Christmas at Capital E - In Santa's Workshop!
Christmas is coming and there is much to do inside Santa's Workshop! In the morning join the Elves for performances by their favourite entertainers. In the afternoons your Elf-Help is needed to complete lots of creative tasks!
Santa's Elves have lined up a very busy Christmas schedule. Please see the timetable below for the full line up of performances and activities.
Christmas at Capital E timetable
Christmas at Capital E takes place Monday to Saturdays, 1 - 24 December. The Capital E Playground will remain open every Sunday.
Performances by Zappo and Zappolina and Stu Duval take place at 10am and 11.15am every day.
In the afternoons Santa's Workshop is open for Christmas Gift Making sessions. There are 4 gift-making stations Christmas Tree Decorations, Gift Baskets, Badges and Christmas Card Creations. Don't miss Santa - he will be visiting every afternoon from 12pm – 4pm!
Please see below for further detail on all activities.
Zappo and Zappolina's Magical Christmas Show
Enjoy a fun filled, interactive magic and storytelling show told to you by Zappolina and her identical twin brother Zappo! This show is ideal for children aged 2 – 7 years.
It is nearly Christmas Eve and everyone is excited. Soon it will be time to enjoy a fantastic Christmas dinner. It's the time of year to be kind to people and share presents. But what happens when Santa has an emergency?!
Watch the magical Zappo and Zappolina save the day - and like every good story, live happily ever after.
WHEN: Mon 1 – Thurs 4 & Sat 6 December (no shows on Friday 5th)
SHOW TIMES: 10am & 11.15am
DURATION: Each show is 40 minutes
VENUE: Capital E Main Floor
PRICE: $4 per person, per performance.
Click here to book.
School / Early Childhood Provider groups: One supervisor permitted free of charge per 10 children booked.
Master Storyteller Stu Duval
Capital E is thrilled to welcome back master storyteller and cartoon artist Stu Duval. Stu has shared the secrets of cartooning with thousands of children throughout New Zealand. For Christmas at Capital E Stu brings two exciting shows: Who Nicked St Nic's Knickers? and Santa's Cartoon Workshop.
Stu's new book Santa’s Cartoon Workshop will be available for sale at each show.
Who Nicked St Nic's Knickers?
St Nic is coming to town! To the little kiwi town of Pook Echo to be precise.
On Christmas Eve every year he lands his sleigh on the golden sands of the bay and races to Mrs Posywaters B&B to change out of his red woollen winter suit and slip into a pair of breezy shorts and jandals, before swooping around Aotearoa to deliver his gifts.
But something dark is afoot! Someone has nicked St Nic’s knickers, suit and boots and his sleigh and all the reindeer as well!
Christmas seems doomed! But the good folk of Pook Echo rally together, led by Chief Inspector Burp Lancaster, to help St Nic solve this heinous crime and rescue the spirit of Christmas.
Enjoy a wonderfully enchanting slice of madcap kiwiana - the perfect who-dunnit for the holiday season as performed by one of New Zealand’s master storytellers, Stu Duval.
WHEN: Mon 8 & Tues 9, Fri 12 & Sat 13, Wed 17 & Thurs 18, Mon 22, Tues 23 & Wed 24 December (no shows Sundays)
TIMES: 10am & 11.15am
DURATION: Each show is 40 minutes
VENUE: Capital E Main Floor
PRICE: $4 per person.
Click here to book.
School / Early Childhood Provider groups: One supervisor permitted free of charge per 10 children booked.
Santa’s Cartoon Workshop
It’s Christmas Eve and Santa’s Cartoon Workshop is locked up tight.
Well, it should be! But the cleaner has left the door open and a nosey elf is loose inside! He’ll discover all of Santa’s cartoon secrets and learn the tricks of drawing everything from whacky reindeer and pesky plum-puds to super-powered space sleighs!
He might even open Santa’s Box of Magic Chalks and who knows what will happen when he gets his little elf fingers on them?! He’ll be able to create magic paintings that come to life!
Join master storyteller and artist Stu Duval for a magical time of unbelievable art and belly laughs. You’ll learn the secrets of how to draw amazing cartoons and much, much more…..all before Santa finds out!
WHEN: Wed 10 & Thurs 11, Mon 15 & Tues 16, Fri 19 & Sat 20 December (no shows Sundays)
TIMES: 10am & 11.15am
DURATION: Each show is 40 minutes
VENUE: Capital E Main Floor
PRICE: $4 per person.
Click here to book.
School / Early Childhood Provider groups: One supervisor permitted free of charge per 10 children booked.
Christmas Gift Making in Santa's Workshop - Elf Help required!
Help Santa's busy Elves finish their important tasks and complete their Christmas Gifts - at the end of the session you'll be able to take yours home with you! There is much to do - they need your Elf-Help to get everything finished in time...
Join the Elves at four Gift Making stations - all four can be visited in one session.
GIFT MAKING STATIONS: Card Making, Christmas Tree Decorations, Badge Making and Christmas Gift Baskets.
AGE RANGE: All activities are suitable for children aged 5 – 12 years - children under 5 may require assistance. Please note that all children must be supervised by an adult.
WHEN: Mon 1 – Wed 24 December (not on Sundays)
SESSION TIMES FOR SCHOOLS AND GROUPS: 12.15pm, 1.30pm & 2.45pm each day.
Members of the public can drop in any time between 12pm – 4pm.
DURATION: Each session is 1 hour in duration
VENUE: Capital E Main Floor
PRICE: $4 per person, per session
Click here to book.
School / Early Childhood Provider groups: One supervisor permitted free of charge per 10 children booked.
***Please note that during week days until 19 December Christmas at Captial E is open for school and group bookings. Members of the public are therefore strongly advised to book,
as many sessions are likely to sell out..***
***School Competition! ***
Santa needs the help of your class - his traditional red suit is way too hot to wear down under. It’s summer, not winter in New Zealand! Can you draw him a new suit for him to wear at Christmas time? One that is a bit cooler than his red one - but still makes him look like Santa.
Get your class involved! Draw your new Santa Suit Designs on an A4 piece of paper and send to:
Capital E Christmas Competition, PO Box 3386, Wellington.
Or drop it off at Capital E in Civic Square.
Entries must be received by Sunday 16 November. Remember to make sure your name, age, school and classroom are written on the back of your design.
The best Santa Suit designs will be displayed in Capital E’s Art Case Gallery throughout December - and the winning designer will receive free entry to Santa’s Workshop at Capital E (for either a performance or a workshop session) for themselves and their whole class!