Summer Holidays at The New Hub

Weekdays 10-6pm, Saturday 12-5pm.

Free Internet everyday, guitar hero, basketball hoops, pool tables, ping pong, laser strike and more. The New Hub is a safe and fun place for Nelson’s youth. Our staff are fully trained and police-vetted. Don’t hesitate to call Matt, Di, Steve, Tristan, Jasmine or Maia if you have any questions.
Workshops this year are designed to help young people be fit, active, healthy, happy and safe. As well as the advertised workshops we will have a few surprises from week to week. We hope you enjoy what we have to offer. Many of the workshops have limited spaces. It is important that you book for these workshops so that we are able to cater for you.

Wednesday 15 December

Pizza making with Stefano’s 1.30-4pm. Learn how to turn dough into a beautiful pizza. Have a go at spinning and stretching your own pizza base. Lots of fun, and yummy. Includes lunch. Price: Gold coin donation

Bouncy Castle 11am-5pm. Come and have a bounce, jump, or tumble on the big bouncy castle. No shoes please! Price: Free

Evening Workshop 6.30-8.30pm
Simulate 2 Educate special seminar Part 1. How to keep you and your family safe in the world of IT, social networking and internet use. You must not miss this opportunity to safeguard employment opportunities and reputations of your family and friends.
Participants are encouraged through a variety of interactive activities to protect their identities, and consider the effects of poor decisions on family, friends and society as a whole. This module is run over 2 x two hour blocks, the following block is Thursday the 16th. Bookings are essential. Price: Gold coin donation (more encouraged if you are able). Includes free refreshments. Young people and adults welcome.
Presented by S2e Educator John Parsons
Internet Safety and Risk Assessment Consultant
www.simulate2educate.co.nz

Thursday 16 December

Beauty Busters 10.30-1pm.
Come in and learn how to style your hair and get to looking even cooler than you are already. Bring your own curlers, straighteners, hair product. Price: Free

Unicycling 1.30-4pm. Give the one-wheeled version of a bike a shot. Not as easy as it looks but easier than you think. Price: Free

Simulate 2 Educate special seminar part 2 6.30-8.30pm. How to keep you and your family safe in the world of IT, social networking and internet use. The second and final part of the module. Bookings are essential. Price: Gold coin donation (more encouraged if you are able). Includes free refreshments. Participants will receive a certificate of achievement.
More details on Simulate to Educate:
Presented by S2e Educator John Parsons
Internet Safety and Risk Assessment Consultant
www.simulate2educate.co.nz

Friday 17th December

Dodgeball 10.30-1pm. Finally, a state-sanctioned way to burn off energy. Come chuck loads of balls at your friends, or even the occasional youth worker. Price: Free
T-shirt Printing 1.30-4pm. Design a print for a T-shirt and get it printed on –permanently. Price: Gold coin donation, bring your own T-shirt (BYOT).

Saturday 18 December

Jammin 1.30-4pm. Bring in your musical instruments and rock out, or just have a mellow jam with some other musos. Beginners 1.30-2.40. More experienced players 2.50-4pm. Book ahead if you want to use one of our instruments. Price: Free, or gold coin donation if borrowing gear. We have amps, bass, electric and acoustic guitars, even a drum kit and bongos.

Monday 20 December

Basketball 10.30-1pm. Practice and 3 a side competition. Bring your own team or come along and we’ll sign you up to one. Price: Free.

Nails workshop 1.30pm-4pm. Come and get your nails looking flash. With our resident nail expert Jasmine. Price: Gold coin donation

Tuesday 21st December

Sushi day 10.30-1pm. Learn how to make some awesome sushi rolls (Makizushi) and eat them too. Price: Gold coin donation, includes lunch.

Block towers 1.30-4pm. Build some sky scrapers using only boxes and your architectural skills. Tallest and most impressive towers win prizes. Price: Free

Wednesday 22 December

Cupcakes 10.30-1pm. Bake, design and decorate the coolest cupcakes. Plus, you get to have your cake and eat it too. Bring a box for take away. Price: Gold coin donation.

Pool Comp 1.30-4pm. Pot the lot. Prizes for the best effort. Price: Free

Thursday 23rd December

Obstacle Course 10.30-1pm. Can you make it through Steve’s gauntlet? Prizes for fastest through, and most spectacular moves. Price: Free.

Christmas Cookies 1.30pm-4pm. Make some biscuit dough, cut into cool shapes, bake, cool and decorate however you want to. Eat some of them, but bring a container to take some home for the fam. Price: Free

Friday 24th December to Tuesday 4th January

Break for Xmas and New Years. Join us at the Hub Youth Zone, the Red Square, end of Trafalgar Street on New Year’s Eve

Wednesday 5th January
Opshop to Catwalk. 10.30-4pm. Go op-shopping for some clothes, come back and use your skills and our sewing machines and spare fabric to turn your finds into fashion. Price: Free. Bring $5 (or more if you wish) for Op-Shop purchases.

Thursday 6th January

Paper darts 10.30-1pm. Construct some old school paper darts and fly them. Prizes for distance and accuracy, sorry, no crumpled paper balls accepted. Price: Free

Pool Shark 1.30-4pm. Learn how to play pool like a pro with our Pool Shark Dev. Dev will show you tricks of the trade and how to improve your game. Price: Gold coin donation.

Friday 7th January

Drum and Percussion workshop 10.30-1pm. Roger will be in to teach and lead a drum percussion session. Bring your own drums if you have them, or you can use some of ours (first in first served). Price: Free

Cheapskates Mini Skate Comp. Cheapskates are supporting our own little skate comp. Ramp and street categories, lots of cool prizes and street cred on offer. Entry: Free

Saturday 8th January

Iceblock making 12noon onward. Make some iceblocks and freeze them for late in the day when it gets hot. Price: Free

Monday 10th January

T-shirt printing 2. 10.30-1pm. Design a print for a T-shirt and get it printed on –permanently. Price: Gold coin donation, bring your own T-shirt (BYOT).

Guitar Lessons. Beginners 1.30-2.30. Intermediate 2.45-3.45pm. We have a few acoustic guitars you can borrow (right hand only, must be booked prior) or bring your own. Price: Gold coin donation if borrowing guitar.

Tuesday 11th January
Cookies 10.30-1pm. Try your hand at making some delicious cookies. Bring a container so you can take some home. Price: Free

Climbing Wall games 1.30-4pm. Climb with Maia and find out just some of the cool things you can do on our traverse climbing wall.

Wednesday 12th January

Photography Scavenger Hunt (10.30-1pm). Choose, print and mount your favourite shots (1.30-4pm). Prizes for the best shots and presentation, originality encouraged. Price: Gold coin donation.

Thursday 13th January

Coffee making 10.30-1pm. Learn how to make a flat white, latte, mochaccino, hot chocolate, or even a strong short black. Price: Gold coin donation

Hip Hop Class 1.30-4pm. Come in and learn how to dance hip hop style, or just hone your skills. With the Fargher Dance Academy. Price: Free

Friday 14th January

Kite making 10.30-1pm. Learn how to make your own kite to fly now and when the wind picks up in spring time. Price: Free

Break Dance Invitational 1.30-4pm. Get together with a mate and join our break dance challenge. Prizes for performance, and spot prizes for giving it a shot. Price: Free

Monday 17th January

Soap making workshop 10.30-1pm. Learn how to make your own lovely smelling soaps. Great for gifts or just keep them for yourself. Price: Gold coin donation.

Silly science 1.30-4pm. Try your hand at some cool science experiments. Prizes for those who wear a lab coat and goggles. Price: Free

Tuesday 18th January
Jump Rope 10.30-1pm. Grab a skipping rope and get jumping. Prizes for individual and group efforts.

Wednesday 19th January

Bouncy Castle 11am-5pm. Come and have a bounce, jump, or tumble on the big bouncy castle. No shoes please! Price: Free

Thursday 20th January

Guitar Lessons. Beginners 10.30-11.30. Intermediate 12-1pm. We have a few acoustic guitars you can borrow (right hand only, must be booked prior) or bring your own. Price: Gold coin donation if borrowing guitar.

Friday 21st January

Hike and Picnic 10.30-1pm. We’re off to the centre of the world (well, New Zealand actually). Help us pack up an awesome picnic before we head up the hill. Bring sunblock. Price: Gold coin donation. Lunch included.

Retro fashion afternoon 1.30pm-4pm. Come dressed up and retro-fied, 70s, 80s or even 90s. Prizes for coolest costumes and best attitudes. Guess what decade our staff are dressed as. Price: Free

Saturday 22nd January

Unihoc 10.30-1pm. Play some indoor hockey. We’ll have a bit of a practice first and then some games.
Monday 24th and Tuesday 25th. The New Hub will be open for Drop In, but we won’t be running workshops because some of our staff will be in training. Thanks for your understanding.

Wednesday 26th January

4 a side Soccer 10.30-1pm. Practice and competition. Form your own team of four players, or come along and we’ll find a team for you.

Thursday 27th January

How to get a job 10.30-1pm. A workshop that will help you find work by covering the essentials such as CVs, how to dress, and how to sell what you have to offer. Price: Free

Bouncy Castle 11am-5pm. Come and have a bounce, jump, or tumble on the big bouncy castle. No shoes please! Price: Free

Friday 28th January

Come as your favourite pop star 10.30-1pm. Dress up like your favourite pop, hip hop, rock or anything star. Prizes for best overall, most like the star, and staying in character for the day. Price: Free

Jammin 2. Bring in your musical instruments and rock out, or just have a mellow jam with some other musos. Beginners 1.30-2.40. More experienced players 2.50-4pm. Book ahead if you want to use one of our instruments. Price: Free, or gold coin donation if borrowing gear. We have amps, bass, electric and acoustic guitars, even a drum kit and bongos.

Monday 31st January

Beauty Busters 2 1.30pm-4pm.
Come in and learn how to style your hair and get to looking even cooler than you are already. Bring your own curlers, straighteners, hair product. Price: Free

Tuesday 1st Feb

Picnic 2 10.30-1pm. We are off to Founders Park today for another yummy picnic. Help us pack up the food before we head off. Bring sunblock. Price: Gold coin donation. Lunch included

Singstar and Guitar Hero competitions 1.30pm-4pm. Prizes for best attitude, effort and superb skill. Dress up for more chances to win. Price: Free

Wednesday 2nd February

Climbing Wall games 2 10.30-1pm. Climb with Maia and find out just some of the cool things you can do on our traverse climbing wall. Prizes on offer. Price: Free

Thursday 3rd February

Sushi 2 10.30am-1pm. Learn how to make some awesome sushi rolls (Makizushi) and eat them too. Price: Gold coin donation, includes lunch.

Friday 4th February

Juicies day all day. Cool down as the long hot summer holidays roll to an end. To make your transition back to school life a bit easier we are going to sweeten you up with some free, cooling juicies. Only one per person, and No, you can’t take some home to your sister, brother, aunty, mum or dog. First in first served. Price: Free

Saturday 5th February

Back to our regular Drop In centre hours. Saturdays 12-5, Week days 3-6pm.

Please remember that spaces for many of the workshops are limited. Book your workshops, by coming into The New Hub, ringing 03 545 9147 or online at www.nelsonhub.org at least one week prior to the workshop date.