Sometimes it feels like they only just went BACK to school, yet here we are again, getting ready for a new set of school holidays.
No matter the weather, we’ve gathered some of our tried and tested family favourite crafts and activities to keep the kids busy in-and-out of the house, please you’ll also be able to see what is happening around the nation these holidays and find more fun ideas in our Parenting Directory.
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In cinemas April 9
Auckland Live – April holidays
Location: Aotea Square
Cost: Free
Auckland Live 2020 has two great free things lined up during the April holidays that will enthrall every little theatre goer.
- Aotea Square Arcade – 11 to 27 April 2020 free in Aotea Square
- String Symphony – 16 to 22 April 2020 free in Aotea Square
The Ferocious Animals Petting Zoo
Location: The Court Theatre, Bernard Street, Addington, Christchurch
When: 15-25 April 2020
Cost: $10
From Fighting Worms to Bloodsucker Bats, the animals of The Ferocious Animals Petting Zoo are adorable – and deadly! Professor Crouton travels the world trying to catch them all for his new zoo, but he must be doing something wrong because they won’t stop biting him!
The Lost Letter Office
Location: Capital E, Wellington
When: 14-21 April 2020
Cost: from $10 single, under 2 free
A young girl writes a magical letter to brighten the day of an elderly neighbour. But when the letter’s adventurous journey makes its address unreadable, it gets sent to The Lost Letter Office. Can the bumbling sleuths who work there help the letter on its way? Or will it be enveloped in their snail-mail chaos forever?
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