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SEE THE CHERRY BLOSSOMS
All day
War Memorial Library WORD SEARCH
All day
All day
Monday-Friday Moera Community Library
BRICKS & PIECES
Get creative and make amazing LEGO® builds! For ages 5 and up.
Moera Community Library
Pick up a template, andthen design and colouryour very own flag! Bringit back and we will put iton display! DESIGN A FLAG
All day War Memorial Library SCAVENGER HUNT
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Every day
2pm, 1 October
BUILD AROUND THE GLOBE
Petone Community Library
Make a world in a box, your favourite city, or a new world! The only limit is your imagination!
eResource
LOTE ONLINE FOR KIDS
Travel through reading with 1350+ digital books in over 45 languages, all with English translations. LOTE Online is one of our many eResources available for free on library.huttcity.govt.nz
Why not try...
EXPLORING
Explore your neighbourhood! How far can you explore without going near a road? Can you find any strange looking buildings? Make sure to bring an adult!
Go on a bush walk and take some
1-2 October
Get Active!
photos! TAKE A PIC Founded47CE
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OLYMPICS
FIND THE FLAG
11am Moera Community Library
Join us for stories followed by a flags of the world scavenger hunt! For ages 5 and up.
10am Koraunui Community Hub
FIJI FACTS
Join our local Fijian Community to learn about Fiji and Rotuman Island.
Why not try...
CAST AWAY
Can you make an island inyour living room only usingcushions and pillows?Oh no! Watch outfor sharks!
SCANDINAVIAN STAR
2pm Koraunui Community Hub
Come along and make these gorgeous fabric stars to brighten up your room. Places are limited. Book by calling 04 5629 050.
3 October
Active! Create your own Olympic Games!
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10:30am-11:30am
WHERE IN THE WORLD DID THIS CANDY COME FROM?
Walter Nash Centre
Sample candy from around the world, try and guess which country they come from. Can you guess them all? For ages 8 and up.
Food used in this program may contain allergens. Register by emailing kids@huttcity.govt.nz
2pm Naenae Hub & Library
Congratulations! You arenow the kaitiaki/guardianof a brand new island country. What are yougoing to do with it? We’llgive you an island outlineand you add all the details! AROUND THE WORLD
11am Koraunui Community Hub
LETS MAKE SUSHI!
Create this tasty treat from Japan and learn about this fascinating food. Places are limited. Book by calling 04 562 9050.
2pm Koraunui Community Hub
FIJIAN ARTS AND CRAFTS
Learn about Fijian Tapa Cloth patterns and the traditional Wau (a weapon). Print your own Tapa and contribute to the designs for a Wau.
BRICKS AND PIECES: AMAZING ARCHITECTS
2pm Wainuiomata Community Hub
You are an amazing architect - create a new attraction to impress tourists OR choose an awesome structure that already exists and re-build it. For ages 5 and up.
4 October
2pm Naenae Hub & Library
What do you love most about Te Awakairangi ki tai/Lower Hutt? Create some art to brighten up our library walls AROUND THE WORLD
3pm-4pm
FLAG KEYCHAINS
Walter Nash Centre
Use coloured beads tomake a keychain in theflag colours of a country.Find out about flags andthe clues they hold to thehistories of their countries.
10am Koraunui Community Hub NEPALESE DOOR CHARM
11am-12:30pm
PIZZA, PASTA, WHO’S THE MASTER
Wainuiomata Community Hub
Show us who the cookingmaster is by joining usin making yummy pastadishes and classic Italianpizza! For ages 7 and up.Please note, this foodwill contain gluten andanimal products.
Get Active!
SCAVENGER HUNT
Create a scavenger hunt for your friends!
Make your own Nepalese door charm for luck. Places are limited. Book by calling 04 562 9050.
FIJIAN ARTS AND CRAFTS
2pm Koraunui Community Hub
Learn about Fijian Tapa Cloth patterns and the traditional Wau (a weapon ). Print your own Tapa and contribute to the designs for a Wau.
5 October
2pm
ANTARCTICA: DANGER ON THE ICE
War Memorial Library
Will you be a survivor? Choose your fate in this exciting interactive adventure!
10:30am
MANGA-ZINE
Eastbourne Community Library
Discover the world of Japanese style graphicnovels and then designand create your own!
For ages 7 and up
Get Active!
DAM IT
Build a dam at the beach to capture water!
2pm
AROUND THE WORLD
Naenae Hub & Library
Imagine the most amazing place in the world... then create a zine or poster to tell everyone about it!
2pm
BRICKS & PIECES: WONDERS OF THE WORLD
Koraunui Community Hub Recreate one of the Wonders of the World or design your own!
10am Koraunui Community Hub
FIJIAN FOODS
Learn about Fijian traditional foods and make Roti! We will also learn some traditional Fijian songs and dances.
6 October
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Why not try...
Ask someone what their favourite place in the whole world is. Their answer might surprise you! FAVOURITES
PERFORMANCE
CommunityKoraunuiHub
Everyone is welcometo enjoy this performanceamazing by ourlocal Fijian Community.
Get Active!
SPORTS ZONE
2pm Koraunui Community Hub
Join DeeDee for some fast-paced sports from around the World. For ages 10 and up.
DANCE
Try some dance moves fromaround the world!
7 October
inland and doesn’t have a seaport
LANGUAGEFIJIANWEEK
Why not try...
SKYSCRAPERS
Some cities are famous for their very tall buildings - can you build a tower that is taller than you? Use what you have at homeboxes, blocks, books.... the sky’s the limit! Send us a picture of your skyscraper on kids@huttcity.govt.nz
Get Active!
NEW PLACES
Go to a park you’ve never been to before!
10am, 9 October Walter Nash Centre
DESIGN A POSTCARD
Choose a country and use collage to make a postcard from there!
2pm, 8 October Walter Nash Centre
WORLD BUILDING
Discover buildings fromaround the world, thenchoose one to try andbuild out of LEGO®! For ages 5 and up.
THE CAPITAL CITY
8-9 October
The Big Apple
eResource
MANGO LANGUAGES
Learn foreign languages quickly and easily with Mango Languages’ online learning courses. Mango Languages is one of our many eResources available for free on library.huttcity.govt.nz
PLAYDOUGH FUN
10am Koraunui Community Hub
Roll it, squish it, mould it! Make your own creations. Playdough fun is for everyone.
Get Active!
HIGH IN THE SKY
Make a kite and fly it at Petone Beach!
11am Wainuiomata Community Hub
Come show us your outstanding paper folding skills at this Japanese inspired event! OUTSTANDING ORIGAMI
Why not try...
FLAGS
Do you think Te Awa KairangiKi Tai (Lower Hutt) needs a flag?Have a go at designing one!Send us a picture of yourcreation by emailing kids@huttcity.govt.nz
10 October
10:30am
Join us for Japanese themed stories and crafts! KOI KRAFT
Eastbourne Community Library
2pm
WORLD BUILDING
2pm Walter Nash Centre
Discover buildings from around the world, then choose one to try and build out of LEGO®! For ages 5 and up.
AROUND THEWORLD FAMILY CHALLENGE
CommunityKoraunuiHub
Bring the whole family ormake your own team totake part in this challenge!For all ages.
2pm Naenae Hub & Library
AROUND THE WORLD
Congratulations! You arenow the kaitiaki/guardian of a brand new island country. What are you going to do with it? We’ll give you an island outline and you add all the details!
ANTARCTICA ANTICS!
2pm War Memorial Library
Come on an expedition to meet the locals in this Antarctic adventure!
11 October
2pm
ANIMALS WAVE THEIR FLAGS
11am Moera Community Library
Meet the national animals of the world and the flags of their countries in this stories and craft session for ages 3 and up
2pm
For ages 7 and up. MASKS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
Koraunui Community Hub
Join us in celebrating our friends all around the world! STORIES AND CRAFTS
Petone Community Library
12pm Moera Community Library
Design and build your very own Lego® flag! For ages 5 and up. BUILD A FLAG BRICKS & PIECES
2pm Naenae Hub & Library
PORO KAPITI WHERO
You are the most famous architect in your country.Create an amazing newattraction to impresstourists only using LEGO®.
12 October
2pm
AMERICAN KIDS BOOKS
Koraunui Community Hub
Have a chance to find out about and read a great selection of American children’s books. For all ages.
10am-3pm
3:30pm
ART SPOT FOR KIDS:EXPLORE EGYPT
CommunityWainuiomataHubExplore Egypt in miniatureby recreating thepyramids with this fundiorama craft!
CLICKHAPPY WORKSHOP
War Memorial Library
Want to learn how to photograph with your phone as well as someone with a fancy camera? Then this full day workshop is for you. For ages 10 and up. Spaces are limited. Go to VisualPoets.org for more info and to book in.
Why not try...
MAP MAKING
Get Active!
POOH STICKS
Play pooh sticks in your local stream or river!
Can you make a map of your local area? Make sure you include all of your favourite spots (and maybe the location of some buried treasure!)
13 October
BAKING FROM AROUND THE WORLD
2pm Koraunui Community Hub
Make and taste amazing treats from around the world. Places are limited. Book by calling 04 562 9050.
Why not try...
KŌRURU
WORLD MUSIC
11am Walter Nash Centre
Discover instruments from around the world, and then craft your own from household and found objects!
CIAO!
Find five really smooth stones and play kōruru (knucklebones). This game is played in many countries across the world and has lots of names, like scatter jacks, snobs, astragalus, tali, dibs, fivestones, and jackstones!
2pm Naenae Hub & Library
AROUND THE WORLD
PAPER PLANES
2pm Wainuiomata Community Hub
Show us your paper plane skills! Build the best plane and travel around the world - best throw wins!
Create a comic strip telling a legend from a real or imaginary country!
14 October
