Southern View: December 13, 2016
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Tuesday <strong>December</strong> <strong>13</strong> <strong>2016</strong><br />
SOUTHERN VIEW<br />
Email caitlin.miles@starmedia.kiwi<br />
by 5pm each Wednesday<br />
Craft Corner<br />
Wednesday, 11am-1pm<br />
Got some cross-stitch, knitting,<br />
crochet or other craft you’ve<br />
been working on but want some<br />
company? Take your portable<br />
craft to this event and be around<br />
other crafty people. Learn some<br />
new skills, share your knowledge<br />
and meet some new people in<br />
the process. While you’re there<br />
find some interesting craft related<br />
books in the library for future<br />
projects. There are no obligations<br />
to go along to this group, you can<br />
come and go as you please.<br />
Linwood Library, first floor<br />
Eastgate Mall. Free entry<br />
Science Alive<br />
Thursday, 3.30-4.30pm<br />
These fun drop-in sessions<br />
aim to get school-aged children<br />
interested in science and the<br />
things happening in the world<br />
around them. Find some<br />
interesting science-related books<br />
while at the library to take home<br />
and read.<br />
Linwood Library, Eastgate<br />
Shopping Centre first floor. Free<br />
entry<br />
Summertime Reading Club<br />
For Kids<br />
Opens Friday<br />
Need some books for the<br />
summer school holidays? Pick<br />
up some books and a Passport<br />
to Summer. Each page has fun<br />
reading-related activities to<br />
complete. After you finish the<br />
challenges on each page, stop<br />
in at a library to collect a stamp<br />
in your passport. Once you’ve<br />
completed eight activities and<br />
collected five stamps in total,<br />
get your passport checked by a<br />
librarian to enter the draw to win<br />
some prizes, including an iPad<br />
mini 2, an Orana Park family<br />
pass, pool passes, movie passes<br />
and book vouchers.<br />
Any Christchurch city library<br />
branch. Free entry<br />
Carols By Candlelight<br />
Friday, 6.00-8.30pm<br />
This event is for the whole<br />
family to enjoy. Janice Gray and<br />
Lizzie Cook will be MCs for the<br />
night. Check out the Linwood<br />
Village Market and warm up<br />
your vocal cords for the carol<br />
sing along. Take your own<br />
seating and a candle to light at<br />
the end of the concert. Get the<br />
children involved and show off<br />
your singing skills with other<br />
people in the community. Phone<br />
981 2881 or email linwood.<br />
art.ctr@gmail.com for more<br />
information.<br />
Doris Lusk Reserve, cnr of<br />
Stanmore Rd and Worcester St.<br />
Free entry<br />
FESTIVE: Visit the Christmas Grotto and take a journey through this magical Christmas<br />
wonderland. The grotto has something for all ages to enjoy and a mix of displays and scenes<br />
to view. During the week, the grotto will be open from 9am-3pm, and on Friday, Saturday and<br />
Sunday, it will be open from 9am-9pm. This year the organisers have decided to wipe the entry<br />
fee so enjoy the show free of charge. You won’t be able to miss it with the lights streaming from<br />
the South West Baptist Church, cnr of Lyttelton and Cobham Sts. The grotto will be open until<br />
Christmas Eve. <br />
School’s Out For Summer At<br />
Waltham<br />
Saturday, 12.30-3.30pm<br />
Jump into the start of the<br />
school holidays with Waltham<br />
Summer Pool’s Schools out for<br />
Summer event. Take the family<br />
to the pool for an active and<br />
fun day. There will be plenty of<br />
pool games for the whole family<br />
to enjoy and More FM will be<br />
there with hot dogs and a lolly<br />
scramble.<br />
Waltham Swimming Pool,<br />
Waltham Park. Free entry<br />
Opawa Farmers’ Market<br />
Sunday, 9am-noon<br />
Grab some locally grown<br />
produce or freshly baked bread<br />
at the market, which runs<br />
every Sunday. Pick up organic<br />
products and enjoy taking a<br />
look around the market.<br />
275 Fifield Tce, Opawa. Free<br />
entry<br />
Halswell Community<br />
Market<br />
Sunday, noon-3pm<br />
This market is a day for the<br />
family. With a ‘kids corner’<br />
full of colouring competitions<br />
and games, they can stay<br />
entertained while you sip on<br />
some organic coffee, munch<br />
on some food from the various<br />
food trucks, wonder around the<br />
stalls and enjoy the live music.<br />
The stalls have everything from<br />
fresh and locally grown produce<br />
to shabby chic items.<br />
St John of God Chapel, 26<br />
Nash Rd, Halswell. Free entry<br />
Opawa Community<br />
Christmas Carols<br />
Sunday, 6-7.30pm<br />
The Opawa Community<br />
Church has organised this<br />
event for the whole community<br />
to get involved in. Whether<br />
you’re new to the area or a<br />
long-time resident, it will<br />
be a good opportunity to<br />
get involved in a traditional<br />
Christmas carol evening.<br />
Stedfast Brass will provide the<br />
music. From 5.30pm, there will<br />
be barbecue sausages, coffee,<br />
cold drinks and other nibbles<br />
available to purchase. Feel free<br />
to take your own picnic and<br />
chairs as the carols will be on<br />
concrete.<br />
Cnr of Aynsley Tce and Opawa<br />
Rd. Free entry<br />
FUn aCTiViTiES<br />
for the kids<br />
With school holidays creeping closer and<br />
closer, you will be desperately thinking of<br />
some activities to keep the kids occupied and<br />
entertained. Here are a few ideas to get them<br />
out in the fresh air.<br />
Sow Sunflower seeds<br />
Sunflowers add a bright burst of colour and also<br />
draw much-needed bees to the garden. They are<br />
super easy to grow, and give the kids something to<br />
keep an eye on as they begin to grow. Here are some<br />
tips for planting.<br />
1) Pick a part of your garden that has plenty of sun.<br />
For taller varieties, make sure that you plant them<br />
near a fence or trellis so they are protected from the<br />
wind, and so you can tie them back if they start to<br />
topple.<br />
2) Sunflowers like to grow when the weather’s warm<br />
so now is a great time to get in to it.<br />
3) Push the seeds into the soft soil. Make sure<br />
they’re down at least one centimetre, then water<br />
well (using a watering can) afterwards<br />
4) As the plants grow, keep them well watered, and<br />
give them some fertiliser every couple of weeks.<br />
Plant a hanging basket<br />
These looks great, and<br />
take up very little space.<br />
Head down to your local<br />
garden centre and grab<br />
a hanging basket and let<br />
the kids help you pick the<br />
flowers you want to add<br />
in. use South-Hort Patio Plus as your growing mix,<br />
as this contains all the vital nutrients your plants will<br />
need to keep flowering, and help them get through<br />
the summer heat.<br />
Paint pots<br />
Grab some plain terracotta pots, and some paint and<br />
let the kids get creative. Once they are done, choose<br />
some flowers or some herbs and get planting. Once<br />
again, use South-Hort Patio Plus. This mix is designed<br />
specifically for growing in pots, containers and<br />
baskets.<br />
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