A day of ribbit-ing activities in collaboration with NZFrogs to celebrate our awesome amphibians! With special guests Suzy Cato and Tahu Mackenzie.

Watch the frogs be fed and learn about this species with Science Communicators.

Make a hopping origami frog or listen to some frog storytelling! You can learn how to draw friendly frogs, have your face painted for free, and leap to victory in our frog-hopper races.  

There is something for everyone, so do not miss the chance to meet our froggy friends and celebrate this amazing species! You might even meet the wonderful Suzy Cato.

Schedule:

10.30am: Meet Our Frogs! Green and Golden Bell Frog Talk and Feeding  

10.30am – 1.30pm: Jumping Frog Origami 

11am – 12pm: Frog Storytelling  

12pm – 12.30pm: Frog Illustration 

12.30pm – 1pm: Frog Face Painting  

1pm: Frog-Hopper Races  

10am – 2pm, Monday 22 April 
Atrium Level 1 & Beautiful Science Gallery
Tūhura Otago Museum 
Cost: Free  

Hosted by Tūhura Otago Museum and NZFrogs: NZFrogs aims to provide information and resources, supporting research awareness and conservation for New Zealand’s native frogs. To inspire the younger generation and broader communities by creating a one-stop-shop providing all the information they could possibly want to know about New Zealand native pepeketua.