School Holidays at Aratoi

We have plenty of activities, programmes and exhibitions to keep your young family members occupied these school holidays.

Children's Photography Walkabout, with Photography Artist Lucy Cooper.
Sat 15 Oct, 10.15am - 11.45am
Children $5, supervising adult free

This children's photography workshop will begin at Aratoi then continue across the road to QEII Park. Lucy will take you through some tips and tricks to getting great photos using your device. All participants will need to have their own photo taking device, either an iPad, smart phone or camera (fully charged). We will be playing with the free App called Hipstermatic.

Bookings are essential and children must be accompanied by a supervising adult for this session. We will be going out no matter the weather so dress appropriately.

For bookings contact Front of House 06 370 0001

School Holiday Trail and Craft Zone
Our popular holiday trails and craft zone is back these holidays. Take a closer look at Andrea Gardner's exhibition with a free activity booklet and be inspired by the Breadcraft Wairarapa School's Art exhibition to make your own mosaic in our craft zone.

Breadcraft Wairarapa School's Art Exhibition opens!
This unique and exciting exhibition is a longstanding favourite with our visitors and staff. The Breadcraft Wairarapa Schools Art Exhibition gives us a chance to enjoy the fresh vision and no-holes-barred approach of children and young people from schools throughout Wairarapa. The exhibition has been run in the region since the 1980s, and is made possible by the support of Breadcraft.

Breadcraft Wairarapa School's Art showing 1 Oct- 30 Oct

Exhibitions
Explore the weird and wonderful objects in the Masterton Museum: Cabinet of Curiosities exhibition, John Christeller's woodblock prints and Wendy Bornholdt's photographs. Don't forget to see the waka strake in the Wesley Wing, which is an incredible find from the Wairarapa coastline.

Aratoi is open everyday 10am - 4pm during the school holidays.
Photo credits: Lucy Cooper Photography and Andrea Gardner