$5 ticket gives entry for up to 4 people, including caregivers.
Come and see what happens when Waves meet the Wonders of our Coasts. Enjoy various craft activities, exciting science demonstrations and a tunnel for younger kids. High School students will help you discover what lives or grows on our coastline and how you can look after these areas.
The Lincoln High School Sustainability Council have devised over 10 craft activities and simple science experiments for our annual KidsFest Event. This year children are invited to explore the coast through hands-on interactive crafts and science activities. They will learn about the life to be found on our beaches and rock pools and their importance to us. This craft morning is truly a community experience with the older students getting as much out of it through their organising and mentoring as the younger ones doing the activities and the learning.
Contact Lincoln Envirotown Trust
+64 3 423 0445
projectmanagerlet@gmail.com
Lincoln Event Centre
15 Meijer Drive Lincoln,
Canterbury
7608New Zealand+ Google Map
A repeat of the popular workshop by Lesley Hurst from Bee Awesome He Pi Miharo will show us some simple ideas we can use to help the bees and the basics of getting started in beekeeping. If the weather is suitable, the beehive will be opened for those interested in getting a closer look at these intriguing insects. Beekeeper suits in adult to children’s sizes will be available.
All ages are welcome – qualify for a Children’s University stamp.
Our presenter Lesley has advised us, that if the morning is too cool it is unwise to open up the hive. If this is the case we will cancel the workshop. A decision will be made by 9 am. Please contact us by text or a phone call to find whether the workshop is definitely on or not. Thanks Ruth, 021 074 3905.
Sales table; also donations appreciated to support Bee Awesome and the Community Gardens.
Contact Lincoln Community Gardens
021 074 3905
ruth.wood@xtra.co.nz
Lincoln Envirotown Community Gardens. The gardens are located behind the maternity hospital, please park on the street.
35 James Street Lincoln,7608New Zealand+ Google Map
Lesley Hurst from Bee Awesome He Pi Miharo will show us some simple ideas we can use to help the bees and the basics of getting started in beekeeping. If the weather is suitable, the beehive will be opened for those interested in getting a closer look at these intriguing insects. Beekeeper suits in adult to children’s sizes will be available.
All ages are welcome – qualify for a Children’s University stamp.
Sales table; also donations appreciated to support Bee Awesome and the Community Gardens.
Contact Lincoln Community Gardens
021 074 3905
ruth.wood@xtra.co.nz
Lincoln Envirotown Community Gardens. The gardens are located behind the maternity hospital, please park on the street.
35 James Street Lincoln,7608New Zealand+ Google Map
Mike has worked at Lincoln University as an entomologist for over 30 years on many ecological restoration projects including Quail Island, Mahoe Reserve and Te Ara Kakariki (Greenway Canterbury Trust). He has written many publications in the fields of entomology and ecological restoration, including co-authoring “Backyard Biodiversity in Canterbury”. Mike will demonstrate how to increase the native biodiversity in your garden, section or farm through the use of specific plants, planting designs and refugia. He will also outline ideas for projects that children could undertake or assist with.
Children – challenge Mike by bringing along an invertebrate (insect, bug etc.) you have found in your garden for him to identify.
Contact Lincoln Community Gardens
021 074 3905
ruth.wood@xtra.co.nz
Lincoln Envirotown Community Gardens. The gardens are located behind the maternity hospital, please park on the street.
35 James Street Lincoln,7608New Zealand+ Google Map
$5 ticket allows entry for up to 4 people, including caregiver(s).
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Look into the “Mysteries of the Mountains” with enjoyable crafts and exciting science demonstrations. Learn about the wildlife and the many interesting features we find in our mountains and how mountains are formed. The traditional tunnel will take you up and through a mountain and the diorama activity will give you the chance to create your own alpine scene!
The Lincoln High School Sustainability Council have devised several craft activities and simple science experiments for our annual KidsFest Event. This year children are invited to explore the alpine environment through hands on interactive craft and science. They will learn about the life to be found in our mountains and its importance to us. This craft morning is truly a community experience with the older students getting as much out of it through their organizing and mentoring as the younger ones doing the activities and the learning.
Please stay home if you have cold/flu like symptoms.
Lincoln Envirotown Trust has prided itself as a provider of free or koha events to make them accessible for all members of the community. However, due to the high numbers attending this event in recent years we now charge for tickets to this event so that it remains enjoyable and safe for all.
The hunt starts on Easter Sunday for anything that swims, flies, grows, crawls and hides! Visit your local reserve or any natural area and see what you can find.
You will be using the iNaturalist NZ website so you need to install the iNaturalist NZ app on your mobile and focus on nature.
Join the fun and discover the nature that lives in and around your local reserve!
BioBlitz is a scientific race against time to count as many different species as you can in a 24-hour period. Throughout Easter Sunday you can become a Citizen Scientist, it’s up to you whether you spend an hour or all day as a Nature Detective.
Challenge yourself to find creatures that only come out early in the morning or in the dark?
Mammals; cats, hedgehogs, rats, possums (see how to make a tracking tunnel before Easter Sunday); plants, weeds; worms; bugs; lizards; moths. Listening and looking for birds – you can record and upload sounds on iNaturalist.
If you wish to make your own tracking tunnel, to put out on Saturday night and record mammals and lizards click here for instructions.
Come on a journey from a raindrop to our rivers. Discover the different natural features that water provides including the animals and plants that live in and around it. Find out why it is so important and how to look after it.
Make all these discoveries through exciting craft and science activities and a trip through the customary tunnel .
The Lincoln High School Sustainability Council have devised several craft activities and simple science experiments for our annual KidsFest Event. This year children are invited to explore fresh water through hands on interactive craft and science, they will learn about the life to be found on and in our water and the importance of this precious resource. This craft morning is truly a community experience with the older students getting as much out of it through their organizing and mentoring as the younger ones doing the activities and the learning.
Please stay home if you have cold/flu like symptoms.
Lincoln Envirotown Trust has prided itself as a provider of free or koha events to make them accessible for all members of the community. However, due to the high numbers attending this event in recent years we now charge for tickets to this event so that it remains enjoyable and safe for all.
$3 – $5 $3 allows entry up to 2 people including caregiver. $5 allows entry up to 4 people including caregiver.
Contact Lincoln Envirotown Trust
+64 3 423 0445
projectmanagerlet@gmail.com
Lincoln Event Centre
15 Meijer Drive Lincoln,
Canterbury
7608New Zealand+ Google Map
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