Sunday May 20th
11.00am to 2.30pm
at Genesis Recreation Centre
Free activities include soup and bread lunches, face painting, reading with a child, egg and spoon races, maths is fun, table tennis, canoe polo, making a paper patchwork quilt, oversized board games, facials for the ladies, health checks, bubble blowing, colouring-in activities, car-seat checks, loads of food tastings from cooking demonstrations and so much more.
Wairarapa Road Safety Council is bringing a “Buckle Up” trailer to the expo. A Wairarapa first, the Buckle Up trailer replicates a car crash at 30kms per hour when you are seated wearing a seatbelt. Conducted under complete supervision you will leave the trailer knowing seatbelts save lives.
Another first for the Family Expo is the Masterton Library will be demonstrating e-readers and the latest library Internet technology with PC’s.
Prizes including trailer loads of firewood, family passes to Masterbowl, Regent 3 and the Indoor Pool will be given away throughout the day along with free entry to the indoor pool between 12.00 and 2.30pm. Pool entry is a stamp on completion of the stadium activities.
Participating organisations are also offering free draws for families who visit their site, these include MSHCC giving away two emergency backpacks and a food hamper, Masterton District Library an e-reader and Wairarapa Road Safety a childs car booster seat.
