Join garden enthusiast, Kirsty for a hands-on Permaculture workshop in the Te Manawa Garden. In this workshop, you'll learn to apply three principles of Permaculture with easy gardening activities

Kick off the school holidays with the Manawatū Skating Club! Current skating club members will be available for Q&As, and there will be a special opportunity for our first 20 visitors to get involved in the sport!

In this fun chalk activity, learn to draw using the sun! With your piece of chalk, trace how shadows change and move during the day. Ask for this activity at the front desk.

Colour your way through our spooky colouring competition and you'll be in to win tickets to our Trick or Treat Halloween event. This self-led activity is held all holiday long. Head to the front desk to get your colouring sheet!

With Halloween coming up, it's time to get spooky! Join us in this fun activity where you'll get to create and eat your own "Spooky Pancake".

Palmerston North City Library are joining us in the museum this morning for a spooky Halloween story session!

Spend a sunny spring morning getting to know what life was like for a for an early settler family at the turn of the 20th century.

Create an artwork inspired by the colours of the sun using kitchen chemistry. What will you create?

Explore the International Space Station using our VR headsets. As our headsets are limited, please collect a ticket for this activity from the front desk and create your own paper rocket while you wait!

Celebrate the start of Spring with a spot of garden planting! Decorate your own plant pot and a sunflower seed. Take it come and watch it grow!