new and made friends
• They can’t wait to come back!

What parents love about our programs:

• Diverse and engaging activities
• Educational, safe environment
• Friendly, qualified staff
• Convenient and affordable