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chool holidays are a great time to explore the treasures of your local area. If you’re on the lookout for fun (and free) ideas to entertain the kids on the school holidays, take the kids on an artistic treasure hunt with a self-guided street art tour of Frankston CBD to discover incredible artworks created by some of the world’s best street artists.
There are over 30 artworks to discover on your adventure, but here is a snapshot of some of the more popular ones for kids!
ALICE IN WONDERLAND AND NUTCRACKER MELBOURNE'S MURALS – FRANKSTON Location: Frankston Library Alice in Wonderland is a classic that people of all ages know and love. Brigitte and Melissa from Melbourne’s Murals painted these mazing artworks which also feature the Nutcracker ballet, giving the Frankston library forecourt a colourful and friendly entrance. This is the perfect visual story to engage children heading into Storytime at the library, or to choose new books to escape into. Can you spot your favourite character? Whilst at the library, make sure you check out the Stacked Bookshelves artwork on the Playne Street facade of Frankston library. Brigitte and Melissa chose to paint books that represent local authors, adding Rascal the Dragon (a character from Paul Jennings books) as a fun interactive touch for the kids. What’s your favourite book?
ALL THE GREEN YEAR MELBOURNE'S MURALS – FRANKSTON Location: Thompson Lane Down the street and around the corner in Thompson Lane, you’ll find another treasure painted by Melbourne’s Murals Brigitte and Melissa. All the Green Year honours Don Charlwood, an author who lived in Frankston. He wrote a classic tale about a boy called Charlie Reeve and his journey towards adulthood living in a small town on the Mornington Peninsula. What animals can you spot in this picture?
PLOVER LOVER DVATE Location: Wells Lane Created by artist Jimmy Dvate, Plover Lover in Wells Lane was inspired by local flora and fauna and features the hooded plover which is a local endangered species. This incredible artwork shows the various life stages, from egg, chick, fledgling to adult, all surrounded by abstract hazard tape as a symbol of their vulnerability. Have you ever seen a hooded plover at the beach?
30 Peninsula Kids – Winter 2020