Holiday activities

Press, 28 August 1978, Page 12

Holiday activities

Events arranged for children during the school holidays include: Building Centre, Cashel Street: Tropical and cold water fish show, daily. Cashmere Ice Skating Rink: Monday to Friday, 1.30 to 4 and 7.30 to 10.

Orana Park: Pony rides, trampolines, kangaroo, spider-monkeys, walkthrough area. Lions fed daily at 11.30 and 2.30. Cobden Riding School, 274 Russley Road. Pony and horse rides, 10 to 5.30, $2.90 per hour. Phone 585-278. Tuition by arrangement. Ferrymead Historic Park and Transport Museum: Open 10 to 4 daily. School special, children 50c, parents free if a group party is pre-b,ooked. Haywrights. Activities in theatrette in conjunction with the store’s Asean Exhibition. Tomorrow, Indonesia. Thursday, Malaysia. Friday, Thailand. Colouring in competition, Flags of the Nations in exhibition. Animated displays at theatrette.

Canterbury Court: Industries Fair. Children 40c admission. Free circus every day, 1.30 to 4. Meet Poggle the computer controlled man; talent quests, competitions.

Arts Workshop: Arts Centre, until Thursday. $4 per child per activity; 10.30 to noon and 1.30 to 5. Puppetry and soft toys, morning today and Wednesday. Afternoon, tomorrow and Thursday. Printmaking, afternoon, today and Wednesday. Cartooning, morning, tomorrow and Thursday. Drawing and painting, morning, tomorrow and Thursday.

Canterbury Public Library’: Today, films. 10 to noon. Tomorrow, story-

hour, 11 to noon. Wednesday, Kite Day, 11 to noon. Thursday, Garden Day, 11 to noon. Friday, storyhour, 11 to noon.

New Brighton Library: Tomorrow, storyhour, 2.30 to 3.30. Thursday, storyhour, 2.30 to 3.30. Friday, colouring day, 2.30 to 3.30. Papanui Library: Every day, storyhour, 2.30 to 3.30. Spreydon Library: Storyhour, 2.30 to 3.30. Tomorrow, Hat Day, 2.30 to 3.30. Wednesday, storyhour, 2.30 to 3.30. Thursday, Toy Day, 2.30 to 3.30. Friday, storyhour, 2.30 to 3.30. St Martins and Sumner libraries: Colouring-in and general activities. Fendalton Library: Story reading every day at 11. Competition to make a kite. Entries close Wednesday. Winner announced Friday. Redwood Community Centre: Tomorrow, 1 to 3, and Thursday, 10 to noon, candlemaking, aged 9 years and over. Cost, $2. Wednesday, 2.30, films, 5 years and over. Cost 20c. Redwood Library: Tomorrow, 11, storyreading with Miss Yvonne. Wednesday, 11, story reading. Competition to make something out of junk. Entries close tomorrow. Winner announced on Wednesday. Hornby Library: Each day at 11. Today, storybook theatre. Tomorrow, story telling. Wednesday, slide show with picture books. Friday, story reading.

Halswell Library: Tomorrow, 11, play reading for older children. Wednesday, 2.30 to 3, storytime with music for small children. 3 to 3.30, yarns for older children. Thursday. storybook theatre.

Children’s Book of the Year Exhibition: Friday

and Saturday, 10 to 3.30, Great Hall of Arts at the Arts Centre. Story telling, children’s competitions, puppets, folk singing. Bishopdale Community Centre: Today, tomorrow, and Wednesday; 1 to 3, macrame. Cost, $1.20. Oil Painting, every day this week, 10 to noon. Cost, $4.50; 10 years and over. Colouring contest, today, 9 to noon and 1 to 3; tomorrow, 1 to 3, and Wednesday, 9 to noon; Age groups, 5 to 7 years, 8 to 10 years, 11 to 12 years. Bring own pencils, paints. Board games, tomorrow and Thursday, 10 to noon. Drop In Centre, every day, 10 to noon and 1 to 3. Pool, table tennis, darts, games. Cost, 20c. War games, today and Wednesday, 1 to 3. Cost, 20c. Slot cars, tomorrow and Thursday, 1 to 3. Cost, 20c. Handwork, today until Thursday, 10 to noon, 12 to 14 years. Cost, $5. Talent contest, tomorr.ow' 1 to 3, Main Hall, Bishopdale Community Centre.

Bishopdale Library: Wednesday, story reading with Neville Wakem, 11.

Canterbury Skateboard Championships: Heats today, Hoon Hay Skateboard Rink, 1. Finals, Wednesday, Bishopdale Bowl. Aranui Activity Centre: Every day 10 to noon and 1 to 3 for children aged 6 to 12 years. Cost 30c per day. Queen Elizabeth II Park: Learn to swim. Cost, $B. Ring 886-079. Girls’ activity programme, Friday, 1.30 to 4, 6 to 12 years. Cost, 30c. Cowles Stadium: Gvm Sports, today, Thursday and Friday, 9.30 to 11.30, 8 to 13 years. Disco dancing. tomorrow 10 to noon and 1 to 3; 12 years and over.