Activities: Spreken, Klompen en Fietsen
At a national level? You and the kids are invited to join in some typically Dutch activities: a Speech Competition, a Klompenkunst-ClogArt-Competition and our Orange Bike Rides.
Of course the Film Festival is an exciting drawcard.
Or join the Big Dutch Day Out in Foxton, with the official opening of Dutch Week
- by Ambassador Mira Woldberg, on Saturday 23 April.
You can check out our Towns List to see what's happening in your local area.
Online: National Speech competition
Two Topics: In English and Dutch
For Year 9 - 13 students (12 to 17 year olds). Two categories:
- An Essay Competition in Dutch: "Wat kan Nederland leren van Nieuw-Zeeland?"
- A Speech Competition in English: "My clogs and my jandals"
The pre-selection stage will consist of the entrants submitting a video of their speech.
The Finals are live on Zoom, on Friday 30 April. The Ambassador will join in.
More info? Facebook: Speech Competition. Or christiaan.buijsers@hollandhouse.org.nz.
Get into ya Clogs!
Klompenkunst - Turn the kids into artists
Would Opa en Oma have some old clogs lying around? Let the grandkids ask them if you can turn it into an artwork.
Or buy a clog or two at your local Dutch shop. Or make a fake one :-).
Bring them along to the Big Dutch Day Out, and they will get judged, and go into the Klompenkunst Competitie to win Prizes. More info: Klompenkunst-ClogArt-Competition
Mind you...! We will test on the local river if they can sail, or float (pulled on a string). They must be 'seaworthy' zeewaardig.
Een Klompscheepje. With a sail? Or just an arty one - een Kunstklomp!
Orange Bike Ride - In a town near you!
Fietsen
Across the country Nederlanders are organising family friendly Orange Bike Rides to promote cycling as a sustainable means of transport for all of Aotearoa New Zealand to enjoy.
Hou je van fietsen? Are you keen to step on your pedals? Click here to see what's happening.