This list of NZ edible flowers introduces 16 flowers that you can eat, that are grown from seed. What delight flowers bring to...
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Maori Language Week activities for kids
Looking for some Wiki o te reo Māori / Māori language week activities for kids? These activities are designed for tamariki,...
Montessori Birthday Walk instructions
Montessori birthday walk instructions When my daughter was young I came across a beautiful birthday celebration, the Montessori...
Acts of love: Remembering loved ones at Matariki
Remembering loved ones at Matariki Special dates and times of celebration can prove to be particularly challenging when we have...
Matariki Activities and Crafts for kids
Looking for some Matariki activities and crafts for kids? These activities are designed for tamariki, making them great in the...
Matariki teaching resources
Here are some teaching resources for Matariki to deepen learning for tamariki (children), kaiako (teachers), and whanau (family)...
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List of NZ Edible Flowers
This list of NZ edible flowers introduces 16 flowers that you can eat, that are grown from seed. What delight flowers bring to our world. They bring joy on so many levels - Beauty, Food for bees, butterflies and birds, Medicine, Creative inspiration, Thoughfulness....
Maori Language Week activities for kids
Looking for some Wiki o te reo Māori / Māori language week activities for kids? These activities are designed for tamariki, making them great in the school classroom, ECE, or homeschool setting. They would also be wonderful resources for Maori Language Week activities...
Montessori Birthday Walk instructions
Montessori birthday walk instructions When my daughter was young I came across a beautiful birthday celebration, the Montessori Birthday Walk. I loved everything about this birthday ritual! How it celebrated the child in a non material way involved song and movement,...
Acts of love: Remembering loved ones at Matariki
Remembering loved ones at Matariki Special dates and times of celebration can prove to be particularly challenging when we have said goodbye to, or are grieving, loved ones who have passed. Acknowledging them and remembering them at the time of Matariki can be...
Matariki Activities and Crafts for kids
Looking for some Matariki activities and crafts for kids? These activities are designed for tamariki, making them great in the school classroom, ECE, or homeschool setting. They would also be wonderful resource for Matariki celebrations in the library, in a community...
Matariki teaching resources
Here are some teaching resources for Matariki to deepen learning for tamariki (children), kaiako (teachers), and whanau (family) in the classroom, ece, or homeschool setting. We embrace this opportunity to learn of te Ao Māori at any time, and during Matariki learning...
Matariki celebration ideas
Are you looking for Matariki Celebration Ideas? Here are some Matariki celebration ideas to do with tamariki and whanau.Matariki is more than a public holiday - to celebrate Matariki as a season brings richness, festivity and connection to this winter time.From...
Maramataka for schools
What is the Maramataka? Many schools and ECE's in NZ are taking interest in the Maramataka, the Māori lunar calendar. Maramataka translates to the turning of the moon. It observes the phases of marama (the moon) within in a lunar month. This is how days and...
Tōtara berries edible delight!
February is when the Tōtara fruits where I live. Tōtara berries edible delight! I hold this tree in high regard, what an amazing tree! Considered a rakau rangitira, a chiefly tree by Māori, Tōtara’s timber was traditionally used for building, carving, tools and...
Printable planner: What moon phase is best for planning?
Printable planner: What moon phase is best for planning? The new moon has passed, and the lunar energy is rising. Gardeners know this waxing phase is the best moon phase to sow seeds - these could be for the garden; or the seeds we sow in our life, what would we like...