Full Event Guide
There's always something happening on the Kāpiti Coast. Here's your guide to events that you won't want to miss!
FREE Workshop: make your own body lotion (For kids)
FREE Workshop at the Otaki Market Kids Market - For children.
Join Nature Fix Skincare to create your very own sparkly body lotion to take home.
Suitable for ages 8+
This workshop is designed so parents/caregivers can enjoy with their tamariki or rangatahi, please no drop-offs for younger children.
16 July: 10.30am-11am and
16 July: 1pm-1.30pm, at the Isabel Makes stall.
www.eventfinda.co.nz/free-workshop-make-your-own-body-lotion
FREE Workshop: Make Your Own Felt Animal (for Kids)
FREE Craft workshop at the Otaki Market Kids Market - For children.
Join the expert crafters from Feltic Creations as they show you how to decorate/embellish your very own felt bee, bug or dog to take home.
Suitable for ages 8+
This workshop is designed so parents/caregivers can enjoy with their tamariki or rangatahi, please no drop-offs for younger children.
16 April: 10.30am-11am
16 April: 1pm-1.30pm, at the Feltic Creations stall.
www.eventfinda.co.nz/free-workshop-make-your-own-felt-animal
FREE Workshop: make your jewellery (for kids)
FREE Jewellery making workshop at the Otaki Market Kids Market - For children.
Join the team from Maimiti Designs, to create your very own beaded ring or earrings to take home.
Suitable for ages 8+
This workshop is designed so parents/caregivers can enjoy with their tamariki or rangatahi, please no drop-offs for younger children.
16 April: 10.30am-11am
16 April: 1pm-1.30pm, at the Maimiti Designs stall.
Otaki Market - Kids Market
Entrepreneurial young people, amazing art & craft, fantastic music, good vibes - Otaki Market Kid's Market ticked all the boxes and more.
Support our young people at the Otaki Market Kids Market. Young people get to be the stall holders! It's a fun day out for all the family.
Kids will be selling: Craft, produce, art, home baking, handmade jewellery, bags, toys, books and much more.
Nau Mai Haere Mai, meet you at the Market.
See Our New Giant Kiwi
Introducing our new life-like and life-sized costume replica of the North Island Brown Kiwi, we have aptly named, the ‘Giant Kiwi’.
Seed Bomb Workshops
Be prepared to get your hands dirty!
Learn how Matariki marks a time of year of new life through seed regenerating.
For the season of celebrating the Maori New Year, signalled by Puanga and Matariki whetu, we are offering two Seed-bomb making sessions for tamariki/rangatahi.
These sessions are related to two whetu in particular, Tupuanuku and Tupuarangi, of the Matariki Constellation/Kahui Whetu. We will make acknowledgements to these whetu as part of the session.
Bring a container to take away your dirt bombs for throwing in your garden at home.