Our Favourite Links
Kidz Inc develop great programmes because of great resources. Here are some of our favourite resource links that help maintain our innovative, quality holiday programme and out-of-school education services:Think Fun ThinkFun games engage kids and educate kids. They challenge players and nurture the thinking skills important to growth and development. Our games aren’t designed to simply occupy a child’s time. They channel the natural joy and energy of play into a stimulating, family-focused way of building essential thinking skills.Visit Website: www.thinkfun.com |
Your Learning Style We each have a preferred learning style — a way of learning that suits us best. If you know and use the techniques that match your preferred way of learning, you learn more naturally.Because it is more natural for you, it becomes easier. And because it is easier, it is quicker. Hence the name – Accelerated Learning. Take the test and bring it in to the next holiday programme!! Visit Website: www.acceleratedlearning.com/method/test_roundel_01.html |
Kiva Kiva's mission is to connect people through lending for the sake of alleviating poverty. Kiva is the world's first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend directly to unique entrepreneurs in the developing world. Visit Website: www.kiva.org |
Football Mad Soccer School Football Mad Soccer School has been formed with a view to improve the technique and skills of children playing Association Football and to serve as a motivation for children to look forward to playing sport. A secondary benefit of the children partaking of the soccer school is that they will improve their mobility and fitness through the use of the Speed, Agility and Quickness (SAQ) routines that will be used by the coaches as part of their sessions.Visit Website: www.footballmad.co.nz |
Scratch Scratch is an online game development programme designed to help young people (ages 8 and up) develop 21st century learning skills. As they create Scratch projects, young people learn important mathematical and computational ideas, while also gaining a deeper understanding of the process of design.Visit Website: scratch.mit.edu/users/kidzinc |
Theatre Sports Improv Encyclopedia is the largest collection or resources for improvisation theater on the web. Here you will find tons of stuff related to improvisation theatre.Visit Website: www.improvencyclopedia.org |
The Magic Hat Whether you are a beginner looking to start out in our amazing world of magic, an amateur looking to polish off your routine, or even a seasoned professional looking for that certain trick, you are in the right place for all your magic needs - from simple magic tricks, to hard card tricks to challenge your skills!Visit Website: www.magichat.co.uk |
Framethief FrameThief is the premier solution for animators on the Macintosh platform. FrameThief features a rich tool set for the creation of high quality animation with ease, versatility, and speed.All you need to start animating with FrameThief is a video camera and an Apple computer. Visit Website: www.framethief.com |
Moho Cartoon Animation Create your own cartoons and animations! Create your own desktop animated shorts in the style of South Park and Jib Jab, or use Moho or Anime Studio to produce animation for film, video or streaming over the web. Bring your imagination to life!Visit Website: www.lostmarble.com |
Stop Motion Animation Everything you need to know about stopmotion animation, software, resources, books, techniques and upcoming features using this amazing technique.Visit Website: www.animateclay.com |
Brickfilms A community of filmmakers who are passionate about the creation of brickfilms, making movies with LEGO. There are many films to view, discussion forums and tutorials to get the most out of your LEGO set.Visit Website: www.brickfilms.com |
Feeding Our Futures Feeding our Futures seeks to help New Zealand parents establish good eating practices for children that will support them in achieving healthy diets as they grow.The programme offers tips and advice for parents that can be carried out regularly at home, and are consistent with the nutrition guidelines and practices being promoted in schools across the country. Visit Website: www.feedingourfutures.org.nz |
Mission On Mission-On is about improving young New Zealanders' lifestyles through improved nutrition and increased physical activity. Ultimately we want all children and young people to enjoy good health, education and lifestyles. In short, to make the most out of life.Visit Website: www.mission-on.co.nz/portal/ |
Home Made Instructions A place in cyberspace where you can see home made things out of all available stuff with the instructions to make it. A really interesting down to earth hands on approach to everything.Visit Website: www.instructables.com |
eHow If you want to know how to do anything, this is the place to find it out.Visit Website: www.ehow.com |
Rialto Cinema Visit Website: www.rialto.co.nz |