August Public Programme

August Public Programme

August Family History Month with Ruru!

Ruru is a small dark forest-dwelling owl. Found in both native and plantation forests, its distinctive “more-pork” call is commonly heard at night. Ruru are common in Aotearoa New Zealand and their diet consists of insects, small mammals and birds. 

Our Ruru is a guardian of the forest who loves to call his friends at night to go hunting.

Tui & Tama’s friend Ruru is showcasing Family History month with activities such as:

  • Make a Ruru mask with coloured card, tissue paper, metallic markers, whetu stickers and glue.
  • Create a Ruru taonga box with cardboard, glue and embellishments.
  • Write your name on a leaf and add it to the big Family Tree.
Loads of FREE fun for all the whānau!
 
For more info check out our website events page: https://tamuseum.org.nz/events/

In Collaboration with Re Creators

Papermaking:

Learn the art of paper making in this creative and hands-on workshop where you will discover the traditional process of pulping, pouring and pressing paper.

We will be covering the basic techniques, and then working with different decorative materials to create unique and beautiful hand-cast paper sheets.  Each finished piece will be one of a kind.

Join us to transform upcycled cards, paper (and other natural products) into new, beautiful paper creations and give the used paper a second (or even third) life.

  • Saturday 12th August
  • 10.30am-12.30pm
  • Bookings essential through the Re Creators website link here

The Re-Creators are on a mission to teach New Zealand how to upcycle, reduce, and reuse our resources, to share skills in reimagining ‘waste’ as creative opportunities! It’s not only creative and sustainable but also easy and fun too!

Places are limited so book your place NOW. Don’t miss out!

June Activities for the Kids!

June Activities for the Kids!

Capturing Moments – History-based Activities

Time Capsule 101

  • What is a time capsule?
  • It’s a record of a moment in time.
  • Capture a moment in your life with this fun and creative activity!
  • Drop in, no need to book.
  • FREE!
  • All ages welcome, children must have adult supervision.

Letter Writing 101

  • Did you know what before computers and the internet hand-written letters were a key way for people to keep in touch?
  • Try your hand at writing a letter and post it to a friend in a special envelope – all hand-crafted by you!
  • Drop in style, no booking needed.
  • FREE!
  • All ages welcome, children must have adult supervision.

Queen Victoria Lithograph

  • Come and celebrate King’s Birthday weekend by doing some family-friendly activities while learning about the Lithograph of Queen Victoria and her family we have in our collection.
  • Drop in style, no booking needed
  • FREE!
  • All ages welcome, children must have adult supervision.
SCHOOL HOLIDAY FUN!

SCHOOL HOLIDAY FUN!

APRIL SCHOOL HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES FOR THE KIDS!

EASTER ACTIVITIES – 8th-15th APRIL

  • Tui & Tama’s Great Easter Egg Hunt!
  • Easter Craft Activities!
  • Drop in style, no booking needed
  • FREE!
  • All ages welcome, children must have adult supervision

ANZAC ACTIVITIES – 15th-25th APRIL

  • Make your own 3D ANZAC Wreath!
  • Create an ANZAC Poppy for you and our remembrance wall!
  • Drop in style, no booking needed
  • FREE!
  • All ages welcome, children must have adult supervision

DEZIGNABUG ACTIVITIES – 8th-25th APRIL

  • Backyard Hunt & Giveaway!
  • DezignAbug Badge!
  • DezignAbug Drawing!
  • DezignAbug 3D Sculpture!
  • DezignAbug Hotel!
  • Drop in style, no booking needed
  • FREE!
  • All ages welcome, children must have adult supervision
Tui & Tama Great Bat Trail 2022

Tui & Tama Great Bat Trail 2022

Welcome one and all to the spookiest time of the year!

It’s the Tui & Tama Great Bat Trail 2022! Join us in the Museum as you work your way around to find the amazing coloured bats, hiding amongst some of the galleries. Find all the bats in the activity sheet and receive a Pekapeka badge!

The Great Bat Trail starts 22nd October, running through to 5th November!

We are sincerely sorry, but this event is postponed for now. Check back for updates soon!

Tama’s Dinosaur Hunt

Tama’s Dinosaur Hunt

FREE fun here at the Museum with Tama’s Dinosaur Hunt!

You get an activity book to do either in the Museum or take it home.

Find all the hidden dinosaurs in the Curioseum, do the word search and colour in your dinosaurs. Lots of fun things to do, see and learn at the Museum.

We are sincerely sorry, but this event is postponed for now. Check back for updates soon!

Pekapeka FREE Activities

Pekapeka FREE Activities

Join in the fun of our Pekapeka Bats FREE Activities. Make an amazing flapping or hanging bat! Put them on our Halloween tree in the Museum foyer!

All Tui & Tama Cub members receive a special Pekapeka badge!

All this and more at your Museum!

October School Holidays