The Children's Imagination Academy

The Children's Imagination Academy Sanctuary Space for Children's Wellbeing, Creativity & their True Extraordinary Self.

Tomorrow!✨️Starting with a blank canvas....We welcome to The Children's Imagination Academy a crew of 12 amazing beings ...
12/04/2026

Tomorrow!✨️

Starting with a blank canvas....

We welcome to The Children's Imagination Academy a crew of 12 amazing beings to begin creating 'A WORLD OF OUR OWN'

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This empowering 3-day creative retreat is our main event for the 🍂Autumnal season🍂, and will give these super star tamariki the opportunity to create a dream-scape style performance piece together, drawing from their talents, passions and curiosities.

We are holding a series of mini workshops in:

- Storytelling
- Character Creation
- Movement
- Voice
- Self-Expression
- Set Design
-Soundscapes
- Directing
- Creative Collaboration
& most importantly mind-body wellbeing! 💖

And the young crew will take it from there!
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How will it end up?? 🤔

Let's see ! 😊
...we trust this new generation will lead the way ✨️

Happy Easter Extraordinary Earthlings 💛Solar blessings 🙏🏽
03/04/2026

Happy Easter Extraordinary Earthlings 💛

Solar blessings 🙏🏽

🥳ONE spot left for 'A WORLD OF OUR OWN' Multi-Arts Retreat for 6-12 year olds these autumn school holidays✨This 3-DAY ev...
01/04/2026

🥳ONE spot left for 'A WORLD OF OUR OWN' Multi-Arts Retreat for 6-12 year olds these autumn school holidays✨

This 3-DAY event in Lyttelton/ Aotearoa, is for young creators that would love the freedom to explore storytelling, soundscaping, music making, art installing, expressive movement, character creation, set design - and collaborating with other extraordinary earthlings! 💕 also thrown in is a daily mind-body empowerment programme led by wellbeing facilitator and kid's yoga teacher, Lou
🧘‍♀️Want the last spot???

TWELVES SPOTS> BY APPLICATION ONLY.
We want a good balance of ages and personalities!
GO HERE! www.imaginationacademy.nz/retreats
good luck!✨

Yaaayyyyy! School holiday Autumn Retreat on it's way to Lyttelton, especially for your 6-12 years old beautiful creative...
30/03/2026

Yaaayyyyy! School holiday Autumn Retreat on it's way to Lyttelton, especially for your 6-12 years old beautiful creative kids 🦋😊🥳

We 🧡 making opportunities for your kids to relax, stretch, dream big and story-make with other amazing kids.

Wellbeing always comes first, then let's create! 🙏🏽

23/03/2026

We have gathered some thoughts from the kids!😊

Q: Why do you like to go to The Children's Imagination Academy?

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NB: Our next event is 'WORLD OF OUR OWN ' Autumn Retreat for 6-12 year olds in Lyttelton, NZ

www.imaginationacademy.nz/retreats

Let them tell THEIR story these holidays....🌏 WORLD OF OUR OWN- 3 DAY CREATIVE RETREAT 13TH-15TH APRIL- FOR 6-12 YEAR YO...
16/03/2026

Let them tell THEIR story these holidays....

🌏 WORLD OF OUR OWN- 3 DAY CREATIVE RETREAT
13TH-15TH APRIL- FOR 6-12 YEAR YOUNGS

📍Lyttelton/ Aotearoa

a deeply nourishing creative holiday space for your creative kid with other creative kids

✨️Storytelling
✨️Art
✨️Music
✨️Character Creation
✨️Play
✨️Connection

plus daily yoga, meditation and mind-calm practices!

Help keep the gift of human generated Imagination alive ✨️

The leaves are starting to fall...
🍁Get your spot TODAY! 🍁

Bio link for info
www.imaginationacademy.nz/retreats

Beware all evil dudes o'er yonder...KEELHAUL THAT FILTHY LANDLUBBER, SEND HIM DOWN TO THE DEPTHS BELOW! 🗡Pirate Training...
14/03/2026

Beware all evil dudes o'er yonder...

KEELHAUL THAT FILTHY LANDLUBBER, SEND HIM DOWN TO THE DEPTHS BELOW! 🗡

Pirate Training Academy at WILDHEARTS begins Arrrrrrrrrrr
Thursdays Arrrrrrrr.

💚☠️💚

APPLY NOW!'WORLD OF OUR OWN' is a 3-Day Story-Making Project for the .nz Autumn Retreat! 🍁Combining all the arts that we...
11/03/2026

APPLY NOW!

'WORLD OF OUR OWN' is a 3-Day Story-Making Project for the .nz Autumn Retreat! 🍁

Combining all the arts that we know kids love - from electric movement to cosy relaxation, from music making to clever construction, from freestyle painting to hearty vocalising, from wild imaginings to brilliant character creation. We are inviting TWELVE young creatives to immerse themselves in this vibrant collaborative space - a golden opportunity to let their unique talents shine through!

Not to mention our primary focus on WHOLE SELF WELLBEING - these vital life skills are woven in on a daily basis!

👉Here’s the lowdown…

TWELVE (12) SPACES ONLY!

The crew will be guided through a step-by-step process for all these activities:

DAY 1: Mind-Body Practice Learning, Games + Story Creation

DAY 2: Set Making, Character Play, Art, Music

DAY 3: Story Completion, Presentation+ Relaxation!

Led by Lou Buckingham (Children's meditation / yoga / creative dance / drama teacher and arts facilitator) the focus of this multi-arts project is giving the children the opportunity to freely create a dream-scape style story, utilising their unique ideas and talents! This experience will immerse the lucky 12 in a creative flow, as well as highlighting the importance of linking our wellbeing to creativity. Let’s see what can happen when our young leaders have the support and open space, to make a world of their own.

DATES: 13th-15th April 2026
TIME: 10am-3pm daily
FEE: $275 (for 3 days!)
VENUE: Union Chapel, Lyttelton
AGES: 6-12 year olds

We welcome all parents/carers to come see the final presentation and join in the guided relaxation
on Wednesday 15th January 2pm 🥳😌

✨APPLY NOW - link in bio ✨️

Q: Tell us why we should choose your young creator!

We are excited to create with our lucky 12!
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LATEST WILDHEARTS NEWS! 🖌🎨 It has been discovered that the best painting spot is in fact - on top of a bush.This parti...
10/03/2026

LATEST WILDHEARTS NEWS! 🖌🎨

It has been discovered that the best painting spot is in fact - on top of a bush.

This particular bush, has been affectionately named

🥁

🌿'The Lady Monster Bush' 🌿

🤣

10/03/2026

Are 3 x Mozarts better than 1???

YES. YES. YES.

These Wildhearts legends need not regular piano lessons. Just let them play their own way ❣️

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Daily life at .nzConnecting amazing unique bodies to amazing unique minds ✨️Stay connected people 💖
05/12/2025

Daily life at .nz

Connecting amazing unique bodies to amazing unique minds ✨️

Stay connected people 💖

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