Easter School Holiday Activities

Next date: Tuesday, 07 April 2026 | 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM

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Drop in at Mercury Bay Library, Thames Library, and Tairua Library these school holidays!!

We'll have challenges to try, crafts to make and games to play!

  • All sessions are free of charge!
  • No bookings are required for these sessions - drop in on the day!
  • Sessions take place on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays,10:30am-11:30am.
  • First in, first served - please note that our supplies are limited.

Thames Library events

Every weekday

Bookings are open now for our brand-new Charlotte's Web escape room! Get your team together and find your way out of the farm. You have 30 minutes to escape!

 

Week 1

Tuesday 7 April

Come along and try wet felting art and create your own colourful masterpiece to take home!

Wednesday 8 April

Give melting bead art a go and create your own colourful design by arranging and melting beads into a unique artwork to take home!

Thursday 9 April

Ever wanted your very own trinket tray? Come along and create a beautiful shell trinket tray using decoupage. Perfect for keeping your little treasures safe!

 

Week 2

Tuesday 14 April

Whose catapult will send the ball the furthest? Come along and build your own popsicle stick catapult and test it out!

Wednesday 15 April

Make your very own poppy bouquet using craft materials in time for Anzac Day.

Thursday 16 April

Complete a Charlotte's Web themed scavenger hunt around the library to earn your prize.

 

Tairua Library events

Every weekday

Easter Escape Box: Gather your team and see if you have what it takes to solve the easter clues and solve the escape box. Spots are limited, so be quick to secure your place. Contact Tairua Library to book.

Mini Golf at Tairua Library! Come along and test your skills on our course. Can you get a hole in one?

 

Week 1

Tuesday 7 April

Pot Plant Pets - design your own cactus out of rocks.

Wednesday 8 April

Fabric Frames - craft your own frame with colorful fabric. Snap a photo!

Thursday 9 April

Marvelous Mice - create your own mice using corks.

Week 2

Tuesday 14 April

The Duckwalk - decorate your own duck then compete it in the fashion show!

Wednesday 15 April

Festive Fall Jars - Make your own light up lantern.

Thursday 16 April

Scavenger Hunt - find all the ANZAC poppies.

Mercury Bay Library events

Every weekday

Play chess outside on our giant chess board (weather permitting!), build something with our LEGO® bricks, or get stuck into a new craft activity every week at the Activity Table.

Week 1

Tuesday 7 April

Paper Cup Rocket Launchers. Make and launch your own space rocket!

Wednesday 8 April

Light up the universe with our paint technique and make a planet lamp.

Later, join us for Mini Movie Wednesday. Today we're screening a space-themed movie adventure.

Thursday 9 April

Space Scavenger Hunt – put your astronomical knowledge to the test!

 

Week 2

Tuesday 14 April

Nature Day. Play with clay – use our imprint technique to make pottery pieces.

Wednesday 15 April

'Stick Man it's Stick Man it's Stick Man.' Create your own stickman (or stick lady).

Later, join us for Mini Movie Wednesday. Today we're screening the adventures of the much-loved Stick Man.

Thursday 16 April

Fairy/Faerie Homes - make your own mythical mansions to add to your garden.

When

  • Tuesday, 07 April 2026 | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Wednesday, 08 April 2026 | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Thursday, 09 April 2026 | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Tuesday, 14 April 2026 | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Wednesday, 15 April 2026 | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Thursday, 16 April 2026 | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Location

Thames Library (503 Mackay St, Thames), Tairua Library (2 Manaia Rd, Tairua) and Mercury Bay Library (22 Victoria St, Whitianga)., ThamesMercury BayTairua/Pāuanui, 3500

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