Inspired by Nature - October Holiday Programme

Over 200 children and their families enjoyed getting imaginative with dried flowers, making special taonga such as bookmarks, flower and leaf creatures, sun catchers, badges, candle surrounds and jewellery.
The programme linked to our current exhibition, The Divine Remains, a series of striking photographic images of colourful flowers by artist, David Lupton. We were extremely lucky to have David with us at Waitangi for the week’s activities. A big hit was the nifty badge-making machine he brought along. Children and adults alike enjoyed designing and proudly wearing their colourful badges.
One of our favourite things about our Holiday Programmes is that they are very family oriented, and we love seeing parents and grandparents spending time doing something fun and creative with the young ones.
A big thank you to artist David Lupton, to our wonderful volunteer helper Rosalie, and to all the families that attended the programme.