Playgroups
Come and meet local families and develop new friendships, and relax and talk in a friendly environment and share your experiences and ideas.
Playgroups provide parents, caregivers and their children the opportunity to meet for interaction and fun. They also provide opportunities for children to learn through play, participate in new experiences, develop and increase social skills, and learn sharing, co-operation and simple routines.
The playgroups listed below are run at our Community Centres.
Note: All playgroup participants are required to become members of Playgroup Victoria for public liability insurance coverage.
Spanish Speaking Playgroup
This wonderful new group is for Spanish speaking families. Children will have the opportunity to practice the language through songs, games, and general conversation. Participants hope to create lifetime friendships with other Spanish speaking families so the children can grow up using their native language. Only Spanish will be spoken.
Location: Maidstone Community Centre
Time: 10.30am–1pm
Date: 24 April-19 June 2023
Cost: $1 per family
Register Here
Maidstone Community Playgroup
Run by an experienced facilitator, children will explore the delights of painting, play dough, dress ups, water play and planting in our gorgeous garden. Special pampering sessions for mums and dads.
Location: Maidstone Community Centre
Time: 9.30–11.30am
Date: Wednsedays from 1 February 2023
Cost: $2 per family
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Vietnamese Playgroup
This friendly playgroup for residents of Maribyrnong offers art and craft activities and bilingual story time to support children’s fine motor skills and language development. We also support and link parents to local communities, early childhood services and increase families’ social networks in the community through outings and celebrating special events.
Location: Maidstone Community Centre
Time: 10am-2pm
Date: 2 May- 20 June 2023 (every Tuesday)
Healthy snacks are provided. Please contact Thuy via email at thuy.pham@avwa.org.au for more information. This is run in partnership with the Australian Vietnamese Women’s Association.
Japanese playgroup
A parent run playgroup for families of Japanese speaking background for all children aged up to 5 years.
Location: Maribyrnong Community Centre
Time: 9.30am-12pm
Day: Tuesdays from 8 April 2023 ongoing
Cost: Gold coin contribution
Register here
Maribyrnong River Babies Playgroup
Location: Maribyrnong Community Centre
Date: Weekly until 27 June 2023
Time: 10.30am-1pm
Cost: Free
Register Here
For all families with babies from birth to two years of age. New families are always welcome.
Multicultural Playgroup
Location: Braybrook Community Centre
Time: 10am-12pm
Date: Thursdays, 2 February-6 April 2023
Cost: Free
Facilitated by Mackillop Family Services, our supported playgroups are for families with young children from diverse backgrounds who meet weekly for social interaction and fun, providing opportunities to learn through play. Everyone welcome, however bookings are essential.
To book, please call or text 0427 703 582 or email RegionalParentingService@mackillop.org.au