Events Calendar

BACK TO THE 1930S

Join in with FREE holiday fun at Whanganui Regional Museum. Visit the Museum at 62 Ridgway Street to see the exhibition SNAP! Exploring the changing face of Whanganui. Become a heritage detective and match a set of picture clues with the buildings they belong to. Complete a holiday colouring activity while you are here, and liven up an old Whanganui building with some vibrant colours.

Take a trip back in time to the 1930s. Learn some traditional hand-crafts and enjoy making simple toys popular in the ‘30s. All children under 12 need to come with an adult. Pre-schoolers are welcome if they have an adult to help them one-to-one.

All session are FREE. A koha (donation) to cover costs is always appreciated.
Starting 1.00 pm each weekday from Monday 1 October to Friday 12 October. All programmes will be held at 62 Ridgway Street. Please note some sessions are two hours.
Please note: BOOKINGS are essential for all sessions. Call 06 3491110 to book.

WEEK ONE   

Pom Poms
Monday 1 October 1-2 pm    
Suited to ages 5+
Koha appreciated
Bookings essential - phone 06 349 1110

Make a fluffy pom-pom to decorate a hat or a bag or to use as a soft ball for throwing and catching inside the house

Poi
Tuesday 2 October 1-3 pm
Suited to ages 5+
Koha appreciated
Bookings essential - phone 06 349 1110

Make a poi using everyday materials and learn how to use it with an expert. Children under 12 will need an adult to help them.


French Knitting
Wednesday 3 October 1-2pm
Suited to ages 6+
Koha appreciated
Bookings essential - phone 06 349 1110

Make your own French knitting loom out of cardboard and start knitting!


Paper Dolls
Thursday 4 October 1-2 pm
Suited to ages 4+
Koha appreciated
Bookings essential - phone 06 349 1110

Your great grandparents didn’t have Barbie-doll or Action man. Children made their own dress-up dolls out of paper. Cut out your own boy or girl doll and then cut out an outfit or two to wear. Younger children will need quite a bit of help with the cutting.


Paper Boats
Friday 5 October 1-2 pm
Suited to ages 4+
Koha appreciated
Bookings essential - phone 06 349 1110

Learn how to make a simple paper boat that can really float, then turn it into a two-masted sailing ship or a single-masted sail-boat - you decide! Children under eight will need adult help.


WEEK TWO

Patching and Darning
Monday 8 October 1-3 pm
Suited to ages 6+
Koha appreciated
Bookings essential - phone 06 349 1110

Are your favourite clothes getting holes? Make some colourful patches to sew onto your clothes or to decorate a bag. Learn how to darn socks the old-fashioned way! Children under eight will need adult help.


Lavender Bags
Tuesday 9 October 1-2 pm
Suited to ages 6+
Koha appreciated
Bookings essential - phone 06 349 1110

Learn to hand-sew just like great-grandma did when she was a girl. Make a lavender bag and fill it with dried lavender to make your clothes drawer smell nice. Children under eight will need adult help.


Puppets
Wednesday 10 October 1-3 pm
Suited to ages 6+
Koha appreciated
Bookings essential - phone 06 349 1110

Use paper, card and string to make your own marionette puppet, and learn how to make it dance to some 1930s boogie-woogie music. Children under eight will need adult help.


Embroidery
Thursday 11 October 1-3 pm
Suited to ages 5+
Koha appreciated
Bookings essential - phone 06 349 1110

Make a picture out of material and learn to embroider details on it. Decorate your picture with buttons and beads. Children under eight will need adult help.


Jumping Jacks
Friday 12 October 1 - 2 pm
Suited to ages 5+
Koha appreciated
Bookings essential - phone 06 349 1110

Your grandparents played with Jumping Jacks. Now you can too! Colour and cut out a Jumping Jack, add some movable joints and strings, then away it goes … jump, jump, jump!  Suited to ages 5+. Children under eight will need adult help.