KEY POINTS:
Budding musicians are taking advantage of a three-day rock school at Pasadena Intermediate this week. The Lewis Eady Rock School includes songwriting, instrument tuition on drum-kit, guitar, bass guitar and keyboard from music teachers and band members. Tomorrow the students create a final recording of their music and perform to friends and family.
MORE SCHOOL HOLIDAY IDEAS:
* Auckland Museum is holding a hoodie-decorating workshop. After a look at the Secrets Revealed exhibition, participants can create their own hoodie style. It is for 13 to 17-years-old and is on Thursday from 10.30am to 3pm. $50 per person or $40 for members. Call 09 306 7048.
* Weber Bros Circus is staging Shokarn, the Magical Oriental Spectacular at Orewa Beach Front Reserve, today and tomorrow at 2pm, Thursday and Friday 2pm and 7.30pm. Call 027 499 6148 or visit www.weberbroscircus.com.
* Mountain Biking and Tree Adventures Big Day Out. Enjoy Woodhill Forest mountain-biking, and then spend the afternoon in the tree tops with Tree Adventures. This Thursday from 8.15am to 4.15pm for ages 8 to 16. The cost is $99, phone 0800 KIDACTIVE or visit www.kidactive.co.nz.
* Manukau Leisure runs daily school holiday activity programmes across its centres at Beachlands, Clendon, Howick, Mangere, Manurewa, Otara, Pakuranga and Papatoetoe. Activities include board games, swimming, hip-hop dance fest, picnics, arts and crafts, dune sliding, and movies. Manukau on the Move has programmes for teenagers - kayaking, rock and ropes, mountain-biking. Phone 262-5960 or visit www.manukauleisure.co.nz
* Catch sea turtles up close with Turtle-topia at Kelly Tarlton's. Watch turtles being hand-fed daily at 11am, 1pm and 3pm. Phone 0800 80 50 50 or visit www.kellytarltons.co.nz.
OTHER EVENTS
Blockhouse Bay Community Centre: $18 per day, 9am to 3pm. Includes trips to movies, the zoo and arts and crafts.
YMCA - Otahuhu Recreation and Youth Centre: $15-$25, 9am to 3pm. Includes trips to the movies, performance days and cookery classes.
Meadowbank Community Centre: $40-$45 per day, 8.30am to 5.30pm. Activities include boat trips to see dolphins and horse riding.
YMCA - Mt Albert Community and Recreation Centre: $20-$34 per day, 9am to 3pm. Trips to the zoo, painting and general in-house activities.
Ponsonby Community Centre: $22-$32 per day, 7am to 6pm. Incudes trips to Lollipops Playland, mini-golf, movies, and North Head caves.
YMCA - Sir William Jordan Recreation and Fitness Centre, Onehunga: $18-$30 per day, 9am to 3pm. Rock climbing, movies and in-house activities.
