From big kids to small

Children’s Day 2019 is Sunday 3 March

Te rā o ngā Tamariki provides all New Zealanders with an opportunity to celebrate and give time to children. It’s a day of national awareness, annually recognised on the first Sunday of March.

The day is also an opportunity to engage all New Zealanders to think about their responsibility to support tamariki in their communities.

This Children’s Day Oranga Tamariki / the Ministry for Children want Aotearoa to come together as a nation, celebrate and talk about why it’s important to put tamariki first.

You can get involved with Children’s Day

• Consider hosting an event in your community – bring some organisations together and create an event to celebrate Children’s Day. It can be anything, big or small. Perhaps a teddy bears picnic, a family expo, a fun day of activities, a concert or show. The sky really is the limit. Check out these ideas and tips to help make planning easy. Make sure to register your event so you can receive some goodies to giveaway and for your event to be promoted.
• Join up with an event that’s already planned – see what’s on in your region, you may want to reach out to the organisers to see how you can support.
• Distribute posters and resources in your community – there are lots of resources to download including posters, videos and imagesthat you can share on social media, in your office, and around your community.
• Spread the word and start a conversation on social media – you could create some videos celebrating Children’s Day, post on your organisations social media pages or share the content from the Children’s Day Facebook page. Remember to use the hashtags: #ChildrensDayNZ and #PutTamarikiFirst. Post on Instagram using the hashtags and you may be featured on the Children’s Day homepage!

Visit the Children’s Day website to find out more, see what’s on, register your event, and download resources.

If you have any questions about Children’s Day, email info@childrensday.org.nz.