Sports Spectacular: Planning Sports-Themed Kids' Birthday Parties
No birthday party is truly complete without an amazing cake! Collaborate with a local baker to create a sports-themed cake that will awe your child and guests alike. As for party favors, consider giving out small sports equipment like mini rugby balls or golf tees, along with personalized thank-you notes.
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Harmonica For Kids
Your child can express their musical talent anywhere with an instrument that fits in their pocket!<br><br>Most often heard in blues and folk music, the harmonica is fun to play and very versatile!
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Kickstarting Kids in Sport: Choosing the First Sport Sport!
Those little muscles are working hard, building strength, enhancing cardiovascular health, and helping them grow strong and fit.
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Angling Clubs for Kids
With New Zealand's vast coastline and many rivers, fishing is a great option for most families. Taking your kids angling has many benefits, including providing a chance for bonding, relaxing, and developing an interest in the environment
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Indoor Play Park for Kids
Are your young kids exploding with energy? Do you need a place to help them burn it off? An indoor play park is a quick, affordable way for your children to play around without destroying the house or garden!
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Fostering Confidence and Resilience: Gymnastics and Mental Well-being for Young Gymnasts
Gymnastic Centres and gymnastic Clubs provide an excellent platform for children to embark on a transformative journey of self-discovery and growth. Embrace gymnastics as a means to support your child's overall development, fostering a happy, confident, and resilient future.
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Face Painting for Kids
Thinking about a face painting party for your kids? Try hiring a face painter, or, better yet, try doing it yourself! Check out our tips and information on how to make this great party activity as fun and entertaining as possible.
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When to Begin Your Child's Karate Journey in New Zealand
Karate remains a beneficial pursuit. It helps them stay physically fit, mentally sharp, and provides a platform to continually enhance their martial arts skills.
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Taekwondo for Kids
For a martial art that can build kids' confidence and self esteem why not try taekwondo?<br>It has evolved into a form of self defence and even an Olympic level game!
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The quest to find that perfect first sport for your young champs.
As they navigate the water, their self-assurance skyrockets, and they conquer any fears head-on. Plus, knowing how to swim is a safety skill that's priceless and can make a world of difference.
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5 Benefits of Self Defence Classes & Lessons for Kids in New Zealand
Self-defence classes and lessons serve as a powerful means of empowering children. Equipping them with practical skills, self-confidence, and resilience allows parents and caregivers to prepare their kids for life's challenges. The benefits of self-defence classes extend well beyond physical techniques, shaping young individuals into confident, resilient, and responsible beings.
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Birthday Parties and Party Activities for Kids
Looking for a unique and unusual way to celebrate your little one's big day?
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Bagpipe for kids
Let your kids connect with other cultures by playing bagpipes! Bagpipes are musical instruments that use enclosed reeds fed from a constant reservoir of air in the form of a bag. They are traditionally used to provide music for dances and funerals. Get your outdoorsy kids to play this loud instrument!
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Scouts for Kids
Are you in search of a kids' activity that will promote your child's mental, social, and physical development? How about the Scouts? The first Boy Scouts organisation was founded in England as a way to teach boys survival skills, hard work, and comradeship. The first New Zealand Boy Scout camp was started in 1908, and Scouts New Zealand is now a national movement and community institution, which provides a wide range of camps and activities for children of all ages.
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Table Tennis for your Kids
If your kids want to develop their hand eye co-ordination table tennis may be the answer!<br>Great for confined spaces and indoors, it has become a fiercely competitive sport that goes all the way up to Olympic level!
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How to avoid kids' birthday party pressure
With the rising popularity of Pinterest, today’s parents are under more pressure to create the ‘perfect’ party for their child’s birthday than previous generations of mums and dads. Sure, our parents had books of party ideas and our Grandmothers the Ladies Home Journal, but advice on how to throw a memorable child’s party has truly reached new heights with the advent of Pinterest, Google image search and niche parenting blogs.
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PRIMARY SCHOOL SELF DEFENCE LESSONS
People do not react in a certain way unless they have had practice. Practice verbal de-escalation and ways to create or close the distance between a would-be attacker. Or better yet enroll your child in a bullyproof or martial arts program to learn all the skills they need as well as grow in confidence and self-esteem.
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Modern Dance for Kids
Do your kids like to dance? If they enjoy movement but find traditional ballet too restrictive, they might enjoy modern dance instead. Sometimes known as contemporary dance, it originated in the early 20th century and has increased in popularity ever since. Modern dance has been performed on stages in New Zealand since 1977 and encompasses a wide range of styles and techniques.
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