School's Out Winter 2015

WINTER 2015

Let the fun begin!

Great ideas to keep kids happy

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Contents Animal magnetism

Farm parks and petting zoos.................................page 4

Market forces

Colourful and vibrant food and craft markets.........................................................page 6

Wild night out

Kids’ sleepover at the zoo .......................................page 8

Starring role

Holiday fun at the Stardome..................................page 10

Events calendar

What’s happening these holidays.......................page 12

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nimal encounters are always a huge source of excitement for children and, luckily, there are many farm parks and petting zoos where kids can be safely and gently introduced to a wide variety of creatures. Children are naturally curious about animals so it’s also a great learning experience. And that’s also the case at the Auckland Zoo-hosted sleepover, when kids get a look behind the scenes after the zoo closes its gates, as well as getting the chance to have a nighttime ramble around the enclosures. Another eye-opener for kids is getting them out to one of the many colourful markets held on the weekends, as they are a window into different cultures – and the chance to try out exotic and tasty foods. Also in the eye-opener category – literally – is a trip to the Stardome. The observatory has educational movies, displays and exhibits, with a chance to peer into space at night if the skies are clear enough.

And make sure you check out crafting guru Jane Aubrey’s ideas for holiday fun. She has some really creative ideas for using everyday materials that will keep kids occupied for hours.

Happy holidays!

Everyday crafting

Toilet roll buildings, animals and organisers as well as paper planes and marshmallow shooters ...................................page 14

Puzzles and projects

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Animal magnetism Children have an enduring fascination with animals, making for a fun day trip to one of the many animal parks around Auckland

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isiting an animal park is a great way to get kids outdoors as well as entertaining and educating them.

Make a day of it as children won’t want to be hurried – they’ll want plenty of time to watch, feed or stroke the animals. Some kids make take a while to warm up to the animals, especially if they have had little contact with them or are afraid of them.

Animals parks are a great introduction as they usually have knowledgable handlers and animals that are used to human contact and attention.

Butterfly Creek

Not just home to a huge collection of colourful butterflies, Butterfly Creek also has a farm, aquariums, a dinosaur park, and two giant saltwater crocodiles. Children can experience Buttermilk Farm, which has rabbits, pigs, alpacas, goats, chickens, guinea pigs and cockatoos. The animals have their own fenced area where visitors can spend time with them. As well as tropical fish aquariums, there is a collection of spiders

and insects, with a tarantula encounter offered daily for those who are brave enough. The temperature and humidity controlled Butterfly House has beautiful butterflies from South America and Asia, with streams and waterfalls to replicate their natural environment. The monkeys – Cotton Top Tamarins – are fed daily and kids will love watching their antics. Not so cute but also entertaining are the two giant saltwater crocodiles, Scar and Goldie, who have their own enclosure where the keepers interact with them in a daily show.

One of the new attractions is Dinosaur Kingdom, an indoor interactive display with replica dinosaurs, skeletons and fossils.

There’s also a miniature train ride and a playground to keep the kids busy all day. butterflycreek.co.nz.

Sheepworld

For a taste of Kiwiana, you can’t go past Sheepworld, just north of Warkworth, which has a show featuring sheepdogs in action and sheep-shearing. The show also

gives an insight into sheep farming and the wool industry. Kids will be able to feed and interact with friendly animals such as calves, pigs, lambs, deer, goats, donkeys, emus, possums and ponies. As well as an eco-trail through bush and wetland, Sheepworld has an adventure area created from boulders, logs and ropes where youngsters can climb and scramble. sheepworldfarm.co.nz

Ambury Park

A working farm run by Auckland Council as a regional park, Ambury Park also works as an education centre. The farm animals at Ambury include sheep, goats, cows, pigs, chickens, turkeys, rabbits and peacocks. The animals are in enclosures with walkways between them so you can get up close but you can also go into the paddocks for a hands-on experience.

If you get lucky, there might be lambs arriving towards the end of the school holidays but you won’t be allowed in the paddocks with them. And make sure

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Clevedon Animal Farm

This is a great place for children to get hands-on with animals, and they can enjoy watching the popular show in which animals such as donkeys, horses, goats, sheep and dogs perform in an outdoor amphitheatre. Another popular activity is one of the farm walks, which include pony rides. The guided walk around the farm gives children the chance to handle animals such as sheep, goats and ducks, and to feed smaller animals. At the horse paddock, kids can help to catch and halter a pony and take it back to the arena where it’s groomed before they saddle up for a ride. This experience teaches them a lot about how to handle animals. clevedonanimalfarm.co.nz

Kiwi Valley Farm Park

With their food bag (included in admission price) in hand, kids will find they are extremely popular here with the animals.

This Henderson Valley farm park has a huge array of animals to view and feed as well as pony and horse rides. In addition to animals out in the open, Kiwi Valley has a nursery shed where kids can sit down and cuddle smaller animals like rabbits. There is also a maze on site and a creepy cave. kiwivalley.co.nz

Crystal Mountain

This West Auckland attraction is not just

another farm park where children can meet llamas, emus, ostriches, alpaca, ponies, peacocks, geese and ducks.

Behind the café there is a shop packed with crystals and minerals as well as ornaments and jewellery. On a lower level there are displays of crystals, minerals and fossils. Outside, there are pony rides and you can take a ride around the farm on the Crystal Mountain Express Train. Kids will love the bungy trampoline, and some may even want to try the rollercoaster. crystalmountain.co.nz

Mt Albert Grammar School Farm

A working farm in the city? That’s right – and it is part of Mt Albert Grammar School where it is primarily used for student training but also holds tours for the public.

Children can milk the cows, feed the pigs and goats, bottle-feed lambs (in season), stroke the rabbits and experience a sheep shearing demonstration. The one-hour tours are usually on Tuesdays and Fridays but can be arranged by appointment. $5 per person. For more info contact farm manager Larney Palmer, ph 846 0796 or email lamper@xtra.co.nz

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Reptile Park

For something different, try a visit to Reptile Park, set in bushland and overlooking the sea at Ti Point, near Leigh. Kids will be fascinated by the weird and wonderful creatures on display here: skinks, geckos, lizards, tuatara, chameleons, alligators, tortoises and turtles. reptilepark.co.nz.

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Market forces Taking children to the markets is an easy way to expose them to different cultures and foods Otara Market

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uckland is an increasingly diverse and multicultural place and that can be seen in the proliferation of markets.

From farmers markets to craft markets, the city is alive with different cultures and cuisines, making for a colourful experience for kids.

Two of the city’s longest running markets – at Avondale and Otara – are among the biggest and most vibrant and illustrate what a cultural melting pot Auckland has become.

Avondale Market is held on Sunday mornings at Avondale Racecourse in Ash St and begins at 5am. It has everything from fresh produce to bric-a-brac. There’s music,

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ethnic food and colourful local characters.

Just as colourful is the Otara Market, the largest Polynesian-style market in New Zealand, which has produce, flowers, Pasifika clothing, music and accessories – and live music and food stalls. Saturdays from 6am to noon at Newbury Street.

Popular with Auckland’s growing foodie population, the La Cigale French Market in Parnell has fresh produce, breads and pastries, deli goods and wonderful cooking ingredients. Saturdays (from 8.30am) and Sundays (from 9am) until 1.30pm at 69 St Georges Bay Rd, Parnell.

One of the newest, the Dominion Rd Markets trade on the ethnic foods that Dominion Rd is already renowned for as

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well as featuring fresh produce, clothing and antiques. Last Saturday each month from 10am to 2pm in the Freshworld Carpark, 270 Dominion Rd. Mt Eden Village Craft Market stalls sell all manner of handmade items – great inspiration for any junior crafter. Held at the centre of Mt Eden Village the second Saturday of each month from 10am to 4pm.

City Farmers Market at Britomart stalls sell coffee, plants, meats, bread and pastries. Gore St every Saturday from 8.30am to 12.30pm.

The Blockhouse Bay Village Market sells deli items, baked goods and fresh produce. Head to Blockhouse Bay Rd on the last Saturday of the month from 9am-1pm.

The Wesley Community Market offers affordable fresh produce, ethnic foods, clothing and bric-a-brac. Wesley Community Centre at 740 Sandringham Road Tuesdays and Fridays from 7am to 1pm.

Oratia Farmers Market is in a beautiful all-weather setting next to a vineyard, a winery/restaurant and the crazy curio shop Just Plane Interesting. Here there are deli items, fresh bread, produce and

live music. Held at 99 Parrs Cross Rd on Saturdays from 9am to noon.

Titirangi Village Market is another popular market with a huge number of stalls – indoors and out – selling produce, clothing and arts and crafts. Held at 500 South Titirangi Rd the last Sunday of each month from 10am to 2pm.

Albany Fresh Market specialises in fresh vegetables, fruit, meat and eggs.

Every Saturday from 8am to 3pm at North Harbour Stadium, Stadium Drive.

Clevedon Farmers Market has fresh produce, cheeses, pastries and some exotic foods. Every Sunday from 8.30am to noon at the Clevedon Showgrounds, Monument Rd. One of the latest and greatest additions to city life is the night markets, which began in Pakuranga in 2010. Now there are seven markets across the city and one each in Hamilton and Tauranga. You can also buy electrical goods, clothes and produce but the main attraction is the food stalls. The night markets mostly operate out of mall or superstore carparks and also feature live performances.

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Wild night out Having a sleepover at the zoo provides a host of fun activities and some night time adventures

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ust about every kid loves sleepovers and they don’t come much more exciting than staying at the Auckland Zoo overnight.

The Kids Only Safari Night has been running since 2004. For 8 to 14year-olds, the next event will be on July 11 (cost $65). Parents take their children to the zoo at 3.30pm followed by a briefing and safety talk before parents are farewelled.

Kids then split into guided groups for a daylight zoo trail. A barbecue dinner is served at the Old Elephant House before the kids help to set up beds. After some games, the group goes on a torch-lit

expedition to explore the zoo.

This is normally the highlight for most kids, as they love being in the zoo when it is empty and looking behind the scenes. Red cellophane placed over the torches means the light doesn’t disturb the animals.

A staffer says, “They see where different animals sleep, and some animals are more active at night. We normally head up and see the seals, where they are sleeping, and the hippos being fed, and we can usually see the lemurs asleep up top of the trees.”

Children are also shown the food stores for the animals and check out the zoo’s big refrigerators.

After After the walk, they watch a DVD on the big screen at the Old Elephant House before lights out at 10pm.

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These school holidays the Stardome has two shows in the Planetarium theatre followed by space-themed activities.

‘Accidental Astronauts’ is an animated adventure for little ones and follows the adventures of Sy and Annie and their dog Armstrong as they take an unexpected journey into space.

‘Astronaut’ is for older kids and takes the audience into space by experiencing a rocket launch from an astronaut’s perspective, as well as seeing what it is like to float around the International Space Station.

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help staff fill the Space Room with stars to create the first Stardome galaxy, and they can make their own rocket to take home.

From July 6 to 17, Accidental Astronauts plays at 10am and Astronaut plays at noon and 2pm. Prices are $10 adult, $12 child.

Even if you don’t take the kids to a show, they can check out the Stardome displays before stargazing in the evening.

Display spaces are divided into four areas: ‘The Universe’ explains the origins of the universe. ‘Our Place in Space’ features exhibits of meteorites, and pieces of the Moon and Mars. The highlight is the Magic Planet, a large digital video globe with images projected from inside so it can transform into various planets at the touch of a button. The ‘Looking into the Universe’ section explains how telescopes work, and ‘Getting off Earth’ has a weighing machine that tells you how much you would weigh on other planets.

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ASTRO ADVENTURES Stardome, Epsom, ph 09 624 1246.

NDURO X Cyclocors series, Waipa Mountain Bike Park, Rotorua, from noon.

NATIONAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS JUDO CHAMPS 183 Pyes Pa Rd, Tauranga, 9am-4.30pm.

HOKIA KI NGĀ MAUNGA Return to the Mountains, Herald Theatre, 10.30am, 1pm.

PONSONBY YOUNG AT ART WORKSHOP 9am-1pm, Ponsonby Community Centre, ph 0297 712 923, workshops also at Balmoral, Pukekohe, Papakura.

PONSONBY YOUNG AT ART WORKSHOP Ponsonby Community Centre, ph 0297 712 923.

TAKU TĀMAKI Auckland Stories, Auckland Museum.

RUSSELL BIRDMAN FESTIVAL Russell Wharf, Cass St, July 10-12.

DAILY GALLIPOLI in Minecraft, Auckland Museum.

PUKEKOHE YOUNG AT ART WORKSHOP 9am-1pm, 29 Roulston St, Pukekohe, ph 0297 712 923.

ALL ABOUT ELEPHANTS weekends and Elephant Trail, Auckland Zoo, 9.30am-5pm.

AOTEA SQUARE ICE RINK 10am to 10pm.

WAITOMO Glowworm Cave tours.

CHILDREN’S DISCOVERY TRAIL Hamilton Gardens, 8am-5pm.

GRANDMA MCGARVEY WITH GRANDPA’S SLIPPERS Daily shows, The PumpHouse, ph 09 489 8360.

WEEKDAY WORKSHOPS AND FILM FESTIVAL Auckland Art Gallery.

TAKU TĀMAKI Auckland Stories, Auckland Museum.

GALLIPOLI IN MINECRAFT Auckland Museum.

SCIENCE ROADSHOW & Electricity Holiday Experience, Motat.

NATTY NAVY KNOTTERS Torpedo Bay Navy Museum, 10.30am, 11.30am, 1.30pm, 2.30pm, ph 445 5186.

KELLY TARLTONS 9.30am-5pm.

SNOWPLANET Silverdale.

CLIP ’N CLIMB 610 Dominion Rd, Balmoral, ph 09 630 60 40.

VOYAGER NZ Maritime Museum cnr Quay St & Hobson St, 9am-5pm ph 373 0800.

INDOOR CLIMBING Extreme Edge Panmure, ph 574 5677.

SHEEP AND DOG SHOWS Sheepworld, Warkworth, 11am, 2pm.

NIGHT RIDES Rainbow’s End, Manukau.

ALL ABOUT ELEPHANTS Weekends Auckland Zoo, 9.30am-5pm.

PARNELL FARMERS MARKETS Jubilee Building, 1am-noon.

A BIG DAY ART Free activities and performances, Auckland Art Gallery.

MATARIKI GARAGE SALE Nga Tapuwae Community Centre, 253 Buckland Rd, 7am-noon.

AUCKLAND POULTRY AND PIGEON SHOW Kumeu Showgrounds, noon.

WALLACE NATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION GRAND FINAL Concert Chamber, Auckland Town Hall, 3pm.

4 SEASONS RIVER RUN/WALK 5km or 10km, Matakanohi Reserve, Hamilton, 9am.

DEMO DAY Motat, 10am-5pm.

ALL ABOUT ELEPHANTS Weekends Auckland Zoo, 9.30am-5pm.

TĀ MOKO PORTRAITS Lake House Arts Centre, Takapuna.

AUCKLAND POULTRY AND PIGEON SHOW and Poultry Sale, Kumeu Showgrounds, 9am.

AMI NETBALL NORTH HARBOUR HOLIDAY PROGRAMMES Today to July 8, 9.30am-1pm, netballnorthharbour.co.nz.

WORKSHOPS AND FILM FESTIVAL FOR KIDS Auckland Art Gallery.

ELEPHANT TRAIL Auckland Zoo, 9.30am-5pm.

VOYAGER Maritime Museum cnr Quay St & Hobson St, 9am-5pm ph 09 373 0800.

WHETŪRANGI: RONA NGAHUIA Osborne and Dan Mace, The Pah Homestead, Hillsborough, 10am.

HOKIA KI NGĀ MAUNGA RETURN TO THE MOUNTAINS Herald Theatre, 10.30am.

TIM BRAY THEATRE WORKSHOPS (half and full days), The PumpHouse, ph 09 486 2261.

SWIM at Tepid Baths Newmarket, Massey Park Aquatic Centre, Mt Albert Aquatic Centre.

NATIONAL BRASS BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS 1170 Fenton St, Rotorua, July 8-12.

BALMORAL YOUNG AT ART WORKSHOP Minecraft Heads, 9am-1pm, 164 Balmoral Rd, ph 0297 712 923.

STATE OF ORIGIN Under the Canopy, 69 Marsden Rd, Paihia, 8pm.

TIM BRAY THEATRE WORKSHOPS The PumpHouse, Takapuna, ph 09 486 2261.

SCIENCE ROADSHOW & Electricity Holiday Experience, Motat.

ELEPHANT TRAIL Auckland Zoo, 9.30am-5pm.

ASTRO ADVENTURES 10am, noon, 2pm, Stardome, ph 09 624 1246.

BUTTERFLY CREEK Tom Pearce Drive, Auckland Airport.

TIM BRAY SING! WORKSHOP (ages 8-14), The Pumphouse, 9am-4.30pm, ph 09 486 2261.

MATARIKI AT THE MARITIME MUSEUM 9am-5pm.

HE WAAHI ĀTAAHUA: A BEAUTIFUL PLACE Arataki Visitor Centre Gallery, 10am-4pm.

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SAT MORNING ART CLASS Art Barnz, 33-35 Bute Rd, 10am-noon.

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NIGHT RIDES Rainbow’s End, Manukau.

RUSSELL BIRDMAN FESTIVAL Russell Wharf.

AMI NETBALL NORTH HARBOUR PROGRAMMES July 13- 15.

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BALMORAL YOUNG AT ART WORKSHOP 9am-1pm, 164 Balmoral Rd, ph 0297 712 923.

BALMORAL YOUNG AT ART Marvellous Masks, 9am-4pm, 164 Balmoral Rd, ph 0297 712 923.

ART ‘N TARTAN WEARABLE ARTS Celtic Barn, Waipu.

NIGHT RIDES Rainbow’s End (plus usual daytime hours).

MOTAT LIVE! 10am-5pm, Motat.

TIM BRAY THEATRE WORKSHOPS The PumpHouse, Takapuna, ph 09 486 2261.

PONSONBY YOUNG AT ART WORKSHOP The Flash Bang Science Club, and Mr & Mrs Monster Chests, 9am- 4pm, Ponsonby Community Centre, ph 0297 712 923.

PONSONBY YOUNG AT ART WORKSHOPS 9am-1pm, Ponsonby Community Centre, ph 0297 712 923.

RUSSELL BIRDMAN FESTIVAL Russell Wharf, until July 12.

SCIENCE ROADSHOW & Electricity Holiday Experience, Motat.

ALL ABOUT ELEPHANTS Weekends Auckland Zoo, 9.30am-5pm.

SWIM At the West Wave Aquatic Centre, Henderson, pools, hydro silde, ph 09 838 3706.

2DEGREES KAPA HAKA SUPER 12s The Cloud, Queens Wharf, 9am-5pm.

WORKSHOP AND FILM FESTIVAL FOR KIDS Auckland Art Gallery.

ALL ABOUT ELEPHANTS Weekends Auckland Zoo, 9.30am-5pm.

MAGIC BROOMSTICK SEGWAY TOURS Devonport, ph 09 445 4035.

PAKIRI BEACH HORSE RIDES 317 Rahuikiri Rd, Wellsford, ph 09 422 6275.

MATARIKI GRASSROOTS Ōtara Town Centre Stage, 9.30-11am.

MINECRAFT WORKSHOPS 10am-2pm, Motat.

MINECRAFT WORKSHOPS 10am-2pm, Motat.

KELLY TARLTONS 9.30am-5pm, ph 09 531 5065.

NATTY NAVY KNOTTERS Torpedo Bay Navy Museum, 10.30 and 11.30am, 1.30 and 2.30pm, ph 09 445 5186.

SWIM at the West Wave Aquatic Centre, Henderson, pools, hydro silde, ph 09 838 3706.

WESTERN SPRINGS PARK Take bread to feed the birds and ride your bike around the lakes.

SHEEP AND DOG SHOWS Sheepworld, Warkworth, 11am, 2pm.

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AUCKLAND BOTANIC GARDENS Hill Rd, Manurewa, 6am-8pm. n

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KALLO COLLECTIVE’S CATERPILLARS Bruce Mason Centre July 15-18, 10.30am, 1pm.

KALLO COLLECTIVE’S CATERPILLARS Bruce Mason Centre July 15-18, 10.30am, 1pm.

MINECRAFT WORKSHOPS Minecraft Architecture, Minecraft Electronics.

10am-2pm, Motat.

MINECRAFT WORKSHOPS 10am-2pm, Motat.

CLIP ’N CLIMB 610 Dominion Rd, Balmoral, ph 09 630 6040.

NATTY NAVY KNOTTERS Torpedo Bay Navy Museum, 10.30am, 11.30am, 1.30pm, 2.30pm, ph 09 445 5186.

BALMORAL YOUNG AT ART WORKSHOP 9am-1pm, 164 Balmoral Rd, ph 0297 712 923.

ELEPHANT TRAIL Auckland Zoo, 9.30am-5pm.

ASTRO ADVENTURES noon, 2pm, July 6-17, Stardome, ph 09 624 1246.

BUTTERFLY CREEK Tom Pearce Drive, Auckland Airport.

MAORI ALL BLACKS v NEW ZEALAND BARBARIANS Eden Park, kick-off 7.35pm.

ART ‘N TARTAN WEARABLE ARTS Celtic Barn, Waipu.

ALL ABOUT ELEPHANTS Weekends Auckland Zoo, 9.30am-5pm.

PAO PAO PAO! TATAI HONO 8 Burleigh St, Grafton, 7-10pm.

KELLY TARLTONS 9.30am-5pm, ph 09 531 5065.

CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN 80 Candia Rd, Swanson, train rides, pony rides, crystals, ph 09 833 5033.

AVONDALE MARKET Avondale racecourse, 6am-noon.

OTARA MARKET 6am-noon, Newbury St. WORLD MUSIC Musical tribute

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ALL ABOUT ELEPHANTS Weekends Auckland Zoo, 9.30am-5pm.

SNOWPLANET 91 Small Rd, Silverdale, snowplanet. co.nz

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Visit funwithjane.co.nz to see these projects and more

Cheap & cheerful Crafting doesn’t have to be an expensive exercise.

There’s fun to be had with recycled and everyday materials that we flew through the sky and finished our afternoon off making marshmallow shooters with picnic cups and balloons.

So much fun with such simple (and cheap) materials. Let us show you some cost-effective ways to entertain the kids these school holidays. We had nine kids aged from three to 12 crafting with us and everyone had a great time – crafting rules.

crafting friends and Thanks again to my crafting their lovely parents who helped cut, fold and take part in the crafting madness that is my home.

I hope you all have a great school holidays this winter and would love to see any projects you make – please share them on funwithjane.co.nz

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f I were to tell you that with toilet rolls and paper we were able to entertain nine kids for two hours, would you think I was crazy? Actually, don’t answer that, but we totally did – and had the best afternoon having fun making cool things.

Starting with our recycling – we made city buildings and one-of-a-kind creatures, then we moved into paper and made planes

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PLANE & SIMPLE We really enjoyed the movie Paper Planes a few weeks ago – and it totally reignited the fun to be had through making planes out of paper. There are so many different different planes you can make – and there are a plethora of instructions available online – check out funwithjane.co.nz for paper plane ideas.

We used A4 paper, but you could use origami paper too depending what type of plane you want to make.

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ROLL PLAY

I find it hard to throw anything away as there’s always something you can make.

And having fun with recycling is a great way to reuse everyday items that are easy to find around the home. Today we’re going to show you how to make animals, buildings and desk organisers with toilet rolls. any Easter celebration. Bunny bunting makes cute baby shower decorations, too.

Here’s what you need: • Toilet rolls • Paper • Sticky tape • Googly eyes • PVA glue • Scissors • Sparkly things

TOILET ROLL BUILDINGS

We had some longer cardboard tubes from rolls of paper towels etc and thought we’d make some buildings for our animals to live in. We had some adults help with the cutting out of windows and picked the colours we wanted to paint them and got cracking. Once the paint was dry we popped on some paper roofs and our city was good to go.

TOILET ROLL ANIMALS

The brief was simple. Take the toilet rolls, wrap them in any paper you like, put on any pompoms or decorating bits and as many eyeballs as your creature will have and you’ll be good to go. When I asked the kids what they were making there were all sorts of answers. Cockatoos, parrots, bunnies, epic snow bunnies and sheep.

SHOE BOX /TOILET PENCIL ORGANISERROLL

This is so simple – and such an effective way to keep track of you r coloured pencils and pens. Simply fill a wrapped shoebox with toilet rolls – and you ’re done. I was in charge of making sur e all the pencils were sharpened before they went in the organiser – colouring in is getting some good PR right now for it’s qualities of mindfulness – I can tho roughly concur that colouring in is good for you. A great rainy day (or any day) activit y.

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SHOOTING STARS We follow an awesome blog called Goldieblox that is about making toys that encourage girls into engineering, and they share DIY projects that we love to make.

Marshmallow shooters are so simple to make and will offer endless hours of entertainment. We saved this project for the end of our afternoon and enjoyed the combo of flying planes and marshmallows in the back yard.

Here’s what you’ll need: • Plastic cups • Balloons • A bag of mini marshmallows (mini marshmallows will fl y further, but we fly used big ones and they worked okay, too) • Scissors • Rubber band Here’s how to go about it: 1. Tie a knot in the balloon.

2. Carefully cut the rounded end off of the balloon.

3. Carefully cut the bottom off a plastic cup.

4. Stretch the balloon over the cup and secure with a rubber band.

5. Load your marshmallow into the shooter and you’re good to go. Fly away!

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Come holiday with the elephants at the Auckland Zoo. We’re so excited to see you that our words have gotten all jumbled. How fast can you unscramble them all?

They are written diagonally, forwards and backwards, upwards and downwards.

1. TRUMPETING 2. ENDANGERED 3. BULL 4. TIPTOE 5. GREY 6. TRUNK 7. TUSKS 8. LARGEST 9. BURMA 10. JUMBO

11. HERD 12. ASIAN 13. TAIL 14. FINGER 15. COW 16. HERBIVORE 17. KEEPER 18. HAIRLESS 19. CALF 20. MATRIARCH

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Don’t miss our school holiday programme 27 June - 19 July For more info visit aucklandzoo.co.nz

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