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Families Day

Families Day

On the United Nations International Day of the Family, Chief Families Commissioner Carl Davidson says today’s theme of “Ensuring work family balance” is highly relevant to New Zealand.

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Sat 15 May, 2010

Family Resilience important this Families Day

The Families Commission is celebrating the International Day of Families by releasing a new report, Family resilience: the settlement expe

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Tue 15 May, 2007

Families Day 15 May

May 15 is Families Day and the Families Commission would like to see celebrating families become an important event on the New Zealand calendar.

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Thu 2 Apr, 2009

Family activity factsheets 6-10 in one set

Family activity factsheets 6-10 in one set

Download Activity Sheet ( PDF 375.96 KB)
Activity Sheet
Thu 2 Apr, 2009

Family activity factsheets 1-5 in one set

Family activity factsheets 1-5 in one set

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Activity Sheet
Thu 2 Apr, 2009

Christmas - make your own traditions

Family activities sheet No 10

  • Volunteer at your local homeless shelter, foodbank or soup-kitchen (call first to check what help they need).
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Activity Sheet
Thu 2 Apr, 2009

Games to play outside

Family activities sheet No 09

  • Blob tag
    • Choose two people to be ‘it'.
    • Holding hands together, they run around trying to tag free players.
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Activity Sheet
Thu 2 Apr, 2009

Group games

Family activities sheet No 08

  • Animal families
    • Have a selection of pictures of animals (two of each), and drop them into a container.
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Activity Sheet
Thu 2 Apr, 2009

Travel games & activities

Family activities sheet No 07

  • Surprise packages:
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Activity Sheet
Thu 2 Apr, 2009

Long car trips

Family activities sheet No 06

  • Include a wet facecloth stored in a re-sealable plastic bag for each person. Add a quartered lemon for extra zing and freshness.
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