Category: Children

Take your kids on a trip for a day of fun in Bluff! 🛬

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  • Wed 30 September
  • 10:30am - 3:00pm
  • Bluff Senior Citizen Rooms

On Wednesday 30 September bring the kids down for a day of stories, crafts and fun around the world at the Bluff Senior Citizen Rooms!

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10:30am Morning activities

🤪 Make-a-passport
👲🏼 Chinese lantern craft
🖼️ Photo frame craft

12:00pm Lunch

🍱 Inflight lunch ($2 cost)

1:00pm Afternoon activities

🤸‍♂️ Ki runga ki roto
🛡️ Cow hide shield craft
🏓 Pickleball

This event is part of the School Holiday programme at the Library. 
Check out more of the fun activities on at the Invercargill Public Library during the holidays!

Have a stress free school holidays with daily activities at the library!

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We have a great range of fun activities to keep the kids busy these school holidays! Each day during the week there will be activities in the morning (from 10:30am) and the afternoon (from 1:00pm).

28 Sept - 9 Oct

Check out some of the featured events below, and see the bottom of the page for the full timetable!

Featured Events 🦚

Week-Long Activities 🦦

🗺️ Scavenger Hunt

Can you find all the animals hidden around the library?

🔍 Where is Finn?

Each day Finn will be hiding somewhere in the library. Tell us where and you're in to win a prize!

Full Timetable 🐋

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thu22apr10:30amthu11:00amWā Pēpi – Babytime 👶🏼10:30am - 11:00am Invercargill Public LibraryAudience:Kids

thu22apr1:00pmthu3:00pmMicro Greens & Bird Feeders 🐦1:00pm - 3:00pm Invercargill Public LibraryAudience:Kids

fri23apr10:30amfri11:00amWā Kōrero – ANZAC Storytime 🇳🇿10:30am - 11:00am Invercargill Public LibraryAudience:Kids

fri23apr1:00pmfri3:00pmHanga Papi – Make a Poppy ✂️1:00pm - 3:00pm Invercargill Public LibraryAudience:Kids

tue27apr10:30amtue11:00amWā Korero - Storytime 🖼️10:30am - 11:00am Invercargill Public LibraryAudience:Kids

tue27apr11:00amtue1:00pmWā Takaro – Duplo Picnic ☕11:00am - 1:00pm Invercargill Public LibraryAudience:Kids

tue27apr1:00pmtue3:00pmHanga Lego - Lego Build 😋1:00pm - 3:00pm Invercargill Public LibraryAudience:Kids

wed28apr10:30amwed11:00amWā Korero - Storytime 🖼️10:30am - 11:00am Invercargill Public LibraryAudience:Kids

wed28apr1:00pmwed3:00pmRau Ūkuikui – Leaf Rubbing 🍂1:00pm - 3:00pm Invercargill Public LibraryAudience:Kids

thu29apr10:30amthu11:00amWā Pēpi – Babytime 👶🏼10:30am - 11:00am Invercargill Public LibraryAudience:Kids

thu29apr1:00pmthu3:00pmTamariki Whatu – Knitting for Kids 🧶1:00pm - 3:00pm Invercargill Public LibraryAudience:Kids

fri30apr10:30amfri11:00amWā Kōrero – Storytime in South City 🏤10:30am - 11:00am South CityAudience:Kids

fri30apr1:00pmfri3:00pmKiriata Whanau - Family Movie 🍿1:00pm - 3:00pm Invercargill Public LibraryAudience:Family

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thu22apr10:30amthu11:00amWā Pēpi – Babytime 👶🏼10:30am - 11:00am Invercargill Public LibraryAudience:Kids

thu22apr1:00pmthu3:00pmMicro Greens & Bird Feeders 🐦1:00pm - 3:00pm Invercargill Public LibraryAudience:Kids

fri23apr10:30amfri11:00amWā Kōrero – ANZAC Storytime 🇳🇿10:30am - 11:00am Invercargill Public LibraryAudience:Kids

fri23apr1:00pmfri3:00pmHanga Papi – Make a Poppy ✂️1:00pm - 3:00pm Invercargill Public LibraryAudience:Kids

tue27apr10:30amtue11:00amWā Korero - Storytime 🖼️10:30am - 11:00am Invercargill Public LibraryAudience:Kids

tue27apr11:00amtue1:00pmWā Takaro – Duplo Picnic ☕11:00am - 1:00pm Invercargill Public LibraryAudience:Kids

tue27apr1:00pmtue3:00pmHanga Lego - Lego Build 😋1:00pm - 3:00pm Invercargill Public LibraryAudience:Kids

wed28apr10:30amwed11:00amWā Korero - Storytime 🖼️10:30am - 11:00am Invercargill Public LibraryAudience:Kids

wed28apr1:00pmwed3:00pmRau Ūkuikui – Leaf Rubbing 🍂1:00pm - 3:00pm Invercargill Public LibraryAudience:Kids

thu29apr10:30amthu11:00amWā Pēpi – Babytime 👶🏼10:30am - 11:00am Invercargill Public LibraryAudience:Kids

thu29apr1:00pmthu3:00pmTamariki Whatu – Knitting for Kids 🧶1:00pm - 3:00pm Invercargill Public LibraryAudience:Kids

fri30apr10:30amfri11:00amWā Kōrero – Storytime in South City 🏤10:30am - 11:00am South CityAudience:Kids

fri30apr1:00pmfri3:00pmKiriata Whanau - Family Movie 🍿1:00pm - 3:00pm Invercargill Public LibraryAudience:Family

Please note: children under 14 must be supervised by a parent/guardian in the library.

Marking Anzac Day while staying safe at home

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Anzac Day is usually a solemn time when we come together to remember the sacrifices made in the past. Here are four ways you and your family can mark Anzac Day this year while staying safe in your bubble.

Complete our Since Writing You Last quiz

Keep the kids busy with our Anzac themed quiz. Explore Since Writing You Last to find the answers to these wartime-related questions.

  1. What are the names of the four soldiers whose letters are on the Since Writing You Last website?
  2. What date did New Zealand find out that war had been declared?
  3. How many troop ships left Wellington on 3rd December 1914?
  4. How old was Len Shepard when he enlisted in the army?
  5. What was served to one of the soldiers for Christmas dinner?
  6. What date was conscription announced?
  7. Whereabouts in Southland were the McIntyre brothers born?
  8. What was Len Shepard’s job before joining the NZ Expeditionary Force?
  9. How old was John Hall when he left school?
  10. Which two soldiers came home to Southland after the end of WWI?
Explore Since Writing You Last

Make your own poppy ✂️

The red poppy has become a symbol of war remembrance the world over. People in many countries wear the poppy to remember those who died in war or who still serve in the armed forces. Make your own poppy to wear or display this ANZAC day to remember our fallen soldiers. The RSA website has some great ideas to help you out.

RSA: Make your own poppy

Bake Anzac biscuits 🍪

Although it’s a myth that ANZAC biscuits were sent and eaten by troops in Gallipoli, rolled oats biscuits were in fact sold and consumed at fetes, galas, parades and other public events at home, to raise funds for the war effort.This connection to the troops serving overseas led to them being referred to as “soldier’s biscuits”.

The basic ingredients for a rolled oat biscuit were rolled oats, sugar, flour, butter with golden syrup, not eggs, used as a binding agent. This made them not only nutritious and full of energy but also long lasting.

After WWI, the most popular rolled oat biscuit had the name and association of ANZAC applied to it and thus the legend of the ANZAC biscuit began. Try making some of your own.

Anzac biscuit recipe

Hold a home service 🎖️

With the cancellation of ANZAC day services due to COVID-19, think about ways in which you could have your own service at home. You can join other New Zealanders at 6:00am on Saturday 25 April. Visit the RSA website for all the details.

RSA: Stand at Dawn

Non-stop storytime! Keep your children engrossed while learning to read with TumbleBooks

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Library members can now browse, watch, and read TumbleBooks, which offers a huge range of animated talking books for kids of all reading levels. TumbleBooks also provides other databases aimed at different audiences – check them out below!

What are TumbleBooks?

TumbleBooks are animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they’ll love. TumbleBooks are created by taking existing picture books, adding animation, sound, music and narration to produce an electronic picture book which you can read, or have read to you. 

  • Animated talking picture books
  • Read Alongs
  • Play puzzles and games
  • Videos from National Geographic
  • Reading levels from pre-school through to year 6
Browse TumbleBookLibrary

Browse these further collections offered by TumbleBooks:

  • Animated talking picture books
  • Pre-school through to Year 6
  • Makes learning maths fun
Browse TumbleMath
  • Aimed at teenagers
  • Graphic novels
  • Literature classics
Browse TeenBookCloud
  • Audiobooks for all age groups
  • Titles available in español
  • No holds or waiting lists
Browse AudioBookCloud
  • Curated collection of romance ebooks
  • Over 1700+ titles
  • No holds or waiting lists
Browse RomanceBookCloud

Please note: Access is granted until 31/8/2020 – will review closer to that time to see if we want to keep this going.

Catch your breath and have a cuppa with other parents at DUPLO Picnic

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  • Tuesdays
  • 11:00 - 1:00pm
  • Ages 2 - 6
  • Tea and coffee

Catch your breath and have a yarn with other parents at DUPLO Picnic! Your toddler will love playing with our DUPLO LEGO with the other kids while you kick back and enjoy a well-deserved break.

Following on from Active Rhyming each Tuesday at 11:00am, feel free to bring your lunch and we’ll put the jug on!

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Active Rhyming 🧸

Tuesdays 10:30 – 11:00am
Continue your toddler’s journey at the Library with Active Rhyming. Be part of the fun while your child develops new skills through rhymes, play, and movement! Building upon Wriggle & Rhyme, support your toddler as they interact with the world. Recommended for ages 2 – 6.

Storytime 🖼️

Wednesdays 10:30 – 11:00am
Make your child’s visit to the Library extra-special at our weekly Storytime. Kids will be delighted by a magical tale read by one of our storytellers. Recommended for ages 3 – 6.