Normandale Playcentre

Normandale Playcentre 🌿💛💜 A peaceful open space to play surrounded in beautiful bush, we are housed in the historic former Normandale School building 💜💛🌿

We are happy to have such a great relationship with Normandale School, a well-resourced primary school located not far f...
02/09/2026

We are happy to have such a great relationship with Normandale School, a well-resourced primary school located not far from our playcentre.

Much like Normandale Playcentre, the school is surrounded in beautiful greenery and lots of community spirit.

It’s the perfect mix of “little country school” with lots of opportunity for their tamariki.

Last week we were gifted this beautiful quilted playmat made by the school’s Envirogroup, (made from fabric donated by one of our members 🥰) the tamariki arranged the squares themselves. Our little ones will get so much use out of this playmat and love its bright colours.

Many of our whānau have gone onto Normandale School and absolutely love it there - if you are looking for a close knit school with a community-focussed environment, do check it out. 🌿🩵💚✏️📚

29/08/2026

⭐️It’s that time again! 🔥MOVIE NIGHT!🔥
Come and join us for our next school fundraiser in September! Tickets are $25 including nibbles beforehand!
All of the details are below ⬇️
Email [email protected] for tickets⭐️

Cupcake decorating - the best small group, winter’s day activity! 🧁
22/08/2026

Cupcake decorating - the best small group, winter’s day activity! 🧁

This week is Playcentre ⭐️OPEN WEEK⭐️, where we invite the community to come and check out what Playcentre is all about....
15/08/2026

This week is Playcentre ⭐️OPEN WEEK⭐️, where we invite the community to come and check out what Playcentre is all about. Come along anytime Monday, Tuesday or Friday between 9:15 - 11:45 am to join in the fun.

🫟Tomorrow🫟 we plan on decorating cupcakes and making sandpit volcanoes - come and join in!! 🧁🌋

Bring a nut free morning tea for your little one, a drink bottle, a warm jacket and a change of clothes. 😊

It’s the final week to order pies! Orders close Friday 5 pm. These are delicious and such a great fundraiser for our pla...
02/08/2026

It’s the final week to order pies! Orders close Friday 5 pm. These are delicious and such a great fundraiser for our playcentre - every sale helps us so much! Email [email protected] to order, all details are on the order form. 😊

📚📸 From the archives !!! In January 1998, three days away from opening following additions being made to the building, N...
31/07/2026

📚📸 From the archives !!!

In January 1998, three days away from opening following additions being made to the building, Normandale Playcentre was gutted by a suspected arson.

So much was lost in the blaze: many years worth of fundraising, Playcentre records dating back to 1957, photos of the previous Normandale school, toys, artwork, books, a piano, as well as a goldfish.

Playcentre whānau came together to clean up the mess and the community rallied together, organising a gala to support the rebuild (which was also covered by insurance).

An All Blacks Jersey, signed artwork, a signed rugby ball, travel and luxury weekends away were amongst the prizes donated to an auction held at the gala to raise funds.

Approximately 5 months later, the centre was reopened. The original windows survived the blaze, and during the rebuild the annex was added.

Here are a few photos, found in an album at playcentre. Unfortunately the photos of the blaze aren’t labeled, so we aren’t sure who took them.

Our building has a lot of history, and our Playcentre continues to be supported by a strong community! ❤️

Here at Normandale Playcentre we have a beautiful, well kept and well resourced centre and the ability to provide endles...
22/07/2026

Here at Normandale Playcentre we have a beautiful, well kept and well resourced centre and the ability to provide endless play opportunities to our tamariki, however this wouldn’t be possible without the ongoing support of our whanau and friends.

Donations and fundraising are heavily relied upon to keep our centre thriving.

After receiving a lot of good feedback following last winter’s pie fundraiser, we decided to give it another go - so we are selling Family Pies made by Centa Bakery in Waterloo.

A whole range of both savoury and dessert pies are available. All pies contain real meat & vegetable filling, and are a minimum of 600 grams in weight. They are freeze-thaw stable and can be frozen and reheated later without losing their quality.
**Please note: pies contain egg wash, are not gluten free and may contain traces of nuts and sesame seeds

All pies are $14 each. Orders can be placed a number of ways: by completing and returning the order form, through any of our current playcentre members, or by emailing us at [email protected].

Please note that orders must be placed and payment made (via online banking) prior to Friday 7th August. Delivery to Playcentre will be on Thursday 20th August.

We think this is a great way to have a few easy dinners sorted while supporting us at the same time. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us. Thank you to our generous community! 💜💛

We are back at playcentre from 9:15am tomorrow for Term 3! 🥳
19/07/2026

We are back at playcentre from 9:15am tomorrow for Term 3! 🥳

Mānawatia a Matariki from Normandale Playcentre ⭐️In the lead up to this special occasion we have enjoyed many Matariki ...
09/07/2026

Mānawatia a Matariki from Normandale Playcentre ⭐️

In the lead up to this special occasion we have enjoyed many Matariki themed crafts, stories and waiata.

We also decorated for our recent Matariki themed whānau evening. Check out the stars that our tamariki decorated!

Have a relaxing long weekend with friends and whānau.

We are lucky to have a multicultural community at Normandale Playcentre, and today we enjoyed a Cultural Show and Tell! ...
03/07/2026

We are lucky to have a multicultural community at Normandale Playcentre, and today we enjoyed a Cultural Show and Tell! Tamariki brought some of their special items to playcentre and shared a bit about their culture. 🌏💜

Today marked the final day of Term 2. We are closed for the holidays, and open for play again on Monday 20th July. 😄

Address

165 Normandale Road
Lower Hutt
5010

Opening Hours

Monday 9:15am - 11:45am
Tuesday 9:15am - 11:45am
Friday 9:15am - 11:45am

Telephone

04 589 1227

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Normandale Playcentre posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Share