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Our mission is to connect parents and carers with activities for children and make it quick and easy to find, compare and select the best things to do for kids and events for kids based on your search criteria.

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Unlocking the Advantages of Toddler Swimming Lessons

Swimming isn't just a physical activity; it engages the brain as well. Learning various strokes, understanding water dynamics, and following the guidance of swimming coaches and instructors all contribute to cognitive development

Your child will love being transformed into their favourite animal!

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.

Don't just think jumping castles - there are plenty of inflatable options!

Inflatable Equipment for Kids

Make your next kids' party memorable with inflatable fun!

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.

Your kids will learn heaps while also having lots of fun!

Science Centre Activities for Kids

Bring out the Einstein in your kids by making science fun!

Taekwondo for Kids

For a martial art that can build kids' confidence and self esteem why not try taekwondo? It has evolved into a form of self defence and even an Olympic level game!

Camping for Kids

If you want a cheap family holiday which combines fun, adventure, and plenty of activities for kids look no further! Camping, in a moveable tent or caravan, is a relaxing and affordable outdoor activity that can be enjoyed in a number of locations from national parks to beaches.

Yoga For Kids

Calm your kids down with a session of soothing yoga! It is also a great way to get fit and improve your kids’ posture!

Groups of families gathered at a cafe for a show

Cafes with kids play areas

Keep your kids entertained at a café with kids play areas! These areas are specially designed to be 100% safe and fun for all sorts of children. Staying in play areas ensure that your kids enjoy playing and meeting new friends!

5 Essential Martial Arts Tips for Beginners: Nurturing Your Child's Potential through Karate & Self Defence Lessons in New Zealand

Martial arts represent a journey that demands perseverance and patience. Remind your child that progress requires time and dedication. Encourage them to set achievable goals, whether it's mastering a new technique or advancing to the next belt level.

Baseball for Kids

If your kids are team sports players who are looking for something new, they might like to try baseball. Baseball can be a fabulous activity for kids with energy to burn. It's a relatively simple game, played with a bat and a ball between two opposing teams. Teams take turns to hit the ball and try to run around a diamond shaped course before the ball is caught and returned by the opposing team. The team with the most 'runs' at the end wins the game.

Very classical musical instrument your kids will love!

Clarinet For Kids

If your child is keen to learn a musical instrument, try the clarinet! A standard fixture in school bands across the country, the clarinet is easy and fun to play and a great way to start your kids on a musical instrument!

The Importance of Creative Arts for Children and Teens

Teaching children about art is a good idea. It's been proven that early exposure to visual art, music, or drama promotes activity in the brain. Creating art is a fine way for children to make choices and solve problems. Every step involves making a decision: what colour to use, how to make a line, what size something should be. With every choice the object becomes more and more their own.

Beading for kids

Let your kids design and create their own jewellry through beading! Beading offers colorful projects that your kids can enjoy that will also make way for their creative sides to shine.

How to Encourage Your Child To Practice Their Musical Instrument

There is only one thing more magical than watching an expert musician who is lost in their own craft; that is, being that musician. Become one with an instrument produces a sense of flow, enjoyment, confidence and pure bliss. A musician can lose themselves to something greater than them alone. Which is why you are doing your child a massive favour if you know how to make practice both fun and rewarding. Here’s how to best get your child to practice, without the tears.

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.

Playing guitar will put a smile on your child's face!

Guitar for Kids

Your kids will love playing their favourite songs on the guitar! The guitar is quite simple to learn and easy to carry to school or on holidays. Your kids will be able to play anywhere, anytime.

Even younger kids can give horse riding a go!

Horse Riding for Kids

Horse riding is a great activity that gives your child contact with animals and nature , and helps develop maturity and responsibility.

Seven Reasons to Learn Taekwondo

Taekwondo is more than just a sport, it’s a discipline for success in life. The relationship between student and a master at Wylie Taekwondo is a sacred one, with benefits reach-ing far beyond the four walls of the dojo. Most students will report it can infiltrate every area of your life. Here we have listed 7 key life benefits of choosing practice taekwondo.

Title: When to Begin Your Child's Karate Journey in New Zealand

Younger children may have shorter attention spans, so opt for age-appropriate and engaging classes. Older kids and teens can typically handle longer training sessions.