The Star: April 15, 2021
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Thursday <strong>April</strong> <strong>15</strong> <strong>2021</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong> 33<br />
SCHOOL HOLIDAY GUIDEStories<br />
Half-price entry at Quake City during school holidays<br />
Can you believe it’s been more than<br />
a decade since we were rocked by the<br />
Canterbury earthquakes?<br />
Quake City, Canterbury Museum’s<br />
special exhibition about the earthquakes,<br />
located at 299 Durham Street North, is a<br />
great spot to reflect on how life changed<br />
in the wake of the quakes.<br />
During the school holidays the Museum<br />
is running a half-price special on entry to<br />
Quake City. With accompanied children<br />
under <strong>15</strong> free, Quake City is a fascinating<br />
and affordable outing for all the family.<br />
If your children are too young to<br />
remember the earthquakes, Quake City<br />
is a great place to teach them about the<br />
earthquakes that have shaped their city.<br />
See treasures rescued from the rubble<br />
including the spire of ChristChurch<br />
Cathedral and the Great Bell from the<br />
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.<br />
Learn about the science behind<br />
earthquakes, play with the liquefaction<br />
simulator and understand how streets<br />
were buried and buildings sunk. Use<br />
LEGO to design new buildings for<br />
Christchurch.<br />
Try to solve the puzzles on the activity<br />
of courage and hope, and the science behind the quakes<br />
299 DURHAM STREET NORTH<br />
sheet and expend some energy jumping<br />
on the spot to create a mini-quake for<br />
the seismograph to read.<br />
A portaloo door and a water container,<br />
donated to a Sumner resident by a<br />
farmer from West Melton, are reminders<br />
of some of the everyday difficulties<br />
many Canterbury residents faced in the<br />
aftermath of 22 February 2011.<br />
A recreation of Gap Filler’s bicyclepowered<br />
cinema shows the many<br />
imaginative projects that brought life<br />
back into Christchurch’s empty spaces in<br />
the early days after the quakes.<br />
10.00 AM TO 5.00 PM DAILY<br />
*TERMS & CONDITIONS APPLY<br />
quakecity.co.nz<br />
SCHOOL HOLIDAY SPECIAL<br />
HALF PRICE<br />
ADMISSION*<br />
Children Free<br />
Stories of courage and hope, and the science behind the quakes<br />
299 DURHAM STREET NORTH<br />
10.00 AM TO 5.00 PM DAILY<br />
*TERMS & CONDITIONS APPLY<br />
quakecity.co.nz<br />
methven<br />
scarecrow trail<br />
SATURDAY APRIL 17<br />
TO SUNDAY May 2<br />
Awesome school holiday activity<br />
only $10 - cash only please<br />
Info & Maps available from the<br />
METHVEN information hub<br />
It’s on again in <strong>April</strong>!<br />
Fantastic school holiday event in Methven<br />
Every year in the <strong>April</strong> school holidays the rural mid-<br />
Canterbury town and ski village of Methven runs the<br />
Methven Scarecrow Trail where participants hunt for the<br />
scarecrows, try to guess the characters they represent<br />
and vote for their favourite scarecrow creation. <strong>The</strong>re are<br />
sponsored prizes for most correct entries and best scarecrow.<br />
Last year this popular event had to be postponed due<br />
to Covid Level 4 lockdown and was held in the October<br />
holidays instead. <strong>The</strong> organizers wanted to return the <strong>2021</strong><br />
Scarecrow Trail to the <strong>April</strong> holidays slot but were concerned<br />
that the scarecrow makers may be reluctant to launch into<br />
creative mode again so soon.<br />
<strong>The</strong> request for expressions of interest was sent out and<br />
the organisers decided that if there were 20 entries, half of<br />
the usual number of 40, then it would go ahead. <strong>The</strong>re was<br />
an immediate response indicating renewed support from the<br />
sponsors, Four Square Supermarket, Brinkley Resort, Jackson<br />
Holmes, Philip Wareing and the Methven Community Board.<br />
This was quickly followed by a flurry of entries from many<br />
previous scarecrow creators and a number of enthusiastic<br />
entries from newcomers.<br />
Did entries reach the required 20 entries? <strong>The</strong>y surely did<br />
and entries were oversubscribed within days. <strong>The</strong> organizers<br />
have had to limit the entries to 40 scarecrow locations to<br />
make the Trail manageable for participants.<br />
So it is all on for the <strong>April</strong> school holidays:<br />
<strong>The</strong>me: Children’s<br />
Storybook Characters<br />
Dates: Commencing Saturday <strong>April</strong> 17<br />
and ending on Sunday May 2<br />
Trail maps and Entry forms for $10 per group (cash only)<br />
available from the iHub or Four Square Supermarket.<br />
Proceeds from the sale of maps go to a local charity.<br />
Put the dates in your calendars for the school holidays<br />
in <strong>April</strong> and follow the Methven Scarecrow Trail<br />
Facebook Page for updates.