Holiday Fun
SCHOOL HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES AT YOUR LIBRARY 2017 Program
Connecting our community
Join now at any Maitland City Library branch or online at summerreadingclub.org.au For more information go to maitland.nsw.gov.au/Library/kids
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January HEROES AND VILLAINS Unleash your imagination this summer with our heroes and villains themed school holiday activities. Create your own superhero costume or comic book, participate in a superhero treasure hunt or a villainous quiz. You can even be a CSI hero or a robotics master in our special workshops presented by Fizzics Education. Join in with special Harry Potter, Dr Who and Captain Underpants activities. Who is your favourite heroic character? With a mix of free and low cost activities provided by professional entertainers and library staff, there will be something for every child. Bookings are essential and can be made through the Maitland City Library website at maitland.nsw.gov.au/Library
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HIDDEN HEROES
DR WHO FANS UNITE
Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and the Joker are all hiding out at the library! Can you find them? Use your navigation skills to discover all things superhero at the library.
Calling all Dr Who fans. Test your knowledge of the Time Lord, make a TARDIS, a Dalek and a Dr Who bookmark at this time travelling session.
Maitland Library Monday 9 January 10.00am – 11.00am 5 – 12 years Free Maitland Library Saturday 14 January 10.30am – 11.30am 5 – 12 years Free Bookings essential
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East Maitland Library Tuesday 10 January 2.00pm – 4.00pm 7 - 15 years Free Bookings essential
UNLIKELY HEROES IN UNDERPANTS
CAN YOU NAME THAT VILLAIN’S TUNE?
Join Captain Underpants for some seriously heroic adventures at the library. Be sure never to lose your place when you create your own Captain Underpants bookmark.
How well do you know your movies and the heroes and villains in them? Come along and join our movie and movie music trivia. After trivia, children can make their own favourite superhero or villain puppet to take home and keep the action alive.
Thornton Library Wednesday 11 January 3.00pm - 4.00pm 5 – 12 years Free Bookings essential
Rutherford Library Thursday 12 January 10.30am – 11.30am 5 – 10 years Free Bookings essential
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SUPERHERO SELFIES
SUPER SIDEKICKS
Want to be a superhero? Make a superhero costume with masks and cuffs to get you ready for your big adventure. Have your photo taken flying high to show your friends and family.
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s your very own superhero sidekick. Come along and create your own crafty sidekick. Every hero needs one.
Maitland Library Monday 16 January 2.30pm – 4.00pm 5 – 12 years Free Maitland Library Saturday 21 January 10.00am – 11.30am 5 – 12 years Free
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Thornton Library Wednesday 18 January 3.00pm - 4.00pm 5 – 12 years Free Bookings essential
LEGO SUPERHEROES
ALL THINGS POTTER
Do you love Lego superheroes? Make your very own Batman and Spiderman character cube and finger puppet, then test your superhero knowledge with our fun quiz.
Fun for wizards and muggles alike. Come dressed as your favourite Hogwarts character, take part in a trivia competition, perform spells, make potions and craft your own Harry Potter accessories.
East Maitland Library Thursday 19 January 2.00pm - 3.30pm 5 – 12 years Free Bookings essential
Rutherford Library Friday 20 January 10.30am – 11.30am 8 – 14 years Free Bookings essential
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SUPERHERO OLYMPICS Bring your superhero costume to Maitland Library and test your superhero skills. Can you balance like Spiderman? Do you have the concentration of Wonder Woman? Test your skills and create some great art work to take home. Maitland Library Friday 20 January 2.30pm – 3.30pm 5 – 12 years Free Bookings essential
EVERYDAY FUN...ALL SCHOOL HOLIDAYS Looking for more fun activities these holidays? There is a range of games and things to do every day during the school holidays at all Maitland City Library branches. Take a selfie at our hero and villain selfie stations. Challenge your friends or family with our giant games. JANUARY Maitland Library Large Lego blocks East Maitland Library Jenga / noughts and crosses Rutherford Library Snakes and ladders Thornton Library Giant chess
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LEGO ROBOTICS Learn how a robot really works in this hands on workshop by Fizzics Education. Using laptops and NXT Lego Mindstorm robots, you will discover how to program a robot to perform movements such as robot dancing and robot wars. Maitland Library Monday 23 January 10.30am – 12.00pm 8 – 14 years $5.00 Bookings essential
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CSI HEROES Do you want to be a CSI hero? Learn to be a forensics sleuth in this workshop presented by Fizzics Education. Find out about fingerprinting and blood typing, facial reconstruction, DNA comparisons and more. Thornton Library Monday 23 January 2.00pm – 3.00pm 8 - 14 years $5.00 Bookings essential
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COMIC BOOK HEROES Become a comic book creator. Use your imagination to create an exciting adventure using comic book heroes. Maitland Library Wednesday 25 January 10.30am – 12.00pm 8 - 14 years Free Bookings essential
EVERYDAY FUN...ALL SCHOOL HOLIDAYS Looking for more fun activities these holidays? Discover a range of games and things to do every day during the school holidays at all Maitland City Library branches. Challenge your friends or family with our giant games. Create your own origami masterpiece with our Imagination Box activity. APRIL Maitland Library Jenga / noughts and crosses East Maitland Library Giant chess Rutherford Library Large Lego blocks Thornton Library Snakes and ladders Holiday Fun 2017 9
April PAPER PLANET It’s all about fun with paper: the possibilities are endless! Join us for 3D paper craft, origami, photo scrapbooking and more. You can even make your own book. Come along and be entertained by Ship o’ Fools as they perform the Waste Wrappers Show. It’s full of juggling, song, music and fun with a cool environmental message. You can also join our Punkii workshop and be entertained by multi talented performer Sharni McDermott (Punkii) as she shares stories and a wide range of fun filled activities about the Dreamtime, Australia, animals, friends and family. With a mix of free and low cost activities provided by professional entertainers and library staff, there will be something for every child. Bookings are essential and can be made through the Maitland City Library website at maitland.nsw.gov.au/Library
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STORYBOX
SMURF VILLAGE
Ever wanted to write your own story? Create your own picture books and add them to our special Storybox for everyone to borrow and enjoy throughout the April school holidays.
Be inspired by Papa Smurf and Smurfette to design your own smurf Summer village. Create new homes, gardens and wishing wells for the Smurfs. It’s only limited by your imagination.
Thornton Library Saturday 8 April 10.00am - 11.30am 8 - 14 years Free Bookings essential
Maitland Library Monday 10 April 2.30pm - 4.00pm 5 - 12 years Free Bookings essential
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PAPER JUNGLE Calling all jungle explorers. Discover wild jungles at your local library. Go on safari, play jungle games, make an animal mask, finger puppets and other cool crafts. It’ll be a wild afternoon.
WONDERFUL WORLD OF ORIGAMI Discover the wonderful and challenging world of origami. Learn paper folding techniques and make amazing origami creations such as boats, planes, flowers and cranes.
Thornton Library Tuesday 11 April 3.00pm – 4.30pm 5 - 12 years Free
East Maitland Library Thursday 13 April 2.00pm - 3.30pm 5 - 12 years Free
Bookings essential
Bookings essential
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THE SMURFTASTIC FLUBA-PHONE Is it a cow? Is it a moose? No…. it’s a Fluba-phone. Using the latest in latex glove and paper technology, kids will learn to build, decorate and learn to play this Smurftastic musical noise maker. N.B Not suitable for children with latex allergies. Rutherford Library Thursday 13 April 10.30am – 11.30am 5 – 12 years Free
GET CREATIVE WITH PAPER Create amazing artworks using paper. Discover the charm of decoupage and decorate household objects or create your own collage masterpiece. Let your creativity soar. East Maitland Library Tuesday 18 April 2.00pm – 3.30pm 5 – 12 years Free Bookings essential
Bookings essential
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PUNKII WORKSHOP Calling all budding artists. Get inspired by Australian stories and then create drawings and paintings based on these stories. Featuring Punkii (Sharni McDermott), a professional performer and creator, who shares her love of her culture, the Dreamtime, Australia and animals through literature and art. Rutherford Library Wednesday 19 April 2.00pm - 3.00pm 3 – 8 years $5.00 Bookings essential
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PAPER FUNTASTIC
WASTE WRAPPERS SHOW
Have you ever seen a monster in your book? Have you ever caught the breeze and watched it spin round and round? Have you ever spun like a top? Come along and unleash your creative streak and make a monster book mark, a paper pinwheel and spinner.
Be entertained by Ship o’ Fools as they perform the Waste Wrappers Show, a fun, interactive show full of juggling, song and music with a cool environmental message. Following the performance make a paper wild animal to take home and star in your own show.
Maitland Library Wednesday 19 April 10.30am – 12.00pm 5 – 12 years Free
East Maitland Library Thursday 20 April 2.00pm - 3.00pm 4 – 12 years Free
Maitland Library Saturday 22 April 10.30am – 12.00pm 5 – 12 years Free
Bookings essential
Bookings essential
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3D PAPER CRAFTS
PHOTO FANTASTIC
Fold it, bend it, roll it, cut it, the choice is yours in this amazing 3D paper crafts event. Get creative by making a 3D fish, butterfly, bunny or frog.
Create a memory that will last with our photo scrapbooking workshop. Bring along some photos and we will show you how to turn them into beautiful creative and decorative scrapbook pages.
Rutherford Library Thursday 20 April 10.30am - 11.30am 5 – 12 years Free Bookings essential
Maitland Library Monday 24 April 2.30pm - 4.00pm 5 – 12 years Free Bookings essential
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July RETRO TOYS AND GAMES Take a trip down memory lane these school holidays with our retro toys and games. Recapture the joy from your parent’s childhood as you learn to play olden day games, make a Jumanji board game, create a time capsule or challenge your imagination with our cardboard box fun. Choose your own adventure when professional performers from Fun Day Out present Adventure Quest, a show that combines music, storytelling, drama, dance and your imagination to choose the path of your own adventure quest. With a mix of free and low cost activities provided by professional entertainers and library staff, there will be something for every child. Bookings are essential and can be made through the Maitland City Library website at maitland.nsw.gov.au/Library
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I SPY AND MEMORY GAME Do you have awesome searching and memory skills? Challenge your friends to find the hidden objects after you create your very own I Spy book and memory game. Maitland Library Monday 3 July 2.30pm - 4.00pm 5 – 12 years Free Bookings essential
EVERYDAY FUN...ALL SCHOOL HOLIDAYS Looking for more fun activities these holidays? Discover a range of games and things to do everyday during the school holidays at all Maitland City Library branches. Challenge your friends or family with our giant games. Solve the mystery of our code breaker puzzles. JULY Maitland Library Giant chess East Maitland Library Snakes and ladders Rutherford Library Jenga / noughts and crosses Thornton Library Large Lego blocks Holiday Fun 2017 19
MINION MADNESS
JUMANJI IF YOU DARE
Where would a villain be without their loyal henchmen and henchwomen? Learn about famous fictional villains and their minions from books and movies, and create your very own minion to assist with your despicable plotting.
Create and play your own Jumanji board game. In this wild jungle game you will be pursued by stalking lions, charging rhinos and lunging, snapping crocodiles all with a roll of the dice.
Thornton Library Wednesday 5 July 10.30am - 12.00pm 5 – 12 years Free Bookings essential
East Maitland Library Thursday 6 July 2.00pm - 3.00pm 8 – 14 years Free Bookings essential
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BLAST FROM THE PAST
YARN PAINTING
Experience a blast from the past at Rutherford Library. Play old favourites like quoits, jacks and hopscotch and make your very own Jack in the Box.
Learn to paint without using paint. Yarn painting is a fun retro art using wool and your artistic talents to create colourful works. Make an artwork for your wall, a pot for your garden or maybe some jewellery. Come along to create something fabulous to take home.
Rutherford Library Friday 7 July 10.30am – 11.30am 5 – 12 years Free Bookings essential
Maitland Library Saturday 8 July 10.30am - 12.00pm 5 – 12 years Free Maitland Library Wednesday 12 July 10.30am - 12.00pm 5 – 12 years Free Bookings essential
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CHILDREN’S BOOK WEEK
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ADVENTURE QUEST Choose your own adventure in this fun filled show by professional performers from Fun Day Out. In this interactive show, combining music, storytelling, drama and dance, use your imagination to choose the path of your adventure quest. Maitland Library Monday 10 July 10.30am - 12.00pm 5 – 12 years $5.00 Bookings essential Holiday Fun 2017 23
MEMORY LANE GAMES
TIME CAPSULE TOYS
Take a walk down memory lane as you learn to play games from times past and games from around the world. Marbles, drop dead, the semaphore game and scavenger hunt. Which games were your parent’s favourite as a child?
Ever wondered what was made 20, 30, 40 or 50 years ago? Make your very own time capsule to fill with toys and craft so when it is opened the next generation will be surprised.
East Maitland Library Tuesday 11 July 2.00pm - 3.00pm 5 – 12 years Free
Rutherford Library Thursday 13 July 10.30am – 11.30am 5 – 12 years Free Bookings essential
Bookings essential
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CARDBOARD BOX FUN
ROLL, BOUNCE AND SPIN
Boxes, boxes everywhere. All shapes, all sizes, but what can they become? Create and build something amazing using cardboard and your imagination. Cars, robots, monsters, houses, the possibilities are endless.
Come along and have some retro fun making colourful bouncy balls and spinning tops. Challenge your friends to see whose ball can bounce the highest or whose top can spin the longest.
Maitland Library Friday 14 July 10.30am - 12.00pm 5 – 12 years Free
N.B. Not suitable for children with latex allergies.
Bookings essential
Thornton Library Friday 14 July 2.30pm - 4.00pm 5 – 12 years Free Bookings essential
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September / October ITSY BITSY It’s all things miniature and marvellous these Spring school holidays. Join us as we create itty bitty Lego creations or miniature mobiles. Learn coding to create mini worlds with our Scratch and ScratchJr, workshops. Make a floating lantern at our lantern making workshop to float on the Hunter River at the Riverlights Multicultural Festival. With a mix of free and low cost activities provided by professional entertainers and library staff, there will be something for every child. Bookings are essential and can be made through the Maitland City Library website at maitland.nsw.gov.au/Library
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EVERYDAY FUN...ALL SCHOOL HOLIDAYS Looking for more fun activities these holidays? There is a range of games and things to do everyday during the school holidays at all Maitland City Library branches. Challenge your friends or family with our giant games. Test yourself with our Escape the Library adventure. SEPTEMBER Maitland Library Snakes and ladders East Maitland Library Large Lego blocks Rutherford Library Giant chess
MAGICAL MINIATURE MOBILES Design and build your own miniature creature mobile. Use your imagination to make insects, fairies or anything tiny to build a mobile that is unique to you! Maitland Library Saturday 23 September 10.30am - 12.00pm 5 – 12 years Free Maitland Library Wednesday 4 October 10.30am - 12.00pm 5 – 12 years Free Bookings essential
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GERMY SQUIRMY
MINI WORLDS IN SCRATCHJR
They are all around us, teeny tiny, itsy bitsy...germs. Discover all things gross and germy as we take a microscopic look at these miniscule organisms and uncover the horrible histories behind germs. Create an icky, yucky, germy monster or artwork.
Bring your own mobile device to Thornton Library and learn about simple coding. We’ll help you use ScratchJr to create your very own mini world. ScratchJr is a free app that can be downloaded from the App Store or Google Play.
Maitland Library Monday 25 September 2.30pm - 3.30pm 5 - 12 years Free
Thornton Library Tuesday 26 September 2.30pm – 4.00pm 5 – 8 years Free
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LANTERN MAKING WORKSHOPS Make a floating lantern to launch on the Hunter River at the Maitland Riverlights Multicultural Festival. East Maitland Library Thursday 28 September 2.00pm - 3.30pm 5 - 14 years Free
Thornton Library Friday 29 September 2.00pm - 3.30pm 5 - 14 years Free
Maitland Library Friday 29 September 10.00am - 11.30am 5 - 14 years Free
Rutherford Library Wednesday 4 October 2.00pm - 3.30pm 5 - 14 years Free
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ITTY BITTY LEGO CREATIONS Do you love Lego? Unleash your imagination and create your very own Lego story in a miniature comic book! Rutherford Library Thursday 28 September 10.30am - 11.30am 6 – 14 years Free Bookings essential
AMAZING WORLD OF TINY ANIMALS Be amazed as we explore the world of incredibly tiny animals. Create your own puppets, mobile or dioramas using real life sized models of these tiny animals. East Maitland Library Tuesday 3 October 2.00pm - 3.00pm 5 - 12 years Free Bookings essential
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BUILT FROM SCRATCH Learn scratch coding to create cool stories and animations in a digital world that you build. Bring along your own laptop or use the library’s computers. Thornton Library Wednesday 4 October 10.00am - 12.00pm 8 – 15 years Free Bookings essential
THE MAGICAL WORLD OF FAIRIES AND ELVES Do you believe in magic? Enter the magical world of fairies and elves and use your imagination to create a fairy or elf silhouette jar and magical wings to enjoy at home. East Maitland Library Thursday 5 October 2.00pm – 3.30pm 6 – 10 years Free Bookings essential
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TWISTED TALES Be entertained with unexpected twists and surprising endings to popular fairytales. This funny, original production presented by Maitland Repertory Theatre features well known fairytale creatures, heroes and villains. These classic stories have been given a new life and each is twisted in a way that is sure to excite and amuse. Rutherford Community Hall Friday 6 October 2.00pm - 3.30pm 3 – 14 years $5.00 Bookings essential 32 Book online at maitland.nsw.gov.au/Library
Storytime 2 - 5 YEARS
Storytellers from Maitland City Library know how to make reading fun. Storytime sessions are designed to develop a love of reading in all children. Storytime is ideal for children aged 2 to 5 years. No booking required, just come along.
OUR CONTACT DETAILS EAST MAITLAND LIBRARY
MAITLAND LIBRARY
Monday and Wednesday at 11.00am
Tuesday at 11.00am
3 Garnett Road, East Maitland
480 High Street, Maitland
eastmaitland.library@maitland.nsw.gov.au
maitland.library@maitland.nsw.gov.au
RUTHERFORD LIBRARY
THORNTON
Tuesday and Thursday at 10.30am
Thursday at 10.30am
13 Arthur Street, Rutherford
Taylor Avenue, Thornton
rutherford.library@maitland.nsw.gov.au
thornton.library@maitland.nsw.gov.au
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Connecting our community Maitland Library 480 High Street Maitland NSW 2320 t 4933 6952 f 4934 5029 maitland.library@maitland.nsw.gov.au
Rutherford Library Arthur Street Rutherford NSW 2320 t 4932 8730 f 4932 8025 rutherford.library@maitland.nsw.gov.au
East Maitland Library Garnett Road East Maitland NSW 2323 t 4933 7122 f 4934 5051 eastmaitland.library@maitland.nsw.gov.au
Thornton Library Taylor Avenue Thornton NSW 2322 t 4964 4468 thornton.library@maitland.nsw.gov.au
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