Pictured having fun with art at Tairua Library are (from left) Taine Newall (6), Keena Newall (8) and Lachie Newall (3).
Tairua Community Librarian Kayla and other Thames Coromandel District Council library staff came up with these novel activities that have attracted up to 60 children in one session.
“It has been controlled chaos and we’ve loved it,” says Kayla.
“We’ve try to cater for everyone and it’s been so popular.”
One of the most popular mornings was ‘making your very own cooling winter slime’. Making slime involves mixing PVA glue with a pre-made solution then adding bright colours and teeny bits of sparkle. Apparently, some parents aren’t keen on the mess involved in making slime in their kitchen, so going to the library to do it is a good alternative.
Creating a furry pom pom polar bear pet was another first week activity and beaded icy snowflakes was also a creative challenge.
Winter wonderland in a snow globe is part of the second week’s programme, which also includes creating penguin pals. The chance to let the imagination go wild includes constructing a snow man launcher to launch marshmallows. Wow! Who thought of that?
Kayla was laughing when she said that in spite of a lot of vacuuming, she still spotted little bits of glitter around the library.
The holiday programme will continue Wednesday and Thursday mornings, 10.30am-11.30am at Whitianga, Tairua and Thames Libaries.
Spotted enjoying Saturday morning at Tairua Library were the Newall family, who are big fans of the library and its holiday programme. Mum Sheree said when they visit Tairua from their Hamilton home they love spending time at the library.
Meanwhile Noodle, Kayla’s fascinating blue-tongued skink, who resides in a vivarium at the library, missed most of the fun as he was in brumation (a type of hibernation).
