OTHER JULY SCHOOL HOLIDAY IDEAS
Saturday, July 4:
■ Roller Skating Disco, Mount Maunganui Sports Centre, cnr Maunganui and Hull Rds, 5.30pm to 7pm, door sales only — entry with own skates $5, entry and skate hire $8, family two adults and two children $25
Thursday, July 9:
■ Kids Holiday Painting Class With Paula Knight, Paula Knight Artist Studio, 682 Papamoa Beach Rd, 10am to 2.30pm, door sales only, suitable from 5 to 15 years, paulaknight.co.nz
Friday, July 10:
■ Cupcake Creation Class, Bay Learning Academy, 22 Farm St, Mount on the enrol/book button.
Kidsflicks has a range of movie sessions on offer during the school holidays at Village Cinema, 17th Ave West.
Examples of movies being screened are BFG, Ice Age, Kung Fu Panda, Scooby Doo, The Lion King and more. For more information go to eventfinda.co.nz.
Sergeant Trevor Brown, Western Bay Police youth services, said school holiday time could be fun and special for kids, friends and wha¯nau.
“In the Bay we have plenty of things to do for families, with many of them free.
“There are places like Pa¯pa¯moa Hills,
Maunganui, 10am to 1pm, admission $48, tickets at eventfinda.co.nz
Saturday, July 11:
■ Saturday Active Gymnastics Hour, Impact Gymsport Academy, 36G Macdonald St, 10am to 11am, admission free
■ Hype U18 Warehouse Party, Classic Flyers Museum, 8 Jean Batten Drive, 8pm to 11.55pm, tickets at ticketfairy. com
■ Cupcake Creation Class, Bay Learning Academy, 22 Farm St, Mt Maunganui, 10am to 1pm, admission $48, tickets at eventfinda.co.nz
Sunday, July 12:
■ Smiths Sports Shoes Duathlon,
Mclaren Falls, Te Puna Quarry Park, and the art gallery which don’t cost anything to enjoy.
“There’s also the Looking Glass Garden as well as all the amazing cycle and walkways to use.
“Try out some free activities in your local area and when staying local, support our local businesses.”
He said if a child was going to be spending the day with mates, parents should talk to them, ask who they would be with and ensure all caregivers and parents knew what they were up to and shared contact details with each other.
Brown said if parents let kids have
Trustpower Baypark, 81 Truman Lane, Mt Maunganui, 8.30am to 11.30am, triathlontauranga.org.nz
Friday, July 17:
■ The Cat In The Hat, Baycourt Community and Arts Centre, 38 Durham St, 11am, 2pm and 6pm, tickets at premier.ticketek.co.nz
■ Cupcake Creation Class, Bay Learning Academy, 22 Farm St, Mt Maunganui, 10am to 1pm, admission $48, tickets at eventfinda.co.nz
Saturday, July 18:
■ Saturday Active Gymnastics Hour, Impact Gymsport Academy, 36G Macdonald St, 10am to 11am, admission free time on the internet while on their holidays, it was important to keep young ones safe online.
“If you have a group of children who like spending time together, perhaps you can share the caregiving between families and take turns being in charge,” Brown said.
“Our experience is, when kids have nothing to do and are unsupervised there’s a higher chance they may get into trouble.”
He said there was no excuse for children not to be busy and taking advantage of all the activities that the bay offered, many of them free.