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Kidzone
WOMAD prides itself on being a family friendly music festival that has activities for all ages. Kidzone is a safe and welcoming environment for families and children (12 and under) where creativity, stories and entertainment are in abundance, open on Saturday and Sunday from 12pm - 6pm. This year’s theme of Nature and Ecology will be interpreted in song and dance, creative construction, face and body art, paint, sculpture and jewellery, story and performance – oh and then there’s the circus! Kidzone has a magical festival atmosphere and to top it all off its absolutely free!
WHAT’S ON OFFER
MAGICAL MASQUERADE
A Kidzone favourite, our face painting team’s imagination explodes transforming your children into fantastic creatures, fantasy fairies or menacing monsters. Get in early – there is always a queue!
TARANAKI COMMUNITY CIRCUS COLLECTIVE
The circus is coming to Kidzone! Juggling, hooping, balancing, acrobatics and roving workshops to inspire and educate you on the many skills involved in circus art forms. Kids will go home with a set of juggling balls, new tricks to practice and smile as wide as a circus ring.
THE CARDBOARD CHALLENGE
Join the team from The Learning Connexion and take part in creating your own cardboard jungle. Imagination has no limits. Children (and parents) are invited to explore their creative minds and transform the ordinary into the extraordinary. This project will evolve as the days progress - be ready to take part in the big finale. We provide support and advice, you supply the creativity, together we have fun! Back by popular demand and this year there will be two of them – the Sports Castle for the bigger kids and the Party Time Castle for kids aged 4 and under.
COMMUNITY MUSIC JUNCTION
Let the team from Community Music Junction work their musical magic with your children. Expect original music, for voices and instruments (hand percussion, boomwhackers and ukuleles) based on the Kidzone theme of Nature and Ecology. The music will be up-tempo, rhythmic and include dance movements for the performers. Julian, Lala and Sarah are very experienced at working with children in creative and imaginative music-making settings and mums, dads, grandarents and other grown-ups are welcome to join the singing sessions.
FUNKY BADGES
Make a badge at Kidzone using found, recycled, natural elements and images. With a focus on creative play you can experiment with colour, texture, pattern and basic elements of design. This activity offers children a sensory experience which sparks imagination and encourages self-expression - and is lots of FUN!
TANYA BATT
Tanya Batt is a self-confessed story-o-phile and frock-oholic, a South Pacific pirate princess, a black butterfly, a word warbler and story stitcher who channelled her childhood propensity for talking and her love of dressing up into a real ‘imaginary job’. Tanya will be performing original works for the delight of children and parents.
RHUBARB
Take the internationally renowned duo Mary Kippenberger and Peter Charlton-Jones, mix in some fairytales, a bit of pantomime, slightly wicked songs, throw in costumes and a child or two and you have… Rhubarb! Interactive storytelling, music, fun and laughter – in the fantastic octagonal Raj tent!
There at the beginning of the Taranaki WOMAD journey Jill Walker and Brian Potiki are back. Be in for a creative journey that may involve sculpture, paint, music, story telling and performance. In 2016 they were awarded the NZ Children’s Arthouse Foundation Award - The Artists Most Contributing to Children. Guaranteed to get your kids creative juices flowing.
Image: Rowena Baines
THE KIDZONE CELEBRATION -
Celebrating kids and their creativity. This year there will be a new finale to WOMAD’s Kidzone – a celebration of Kidzone creativity. All the hard work, fun and creativity will be recognised in a Grand Finale inside Kidzone. Adults are welcome to attend as an enthusiastic audience! Coordinated by the Community Junction Team, the celebration will involve activities from all of the workshops. IMPORTANT! Kidzone is not a childcare facility and WOMAD does not accept any responsibility for unattended children. Numbers for some activities will be limited and will be on a first come first served basis. Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
12pm KIDZONE SCHEDULE SATURDAY
FUNKY BADGES MAGICAL MASQUERADE
TARANAKI COMMUNITY CIRCUS COLLECTIVE
WOMAD reserves the right to alter without notice any advertised artists or schedule
CARDBOARD CHALLENGE STORY TELLERS COMMUNITY MUSIC JUNCTION TRAVELLING TUATARAS BOUNCY CASTLES
1pm
2pm
3pm Badge making Roving
Mask painting WorkShop Workshop Rhubarb
Tanya Batt Musical workshop Arts workshop
Bouncy Castles
4pm
5pm
6pm
12pm Badge making Roving Work- Workshop shop Tuataras
Rhubarb Musical workshop Arts workshop
KIDZONE SCHEDULE SUNDAY
FUNKY BADGES MAGICAL MASQUERADE
TARANAKI COMMUNITY CIRCUS COLLECTIVE
WOMAD reserves the right to alter without notice any advertised artists or schedule
CARDBOARD CHALLENGE STORY TELLERS COMMUNITY MUSIC JUNCTION TRAVELLING TUATARAS BOUNCY CASTLES
