School Holiday Programmes and Activities - Summer 2022-2023
Join us for bookable holiday programmes and a range of drop-in activities.
Ticket sales start Thursday 8 December 7pm excluding Make your own Fabric Wrapping,
School Holiday drop in fun
These programmes are free, and you can just drop in to take part.
Whakanuia Kirihimete - Celebrate Christmas with Card Making
Join us for Māori inspired Christmas card making. Children 6 years and under must be accompanied by a adult guardian or parent.
Cost: $FREE
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Handmade holidays
DIY a designer gift bag.
Cost: $FREE
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Tutti Frutti bookmarks
Keep track of your summer reading with a fun fruity bookmark.
Cost: $FREE
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Summer Scoops
Hot sun? Cool fun.
Cost: $FREE
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South - Holiday Whānau Creative Time
Create a stamp, a plushy or your own creations with your whānau. Our team will help you to access our Auahatanga - Creative Space technologies.
Cost: Material costs only
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Build a Badge for Rangatahi / Teens
Join us for a DIY badge making workshop.
Cost: $FREE
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Comic Corner for Rangatahi / Teens
Create your own cool comic, great graphic novel or magical manga!
Cost: $FREE
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Free Programmes
These programmes are free, but bookings are required.
Art on the Rooftop
Join us for three summer evenings of art exploration in charcoal, pastel and watercolour
Sessions: We are running 3 sessions, each focussing on a different medium. You are welcome to book one session, or as many as you wish. Please note each session requires a separate booking
Skill level: Beginner to advanced
Ages: All Welcome
Cost: FREE
Tūranga
- Charcoal Workshop
- Thursday 12 January 6pm to 7:30pm
- Pastel Workshop
- Thursday 19 January 6pm to 7:30pm
- Watercolour Workshop
- Thursday 26 January 6pm to 7:30pm
Ticket sales start, Thursday 8 December 7pm
Fantastical Field Guide
Join us in creating your own Fantastical Field Guide, based on the Spiderwick Chronicles! Learn how to create environments, design your creatures and create your own journal based on your beautiful creations.
Ages: 8 to 12 years
Cost: $FREE
Redwood
- Friday 10 February 3:30pm to 4:30pm - Term 1
Shirley
- Tuesday 17 January 2pm to 3pm
Ticket sales start, Thursday 8 December 7pm
Librarian for a Morning
Want to be a librarian for a morning? Love books and reading? Come and see what happens behind the scenes at your local library. Learn how to sort and shelve, use the catalogue, share stories and many other wonderful things our librarians do!
Ages: 7 to 9 years (Junior); 10 to 12 years (Intermediate)
Cost: $FREE
Fendalton
Intermediate 10-12 years
- Friday 27 January 10am to 12noon
Ōrauwhata Bishopdale
Intermediate 10-12 years
- Friday 20 January 10:30am to 12:30pm - Very limited numbers!
Ticket sales start, Thursday 8 December 7pm
Lunar New Year Lion Dance Storytelling
Come to join the Lion Dance storytelling and learn how to dress up the Lion Dance costumes and basic movement, and participate in a casual lion dance performance for fun.
Ages: 7 to 12 years
Cost: $FREE
South
- Thursday 26 January 10am to 12noon
Ticket sales start, Thursday 8 December 7pm
Lunar New Year Lion Dance Workshop
Come and find out how Lion Dance works! This workshop will be delivered jointly by the well-known Qiao Yi Lion Dance Team and Christchurch City Libraries staff. You will learn how to make a lion head with recycled materials and the basic movements and participate in a casual lion dance performance for fun.
Ages: 10 to 16 years
Cost: $FREE
Upper Riccarton
- Friday 27 January 10am to 12noon
Ticket sales start, Thursday 8 December 7pm
Make Art, Not Marks
Learn about graffiti art and give it a go yourself with the help from a local graffiti artist. Have your art displayed in the library for all to enjoy.
Special information: Wear clothing that you can get paint on
Ages: 13 years +
Cost: $FREE
Shirley
- Tuesday 24 January 3pm to 5pm
Ticket sales start, Thursday 8 December 7pm
Make your own Fabric Wrapping
Have scrap fabric? Come along to this free event and learn how to turn your scrap fabric into reusable Christmas wrapping.
Special information: Sewing machine experience required. Please bring your own scrap fabric
Ages: All Welcome
Cost: $FREE
New Brighton - Tickets on sale NOW!
- Thursday 8 December 2pm to 4pm - Term 4 - CANCELLED
- Sunday 18 December 10:30am to 12:30pm
Parklands - Tickets on sale NOW!
- Tuesday 13 December 10am to 12pm
Tickets on sale NOW!
Pirates Play Find the Treasure!
Ahoy, Me Hearties! I have hidden me treasure ‘n I don’t think ye can find it. I need ur help! Follow th’ clues tellin’ whar I have been, solve the puzzles, and complete th’ pirate challenges ‘n maybe you’ll find me treasure! Can ye rise to the challenge?
Ages: 8-13 years (Team of 2-5 persons per session)
Cost: $FREE
Lyttleton
- Tuesday 17 January 10:30am to 12pm
- Tuesday 24 January 10:30am to 12pm
Spreydon
- Monday 16 January 2:30pm to 4pm
- Tuesday 17 January 10:30am to 12pm
- Friday 20 January 2:30pm to 4pm
- Monday 23 January 2:30pm to 4pm
- Tuesday 24 January 10:30am to 12pm - SOLD OUT!
- Friday 27 January 2:30pm to 4pm
Ticket sales start, Thursday 8 December 7pm
Paid Programmes - Bookings Required
Libraries FC
Real Madrid. Inter Milan. Liverpool FC. Iconic clubs with countless league titles and champions league trophies but now it is your turn to create history!
Create your own club badge, personalise your jersey and create your own trading card using the technology at the library. Bring your own sports shirt and we will supply the rest.
Special information: Bring your own sports shirt
Ages: 10 to 12 years
Cost: $31.99, includes booking fee
South
- Friday 20 January 9am to 12noon
- Friday 27 January 9am to 12noon
Ticket sales start, Thursday 8 December 7pm
Make a tote-ally awesome unique bag
Come along and let yourself be creative. Make yourself a funky tote-ally awesome bag using our pattern and materials. Be the envy of all you see with your one-off design.
Special information: Basic sewing experience required
Ages: 16+ years
Cost: $16.24, includes booking fee
Tūranga
- Saturday 21 January 10:30am to 12:30pm
- Saturday 21 January 2pm to 4pm
Ticket sales start, Thursday 8 December 7pm
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Terms and Conditions for bookable Learning Centre holiday programmes
Note: A Consent Form is required to be completed by the child and a parent/caregiver for all learning centre after school and holiday programmes.
- Please make sure your child meets the age range/restrictions for the programme. Bookings received that do not meet these restrictions will be cancelled and refunded.
- Sold Out? Some programmes have a limited waitlist. To check if waitlist places are still available, click the "Book online link".
- Payment is required at the time of booking, using a debit or credit card.
- A minimum of 48 hours’ notice is required for cancellations. After this time the programme cost in non-refundable.
- A Consent Form is required to be completed by the child and a parent/caregiver.
- Drop off and pick up times are 10 minutes prior to the advertised programme times. We are not responsible for your children outside of these hours.
- If your child is absent or running late, please telephone us 03-941-7923.
- Please do not bring along an unwell child to the programme.
- Children must meet the advertised age range/restrictions. Bookings received outside of theses advertised age range/restrictions will be cancelled and refunded.
Programme Evaluation
In order to continually improve our service and the programmes that we offer, your evaluation of the sessions that you have recently attended is invaluable to us. Please complete our online form to provide us with feedback.
More school holiday info
- See all library school holiday events
- Find more ideas for holiday events and activities
