Holiday Activity Opportunities

By: John Murrihy | Posted Thursday April 3, 2025

Kelly Club Holiday Programme

Kelly Sports Holiday Programme

Football

Drama Remedy Holiday Programme

Brought to you by Maneesha, Amesbury's Speech & Drama co-curricular teacher.

Precious Collections Art and Craft School Holiday Programme

Samin Mirajkar, the mother of a crrent student at Amesbury is a professional artist and art educator based in Churton Park. She has established a reputable art studio, offering art classes and art craft school holiday programmes.

What's on offer:

Wellington City Libraries Holiday Programme - The Prehistoric Earth

The Prehistoric Earth – celebrate the 50th anniversary of the discovery of dinosaur bones in Aotearoa by diving into 50 fun, hands-on and free events at your local library these holidays, 12 – 27 April! Become a palaeontologist for a day and join a fossil dig with GNS Science, search for ancient DNA strands in geological sediment cores, use Greek or Latin to design your own dinosaur, build your own volcano to simulate an extinction event, learn how to record prehistoric soundscapes, try out a new craft activity, and much more! All events are totally free, but some do require registration as space may be limited at some libraries – visit wcl.govt.nz/kidsholidays for the full schedule.

Wairarapa Balloons Family Carnival

Inverlochy Arts Workshops

Wellington Phoenix School Holiday Experience Camp

Wellington Phoenix Experience Camps provide a unique opportunity for us to engage with young football enthusiasts from diverse communities across New Zealand. It marks the initial step in our talent identification process. Promising players identified during these camps may be invited to join a Discovery Camp later in the year.

For further information including how to register please visit: https://wellingtonphoenixacademy.com/experience-camps/.

STEM Holiday Programme

Brain Play - STEM sessions

Holiday Computer Classes

Grand Training runs educational and fun computer classes over the holidays at our Wellington City location for ages 5 to 16.

  • Minecraft from Introduction to Mods.

  • Learn to Code; Scratch or Python.

  • Discovery Course in Computing - suitable for younger children

  • Build Your own Computer

For information & bookings 499-2211 orgrandtraining.co.nz

Creative Writing Workshop

School Holiday Art Programme

KidzStuff Theatre for Children

What:  Badjelly The Witch

When: 12th - 25th April 2025

Where: Tararua Tramping Club, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mt Victoria, Wellington

Times: Weekdays 10am & 11:30am, Saturdays 10am, no show Sundays

Tickets: $16.00pp, Children under 2 Free.

Bookings:  www.kidzstufftheatre.co.nz

RNZB's Dazzlehands

The Royal New Zealand Ballet is pleased to offer school students and their families $10 tickets to our upcoming performances of Dazzlehands: The Ballet.  In Wellington on 12th and 13th April, Kāpiti on 16th and 17th April and Upper Hutt on 23rd April.

 Use the code “SCHOOL25” when booking. Get tickets at https://rnzb.org.nz/show/dazzlehands.

Capital Basketball Kiwi-Hoop Camps

Capital Basketball offer four specialized camps held, at the Walter Nash Stadium, designed to cater to different skill levels and interests:

  • All Star: Years 6-8, 14th and 15th of April.

  • Swish: Years 3-6, 22nd and 23rd of April.

  • Bounce: Years 1-3, 24th of April

  • Girls Got Game: 16 & 17 April, Schoolyears 3-8 - A girls-only camp dedicated to empowering young athletes through basketball

Squash in the Holidays

Easter Weekend at Ngā Manu Nature Reserve

Join us for four days of family-friendly fun, where adventure, wildlife, and Easter magic come together at Ngā Manu Nature Reserve!

For details please follow this link.

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