13 April - 28 April
City Library
Earth Day Crafts
Earth Day is Monday 22 April 2024. Come along and make a recycled art necklace! It's easy, sustainable, educational and above all fun!
Monday 22 April 2-3pm
Ground Floor
All ages welcome!
All material supplied
Stack Explorers
Have you ever wanted to peek behind the scenes at the library? Here’s your chance! Come on a guided tour of the Children’s stack collection and learn interesting facts about our books. Don’t forget to bring your library card!
Ideal for family groups with children aged 8+. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
Booking essential.
FREE
Tues 16th April 2.00pm https://tinyurl.com/StackExplorersSession1
Thurs 18th April 2.00pm https://tinyurl.com/StackExplorersSession2
Tues 23 April 2.00pm https://tinyurl.com/StackExplorersSession3
Children’s Section, Ground Floor, City Library
Rainbows, swimming holes and mountains
A relaxed story time and art activity inspired by ringatoi Marilynn Webb, and the inspiration she took from the land around us. Enjoy listening to stories about weather, whenua and water. Then expand your imagination with an art activity, creating prints and rubbings of clouds and rain drops.
Suitable for all ages, guidance suggested for children under 5. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Session one: 10.30am, Wednesday 17 April Dunedin Public Art Gallery
Session two: 10.30am, Wednesday 24 April Story pit, Children's Section, Dunedin City Library
Sashiko and the art of visible mending
Got a favourite article of clothing with holes or worn patches? Bring it along to this drop-in session in the Teen Space and learn how to make it beautiful again, sashiko-style.
All materials supplied, will help to have some experience with a needle and thread!
FREE
Wed 17th April, 3-5pm Teen Space, Floor 2, City Library
Game Time
Fancy a game of chess? Perhaps you love a good jigsaw puzzle or maybe you’d like to try a new game. A selection of games, puzzles and colouring materials will be out in the Teen Space every weekday to keep any holiday boredom at bay.
FREE
Every weekday during the April school holidays
Teen Space, Floor 2, City Library
Mosgiel
Week 1
Session 1 - Wednesday 17th April 11am
Whirling Pinwheels
Windsocks
Booking Required: https://tinyurl.com/WeatherCrafts1
Session 2 - Thursday 18th April 11am
Rainbow cloud bookmarks
Rainbow arch with cloud
Booking Required: https://tinyurl.com/WeatherCrafts2
Lego Challenge - Friday 19th April 4-7pm
Build a bridge to cross the stormy river challenge.
Week 2
Session 3 - Wednesday 24th April 11am
Paper sun craft
Sun wind chimes
Booking Required: https://tinyurl.com/WeatherCrafts3
Session 4 – Friday 26th April 11am
Pop up rainbow cards
Sun/Rain Cards
Booking Required: https://tinyurl.com/WeatherCrafts4
Lego Challenge - Friday 26th April 4-7pm
Build a standing rainbow challenge.
Waikouaiti Library
Lego challenge
Wednesday 17 April | 11.30am
Butterfly bookmarks
Friday 19 April | 11.30am
Wild badges
Wednesday 24 April | 2.30pm
Butterfly bookmarks
Friday 26 April | 2.30pm