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MoPA: Museum of Play and Art

📍 Sandringham, VIC

4.8(1,444 Google reviews)👶1-7

Interactive play museum in Sandringham for children aged 1–7, with educator-designed sessions including live painting, dance rooms, story time, craft activities, car painting, and sensory play.

Ages 1–7Structured sessionsEducator-designedToddler focusedLicensed venueCrowd controlled
★★★★★Featured review by sventek

This place is awesome, visited with a friend and both our toddlers had an absolutely amazing time! Live pictures/paintings, slides, dance rooms, interactive activities, story time, car paintings, dance parties and more. No outside food allowed, cafe available inside. Bookings highly recommended, I like how they crowd control (you get a 2 hour session) allowed our kids enough space to move around in within their session. The whole area is very clean too. There's a decent sized parking lot outside, but since it's shared with other services and shops in the area, can be quite hard to find a spot. Price guide (as of Aug 2025): $18 adults $24 child (1 - 18 years) $5.09 for small cloudy apple juice on card

🏆 Family Action Verdict

The top pick for parents of toddlers and children up to age 7 who want structured, imaginative play led by engaged staff rather than unsupervised equipment. Staff actively round up children for each new session, keeping energy focused. The two-hour session limit keeps the space manageable.

ℹ️ What to Know Before You Go

💡Book ahead — sessions are crowd-controlled and fill on weekends
No outside food or drink; the on-site cafe covers adults and children
🎟️Arrive at session start to catch the full daily program of activities
🚗Parking is in a shared lot — arrive a few minutes early to secure a spot

💬 What Families Are Saying

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4.8

1,444 Google reviews

Staff engagement and session quality40%
Structured program variety30%
Clean and well-organised space20%
Party and event suitability10%
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sventek

7 months ago

This place is awesome, visited with a friend and both our toddlers had an absolutely amazing time! Live pictures/paintings, slides, dance rooms, interactive activities, story time, car paintings, dance parties and more. No outside food allowed, cafe available inside. Bookings highly recommended, I like how they crowd control (you get a 2 hour session) allowed our kids enough space to move around in within their session. The whole area is very clean too. There's a decent sized parking lot outside, but since it's shared with other services and shops in the area, can be quite hard to find a spot. Price guide (as of Aug 2025): $18 adults $24 child (1 - 18 years) $5.09 for small cloudy apple juice on card

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K

2 months ago

We visited MoPA on the weekend with my little one and honestly had the sweetest day together. The space is so thoughtfully set up for toddlers and young kids everything is colourful, hands-on, and designed to spark imagination and learning through play. My daughter was completely in her element exploring all the different spaces. The staff were warm, welcoming and really engaged with the kids, which made such a difference. It didn’t feel chaotic or overwhelming like some play centres it felt calm, creative and intentional. It’s one of those places where you’re not just “keeping your kid busy,”. Such a beautiful spot for quality time with your little ones. We’ll definitely be back 🤍

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Tilda Thomas

5 months ago

Honestly worth their weight in gold. We just celebrated my husband and daughter’s birthdays here (40th and 1st). Once I had made the list of invites there was 54 adults and 30 kids. I was so stuck as to where can you go to accommodate that. Then MOPA came and stole the show. They have an alcohol license so the adults could enjoy a beer, coffee machine soft drinks ect ect. The staff basically entertained all the kids the whole time so the kids all had an amazing time as did their parents. Thank you so much MOPA. Everything was a breeze.

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cathy king

a month ago

Fantastic place for fun and learning in a safe, interactive environment. Never tire of coming here. And so many extra programs on during the day. Staff are wonderful at rounding you up for the next story time /dance and music / car painting ect sessions. My 2year old granddaughter loves coming here

Reviews from Google

Overview

MoPA structures each visit around a rotating program of educator-led activities — live paintings, dance and music sessions, car painting, story time, and seasonal craft — interspersed with free play across colourful, hands-on zones. Sessions are crowd-controlled to two hours to prevent overcrowding. The venue holds a liquor licence and has hosted events for groups as large as 54 adults and 30 children simultaneously. No outside food permitted; an on-site cafe serves adults.

🕐 Opening Hours

Monday09:30 – 16:00
Tuesday09:30 – 16:00
Wednesday09:30 – 16:00
Thursday09:30 – 16:00
Friday09:30 – 16:00
Saturday09:00 – 17:00
Sunday09:00 – 17:00

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