166 days ago

๐ŸŒž Teen Breakfast Club ๐ŸŒž

Ann-Narie Petty-OShea from Whangarei District Libraries

Teens and tweens come along to Whangฤrei Central Library during the July school holidays and try new challenges, new arts and crafts, share your ideas and let your creativity shine. These holidays we are doing:

๐Ÿต๐Ÿช„ SURVIVAL CRAFTS ๐Ÿฅฝ๐ŸŽˆ
Get crafty and gear up to survive different book worlds: mystery/thriller, fantasy, historical/steampunk, dystopian and magic school.
๐Ÿ“† Week One: Tue 1 July & Thu 3 July.
๐Ÿ“† Week Two: Tue 8 July, Wed 9 July & Thu 10 July.

๐ŸŽต๐Ÿช‡ MUSIC JAM SESSION ๐ŸŽธ๐ŸŽต
Musical games, jams and chills.
Bring your own instrument or use whatโ€™s available.
๐Ÿ“† Week One: Wed 2 July

๐Ÿ•™ All sessions are 10:00am to 12:00pm.
It's free! No need to book.
We'll provide snack food. Bring your own water bottles.
For ages 10 and over.

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