Holiday Learning Programme Hōtaka Akoranga Hararei

Choose your learning adventure at Te Papa’s Holiday Programme. Join fun educator-led workshops in Hīnātore, our new learning lab. Use cutting-edge technology to explore our exhibitions and collections. Get hands-on with everything from stop-motion animation to toy making!

Suitable for ages 6–13.

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When Mon 2 – Fri 13 Oct 2017, 10am–3pm
Where Hīnātore | Learning Lab, Level 4
Cost $58 per day. BYO lunch. All materials for the workshops provided. Book now – places are limited to 25 children per day.

Holiday Learning Programme: Toy Makers

Holiday Learning Programme: Toy Makers

What toy would play with if it was your first day in a new country? Plan, build, test, and refine your own toy using a range of hands-on and digital processes.

Mon 2 Oct 2017, 10:00am–3:00pm

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Holiday Learning Programme: Smart Art – Create and Animate

Holiday Learning Programme: Smart Art – Create and Animate

Create a weird and wonderful fantasy costume for a figure, and bring it to life using stop-motion animation. Then design a garment on a life-sized mannequin in virtual reality.

Tue 3 Oct 2017, 10:00am–3:00pm
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Holiday Learning Programme: Smart Art – Make, Remix, Print

Holiday Learning Programme: Smart Art – Make, Remix, Print

Experiment with digital and analogue art-making. Use virtual-reality painting and sculpting tools, colouring apps, and traditional collage techniques – even put yourself in an art work!

Wed 4 Oct 2017, 10:00am–3:00pm

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Holiday Learning Programme: Flying Machines – Manu Whata

Holiday Learning Programme: Flying Machines – Manu Whata

Design and build your own manu whata, a traditional Māori kite. Scan your kite into the virtual world where you can fly it!

Thu 5 Oct 2017, 10:00am–3:00pm

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Holiday Learning Programme: Robotics and Innovation

Holiday Learning Programme: Robotics and Innovation

Come and explore the world of robotics and innovation! Programme a robot to move around the museum, invent something to make our lives easier, and have a go at flying a Lego drone.

Fri 6 Oct 2017, 10:00am–3:00pm
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Holiday Learning Programme: Flying Machines – Manu Whata

Holiday Learning Programme: Flying Machines – Manu Whata

Design and build your own manu whata, a traditional Māori kite. Scan your kite into the virtual world where you can fly it!

Mon 9 Oct 2017, 10:00am–3:00pm

Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake

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Holiday Learning Programme: Smart Art – Make, Remix, Print

Holiday Learning Programme: Smart Art – Make, Remix, Print

Experiment with digital and analogue art-making. Use virtual-reality painting and sculpting tools, colouring apps, and traditional collage techniques – even put yourself in an art work!

Tue 10 Oct 2017, 10:00am–3:00pm
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Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake

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Holiday Learning Programme: Robotics and Innovation

Holiday Learning Programme: Robotics and Innovation

Come and explore the world of robotics and innovation! Programme a robot to move around the museum, invent something to make our lives easier, and have a go at flying a Lego drone.

Wed 11 Oct 2017, 10:00am–3:00pm
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Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake

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Holiday Learning Programme: Smart Art – Create and Animate

Holiday Learning Programme: Smart Art – Create and Animate

Create a clay figure decorated with beads, leaves, or whatever you fancy! Then use the magic of stop-motion animation to bring it and other objects to life.

Thu 12 Oct 2017, 10:00am–3:00pm
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Holiday Learning Programme: Toy Makers

Holiday Learning Programme: Toy Makers

What toy would play with if it was your first day in a new country? Plan, build, test, and refine your own toy using a range of hands-on and digital processes.

Fri 13 Oct 2017, 10:00am–3:00pm
Sold out
Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake

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