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Make it Place: Creepy Crawly Cardboard Critters

A family workshop at the Queen Victoria Museum at Inveresk on 7 October 2026 to make creepy crawlies from recycled materials, linked to the Spiders of Paradise exhibition.

By Our Tasmania EditorialPublished 5 October 2026

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Event: Make it Place: Creepy Crawly Cardboard Critters

Date: 7 October 2026

Location: Queen Victoria Museum at Inveresk, 2 Invermay Road, Invermay 7248

Description: Participants will create creepy crawlies from recycled materials as part of activities celebrating the Spiders of Paradise exhibition at the Museum at Inveresk.

Audience: Tagged as Kids & family

Timezone: Australia/Hobart

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