This week is Playcentre Open Week, and people are welcome to visit any of Whanganui's four playcentres.
Aramoho Playcentre is right next to Churton School, on its own piece of land with its own purposed building.
There is lots of room to play and the place is well shaded with trees planted more than 25 years ago, an initiative instigated by Laurel Stowell, who was Playcentre mum at the time.
Cat Atkinson is one of the current crop of mums who make the playcentre what it is and she sees the value in having Playcentre Open Week.
"It's about getting the name out there ... it's run by parents, and we are the teachers, effectively." She says the building was moved on to the site in 1984. "It was moved here to be a playcentre. The parents made this happen.