Día de muertos
Día de Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, is a vibrant Mexican celebration that honours deceased loved ones.
Día de Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, is a vibrant Mexican celebration that honours deceased loved ones.
It was a lot of fun personalising their birthday parties, clothing and gear, making some simple things that much more special.
The July school holidays are all about embracing the wintry weather with fun and memory-making moments. So we've tracked down the top holiday experiences for families that will get you out and about and encourage you to spend some quality time together.
Prepare to give up your favourite comfy chair and hide away your lasagne - Garfield is back! The Garfield Movie is coming to a big screen near you from 30th May 2024. Keep the movie fun going with these fun printable activity sheets featuring the world's most famous cat.
Supergirl, Superboy, and Superpup to the rescue! The kids will love making their own DIY pinecone hero! They can choose their colours for all of the elements and make their very own hero. Follow the easy step by step instructions.
These kākāpō and ruru will be a hoot for the kids to make using pinecones and their favourite Resene colours. Not only are they a sustainable choice for an art project, but they're also a fun way for children to learn about our native birds. Here's a step-by-step guide to making your own feathery friends.
Bluey is a six-year-old blue heeler pup who loves to play. Along with her friends and family, Bluey enjoys exploring the world and using her imagination to turn everyday life into an amazing adventure. Bluey, along with friends and family, have some fun activities for you and your family to have fun times together.
Looking for some Easter holiday craft and decorating ideas? Get inspired with this fun collection of Easter crafts. This collection has been curated from a range of leading creatives and will be sure to put the happy in your Easter.
Green and shamrocks are some of the most iconic Irish emblems and these crafts take these themes and turn them into some St Patrick's Day fun. Resene and Fleur Thorpe have put together these crafts that say I-rish you a happy St Patrick’s Day.
Choose one of these 3 word finds that contain words associated with the St Patrick's Day which is celebrated every year on 17 March and join in the celebration of everything Irish and green.
Each year on 17 March, St Patrick's Day has become an opportunity to celebrate everything Irish and green. join in the fun with this Happy St. Patricks Day colouring page.
Granny McFlitter is back and will have you in stitches with the very special Easter story, "Granny McFlitter’s Eggcellent Easter" available now! We're excited to share three fun printable Granny McFlitter activities perfect for some Easter fun at your place!
Let little imaginations grow with our Puffin Book Club activities! We have a huge range of fun, printable activities from all your favourite new Puffin books for children. Go hunting for bugs, colour in some rascally Hairy Maclary friends, learn to count in te reo with Pūkeko, join the Lighthouse Princess on a spot the difference adventure, or choose any of the other great activities. Free and printable - which ones will you choose?
These simple yet instantly recognisable Christmas baubles are quick and easy to make. Mix and match colours and textures to co-ordinate with your Christmas theme.
If you love Christmas and all things shiny and bright, you're going to love this brilliant DIY Christmas bauble wreath craft. It's easy enough for even the most craft-averse to make.
"Roar Squeak Purr" is an exuberant treasury of over 200 animal poems by New Zealand's best writers, many of them children. Now you can create your own poems with these 12 amazing poem starters, designed to inspire a new generation of poets.
The magic of live action, CGI, musical comedy and Shawn Mendes plus a best-selling book series by Bernard Waber, combine to bring you this must-see family movie. "Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile" is in a cinema near you from 6 October 2022.
Te reo Māori has been an official language of Aotearoa New Zealand since 1987 and since then there has been a growing number of initiatives to provide opportunities for anyone to learn te reo. We take a look at some of the many ways you can join the Māori language movement. Kia kaha te reo Māori.
Award winning Lynley Dodd is back with Hairy Maclary and all his rollicking friends with a delightful board book designed to help little ones identify and express their emotions in a lift the flap book Hairy Maclary and Friends How Do I Feel? We're excited to share some fun downloadable activities featuring all the rascally friends.
Repurpose old, blown lightbulbs and create some cute decorative glow-in-the-dark critters. We asked Kidspot reader Katie and her gorgeous girls Ruby and Ella to create the project so we can follow along at home. They've provided step-by-step instructions plus a video below, on how to make your own glow-in-the-dark critters.
Create your city buildings using wood offcuts and Resene Blackboard Paint and let the kids design windows and doors to their mini houses and skyscrapers with chalk to create their own mini city!
Take the geo look to the next level with this paint effect using Resene testpots. Choose colours to match your decor or make a statement - it's your choice!
Want to make those most of your crafting? We've been trying out the Cricut Explore 3 and loving it! Check out all of the fun things you can make for the family.
Mini-boss meets mini-ons. Discover the origin story of how the world’s greatest supervillain first met his ICONIC Minions, and forged cinema’s most despicable crew in MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU.
Disney and Pixar’s “Lightyear” will be in cinemas from 16 June 2022. The definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear (voice of Chris Evans), the hero who inspired the toy, follows the legendary Space Ranger on an intergalactic adventure. Download and print these fun Lightyear activity sheets.
If your kids love unicorns - and plants - this is the perfect craft for them. Use any pot or container you like, and any colours and decorations you have on hand to create your own unique unicorn pots.
Get the kids painting and create your own colourful tic tac toe game with this easy DIY project.
In The Little Lambs' Great New Zealand Easter Egg Hunt, we went on an adventure with the lambs to discover the eggs that belong to different local birds. Now, in The Little Lambs' Great New Zealand Easter Activity Book, join the lambs and their new bird friends to get creative with loads of mazes, dot-to-dots, games and activities to complete and colour in!
Download and print 11 fun and free printable activity sheets featuring your favourite characters from Disney's Turning Red including Mei Lee, her family, and friends - who have got her cute, furry back!
Your kids will love these fun, free colouring pages from Clinicians Kids. Developed in New Zealand for Kiwi kids, Clinicians Kids is a range of high-quality and research-based supplements to support healthy, growing little people.