Butterfly Preschool

we have limited spaces in our under 2 Caterpillar room. With just 8 children and 2 qualified experience teachers, your child receives personalised attention in a consistent, home like environment.
Enquire now to book a visit.

A little taste of the fun we’ve had over the summer months at Butterfly! ☀️ It feels so good to explore, discover, play and learn alongside friends. Smiles all round! 😄

*Posting on behalf one of our parents Natalie Waugh*

Raffle Fundraiser for Hugo ✨
UPDATE: over a third of tickets sold!
Hugo is the son of the incredibly talented Auckland photographer Samantha Donaldson, who I’ve had the pleasure of meeting at a few workshops over the years.
Last year, Hugo was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive childhood cancer, turning the Donaldson family’s world upside down. Their next step in fighting this battle is a costly trip to the United States for a promising clinical trial, and they’re doing everything they can to raise the funds to get him there. 💛
You can read more about their story here:
👉 Facebook Update: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CgoRt3a1f/?mibextid=wwXIfr
👉 Givealittle Page: https://givealittle.co.nz/.../the-donaldsons-continue-to...
Many photographers around NZ have been running fundraisers to support their cause… and I’ve decided to join in by hosting a raffle! 🎉
🎟️ 150 tickets | $10 each
Win my Classic Family Portrait Package valued at $849!
📸 Classic Family Portrait Package includes:
• 1-hour session
• 30 high-resolution digital images of your choice
• PLUS your choice of either:
— an 8x10 flush mount photo book of your top 30 images
— or a 16x20 framed print
(Terms & conditions apply. Shoot must take place within the Taranaki region.)
💰 To purchase a ticket:
Deposit your $10 to —
12-3135-0130850-51
(Please note: this is a different account from my usual one.)
You can purchase more than one ticket if you like too.
Use your name as the reference, then flick me a message and I’ll send you your raffle number (1–150).
The winner will be drawn once all tickets are sold! ✨
Please spread the word, and if you’d like to contribute more directly, you can also donate via the Givealittle link above. 💛

I’ve had a few people ask me to make this a post so they can share it. So here goes. Thank you for all the generosity and beautiful messages so far. Keeping the hope alive and ready to fight 👊🏻

Dear clients, friends and, followers,

This isn’t an easy thing to write and share on this page. I mostly try and keep this page work based with a little personal insight from time to time. However the time has come to put the uncomfortable feeling aside for my sons sake.

Many of you who have been here a while or who know me personally will know that my son Hugo has been battling cancer this year for the second time. For those that don’t, Hugo was first diagnosed with stage 4 Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive childhood cancer, in January 2024. After an intensive 6 months of chemo and radiation he was showing no signs of cancer by August 2024. This was unfortunately short lived, and whilst on maintenance chemotherapy he relapsed in March this year and put on new intensive chemotherapy treatment. We were devastated to find out a few weeks ago that this treatment is not working and our options in NZ are running out (we have been told there are no curative treatments left).

Hugo has been accepted onto a promising clinical trial for Car-T cell therapy in America that could be his only chance at growing up and living a normal life. Unfortunately this trial comes at a huge cost and we are needing to raise money ASAP to get him there while he is physically well enough to travel so time is running out.

This is incredibly difficult for me to write and share, I literally feel sick in my stomach posting this. But I hope you understand why I need to share this in every place possible.

If you have the means to spare anything I’ll pop the link below and we would be eternally grateful however please only if you are in a position to do so.

Much love,
Sam

Please know: I am still taking on a handful of shoots each month in case anyone is wanting to reach out to book, please don’t feel any hesitation in that respect. I absolutely love my work, it’s great to have another focus and in all honesty I need to keep working to pay bills too ❤️

https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/the-donaldsons-continue-to-fight

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Nothing better than a little sunshine on a Friday! ☀️Our tamariki have made the most of this beautiful day playing outside, in the sandpit, riding bikes and enjoying a splash of water play. It feels like summer is just around the corner! 😎

This week we had a very special visitor at Butterfly, a super cute little reme (lamb) called Larry! Kaiako Vickie’s mum has been raising Larry since he lost his māmā and she was kind enough to bring him in to meet ngā tamariki. Everyone was quiet and patient as they waited for a turn to hokomirimiri (stroke/pat) Larry and some tamariki also got a chance to give Larry his miraka (milk) bottle. Larry was so cute!