Past Tui & Tama events Archives

T&T Club Activities Jan

Welcome to the activities for January 2024!

Tui & Tama’s friends have had a great time over the past 6 months with their activity passports.

So, to welcome in the New Year Tui & Tama are exploring some of your favourite creative activities!

Join us for some fun packed activities with lots of things to do and explore during the holiday season!

Visit us at 55 Rickit Road, Monday-Friday 10am-4pm, Saturdays and Public Holidays 10am-2pm!

Amazing Kōura

The amazing freshwater Kōura!

Tui & Tama’s friend Kōura is hosting the month of December’s Public Programme!

Each month begins on the Saturday with a FREE Tui & Tama Club event for existing and new members. Tui and Tama’s friends introduce the month’s theme and activities. Each club member receives a Tui & Tama Club Passport to record their participation at the end of the activities with a mascot sticker! Members collect all 6 mascot stickers to go into a special end of year prize pack!

This month our mascot Kōura welcomes everyone this December to a block buster month full of activities and special exhibits!

Come on in to gain your next Tui & Tama Activity Passport sticker – Kōura when you complete all the awesome FREE activities happening on Saturday!

Get your own Kōura Activity book!
Colour-in a Kōura wetland landscape!
Make your own Kōura!
FREE to all existing and new members!
If you’re not a Tui & Tama Club member, you can sign up anytime for FREE!

No bookings necessary, just drop in and enjoy the FREE activities:

Loads of FREE fun for all the whānau!

For more info check out our website events page: https://tamuseum.org.nz/events/

Tui & Tama Club with Tuna

We Love Tuna!

Tui & Tama’s friend Tuna is hosting the month of November’s Public Programme of activities!

Each month begins on the Saturday with a FREE Tui & Tama Club event for existing and new members. Tui and Tama’s friends introduce the month’s theme and activities. Each club member receives a Tui & Tama Club Passport to record their participation at the end of the activities with a mascot sticker! Members collect all 6 mascot stickers to go into a special end of year prize pack!

This month our mascot Tuna welcomes everyone this November to learn all about amazing Tuna! Come on in to gain your next Tui & Tama Activity Passport sticker – Tuna when you complete all the awesome FREE activities happening on Saturday 4th November 2023!

Make and colour-in your own Tuna puppet!
Have a go at the ‘We Love Tuna activity sheet,
See if you can complete the Tuna Colour-in poster,
Decorate your Tuna and add it to our Tuna Wetland!
FREE to all existing and new members!
If you’re not a Tui & Tama Club member, you can sign up anytime for FREE!

No bookings necessary, just drop in and enjoy the FREE activities. Loads of FREE fun for all the whānau!

For more info check out our website events page: https://tamuseum.org.nz/events/

Tui & Tama Club with Taniwha

Māori Myths & Legends with Taniwha!

Tui & Tama’s friend Taniwha is hosting the month of October’s Public Programme!

Each month begins on the Saturday with a FREE Tui & Tama Club event for existing and new members. Tui and Tama’s friends introduce the month’s theme and activities. Each club member receives a Tui & Tama Club Passport to record their participation at the end of the activities with a mascot sticker! Members collect all 6 mascot stickers to go into a special end of year prize pack!

This month our mascot Taniwha welcomes everyone this October to learn about local myths & legends of the Waipā!

Come on in to gain your next Tui & Tama Activity Passport sticker – Taniwha when you complete all the awesome FREE activities happening on Saturday!

Learn how to use our specially designer hand-made printer with ours or your own crafted taniwha design!
Design-a-Taniwha using light boxes and creature parts,
Make a Taniwha mask and embellish it with colour and jewels,
Create an articulated Taniwha whose joints move,
Make a taniwha mono print…and much more!
Learn about our awesome local myths presented as a graphic novel!
FREE to all existing and new members!
If you’re not a Tui & Tama Club member, you can sign up anytime for FREE!

No bookings necessary, just drop in and enjoy the FREE activities:

Loads of FREE fun for all the whānau!

For more info check out our website events page: https://tamuseum.org.nz/events/

September with Huhu

We’re celebrating Kia Kaha Te Reo Māori with Huhu as your host!

Tui & Tama’s friend Huhu is hosting September’s Kia Kaha Te Reo Māori month! Come on in and enjoy our FREE activities with the main Tui & Tama Event happening Saturday 2nd September from 10.30am-1.30pm.

Lots of extra fun activities as well as prompts to help in your learning to speak te reo Māori! Here’s what’s happening:

We’ll have lots of easy te reo prompts to help you on your learning journey, plus…

Learn how to use our new specially designed hand printer!
Create your own design then print it!
Make mono prints with our Māori designs using the whakairo blocks!
Create your whakapapa with Huhu!
Colour-in Huhu, cut it out and place it on the rākau tree!
And much more…….!

Don’t forget, when you’ve completed all the activities, collect your Huhu mascot sticker and add it to your Tui & Tama Activity Passport!

Drop in and join in the fun!

Saturday 2 September from 11.30am-1.30pm

All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Loads of FREE fun for all the whānau!

For more info check out our website events page: https://tamuseum.org.nz/events/

August with Ruru

We’re celebrating Family History month with Ruru as your host.

Tui & Tama’s friend Ruru is hosting August’s Family History month! Come on in and enjoy our FREE activities with the main Tui & Tama Event happening Saturday 2nd August from 10.30am-1.30pm. Lots of extra fun activities as well as the following:

Make a Ruru mask
Create a Ruru taonga box
Write our your family tree
Colour in a leaf and add your name to it and attach to the big Family Tree in the kids space

Loads of FREE fun for all the whānau!

For more info check out our website events page: https://tamuseum.org.nz/events/