Putaruru on Show and Putaruru A and P Show

Status Update:

• The Arts and Crafts is going ahead as planned in the Grandstand at Glenshea Park.

• Top Team - has been postponed until Saturday 21st March.

• A and P Show - has been cancelled.

• Woodchoppers - has been postponed until Saturday 21st March.

• This information is correct as at 6am Saturday 28th February.

Thank you.

A & P Show - Saturday 28th February 2009

Hi everyone - well the A & P Show is on tomorrow - and as we all know, the weather is none to flash to say the least....Here are the status updates:

Arts & Crafts: Will go ahead whatever the weather as it is inside.
Top Team - Will go ahead if it is raining - not if it gets too windy.
A & P Show - going ahead at this time.
Woodchoppers - will go ahead at this time.

Correct as at 4.10 pm on Friday 27th February. Please keep checking back for updates, or check the telephone message on 883 7272.

Thank you.

Information For The Arts & Crafts........

It was great to see so much interest from the children when we went around all the schools on Monday. As promised, here we have some links to sites that will give you some ideas for creating your entries for the Arts and Crafts section of Putaruru on Show at the Putaruru A&P Show.

CARD MAKING and SCRAPBOOKING

There is a lot of great sites for card making and scrapbooking on the internet, click here to see some examples of scrapbooking by kids. Here are some great examples done by kids here in New Zealand.

There are fantastic cards to see on this BLOG - we love looking at this site!

Don't forget that clip art can be a great source for images for your cards - and dafont has some amazing free fonts to download......Not only do they do fonts, but they have swirls & images (called dingbats) - check out the 001 Starship Gamma font HERE..how cool is that?

DECORATED CUPCAKES

Click here to see some amazing pictures of decorated cupcakes.
For those that have the cooking channel on Sky, there is an amazing programme called 'Ace of Cakes' and this is their website here...This is the website that we loved when doing Think Pink in town.... click HERE then click on each of the circles for a close up...! Trade me also has a great range of decorations for cupcakes too.......

BEADED NECKLACE / BRACELET

The Warehouse has a fantastic range of cheap jewellry findings such as wire, closures and lots of cost effective beads.....

Don't forget that you can make your own beads from paper or clay.
You could also try using bread dough clay.

STITCHED ITEM

Sewing Projects for Young Children.
There are many suitable sewing projects for children of all ages. Young children will enjoy simple projects, working with large, round-ended needles and felt or burlap. Simple shapes can be cut out for the youngsters to stitch around. Easy shapes include flowers, hearts, circles and stars. Looking through free clipart shapes can be a useful way to find patterns that can be printed and copied onto felt.
A more advanced project would be to stitch the two shapes together and stuffed. If the shape was a teddy or an animal such as a dog, then this could make a cute toy.

Sewing Projects for Older Children
For older children then projects could include making soft toys. These can be great fun and the children can chose to make their toy cute and cuddly or horrible and scary. Giving a child a couple of old socks, some scrap fabric and some stuffing could result in some interesting results. Glove puppets are also fun to make.
Other ideas include purses, boot-bags, pillow cases and pencil cases.

So hopefully this gives you all ideas and inspiration. Don't forget that Paper Zone, Coin Save and Toy World in Putaruru have a vast selection of craft supplies available. How great it is to support local!!!

Adult Section of the Art at the A & P Show...

Just to let you know that we have made an ammendment to the adult section of the PAINTING segment of the A & P show....

THERE IS NO SIZE RESTRICTION IN THE ADULT PAINTINGS, THE ARTWORK CAN BE ON ANY SIZED CANVAS / MATERIAL.

Dates For The Diary....

Dates For The Diary:
14th February: bnz & Putaruru Athletics Ribbon Day, Glenshea Park - contact Hilary Stephen 882 1400

21st February: Tatou Tatou Touch—10am start—contact Mark Hotham 021 626 609
Le Bop Dance Party—Pride In Putaruru Fundraiser—Doors open at 7.30pm
Gold coin donation, dance class starts at 8pm all at the The Plaza.
Pre party drinks & nibbles at the Putaruru Arms Motel -
contact Dave at the Putaruru Arms— 883 8307

28th February: Putaruru On Show, Arts Festival, Top Team, A & P Show, Axe Men, Young Farmers, Face Painting, Bouncy Castles—excellent family day out….
For details phone Putaruru Information Centre: 883 7284

13th—15th March: Tirau Footpath Gallery Project.

14th March: Putaruru Lions in conjunction with Putaruru Rotary. MONSTER AUCTION….
Glenshea Park—starts 9.30am. All proceeds to Rangiura Dementia Unit. No reserves…
Contact Sheryn Hamley 883 7217, Anne Hughes 883 8552, Sue Dixon 883 7675.

27th March: Tutu’s On Tour, The Plaza — Ticket price $30 Adult, Senior $25, Child $12 or Group $10 per child if 3 or more with 1 Adult. Contact The Plaza on 883 8596.

28th March: World Earth Hour Event, Pride In Putaruru is organising an evening of music & entertainment by candlelight in Glenshea Park. Free entry, bring your own picnic & candles. Contact Annie on 883 7272 for more details—or keep watching the BLOG……..

Mini Prattler Out Now...

Well - the new mini Prattler is currently being delivered around the Putaruru Ward - if you don't have a copy yet, you can call into the information centre for a copy or read the information below:

WELCOME TO OUR MINI-EDITION OF THE PRATTLER. THIS IS A SPECIAL EDITION RELATING TO THE PUTARURU ON SHOW EVENT TAKING PLACE ON SATURDAY 28TH FEBRUARY 2009 AT THE A & P SHOWGROUNDS, GLENSHEA PARK, PUTARURU. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE A & P SHOW, AXE MEN, YOUNG FARMERS AND LOCAL PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS…. HAVE YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES??????
PRIDE IN PUTARURU NEEDS YOU……………….


PUTARURU’S TOP TEAM COMPETITION…


WE ARE LOOKING FOR TEAMS OF 10 TO TAKE PLACE IN THE
“PUTARURU TOP TEAM COMPETITION”
ENTRY COST IS $20 PER TEAM, AND A RIOTOUS DAY IS AHEAD OF US! THIS IS A FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY FOR A TEAM BUILDING EXCERCISE FOR WORK, OR AS SIMPLE AS GETTING A GROUP OF FRIENDS TOGETHER...EITHER WAY,
IT’S FUN, FUN, FUN ALL THE WAY!
CONTACT US FOR REGISTRATION DETAILS……..
AN EMAIL VERSION IS AVAILABLE.


Arts & Crafts 2009…..

Pride in Putaruru Arts and Crafts Festival at the Putaruru A & P Show
Saturday 28th February 2009
The age categories are as follows:
Kindergarten and New Entrants,

Year 1 – 3,

Year 4 / PRIDE Bronze medal level,

Year 5/ PRIDE Silver medal level,

Year 6 / PRIDE Gold medal level,

Year 7 / PRIDE Platinum medal level

Year 8 / PRIDE Diamond medal level,

Year 9, 10 & 11,

Year 12 & 13,

Adults

Categories for 2009 are:
Painted canvas or standard painting no bigger than A3 in any medium.
* 3 Handmade cards or 1 scrapbook page.
1 Stitched item - either hand, embroidery or machine.
* Best decorated cupcake (must have 3 the same in any size)
Beaded necklace or bracelet.
* Please note that for kindergarten, New Entrants, Year 1,2 & 3, only 1 handmade card and 1 cupcake is needed.
Entry forms are available at the Information Centre, and also via email.
Completed forms must be returned to the Putaruru Information Centre by Monday 23rd February 2009

PLEASE NOTE THAT IN THE ADULT SECTION, THERE IS NO RESTRICTION ON THE SIZE OF PAINTING...

Finally...

Well - the initial run of work has been dealt with and now back to normal...So much has been happening here and all of it is positive! To date this year, we have been busy with trying to aquire more funding (like many others) and the following:

• Arranging new colour schemes for the planters for 2009 / 2010 with Greg Shaw from council and the schools & kindy's in Putaruru.
• The P.R.I.D.E. system for homework in many of our Primary / Intermediate children will now be linked in with us to provide community based homework.
• The A & P Show taking place on the 28th February - it's back to the old days with a new twist. We're working with all early learning providers, schools and home schoolers accross Putaruru to bring the Arts & Crafts back to Putaruru A & P Show. Check out our website for full details including the registration forms.
• March 28th sees the global EARTH HOUR where we are arranging a power free night of entertainment in Glenshea Park - we hope to see you all there...

Keep watching the BLOG as we start to build up the Community Event section too.

Don't forget to mark your event in at the Information Centre Diary - and keep them informed there so that they can pass on details to others......