Kids Blog

Looking for free fun during the school holidays? Events in your libraries today:

Baby Rock & Rhyme at Tawa (9.30am), Karori (9.45am) and Kilbirnie (10.15am). 0-2yr olds.

Preschool Storytimes at 10.30am at Karori and Wadestown Libraries. 2-5 yr olds.

Angelina Ballerina Storytime Dance with a member of the Royal New Zealand Ballet Dance Explorer Team at a special library storytime at 10.30am at Central Library. 3-8yr olds. Koha for RNZB appreciated.

Will You Sink or Swim? Activities to mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. On at Cummings Park Library (11am) and Island bay Library (2pm). 5-12 yr olds.

Looking for free fun during the school holidays? Events in your libraries today:

Baby Rock & Rhyme at 9.30am at Johnsonville Library. 0-2yr olds.

Preschool Storytimes at 10.15am at Miramar Library and at 10.30am at Island Bay and Karori Libraries. 2-5 yr olds.

Will You Sink or Swim? Activities to mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. Khandallah (10.30am), Kilbirnie (11am), Johnsonville (11am), Wadestown (2pm) and Newtown (2pm). 5-12 yr olds

BookSeekers Bookclub for 9-12 year olds. On at Johnsonville and Kilbirnie Libraries at 4pm.

Looking for free fun during the school holidays? Events in your libraries today:

Baby Rock & Rhyme at 9.30am at Central, Island Bay and Johnsonville Libraries,  and at 10.15am at Cummings Park Library. 0-2yr olds

Preschool Storytimes at 10.30am at Karori, Kilbirnie and Newtown Libraries. 2-5 yr olds

Will You Sink or Swim? Activities to mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. On at Tawa Library (10.30am), Miramar Library (11am), Karori Library (11.15am), and Brooklyn Library (2pm). 5-12 yr olds

BookSeekers Bookclub for 9-12 year olds. On at Tawa Library at 4pm.

Looking for free fun during the school holidays? Events in your libraries today:

Baby Rock & Rhyme at 10.15am at Miramar Library 0-2yr olds

Preschool Storytimes at 10.15am at Cummings Park Library, at 10.30am at Central, Brooklyn, Johnsonville, Karori, and Khandallah Libraries. 2-5 yr olds

BookSeekers Bookclub for 9-12 year olds. On at Brooklyn and Karori Libraries at 4pm.

Easter and the school holidays are both nearly here!

Here are some of our easter-y books and DVDs for reading and watching over the holidays…

And also for some fun, go here to play an easter game on the BBC website – help the easter bunny catch all the eggs!

Happy Easter! Here’s something to make you giggle.

 Highlight the answers to see if you guessed right…

Q: What’s yellow, has long ears, and grows on trees?
A: The Easter Banana!

Q: How do you catch the Easter Bunny?
A: Hide in a bush and make a noise like a carrot!

Q: How do you know carrots are good for your eyes?
A: Have you ever seen a rabbit wearing glasses?

Q: What do you get if you pour hot water down a rabbit hole?
A: Hot cross bunnies!

Q: What happened when the Easter Bunny met the rabbit of his dreams?
A: They lived hoppily ever after!

Q: Why did the Easter Bunny cross the road?
A: To prove he wasn’t chicken!

And if you need some more jokes about rabbits or chickens try one of these books….

Q. What do you call a rabbit with fleas?

A. Bugs Bunny of course!  Hehehe.

Easter is just around the corner (egg-citing, I know!)  Luckily the library has heaps of great Easter craft books.  Here’s a fun-filled selection below to help keep you busy until the Easter Bunny arrives!  Our Kids Catalogue also has a great list of Easter books to choose from including crafts, the Easter story and picture books.  Hop to it!

Did you know that Race Relations Day is on March 21st? Well now you do!

Race Relations Day is a worldwide celebration of different cultures and ethnicities. Have a think about how many people from different countries are in your class or school - we are lucky to have many people from different countries living in New Zealand.

Everyone that lives in NZ has an interesting story to tell about how their family got here, and we want to hear it. You may be Tangata Whenua, a recent migrant or from a family that came to NZ a long time ago.

Send us an email with your story. We’d like to hear about how your family arrived in New Zealand, no matter how long ago it was, or write about your whakapapa. You can write as much or as little as you want and your story could end up published on our website (which means you would get a cool special badge from the Human Rights Commission).

Did you know we also have bilingual books in the library? These are picture books that are in English and another language, and are perfect for learning a new language or just to see how different languages look or sound. The stories are really good too! Ask the friendly librarian at your nearest wellington library to show them where they are, or look them up on our Easyfind catalogue using the words ‘juvenile bilingual’

What a treat! Come and meet a real Ballerina at your local library during the school holidays.

Just for you, the Royal New Zealand Ballet Dance Explorer Team are visiting to show you some of their latest show – Angelina Ballerina, at special library storytimes.

Friday 13th April, 10.30am at Wellington Central Library

Monday 16th April, 10.30am at Ruth Gotlieb (Kilbirnie) Library

Monday 16th April, 2pm at Cummings Park (Ngaio) Library

Tuesday 17th April, 10.30am at Johnsonville Library

Tuesday 17th April, 2pm at Karori Library

Wednesday 18th April, 10.30am at Mervyn Kemp (Tawa) Library.

Wednesday 18th April, 2pm at Newtown Library

Thursday 19th April, 10.15am at Miramar Library

Thursday 19th April, 2pm at Khandallah Library

This free event is suitable for 3-8 year olds. No bookings required – just pop on your best tutu and dancing shoes and turn up!

Hey Kids!

You have a double feature to enjoy during the April School Holidays (5th - 20th of April, in case you had forgotten)

Will you sink or swim? Find out by taking part in fun stories and activities to mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic.

Angelina Ballerina Dance with a member of the Royal New Zealand Ballet Dance Explorer Team at special storytimes.

All free and all fun, and at a Wellington Library near you.

Watch this space… details soon!