CHILDREN'S PLAY VILLAGE
The Bounty Room and Courtyards will host a wonder of entertainment for young
and old!
Transformed into a circus space, the Bounty Room will host interactive
entertainment provided by the Whangarei Circus - where folks can try their hand
at circus tricks...
10/15 minute workshops will provided every hour on the hour from 1pm... each
day, the rest of time is play...
Magic tricks, balloon art and fun stuff will be provided by the amazing Mike
Lindsay and Ann Harris... you are in for a surprise or two!
Amazing Ann - A Dynamic Father/Daughter duo will put on a show at 10am on
Saturday morning...
The Courtyards are there to be used... and during the festival will be full of
little houses, slides and sandpit courtesy of
www.playhouses.co.nz and mini tepees
courtesy of Susie Coyle and Festival Fair Games.
Fantastic Frogs ~ A play with nature
Exploring Nature through Shows – The Frog Prince, Adapted by Jo Laird – every
hour on the hour, Story Telling and Puppet Making with Kylie Penn, Gill Taylor
and Friends.
Come along and make a frog puppet, explore the frog forest and talk to the frog expert.
An amazing transformation has come over the cafler suites at Forum North. Over night a forest has grown and it holds many activities and adventures for those who want to visit it.
It is the home of frogs, big and small, with a special mention for those frogs
that are struggling to survive in New Zealand. You can make your own frog puppet
or maybe a frog mask with a long sticky tongue. You can take a stroll along our
nature trail or have fun on our obstacle course. A frog expert from DOC will let
you in on our local frogs secrets and every hour you can catch a fantastic
performance of the Frog Prince by the Magic Play House puppets and storyteller
extraordinaire Gill Taylor.
What a wonderful way to spend the weekend and it’s only a small part of the Mid Winter Arts Festival experience. Come and join us and have some froggy fun.