Campaspe Regional Library Services has a jam packed summer holiday program set to begin early in the New Year.
Library Services Manager, Jenny Mustey said daily activities guaranteed to entertain are available to children of all ages.
“Our summer holiday program planned across all five library services will provide children with opportunities to not only be entertained, but to learn, explore and be creative,” Ms Mustey said.
Activities inspired by current or past exhibitions at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) feature throughout the program along with movie sessions, ‘crafternoons’, mug and plate decorating as well as pendant and keyring making.
This summer will also see the inclusion of a community based program ‘Our Community Adventure’, where children are encouraged complete a series of activities from mid-December right through to 23 January. This replaces the Summer Reading Club.
“The aim of the program is to encourage children to continue to read over summer. It also encourages children to get out and about, explore their local area in new and creative ways whilst keeping active and sharing thoughts and feelings with their families,” Ms Mustey said.
Children will be provided with a playing sheet and stickers and once an activity is finished, they mark it off with stickers.
“There will be small incentive prizes along the way and at the end we will hold a celebration party for children who have completed the playing sheet,” Ms Mustey said.
Major prizes are from a range of local attractions including Billabong Ranch, Gravity Shack, Echuca Paramount Theatre, Stand Up Paddle, Kyabram Fauna Park and the Rochester Sports Museum.
“We thank these businesses for providing great family and individual passes and to the Echuca Friends of the Library and the Kyabram Friends of the Library for their financial support towards the program,” Ms Mustey said.
The program includes:
Friday, 3 January
Echuca – 1pm, family movie ‘Secret Life of Pets’
Monday, 6 January
Kyabram – 10.30am, NGV: animal shapes
Echuca – 2.30pm, NGV: animal shapes
Tuesday, 7 January
Echuca – 10.30am, craft: personalised mugs
Echuca – 2.30pm, Osmo studio and masterpiece art
Kyabram – 2.30 – 4.30pm, craft: Rockin’ art
Wednesday, 8 January
Kyabram – 2.30pm, Osmo studio and masterpiece art
Echuca – 2.30 – 4.30pm, craft: Rockin’ art
Rushworth – 2.30 – 4.30pm, craft: Rockin’ art
Tongala – 2.30 – 4.30pm, craft: Rockin’ art
Rochester – 4 – 6pm, craft: personalised mugs
Thursday, 9 January
Tongala – 10.30am, NGV: make a friend
Echuca – 10.30am, NGV: shoe biz
Rochester – 2pm, NGV: animal shapes
Echuca – 2.30pm, Tech zone
Friday, 10 January
Echuca – 2.30pm, family movie ‘Toy Story 4’
Rochester – 2.30pm, Osmo studio and masterpiece art
Monday, 13 January
Kyabram – 10.30am, NGV: mystical creatures
Echuca – 2.30pm, NGV: mystery making
Tuesday, 14 January
Rochester – 10.30am, movie morning ‘Dora & the Lost City of Gold’
Echuca – 10.30am, candle making
Echuca – 2.30pm, Bunnings craft
Wednesday, 15 January
Echuca – 2pm, family movie “Dora & the Lost City of Gold’
Kyabram – 2.30 – 4.30pm, craft: Velvet art
Rushworth – 2.30 – 4.30pm, NGV: animal shapes
Tongala – 2.30pm, Osmo studio and masterpiece art
Echuca – 5.30 – 7pm, pizza and board games ($4 per person, bookings required)
Thursday, 16 January
Tongala – 10am – 12pm, craft: Velvet art
Kyabram – 11am, Animal of Oz (limit of 25 children)
Echuca – 10.30am, plate decorating
Rochester -1pm, Animal of Oz (limit of 25 children)
Echuca – 3pm, Animal of Oz (limit of 40 children)
Friday, 17 January
Rochester – 2.30 – 4.30pm, craft: Rockin’ art
Echuca – 2.30pm, family movie ‘Abominable’
Monday, 20 January
Kyabram – 10.30am candle making
Echuca – 2.30pm, craft: Velvet art
Tuesday, 21 January
Echuca – 10.30am, pendant and keyring making
Rochester – 10.30am, family movie ‘Toy Story 4’
Echuca – 2.30pm, family movie ‘Ugly Dolls’
Wednesday, 22 January
Echuca – 2.30 – 4.30pm, craft: wishing stones
Kyabram- 2.30 – 4.30pm, craft: velvet art
Rushworth – 2.30 – 4.30pm, craft: velvet art
Thursday, 23 January
Kyabram – 10.30am, Let’s party
Tongala – 10.30am, Let’s party
Rochester – 2pm, Let’s party
Echuca – 2.30pm, Let’s party
