October School Holidays Week Two
WOAH – we’re about to head into week two of the October School Holidays! Halloween is coming near and we’ve got some spooky stuff to celebrate and more play outside with our mates Sport Manawatu in parks around the city. The final screening of the Brazilian Kid’s Movie Festival, and a visit from Donovan Bixley, award-winning author and illustrator of kiwi faves Squawk!, Draw Some Awesome, and Ki te moe Aotearoa.
So grab your diary and take note of what’s coming up – we’ll see you here!
Monday 10 October
Look Up! Explore Our Universe! Reading Challenge
From 1 to 31 October, blast into a new reading challenge to celebrate International Space Week 2022. With NASA at My Library, explore and read about the universe at your own pace, and earn online badges along the way.
Grab and Go Activity Pack: Spooktacular Halloween Fun
Central Library; Main Desk, first floor.
Get your Halloween started a little early with some craft bits and bobs. It’s a whole bag of Spooktacular fun!
Grab and Go packs are available in limited numbers
Aimed at ages 5+
Tuesday 11 October
Canine Friends Pet Therapy Visit
Central Library; Children’s Zone, 2-3pm
Come read to our dog pals from Canine Friends Pet Therapy. They’re excellent listeners!
Pop-up Play with Sport Manawatū
Te Pātikitiki Library; 157 Highbury Ave, 2-3:30pm
Let’s have some fun in our local parks with the crew from Sport Manawatū.
Don’t forget to slip, slop and wrap!
Wednesday 12 October
Pop-up Play with Sport Manawatū
Terrace End School, 10-12noon
Let’s have some fun in our local parks with the crew from Sport Manawatū.
Don’t forget to slip, slop and wrap!
Brazilian Kids Movie Festival – Turma da Monica, Uma Aventura no Tempo/ Monica’s Gang in an Adventure in Time
Central Library; Mezzanine, 10:30am – 12noon
Our heroes need to take a trip in a Time Machine, to recoup the essence of the four elements before the Earth gets frozen. The Gang will face the dangers of the Ancient History.
Find out more about the Brazilian Kid’s Movie Festival.
Te Pātikitiki Rocks!
Te Pātikitiki Library, 57 Highbury Ave. 11am – 12:30pm.
Rock painting for all. We have all the stuff, so come along and paint up some rocks with us.
Please bring stones to paint if you have them.
Free event.
Pop-up Play with Sport Manawatū
Village Valley Centre; Ashhurst, 2-4pm
Let’s have some fun in our local parks with the crew from Sport Manawatū.
Don’t forget to slip, slop and wrap!
Thursday 13 October
See Award Winning Illustrator Donovan Bixley in Action
Central Library; Children’s Zone, 2-3pm
In this fun family event Donovan will read from his books and share his best drawing tips and ideas for budding artists. PLUS, be the first in the world to get your paws on Donovan’s brand new full colour Flying Furballs annual/comic book Take-Off! from Paper Plus Palmerston North.
Donovan Bixley is the author/illustrator of several award winning books. Find a selection of his work at the Library.
Friday 14 October 2022
Freaky Friday – Spooktacular Halloween Story Time
Central Library, Children’s Zone, 10 – 11am
Scary, spooky, and strange stories to fright and delight. Dress up in your Halloween costume if you dare and come join in the fun. Aimed at ages 5+
Bring your Hell Reading Pizza Wheels along to do a book chat after, or grab a wheel to start!
Pop-up Play with Sport Manawatū
Awapuni Park, 10am-12noon
Let’s have some fun in our local parks with the crew from Sport Manawatū.
Don’t forget to slip, slop and wrap!
We hope you had an out-of-this-world school holidays! If you want to keep the good times rolling, our Reading Challenge is still open for new registrations. It’s not too late to jump aboard the space ship, so sign up here.