07/09/2026
🌿SPRING HOLIDAYS AT PAPARANGI – BOOKINGS ARE OPEN!
🌿 ANNE IS BACK!
After many years of leading our northern Wellington Holiday Programme, this winter was the first time our wonderful lead kaiako Anne wasn’t at the helm.
But we’re very excited to say that Anne is back this spring! 💚
She can’t wait to see all her old friends again, reconnect with familiar faces and meet some new tamariki joining us for the first time.
Our Everyone Out Holiday Programme at Paparangi gives tamariki the freedom to spend their holidays outdoors, getting muddy, building, exploring, creating and, most importantly, playing!
The Paparangi Scout Den sits beside a wide open field, framed by mature trees and native bush. Just beyond the hall, a path winds down into the expansive Seton Nossiter Park, where the Belmont Stream flows through the valley.
It’s a fantastic environment for climbing, exploring, building adventures, discovering the natural world and making lasting connections with nature.
At Everyone Out, we believe tamariki need plenty of time and space for child-led, free play. Rather than filling every minute with organised activities, our experienced kaiako create an environment where children can follow their own interests, take risks, solve problems, make things and play with their friends.
They might spend the day:
🪵 Building huts and dens
🌿 Exploring the bush and discovering its inhabitants
🪢 Creating swings, zip lines and spider webs
🎨 Making art and crafts from natural materials
🔥 Starting a campfire and roasting marshmallows
🛠️ Learning to use real tools
💦 Getting stuck into messy play, slime, gloop and paint
🎭 Making up stories, games and adventures
🌳 Exploring Seton Nossiter Park and the Belmont Stream
…and whatever other adventures they come up with!
There’s no expectation that every child wants to do the same thing. We follow the children’s interests and let play lead the way.
🌱 Paparangi Spring Holiday Programme
📍 Paparangi Scout Den & Seton Nossiter Park
Week 1:
Monday 28 September – Friday 2 October
Suitable for tamariki 5–12 years who enjoy being outside, active, creative and given the freedom to play.
👉 Bookings are now open:
https://enrolmy.com/everyone-out/activity/104-Everyone_Out_Spring_Holiday_Programme_2026_Paparangi
We’re also running Holiday Programmes in Lower Hutt and Island Bay these spring holidays, so if you have friends or whānau in other parts of Wellington, let them know!
💚 Anne is back. The bush is waiting. Let the adventures begin!