Making Play Dough With He Puna Kōtuitui

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The children of He Puna Oranga and He Puna Kōtuitui are having a bit of an adventure at the moment by 'camping-out' in the hall while our classrooms are being renovated. We are all really excited to see what our brand new classrooms will look like next Term!
In the meantime we are getting to do lots of fun things together in the hall... like making our own Play Dough.





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