Kids Activities - Ellerslie

We run Messy Play Events for preschoolers around Auckland, currently in Meadowbank and Takapuna. You can book and pay online for as many or as few as you like. Mess it up is developmental messy play, where your child can explore, discover, think, learn and problem solve using all their senses. Messy or sensory play helps connect neural pathways to aid brain development in early childhood. We use many different sensory and messy mediums in each session such as edible finger paint, tempera ... Read more paint, play dough, slime, gloop, ice, water, shredded paper, foam, sensory rainbow rice, colourful popcorn kernels, pasta, tapioca, chick peas. All ingredients are non-toxic and safe for young children to experience and explore. Messy Sensory hands on fun for under 5s. The best part is you don't have to clean up afterwards. If you're wondering why you should go to the effort of engaging in Messy Play with your child, read on. Messy or sensory play can help your child's development on ...

Early Education Centre - Monday to Friday 7.30am - 5.30pm At ABC Ascot Avenue, a BestStart centre, we welcome children from 3 months to 5 years and pride ourselves on our positive relationships with our whanau. We are a child care centre located close to Remuera Primary School and we seek to complement the important role whanau have in children’s learning and development and see ourselves as working alongside their aspirations. In our Infant & Toddler room, teachers ensure they have established ... Read more close and reciprocal relationships with whanau which enables them to reflect each child’s home routines. Our teachers recognize the importance of relationships and ensure the room is a calm and loving place for our youngest children filled with cuddles and smiles. Our children transition to our Preschool at the age of two and we take their lead as to when they are ready to move through. Our Preschool is an exciting place for children where their learning is challenged while they are respected ...

Come and try a FREE introductory class at GKR Karate Mount Wellington and see why GKR Karate is Australia's largest martial arts club! GKR Karate promotes Karate for everyone, including children from 5 yrs old through to men, women, and families of all ages. Apart from the obvious development of self-defense skills, Karate training builds confidence, positive attitude, determination, focus, and of course fitness. Our karate classes at Mount Wellington in Ellerslie, Auckland, New Zealand, are ... Read more taught by passionate instructors who are committed to teaching and passing on the GKR Karate style and our way of life. When you join our club, you will be joining a community of like minded people who share the same common goal of personal improvement. This will be your journey, and you will be encouraged to train at your own pace. Your instructors and peers will be there to support and provide you with a safe, inspiring and empowering environment to develop your skills, and reach your maximum ...

Established by Eve Gordon and Mike Edward in 2009, The Dust Palace is New Zealand's pre-eminent circus theatre company. Our aim is to create tour-able circus theatre, taking stories from Aotearoa around the world; and to foster circus and physical performance and practitioners in Auckland and Aotearoa New Zealand. First gaining attention for provocative and political burlesque shows the Dust Palace has progressed toward creating more integrated narrative based works as our company and audience ... Read more profile has grown, which is at the core of what we do. Having toured extensively both nationally and internationally with our 13 full length theatre works, we have been focussed on growing an audience for circus theatre and on innovating circus as an art form. From our early cabaret-style works we have been introducing our audiences to a more sophisticated, genre-bending blend of circus and physical theatre; challenging and engaging diverse audiences as well as providing mind-blowing entertainment! We ...

Hello! We are a family run business based in Howick in East Auckland. We have a 3 year old boy called Jack, who I may add adores bouncy castles and who is our chef toy tester. We have so many amazing bouncy castles to choose from, as well as table and chair hire, and childrens party toys and ride on toys. We understand as parents ourselves how expensive parties can be! so that's why we believe we offer very competitive rates, check out our awesome party packages, to add the extra fun factor to your ... Read more next event. Our castle pricing starting from as little as $150, for full day hire rates. We are open 7 days a week, closed on Christmas Day, New Years Day (as this is our son’s birthday), and Easter Sunday. We do offer mid-week specials, please ask before booking as weekday hire as we need to have a driver available. We offer 15% OFF for any Early Childcare Centres Mid Week Hires. All our bouncy castles/equipment are cleaned before and after each hire with anti-bacterial solution, ...

Kia ora tatou. There are many great reasons why people keep coming back to our centre. We are at the cutting edge of New Zealand Community Education. We are a place where things happen and like minded people can experience the rich diversity of lifelong learning. Quite simply, our Adult Learning Centre does not cost you money – the enrichment you receive will make you money!

We are a parent-led early childhood service from birth to school age, where parents stay and play alongside their child. Playcentre offers: A unique early childhood experience, from birth to school age Parents as educators; family involvement Child-initiated play, learning through play Developing relationships between children and adults Making lasting friendships; supportive environment High adult to child ratio 1:3 Close connection with our local community Playcentre ... Read more is an internationally recognised early childhood organisation unique to New Zealand. It evolved in the 1930s & 1940s to support families and promote new developments in early childhood education. The National Federation was formed in 1948, based on the original philosophies of child initiated play and the importance of parents as educators of their own children. Today there are 489 Playcentres affiliated to the New Zealand Playcentre Federation through each of the 33 regional ...

Come and try a FREE introductory class at GKR Karate Pakuranga and see why GKR Karate is Australia's largest martial arts club! GKR Karate promotes Karate for everyone, including children from 5 yrs old through to men, women, and families of all ages. Apart from the obvious development of self-defense skills, Karate training builds confidence, positive attitude, determination, focus, and of course fitness. Our karate classes at Pakuranga in Botany Down, Auckland, New Zealand, are taught by ... Read more passionate instructors who are committed to teaching and passing on the GKR Karate style and our way of life. When you join our club, you will be joining a community of like minded people who share the same common goal of personal improvement. This will be your journey, and you will be encouraged to train at your own pace. Your instructors and peers will be there to support and provide you with a safe, inspiring and empowering environment to develop your skills, and reach your maximum potential. Training ...

Art on a plate transforms your children’s art, capturing a point in time in their development, into colourful plates made of melamine and aluminium drink bottles. Our melamine plates are durable, long lasting and dishwasher safe. They come in two handy sizes, dinner plate (25cm) and side plate (16.5cm) size. Our aluminium drink bottles are white in colour, BPA free and come with a sports top. These personalised plates and drink bottles are designed for everyday use. They are perfect for any ... Read more occasion and make great unique gifts for family and friends. Art on a Plate is the ideal fundraising activity for your school, kinder or play centre. They are fun to make, they provide a creative activity or project to do with your children at home or in the classroom.

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Come and try a FREE introductory class at GKR Karate Glendowie and see why GKR Karate is Australia's largest martial arts club! GKR Karate promotes Karate for everyone, including children from 5 yrs old through to men, women, and families of all ages. Apart from the obvious development of self-defense skills, Karate training builds confidence, positive attitude, determination, focus, and of course fitness. Our karate classes at Glendowie in Auckland, New Zealand, are taught by passionate instructors ... Read more who are committed to teaching and passing on the GKR Karate style and our way of life. When you join our club, you will be joining a community of like minded people who share the same common goal of personal improvement. This will be your journey, and you will be encouraged to train at your own pace. Your instructors and peers will be there to support and provide you with a safe, inspiring and empowering environment to develop your skills, and reach your maximum potential. Training ...

We are a purpose built, quality childcare facility providing care and education for children aged between 0 and 5. We have fabulous spacious environments including an indoor gym an outdoor soccer field. We offer a ready for school programme and a phonics based literacy programme. Our mission- To enable children to enjoy and meet their full potential by creating a fun and positive learning environment for them to prosper and succeed as individuals. We offer full time, part time and sessional care. ... Read more Call us today for a visit.

Kia ora and welcome to the Au Pair Link family! Since 2006 we've been flying loving au pairs from all corners of the globe to join busy Kiwi host families in New Zealand, providing quality in-home care and education for their little ones. Today we have hundreds of families enrolled in our early learning programmes and nearly forty staff working in Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Wellington, Taranaki, Christchurch, and Otago. Our nationwide presence means our customers benefit from a personal, ... Read more safe and reliable service throughout New Zealand. In 2014, we joined the Evolve Education Group, heralding the start of a new chapter in our story. Over the years, we've grown to become the largest au pair agency in Australasia, and one of the largest in the world. In addition, we've achieved a number of industry firsts, including: * We were the first au pair agency in Australasia to become a member of the International Au Pair Association (IAPA) * We were the first au pair agency ...

If you are looking for quality care and education in a Catholic environment, come and see us. We are an apostolate of the Auckland Diocese. Our teachers are NZ registered & graduates of the Catholic Early Childhood Education Certificate. Better than MOE required ratio of Adult to Children. Great outdoor environment offering a variety of challenges. We explore, play, laugh and develop friendships and faith. Operating hours: Mornings: 8:30am – 12:30pm (Mon - Fri) Afternoons: 1:00pm – ... Read more 4:00pm (Mon - Fri) Full day: 8:30am – 4:00pm (Mon - Fri)

The Fairy Shop is New Zealand's original and iconic fairy party venue and store, based on the trendy Ponsonby Road strip in Auckland. Operating for over two decades, it is the market leader as a retail and events space for all things fairy. We are open from Tuesday to Sunday, most morning we have an entertainer in store. Check out our Facebook page for what's on this week. Don't forget FREE FACE PAINTING FRIDAY 10.00am - 12.00pm Step into our store to delight in magical gift ideas, gorgeous ... Read more dresses and fun a-plenty, as well as indulging in delicious cafe treats, fairy fluffies and great coffee in our child friendly cafe. While you're here why not book in for a memorable birthday party or event in our beautiful party venue rooms, or arrange for one of our fabulous children's entertainers to visit your home! A fairy shop entertainer is guaranteed to delight! Take all the stress out of a party with our magical entertainers coming along to captivate and delight the children for ...

Auckland Basketball Services was established in 2012 by Basketball Auckland and Counties Manukau Basketball. Auckland Basketball Services aims to efficiently and effectively deliver the key services required to enable basketball in the Auckland region to operate, develop and grow sustainably. We offer a range of programme for young athletes that would like to learn the game of basketball. From holiday programmes to clubs to representative level.

We are located at 50 Dunkirk Rd., Panmure, on Mt. Wellington War Memorial Reserve, next to Marist Rugby. A beautiful location with great views of Tamaki River. All playing surfaces have recently been resurfaced with artificial turf. We have 5 Tennis courts, 2 full size Futsal pitches, 1 Pop Tennis court (the only one in New Zealand!!), 1 Netball court and a multi-use leisure court. All sport areas have new floodlights. There is also a well-equipped clubhouse with Table Tennis and other indoor activities. The ... Read more club has made a comprehensive change, from being just a Tennis club, we are now a multi-sport facility, focusing on family and community. The decision to include a variety of other sports received considerable support from Auckland Council and the Maungakiekie Local Board. A significant AC facility Partnership Grant, plus grants from other funding agencies, paid for all the upgrade work costing in excess of $350,000. We have various membership categories (please see the "Registration" ...

Fun Languages Auckland Eastern Bays operates school holiday and after-school clubs for children wanting to learn Spanish. Children learn through a combination of drama, storytelling, songs, craft and games. They rapidly acquire enough knowledge and confidence to enjoy using the language for communication and expression.

I have been playing Violin for a total of 17 years. I started when I was 7 and by the time I got to Intermediate I was put into the Senior School Orchestra. From the age of 13 I played in various youth orchestras including The Aotea Youth Symphony. While in the School Orchestra and the Aotea Youth Symphony I had the opportunity to perform in some of Australiasias best venues including St Patricks Cathedral, St Micheals Cathedral, The Auckland Town Hall (both chambers) supporting International ... Read more Orchestras from America and Europe, The Keri Keri Arts Festival, The Civic Theater, on board the Queen Elizabeth II Cruise Ship, St Marys Cathedral in Sydney, Australia, Darling Harbour and The Opera House. When I finished school and went to University I stopped playing the Violin for approx 7 years and have since been playing for 2 years and teaching for 1 after extensive weekly lessons from my old violin teacher to get me back up to speed and I am now back to playing at a Grade 7 level - ...

SwimMagic is New Zealand's largest and fastest growing swim school, introducing children to the amazing world of water and supporting them using a structured program to develop through their baby, Pre school, School age and Squad years. Choose SwimMagic because we have: - Passionate and fun teachers - Experienced and qualified teachers - Warm and friendly environments - 9 sites nationwide (4 Auckland facilities; 1 Whangarei facility, 2 Palmerston North facilities, 2 Nelson facilities) - ... Read more Step by step programme that builds confidence and safety in and around the water to make children 'safer, sooner'. Free trial lessons are available from 5 months to 3 years and free assessments for children 3 years and above.

KRAV MAGA is an extensive and extremely efficient SELF DEFENCE system developed in ISRAEL. KRAV FIGHTER is New Zealand's leading KRAV MAGA & REALISTIC SELF DEFENCE training centre based in Auckland. Have you ever wondered what Krav Maga Self Defence system is about, but haven't had an opportunity to try a Reality-based, Raw and Effective Self Defence training that challenges you both physically and mentally? Have you ever tried a "Krav Maga" or "Self Defence" class elsewhere, but were not convinced ... Read more that training you received would increase your chances of survival in case of a violent attack? Then, don't wait any further and Book a Free Trial Krav Maga class with KRAV FIGHTER to experience a Realistic Krav Maga Self Defence training like no other. To register, please visit our web site. There is a limited number of spaces available for each of our regular Krav Maga classes on Tuesdays 7:30-9pm and Thursdays 6:30-8pm to ensure the best training experience for you, as well ...

At Auckland Drum Studio we provide personally tailored professional Drum Lessons for all abilities. Beginner - Advanced. We have a large variety of students ranging in age and ability. Our tutors are both friendly and fully qualified, with a focus on tailoring each lesson to the student's individual needs. Everyone is welcome to come down and meet your teacher at the studio free of charge to see what it's all about and if Auckland Drum Studio is right for you.

Hillsborough Junior Athletics Club Inc (HJAC) aims to provide a supportive environment that develops the athletics skills of children aged 2 - 14 years. Children are divided into two sections – Junior (2-6 years old) and Senior (7-14 years old). The two sections recognise the difference in the physical development and capabilities of growing children. Although the activities are different, the objectives of both sections remain the same: To ensure the children participate in athletics activities ... Read more and have fun To challenge children to do their best and reach their potential with the full support of parents/caregivers To provide skills and coaching for children (and parents) To encourage participation in both HJAC club nights and external events. HJAC holds weekly meetings throughout the season at Hillsborough Park, Carlton St, Hillsborough, from 5:45pm for a 6pm start. A variety of events are run each week including; TRACK 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, and walks. ...

Best Kids Party Entertainers in Auckland, Magic Shoe, Juggling show, Balloon Twisting. if you really want to give the kids the best time possible Hire Auckland clowns to give them a time worth remembering. Cherry the clown has performed Nationally and Internationally for over 30 years so is a true master Kids Party entertainer

Aspire Aerobix is a fun and dynamic club, situated in our new studio in St Johns. Aspire provides aerobics to a range of athletes from recreational to competitive. Aspire also delivers pilates fitness classes to inspire people of all ages to get fit and have fun while doing it. Aspire Aerobix is run by Amy Nield a qualified aerobics coach and Pilates instructor. Aspire is also lucky to have the expertise of Bronte Coluccio an international medal winning athlete coaching the competitive athletes. Aerobics ... Read more is a high energy sport that combines traditional aerobic movements with gymnastic based skills all performed to fast-paced music.

Gentle Guitar offers fun and professional guitar tuition services for children ages 5-12. Based on our original Gentle Guitar methodology we play educational games and teach music theory, standard music notation, and modern as well as classical guitar foundations and techniques. Children love the lessons! Come and see what learning guitar is all about, phone for a free trial lesson.

I have a great deal of experience in teaching students of all ages. My main goal is to find out what students can do already, and what they want to do (or what their parents hope that they will be able to do); and then to teach them how to do it. I teach in several areas: MUSIC Piano, organ and electronic keyboard Classical, Jazz piano and Rockschool Ear tests for Trinity, ABRSM (Royal Schools), jazz piano and Rockschool Theory (classical and jazz) Composition Keyboard skills (e.g. ... Read more improvising and playing by ear) Helping diploma (Trinity and ABRSM) students write programme notes Preparing diploma students for ABRSM viva voce tests Tutoring for secondary and university music students MISSION STATEMENT To enrich the lives of students with a love and understanding of music that they can both enjoy and share with others, and a range of musical skills that they can use in the service of their school, Church or community. ENGLISH ESOL and IELTS General English Business ...

With six well-appointed rooms and a welcoming hall available for hire, the Jubilee Building will meet the needs of groups of 6 to up to 300 people for birthday parties, dances, Christmas parties, meetings, training seminars, workshops, community activities and a wide range of social events. Guided by our experienced venue team, we will tailor the best solution for your needs and give you every assistance to help make your event a huge (and stress-free) success. The Jubilee Building offers you: Assistance ... Read more with marketing your public event A range of rooms suitable for 6 to 300 people Special rates for not-for-profit and community groups Fabulous catering Easy access from Auckland's CBD and motorways FREE WiFi with all bookings FREE parking Seasonal special offers Presentation equipment and printing services Video conferencing Natural lighting and ventilation in all rooms Access to outdoor areas from many of the rooms Pleasant landscaped gardens Specialty retail precinct on site PLUS ...

The New Zealand Stunt School (NZSS) provides stunt training to new and existing stunt performers of all ages, as well as actors/actresses to sharpen up their physical performance skills. The NZSS also provides stunt rigging for commercial shows and live theatre, private tuition, regular training workshops, youth camps, horse riding workshops and stunt equipment hire. The school not only delivers world class training in many of the various stunt essentials and specialities, but we also provide ... Read more mentorship to help guide dedicated and talented new students along their journey to becoming stunt performers in the industry. It's not a quick journey, and by no means guaranteed that every student who attends a workshop will get work in the industry and become a full time stunt performer. Our focus has always been to make sure that when an opportunity arrises for you to show what you are capable of at an audition, then at least you will be able to put your best foot forward and know you have ...

Mission Bay Tennis Club is one of the more active and social tennis clubs in Auckland. With more than 300 registered members, the club has a strong presence in both the summer and winter interclub competitions and offers many in-house competitions and events. Located in the heart of the vibrant and bustling Mission Bay, the club boasts six year-round, floodlit astrograss courts, a modern clubhouse and plenty of off-street parking. Mission Bay Tennis Club is affiliated to Tennis Auckland and Tennis ... Read more New Zealand. What do we offer that others don’t? * Free tennis on club nights * Great fun atmosphere and lots of social events * Competitive rates * Competition tennis (singles, doubles and mixed grades) for all ages and abilities * Friendly and competitive tournaments year round * Social membership for those who want to be part of our social buzz * Coaching for all ages and abilities by Mission Bay Tennis Academy * Parking in the heart of Mission Bay should you need to dine out, watch ...

Community based Football club in Ellerslie, servicing Mt Wellington, Penrose, Remuera, Meadowbank and Ellerslie among other areas.