Playcentres in the area will mark Messy Play Week this week, a free event for whānau with pēpi and tamariki aged 0-6 years. Playcentre Aotearoa chief executive David Moger says the event is a chance to have fun with tamariki and be involved in supporting them to learn through play, without the mess at home. There will be a variety of messy play activities offered such as painting, play-dough, sand, clay, slime, gloop and more.
There are playcentres in Warkworth, Matakana, Tomarata and Kaiwaka. Playcentre is a nationwide charity with more than 400 centres, where parents play and learn alongside their tamariki and make connections with other parents in their community..