SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
Animates: all stores in region, school holiday activities, learn all about cats and dogs, Oct 6, 11am, no bookings required, but get there early. Basketball clinic: Karori Recreation Centre, Karori Rd, four-hour basketball skills class designed for 9-12 year olds, Oct 4, 10am till 2pm, $18. Ice Skating: Frosty Spot, 85 Port Rd, Seaview, check Facebook for information on opening times, daily, under 6, $5, ages 7-17, $10. Inflatable Kingdom: El Rancho, Weggery Dr, Waikanae, bouncy castle park, Oct 3 till 9, 10am-4pm. Karori Pool: Donald St, inflatables every afternoon from 2pm, Friday only for ages 5 to 8, slide open every day 10am till 12.30pm and 2pm till 4pm. Keith Spry Pool: Frankmoore Ave, Johnsonville, a range of activities including boat safety, inflatables and remote control boat races every weekday from 1pm. Nga Manu: Nga Manu Nature Reserve, Waikanae. Kiwi talk, touch a museum speciman kiwi, feel the weight of an egg. Holiday week days from 1pm. Admission charges apply. Tawa Pool: All ages activities including inflatables, snorkelling and kayaking, 1.30pm till 3.30pm weekdays throughout the school holidays. Trampolining: Dialled Indoor Tramp Park, 5C Riddlers Cres, Petone, open daily. Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre: Kilbirnie Cres, inflatables in deep spray pool, until Oct 9, 10am till 4pm. Splash: Paraparaumu and Otaki Pools, activities and games, until October 9, 1pm till 4.30pm. The Emperor’s Nightingale: Coasters Theatre, Hinemoa St, Paraparaumu, family show performed by Bluebird Theatre, October 7 and 8, 11am and 1pm, book by calling 02102430430. Events at 4 Queens Wharf unless stated. My Time Machine: MediaLab, for ages 8-14, Oct 4, 10am till 3pm, $58 per participant. Pictures and Pixels: MediaLab, ages 8+, Oct 8, 5pm till 8pm, $25 per participant. Shu’s Song: Capital E Children’s Theatre production, ideal for ages 2+, $12.50 to $8 per person, under 2s free, capitale.org.nz or 04 9133740 for bookings, at Prefab Hall, Wellington, until Oct 8, 10am and 2pm (10am show only on Oct 8). Technostalgic: until Oct 25, 9.30am till 3.30pm, drop-in, all ages, free. Techno Crafters: until Oct 8, 9.30am till 3.30pm, drop-in, ages 3+, $1 per child. All events at TeMarae, Level 4, Te Papa, Cable St. Design Wearable Art: create your own amazing design on a paper cutout, workshop led by Fifi Colston, Oct 4, 10.30am till 11.30am, free. Hat workshop: turn a humble paper bag into a stunning headpiece, Oct 6, 10.30am till 11.30am, free. Little StarsWorkshop: creative workshop led by professional dancers, ideal for 5 to 10-year-olds, Oct 5, 10.30am till 11.30am, free. Magic Toybox Showand Dance Workshop: story time and dance workshop, bring your favourite toy, Oct 8, 10.30am till 1.30pm, free. Craft Day: Katherine Mansfield House and Garden, garden-themed crafts for kids, Oct 2, 10am till 3pm, gold coin donation. Dinosaur fun: At Upper Hutt Libraries, all free - Ice Age and Fossil Dinosaurs, Pinehaven Library, Pinehaven Rd, Oct 4, 11am till noon; Dinosaur egg bath bombs, Central Library, Fergusson Dr, Oct 5, 2pm till 3pm; Dinosaur Dig, Pinehaven Library, become a palaeontologist and discover prehistoric treasures, Oct 6, 11am till noon. GreatWar Exhibition: Dominion Museum Building, Buckle St, holiday programmes and activities, all holidays, 10.30am till 1.30pm. Lego Mindstorms EV3 Workshops: War Memorial Library, Lower Hutt, Saturday, Oct 8, 10am till 1pm or 2pm till 5pm. Have a go with our Lego robotics kits, for ages 12 to 18, workshops are $25 and spaces are limited. Visit a Lower Hutt library to register. Robotics Workshops: Lower Hutt WarMemorial Library, Cnr Queens Drive and Woburn Road, Oct 8, 10am and 2pm. St John Emergency Ready: New Zealand Police Museum, Papakowhai Rd, Porirua, Oct 7, 10.30am to 11.30am, bookings essential, 238 3141 or email museum@police.govt.nz.