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Art Therapy Centre For children and youth aged 1-18 for whom there is concern about mental, emotional, physical or spiritual well being and is dealing with events, transitions, identity or developmental challenges. Home of Compassion, 2 Rhine Street (off Murray St). Island Bay ph 387 2303

Baby Sensory Baby Sensory is an award winning developmental class from the UK and is now starting in Wellington. It is available for parents and their babies (birth to 13 months). Activities incorporate every possible sensory experience including sign language, fibre optic light shows, amazing bouncy light balls, rainbows, bubbles, bells, holistic massage and much more. Baby Sensory is designed to encourage early development from birth. The joy and sense of awe from seeing your baby learn, communicate and development is worth the effort of squeezing it into your schedule. For more information on a free taster session, please contact Joanne.

Capital Gymnastics Capital GymSports (also known as Capital Gymnastics) is Wellington?s only integrated gymsports facility. Our 25 experienced coaches and large membership base of 500 allow us to provide a wide range of specialised classes for all abilities. * We provide pre-school, recreational and competitive gymnastics classes * We cater for all age groups from pre-schoolers to adults * We offer training in all gymnastics disciplines ? artistic, rhythmic, display and trampoline * We keep our class sizes small to ensure individual attention * Our newly refurbished gymnasium is in a central location with ample parking * Our facility is available for hire for school or sports groups and for birthday parties. We are now located in a newly refurbished facility at the Wellington School of Dance and Drama at 11 Hutchison Road

Community Centres Community Centres often run classes including music, gymnastic and dance classes for children. For location and contact details see Community Centres & Events under the Services and Information heading on the Wellington City Council Web site.

Gym fun Held at the RNZAF Shelly Bay Gymnasium, Miramar. Tottlers 1-2yrs Tuesday and Thursdays ph 04 387 1193 Mobile 0274 416 079

Gymbaroo Wellington Central Gymbaroo. Run classes from 1 month old babies through to 5 year olds Wednesday to Saturday. Classes are 45 mins and include an assortment of activities such as exercises, dances, small equipment( ball skills), visualising, rhythm activities, vestibular stimulation, massage, strength work, essential skills. Centre Address: Western Suburbs Rugby Football Club, Ian Galloway Park, Curtis Street, Wilton Nikki Livesey, PO Box 54045, Mana gymbaroo.wellington@xtra.co.nz

Liveitup Dance Studios Liveitup is a Dance Studio located in central Wellington City. We have fun Hip Hop classes for children. Hip Hop, Funk and HipHop/Contemporary for teenagers and young adults. The classes are motivating, fun and high energy where you can learn groovy new dance styles, moves and skills. Studio Director: Kate Macale Phone: (027) 2888 694 Email: todance@liveitup.co.nz Post: PO Box 6459, Marion Square, Wellington.

Mainly Music The aim of mainly music is to provide an environment where young children develop skills to enhance their early education, through the use of music, rhythm, rhyme, and other music related activities with the participation of a parent or primary caregiver Mainly Music by Salvation Army at Miramar and Kilbirnie and at St Christophers church in Seatoun.

Moving 2 the beat Parents and children share in the fun of singing, dancing, playing instruments and exploring the world of music. Learning through play.

Music and movement Our dynamic and innovative preschool development programmes provide an exciting opportunity for preschool children. These fun classes promote physical fitness, strength, balance and co-ordination, creativity and social skills. Each class is specifically designed to create challenge and adventure for the different age groups. For details on the following classes see the Kid's Zone on www.feelinggreat.co.nz Kids' Movement, Dance & Gymnastics. -Yoga Kids: Preschool yoga classes -Giggles and Wiggles (2 mths-1yr) -Musical Babies (3-17 mths) -Creepers and Jeepers (Crawling babies) -Boppers and Hoppers (1-2 yrs) -Musical Tots (1½–4 yrs) -Tumbling Tots (2-5 yrs) -Creative Movement (3-5 yrs) -Music and Movement Group -Music and Playdance -Other Preschool Movement & Music Feeling Great - Wellington City Council Phone (04) 499 4444 Fax (04) 801 3124 email feelinggreat@wcc.govt.nz P.O. Box 2199, Wellington,

Musical babies and tots classes Musical babies and tots classes at the Khandallah Resource Centre and the Wellington Arts Centre. They are fun session for parents/caregivers and their children. We sing, play instruments, march, dance and practise our listening skills. Jump 'n jive classes are all about musical fun for babies and tots. Classes run on Thursday's at the Wellington Arts Centre and Friday's at the Khandallah Resource Centre. Classes cater for children aged 6 months to 4 years. email jumpnjive@paradise.net.nz or phone Sarah Conroy on: 976 2754.

Parent Centre Baby and You Learn about: Encouraging good feeding and sleeping habits How to deal with common infant complaints Infant massage Looking after yourself How your baby grows and develops Parents Centres New Zealand Inc. PO Box 30-145, Lower Hutt Ph: 560 1990 Email: info@parentscentre.org.nz Wellington South PO Box 14-378, Kilbirnie Ph: 380 8002 Email: wgtn.sth@parentscentre.org.nz

Parent Centre Moving and Munching Learn about: Baby safety now that they are mobile Development of fine and gross motor skills, and how you can assist How babies learn through play and age appropriate toys Development of language and intellect and how you can stimulate this Introducing solids and establishing good nutrition

Time for Dancing Time For Dancing is a exciting new dance experience class for 2-5 year old children. Including singing, dance basics and creative awareness. Seatoun, Miramar and Lyall Bay ph 04 210 8642, Wellington City, Khandallah, Johnsonville, Porirua 04 2376450

Wellington North Parent Centre We provide: Childbirth Education Parent & Caregiver Education Music & Movement Library Discount Scheme for Members Newsletter The Sandbox Equipment Hire Sheepskins, Blankets & Stroller Fleeces Phone:04-475-7550 PO Box 22 092, Khandallah

WSPC Preschool Music group Sessions are run on a casual basis, so no enrolment is required. They are on every Friday, except school holidays. Musical tots (2 1/2 -5yrs) 9.30-10.10am Musical Jigglers (1 1/2-2 1/2yrs) 10.15-10.55am Musical Dots 0-1 1/2yr mobile babies 11.15-11.45am non-mobile babies 1.00-1.30pm Island Bay Presbyterian Church Hall, 88 The Parade, Island Baby. Ring Ann Neal ph 973 8774

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Botanic Garden The Wellington Botanic Garden features 25 hectares of protected native forest, conifers, plant collections and seasonal displays. There is a childrens play area. Also visit the rose garden and begonia house and garden cafe and shop The main entrance to the garden is on Tinakori Road. Treehouse visitor centre ph 04 499 1400 www.wbg.co.nz

Capital E Capital E is a not-for-profit organisation focused on creative technology and live performance centre for children. Based in Civic Square, Wellington it offers children aged 2-14 activities including professional theatre shows, television production workshops, multi-media sound and video production workshops, and different family events during school holidays and selected weeekends. It's major events include Halloween celebrations, Christmas at Capital E, and Massive DMV (Dance, Music, Video Concert). In addition, every two years Capital E National Arts Festival brings professional arts from around the world to Wellington for children to entertain and enlighten. PO Box 3386, Civic Square Ph: 04 913 3720

Chipmunks Playland and cafe open 9.30am to 5.30pm. After School Care: Chipmunks is one of the largest service providers in New Zealand for after school care and this is a growing part of the business in most centres. After school care is only available for children between 5-11 years. Main Rd, Tawa (Dressmart) Phone: 04 232 6363 office@chipmunks.co.nz

Gallery Babes City Gallery Wellington free family friendly art tours Mums & Dads, Keen for a healthy dose of art-intellectual entertainment? Bring the baby in the buggy and join us for a family-friendly introductory tour of the exhibitions at City Gallery Wellington. For dates when Gallery Babes available please phone the Civic Square. Open Daily 10am - 5pm Ph:801 3021 Email art.gallery@wcc.govt.nz

Junglerama Adventure Playland and Cafe. Birthday Parties available as pre-arranged. Open 7 days 9.30am to 5.30pm. Wellington Indoor Sports Complex (back of the old Winter Showbuildings) Hall St, Newtown Ph: 9200 200

Kapiti Miniature Railway Indoor and outdoor miniature railway is on Garden Road, Raumati Beach and open Sundays 1-4pm.

Kids' Zone The Wellington City Council's Feeling Great website features a special section on events, courses and activities for kids - everything from school holiday programmes and swim classes to sports leagues and special events.

Little Dribblers, Nursery Grade Football Kids Football programs for littlies aged from ? to 7. The littlest ones participating at present have just turned 16 months. Summer Competitions are held at McEwan Park, Petone and Crawford Green in Strathmore, Liardet St. Park in Wellington. Winter at Fraser Park, Lower Hutt and Petone Memorial (Sladden Park), and Liardet St. Park. 10 weeks of organised soccer games. A Shirt and Shorts for their assigned team which they will keep. NO points tables, results are used to adjust the draw and format for the enjoyment of all. Games last for 30 minutes (2 x 12 minute halves) and are held at regular times on Saturday/Sunday mornings. Kickoff times are 9:30am, 10:00am and 10:30am. Socks and Shinpads will also need to be purchased and there are now some excellent models available for little guys and girls for around $10.Soccer Boots are available from Sports Shops and also online from FootballShop.co.nz.

Little Monkeys Adventure Playland and Café 133 Tory Street, Top of the Tory Mega Centre (below Big Save Furniture) Phone (04) 384 4466

LOCO Miniature Railway LOCO miniature railway and gardens has something for everyone. Children and adults alike will delight in the model railway. Open 1st Oct till 30th April. Every Sunday and daily during school and public holidays. 11am-4pm. Closed Christmas Day. 200 State Highway 1 North, RDI Otaki, ph 06 364 6506

Lollipops Playland A great place for kids to play and adults to relax. Kids love the bouncy castle and the merry-go-round. There is also a cafe with fresh food and they cater for birthday parties. Prices as of Sept 2006: Babies 0-11mths Free, Junior 12-23 mths $6, Super 2-11yrs $9.50 Station Village, Hutt Road, Lower Hutt ph 04 566 6677

Otari-Wiltons Bush Otari-Wiltons Bush is the only botanic garden in New Zealand dedicated solely to native plants. Otari-Wilton's Bush is about 5kms from the city centre, on Wilton Road between Gloucester and Warwick Streets. The main public carpark is at the Wilton Road entrance.

Playgroups Each parent or caregiver is responsible for each child they bring. Playgroups aim to provide a range of educational activities to foster children's learning and development and a chance for parents to get to know each other. Most Playgroups have a shared morning tea, donation of .50c per child. Ages birth – 5yrs. Closed during school holidays. BERHAMPORE St Cuthbert’s Church Hall, Luxford St, Fri: 9:30 - 11:30 am BROOKLYN Brooklyn Baptist Church Hall, 184 Ohiro Rd Tues & Thurs: 9:30 am - 11:30 am HATAITAI Community House, Waipapa Rd, Mon 12.30-3pm Mon, Wed & Fri: 9am - 12noon. ISLAND BAY -St Hilda’s Church 321 The Parade. Mon: 9:30- 11:30 am. 0-4yrs -Presbyterian Church 88 The Parade Wed 9:30am - 11:30am 0-5yrs JOHNSONVILLE Broderick Rd Capital Community Playgroup Mon: 9:30 am - 12:00 noon KARORI St Phillips Church Mon & Thur: 9:30 -11:30am KILBIRNIE Salvation Army, 175 Onepu Rd Fri: 9:30 – 11.30pm KHANDALLAH Town Hall Mon to Fri: 9:30am - 11:30am Wed: 11:30am - 1:30pm Friday 12.30am-2.30pm KILBIRNIE Indian cultural/religious playgroup, Kemp St Sun: 9:30 - 12:30 LYALL BAY Church Hall 68 Freyberg St Tue: 9:30 - 11:30am MIRAMAR Uniting Church, Crn Hobart/Devonshire Rd. Wed & Thur: 9:30 - 11:30am KILBIRNIE Playgroup for children of Greek descent. Flight Club. Fri only: 9 - 11:30am MIRAMAR Japanese Speaking playgroup, Salvation Hall, Miramar Ave Thur - 1- 3pm NEWTOWN First Steps Community Playgroup, Salvation Army Hall, Constable Street. Tues: 12:30 - 2:30 pm Wed & Thur: 9:30 - 11:30am NEWLANDS Oswald Centre, 4 Oswald Crescent Mon, Wed & Fri: 9:30 - 11:30am NORTHLAND Community Centre Woburn Rd, Mon & Thur: 9:30-11:30am NGAIO Union Church Crn Kenja & Crofton Rd, Fri 9:30 - 11:30 am (German speaking) WADESTOWN Mon, Tue & Thu: 9:30 - 11: 30 am WELLINGTON 20 Hanker St Wed: 9:30 - 12:00 noon WELLINGTON Jewish community playgroup, 80 Webb St Wed: 9:45 - 11:45 am

Silverstream Railway Display of steam engines. Open most Sundays from 11am to 4pm Reynolds Bach Drive, Silverstream ph 04 563 7348

Staglands Wildlife Reserve & Cafe Staglands Wildlife Reserve & Cafe offers a unique experience for people of all ages to feed and freely interact with a wide range of birds and animals in an environment that has been created with nature's materials. Located in the beautiful Akatarawa Valley near Upper Hutt, Staglands is a must see attraction for anyone either living in, or visiting the Wellington region. You can explore the abandoned bush settlement, watch the funny kune kune pigs, amuse the cheeky Keas, play with the guinea pigs, or feed the deer. We also have venue's available for hire and a great birthday party package. We are open Every Day (except Christmas Day ) 10.00am to 5.00pm Akatarawa Valley, RD2 Upper Hutt, Wellington. Ph: +64 04-526 7529 Fax: +64 04-526 8529 Email: wildlife@staglands.co.nz Website: www.staglands.co.nz

StoryPlace at Te Papa for 18mths to 5yrs old A magical place for children aged 18 months to 5 years to explore New Zealand's natural environment through play and make believe. There's also storytelling, drama, puzzles, games and art activities! StoryPlace is themed to reflect the New Zealand environment and its programmes are designed to link with the Early Childhood Curriculum. The programme themes change every three weeks. StoryPlace programmes last 45 minutes and can include up to 25 people at a time. Programme sessions run five times a day. Individuals, groups and bookings for birthday parties welcome. Birthday party catering available. Price as at May 2005: Tickets cost $2 per person. Children under 18 months are free but still require a ticket. Birthdays@StoryPlace Did you know StoryPlace can be booked for a child's party? Sessions cost $50 for up to 25 people. A StoryPlace birthday includes stories, songs, free play, dress-ups, art activities, face painting, and games. Catering for a StoryPlace birthday is available at the Te Papa Café. Menus start from $6 per child, and we can provide a themed birthday cake too! Ph: (04) 381 7000 Fax: (04) 381 7170 Email:storyplace@tepapa.govt.nz

The Plops The Plops are set to take over the country as NZ's answer to The Wiggles! A bunch of Mums who wanted creative work that won't take them away from the kids to much & keeps them working too. The name "The Plops" came about cos they're not affaid to have fun and be silly. They write their own stories and already have a following in the under 2's! Phone: 04 5773812 Email: simsey@xtra.co.nz

Tinytown Kilbirnie Recreation Centre Tinytown is a safe, fun and exciting interactive play area including ride-on toys and other high energy activities for preschoolers. Come on down to Tinytown and stay and play. (Parental supervison required). Kilbirnie Recreation Centre, 101 Kilbirnie Crescent Email: kilbirnie.rec@wcc.govt.nz Ph: 387 1491

Toy Library Play is important to all children and toys are a major element in helping to play and learn. A toy library welcomes children, their families and caregivers to come and to borrow well designed toys, games, puzzles and equipment, which are made available at minimal cost. Toy Libraries operate along similar lines to public libraries. Members borrow toys for a fixed time period. Fees vary from library to library. Toy libraries cater mainly for pre-school children and generally have a limit on the number of toys that can be borrowed at each visit.

Wellington City Libraries StoryTime Pre-school Storytimes are interactive sessions with stories, songs and rhymes Fun and free at all Wellington City Libraries For children, parents and carers to share Recommended for children aged 2 - 4, younger children welcome -Brooklyn Library Tuesdays 10.30am -Central Library Tuesday & Fridays 10.30am Saturdays 11.00am -Cummings Park Library (Ngaio) Tuesdays & Thursdays 10.15am -Island Bay Library Thursdays 10.30am -Johnsonville Library Mondays & Tuesdays 10.30am -Karori Library Monday

Wellington Zoo Wellington Zoo is open 9.30am - 5.00pm every day, except Christmas Day. Children under the age of 12 must be supervised by an adult. Keeper Talks Check out our special talks starting at 10:00am each day. Zoo maps have daily talk times on them, or call 381 6750 and follow the prompts for a recorded message of daily talks. General Admission Prices as of Sept 2006 Adult: $15.00 Child: 3 - 16 years of age: $6.00 Child: Under 3: free. Concessions Family of 1 adult & up to 3 children: $27.00 Family of 2 adults & up to 3 children: $42.00 Students/Community services card holders/seniors/YHA members $7.50 LEOTC School groups $4.00 pp (must be booked through the Zoo school) Wellington Zoo, 200 Daniell Street, Newtown Ph: 04 381 6755 Email: zooevents@wellingtonzoo.com

ZEALANDIA: The Karori Sanctuary Experience ZEALANDIA is an award-winning wildlife safe haven just 10 minutes from town. Pushchair-friendly tracks wind through beautiful native forest that is home to some of our rarest birds including hihi, saddleback and kaka! Kids will love checking out the swing bridge and the view from the observation tower, and checking into the weta hotels. Don't miss the 'Buggies Go Bush' meeting every Wednesday morning. Meet at 10.30am for a complimentary coffee and the low-down on what's out and about. Opening hours 10am to 5pm Open every day of the year (except Christmas Day). Last tickets sold one hour before closing time. Admission fees as of Sept 2006: Adults $15.00, children (5-16 y/o) $7.00 Family $37.00 (2x adults and 3x children) Free admission for members and pre-school children Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult Location: At the end of Waiapu Road 1st left after the Karori Tunnel, Wellington Phone: 04 920 9200 Fax: 04 920 9000

Zippity Zoo The only mobile petting zoo in the greater Wellington region! Share the children's delight as they enjoy and experience a full interactive/fun session of touching, holding and feeding the animals. We cater for visits to: Kindys, Daycare centres, Playcentres, Schools, Resthomes, Birthday parties, Private functions and Galas. Ph: 04 293 3230 Email: havingfun@zippityzoo.co.nz

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