Chipmunks Papanui is a fun, indoor play area filled with stimulating equipment for children from ages 0 – 11 years of age.
Let me just say upfront that I’m an absolute convert to the Action Cam for family home movies. The size, the portability, the durability and how they allow…
Te Papa and Weta Workshop bring you a science exhibition like no other – a spectacular, immersive experience ‘designed by bugs, for humans’.
Mister Maker is a real favourite in our house. There’s not much my kids like more than doing crafts and the crafts Mister Maker does on his TV…
Ice Age Live tells the adventures of an extraordinary herd of Ice Age animals, all living together as one unique big family. The decrease in grassland leads Sid,…
Auckland Zoo probably doesn’t need much of an introduction for most Aucklanders. My three young ones were fortunate enough to spend their first years only minutes from Auckland…
My kids are spoilt. I don’t deny it. They get far more than their fair share of ‘cool stuff’. So these holidays we’ve been trying to DO cool…
We took our almost 3 year old (and our 4 month old) to see The (Kiwi) Gingerbread Man on Saturday and had a blast! The play is a…
In Capital E’s new show Shu’s Song, the ordinary world become extraordinary as Shu discovers the secret life of everyday objects in a home office. Shu’s imagination brings…
One of the most well-known attractions in Rotorua, Rainbow Springs has existed in various forms since 1929. These days, it’s a nature park and kiwi conservation site. In…
When I think of Rotorua, the very first thing I think of is hot pools and a visit is not complete without heading to the pools. Polynesian Spa…
I had great memories of Rainbow Springs as a kid. Memories of the pools filled with trout have stuck with me for most of my life. So I…
Kelly Tarlton’s SEA LIFE Aquarium is a bit of a kiwi institution. Opened in 1985, many New Zealand kids will have fond memories of visiting the iconic aquarium…
I had the pleasure of going to the Kidz Stuff theatre performance of The Princess and the Pea. Mr 4 came along to give me his expert opinion…
Cheeky elves Filly and Pilly have fallen on hard times after shooting wrapped on The Hobbit. Lucky for them, Gordon the cobbler is looking for some help in…
Hokia Ki Nga Maunga (Return to the mountain) is the enchanting story of a young boy named Rima who needs the help of the Maori god of the…
Dance all your favourite stories to life in a series of workshops with Java Dance. Java reunites with Capital E in a new series of dance workshops. Children…
When you can’t get to sleep at night, listen to a story fuelled by fright! There will be mermaids, ghouls and perhaps a hag, with sights and sounds…
Improv for Kids The Improvisors Circa Theatre, Wellington 7 -18 April (no Sunday performance) $10 per person
A little white kiwi thinks the moon might be his mother because it is white and bright and round like him. Prepare to snuffle and shuffle through the…
Beatrix didn’t want a tiara. Beatrix wanted a BEARD! From Charles Darwin to Abraham Lincoln, Karl Marx to Mr Twit, it is said that the secret to power…
Intrigued by the most humble household items, one quirky character coins contraptions and meddles with mechanisms to find topsy-turvy ways to breathe life into his pile of junk.…
Adventure into the oceanic depths, rocky shore lines and pristine beaches of East Coast Aotearoa, a place where the waves ceaselessly roll in and the tides ebb and…
In the magical world of flitting butterflies, jumping eggs and giant swaying flowers, two lycra-clad puppeteers try their hardest to remain unseen and at service to their puppets;…
It’s the coolest time to be a kind in Wellington at the moment, with the Capital E National Arts Festival for children in full flight. In Carnival of…
Dirt and Other Delicious Ingredients is a dance show from Java dance company and is part of the Capital E Festival for Children. This is the poster blurb:…
IMPROV for Kids The Improvisors Circa Theatre, Wellington 29 September – 11 October 11am (no Sunday performance) $10 per person It sounds like a recipe for disaster –…
From their website: Learn about and be inspired by the sculptures on Wellington’s waterfront. Experiment, learn and have fun with shapes, patterns, prints, colours, new materials and ideas…
Disney On Ice is a whistle-stop tour of some of your favourite Disney characters. With the added excitement of being an ice-skating show, this is good fun for…
An Awfully Big Adventure explores the truth behind World War One. Through energetic songs and moments of both great humour and poignancy, this show commemorates the 100th anniversary…
Once again Capital E has created a fantastic holiday program. My 5 ½ year old granddaughter and I were thrilled to see the lastest show ‘Grandad’s Lucky Storm.’…
I kicked off the school holidays by taking my four year old boy and six year old girl to the Wiggles Concert – The Apples and Bananas tour…
Award-winning children’s author, Pamela Allen’s stories are brought to life for New Zealand audiences in Mr McGee and the Biting Flea. Emerging from dozens of suitcases and crates,…
Orana Wildlife Park is New Zealand’s only open range zoo and with over 350 animals to see, it’s the perfect place for a visit when in Christchurch. We…
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra is touring the country with Anton Oliver. They are performing selections from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker. They’re also performing New Zealand composer David Farquhar’s…
Live theatre is treat at any age, and Seasons was a particularly nice introduction to the experience for my two kids, aged 2 ½ and going on 5.…
The Improvisers is a bit of an institution in Wellington… fun improvised theatre for kids (and big people as well!) Halloweenies presents the least scary cast of spooky…
From her hideaway in a museum basement comes Ivy, a cleaning lady with a difference. Her humble set of wheels may look like a cleaning cart, but just…
Attention parents with children in and around Dunedin at a loss in this second week of the holidays: here is one fantastic way to fill in a morning…
Improvisors Kids have been creating improvised shows just for little people for 4 years now it’s a great school holiday treat. Comic Heroes is their latest offering -…
I took my three kids (3, 5 and 7) for some school holiday fun to see “Dr Brown and His Singing Tiger” at the Herald Theatre in Auckland’s…
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Capital E is a national treasure. Every school holidays and plenty of time in-between, Capital E serves up awesome…
A stage show performance of the Margaret Mahy classic childrens story, at the Pumphouse Theatre, Takapuna. I took my just-turned-3-year-old for her first ever show for her birthday,…
The Man the That the Sea Saw is a part of the Capital E National Arts Festival for Children. I didn’t know anything about what I was going…
Sky Dancer is a beautiful collaboration between Capital E National Theatre for Children and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, this performance has been especially created for young people.…
Capital E presents NZ’S biggest arts festival for children from the 11 – 23 MARCH 2013. My 4 year old grand-daughter and I were lucky enough to see…
Family Adventures is the perfect name for this activity. An adventure for the whole family (3 years and up) into Skippers, Queenstown and out again. Snacks, gentle splashing…
Little Penguins (that is actually their correct name) or blue penguins as we commonly know them, have to be one of life’s treasures. Unfortunately, something most of us…
Since performing their debut children’s show in 2009 The Listies have quickly become one of the most sought after children’s performers in Australia. Receiving widespread critical acclaim they…
Fairy Godfathers don’t do magic, thinks Fairy Godmother. Yeah right says Fairy Godfather. The play is about Fairy Godfather who experiments with magic, even though he’s told he…
Capital E must be the best place in New Zealand to see kids’ theatre and Around the World and Buck Again is another great show from this excellent…
I’ve seen a lot of glitter in my time, but nothing (not even reading about the 100,000+ crystals made specially by the Swarovski factory in Austria to adorn…
We were lucky to get to go to this play to review it for Kiwi Families. The play was about a boy named Jake who moves to Magnolia…
Snow Planet is an indoor ski and snowboard centre. It offers lessons (both group and individual), kids parties, conference meeting spaces. It is located on the North Shore…
The magnificent Capital E National Theatre for Children turned 15 this year and is celebrating with another glorious piece of theatre- Ivy: Saviour of the Dinosaur is a…
Let’s admit it: Here in New Zealand, we thought Steve Irwin was kinda odd. We just didn’t really get the hoop-la. So when we were visiting family in…
My husband and I were excited about taking our two preschoolers to the Easter Show but hadn’t let our expectations rise too high. The start of Easter weekend…
We recently took the kids to Auckland for a few days and as an extra-special treat, had an outing to MOTAT – The Museum of Technology and Transport. I’d…
Yesterday my husband and I took our two boys aged 3.5 and 16 months along to Bloom Family Festival for the day. While the weather started out rather…
In my eyes Bloom festival couldn’t be in a better location. Matakana Country Park is just an hour north of central Auckland, and just two kilometres north of…