Covid-19 shutdown March 2020
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We are currently closed due to the Covid-19 lockdown and are looking forward to reopening shortly! If you would like to visit us with your preschoolers, please contact us at hillsboroughplaycentre@gmail.com
Auckland Museum Cultural Trip May 2017
This year we visited Auckland Museum to enjoy the Maori cultural performance. Our children enjoyed the waiata and haka, and were inspired to practise for Matariki.
After the performance we were invited to pose with the performers
Trip to Science Playroom, March 2017
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In March we visited the Science Playroom in Henderson. The children had a great time and did a wide range of activities. They enjoyed doing some experiments with the instructors and also using all the different toys and instruments.
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Matariki Celebrations 2016!
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What a fantastic celebration we had for Matariki this year!
Matariki is the Māori name for the star cluster known as the Pleiades. Traditionally for Māori when it appeared just before dawn in late May or early June, it signalled the start of the Māori New Year. Despite the rain and cold weather, our HPC families turned out in large numbers to celebrate this very special event. The children had so much fun with their waiata, and impressed their families with their awesome performance. Big thanks to the Matariki team for organising everything so well,their efforts were hugely appreciated. |
Our new outdoor sessions!
Some of the cool places we've had our outdoor sessions this term:
- One Tree Hill
- Waikowhai Park
- French Bay
- Onehunga Bay Reserve
- Lynfield Cove
- Mt. Eden Domain
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'We want our children to have the opportunity to explore and experience the great outdoors. We wanted to take them out of the centre environment and put them into nature, to give them the childhood that most of us had whilst building relationships within a smaller group environment. They help each other out more and encourage each other to keep going when we have a bit of distance to travel. We give them opportunities to build, climb, balance, walk, run and dance all out in the wilderness. Different terrains and changeable weather make the experiences interesting and different every week. We run these sessions in the rain, hail, sun or cloud so they get to understand the different seasons throughout the year and we extend the learning through play, without the distraction of toys.
We have conversations about nature, the weather, wildlife that we come across, plants that we can eat versus ones that we can’t, safety around water and cars, numbers, colours, use Te Reo and all our sensors. The children ask questions and discover things that we normally wouldn’t at centre like crabs and wild mushrooms. It’s been a great success. Come along on a Tuesday morning at 9.30am and find out what it's like and you never know, your child/children may want to make it a regular activity like ours do. For where we will be, please contact Adele Turnbull on 021 0290 5161 or Hillsborough Playcentre. |
Matariki Celebration 2015
20th June 2015
Hillsborough Playcentre
Hillsborough Playcentre
Our Matariki celebration started with some fun activities for both children and adults.
There was a “Matariki stars hunt” in which the children were able to find and to learn about the names of the seven stars and arranged them based on their positions in the sky. Then there were limbo and hopscotch which were played by both children and adults.
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It’s amazing how these young people, together with their parents, performed some Waiata in front of their families, relatives and friends!!!
Enjoy watching our performance below!
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Look at how these wonderful children enjoy the healthy foods prepared by their parents! (Click image to enlarge.)
Desserts! Desserts! Desserts!
Everybody indulged in the grilled bananas topped with chocolate syrup, ice cream and marshmallows! Sweeeet!!!!
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These lovely faces were artfully painted – Marlo with the Batman theme, Archie with Elmo, Audrey and Isla with the colourful rainbows! And, oh! It’s not only children who loved their faces to be painted… Look at how proud and happy Val was with her lavender eyewear! (Click image to enlarge.)
A celebration is never complete without the delicious dishes being shared.
And there was a wide array of curries and other sumptuous dishes for everyone. Yummm!!!
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Our sincerest gratitude to:
for all the goods that they shared with us!
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The children, together with their families, relatives and friends, braved the cold weather for the Lantern Walk.
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Hillsborough Playcentre Open Days -
come one, come all, join in the fun!
Our new mural is coming along incredibly well. The colours look amazing and there are so many gorgeous details in the mural. Make sure you come to our 60th Anniversary Celebration for the big unveiling. Sunday 9th November 10am - 2pm.
Hillsborough Playcentre is celebrating our 60th Anniversary. We have a fabulous line up of events for the day and would love to see all our members current and past to join in this celebration. We also would like to welcome Hillsborough residents to come and join in the celebration. This is a chance for you to see what our Playcentre has to offer. We will have a range of fun activities for the kids, lots of yummy food and a fantastic raffle thanks to the generosity of a large number of local businesses. This is a day not to miss! So mark the date in your diary - Sunday 9th November. Head on down to 21 Currie Avenue. We look forward to seeing you there.
We are now taking enrolments!
Contact us for a visit.
Contact us for a visit.
March 10th, 12th and 14th 2014
Summer Slickers and Hillsborough Playcentre fun day out: Come along and enjoy the fun! There will be food stalls, a bouncy castle, water slide, sausage sizzle and so much more! 10 am - 2 pm at Hillsborough PC!
Summer Slickers and Hillsborough Playcentre fun day out: Come along and enjoy the fun! There will be food stalls, a bouncy castle, water slide, sausage sizzle and so much more! 10 am - 2 pm at Hillsborough PC!
March 3rd - 7th 2014
Playcentre Awareness Week (PAW): Come along and see what Playcentre is all about. We will have fun activities for the kids and you can meet some of our members. There will also be a special guest!
Playcentre Awareness Week (PAW): Come along and see what Playcentre is all about. We will have fun activities for the kids and you can meet some of our members. There will also be a special guest!
March 5th 2014
Nigel Latta fundraiser event. $25, don't forget to pick HILLSBOROUGH PLAYCENTRE as your choice to help support our centre! Visit this site to purchase tickets:
https://www.iticket.co.nz/events/2014/mar/nigel-latta-parenting-the-first-decade
Nigel Latta fundraiser event. $25, don't forget to pick HILLSBOROUGH PLAYCENTRE as your choice to help support our centre! Visit this site to purchase tickets:
https://www.iticket.co.nz/events/2014/mar/nigel-latta-parenting-the-first-decade
January 19th 2014
Bunnings Sausage Sizzle Fundraiser: come along and have a sausage and support Hillsborough Playcentre! 9 - 3 pm, Mt Roskill Bunnings.
Bunnings Sausage Sizzle Fundraiser: come along and have a sausage and support Hillsborough Playcentre! 9 - 3 pm, Mt Roskill Bunnings.
November 2nd 2013
We will be at the Hillsborough Primary School Fair. So come along and meet some of our members and see what all the fun is about! We will have a stall set up with fun activities for your preschoolers.
We will be at the Hillsborough Primary School Fair. So come along and meet some of our members and see what all the fun is about! We will have a stall set up with fun activities for your preschoolers.
