Kids have fun down Mexico way

A Kids on a holiday programme at St Matthew's Church, Masterton, this week are undertaking a variety of activities from making sombreros to indulging in Mexican food.

The holiday programme has a Mexican theme and runs each day from 10am to 12.30pm.

Team leader Brad McLaren said they chose a different theme each holiday and Mexico was chosen as the Bible story they are looking at is based in the desert.

He said the children would undertake a variety of activities from crafts, games and worksheets.

There would also be plays, stories and puppets.

Mr McLaren said the children were enjoying the activities.

"You can always tell in the first half hour whether the programme we've done is good," he said.

There were also 20 volunteers in hand to help.

The programme is free for children aged 5 to 12 years old. Call Brad on (06) 370 8589 for more information.

The Masterton Safe and Healthy Community Council free holiday programme will run from April 29 to May 2 for children aged 5 to 13 years old. The older children will be working in teams to build rafts. Call (06) 378 8900 for more information.

A Weird and Wonderful Creepy Critters drawing workshop will run at Aratoi from April 23-25 at a cost of $15 per session. Frivolous Fun - Jewellery out of Junk will run from April 30 to May 2. Call (06) 370 0001 for more information.

Pukaha Mount Bruce Wildlife Centre will be running a Ranger for a Day programme for children aged 8 -16 throughout the holidays. There is a cost. Call (06) 375 8004 for more information.

Masterton Library are inviting people along to make a make a lighthouse to celebrate the book A Beam of Bright Light at 10.30am on April 24. There will also be a craft session from 10.30am on May 1.