Will you take the Manu crown? ๐Ÿ‘‘ Or is Maths more your jam? ๐Ÿงฎ (and see you at the pre-loved market? ๐Ÿ‘—)



Howdy Dabblers!

We heard ya - the (g?)rumblings echoed something along the lines of "my mind and body are ready for it to be December, but said body and mind are also actively avoiding Westfield from. now. on.- no exceptions."...
So we've maintained the same wide event net, with a wee sprinkling of festiveness, so you can choose to partake if you're feelin' it. โค๏ธ๐Ÿ’š

A speedy one this week - letโ€™s dive (well, manu) in!

C.x โœจ

Wednesday 10th December

๐Ÿ“š Scholastic Warehouse Book Saleโ€‹
โ€‹https://scholastic.co.nz/parents/warehouse-saleโ€‹

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Thursday 11th December

๐ŸŽจ Midweek Twilight Tour + Stencilism Workshop with Bolsโ€‹
โ€‹https://events.humanitix.com/the-little-street-art-festival-2025-guided-tours-and-street-art-workshopsโ€‹

๐Ÿšฒ Open Gate Session at the North Avon Christchurch BMX trackโ€‹
โ€‹https://www.facebook.com/events/775836988839708/775837002173040โ€‹

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Friday 12th December

๐Ÿ  Gingerbread House Workshop
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https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/gingerbread-house-workshop-friday-12th-december-tickets-1956940665209โ€‹
(also on Sun)
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https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/gingerbread-house-workshop-sunday-14th-december-tickets-1956948057319โ€‹

๐Ÿˆ Christmas Card Making at Catnap Cafe (only 2 spots left to book, go go go!)โ€‹
โ€‹https://www.catnapcafe.co.nz/events-all/cardmaking2025โ€‹

๐Ÿ‚ Sogetsu Ikebana (arranging natural and foraged elements)โ€‹
โ€‹https://www.artscentre.org.nz/whats-on/sogetsu-ikebana/โ€‹

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Saturday 13th December

๐Ÿฉฒ Edgeware Pool Open Day (mid-build, so no splashing about just yet, but it's clooose!)โ€‹
โ€‹https://www.facebook.com/events/1955281931774741โ€‹

๐ŸŒŠ Manu Competition at Te Hฤpua Halswell Summer pool (this one you CAN splash about!)
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https://facebook.com/events/s/-manu-competition-te-hapua-hal/2068540557256062/โ€‹

๐Ÿง‘โ€๐ŸŒพ December Crop Swapโ€‹
โ€‹https://www.facebook.com/events/2044215539725826โ€‹

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Sunday 14th December

๐Ÿ‘— ลŒtautahi Pre-loved Clothing Market
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(I was lucky enough to nab a stallholder spot for this one, come and say hi!)
โ€‹*see Dreamer to Doer section also ๐Ÿ˜‰
โ€‹https://otautahipreloved.wixsite.com/clothingmarket/marketsโ€‹

๐Ÿ’ Natural Textured Rings Workshopโ€‹
โ€‹https://www.workspacestudios.co.nz/service-page/natural-textured-rings-xmas-gifts-1โ€‹

โ›ธ World Ice Skating Day (half price beginner lessons!)
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https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2025/world-ice-skating-day/christchurchโ€‹

๐Ÿ•ฏ Candle Crafting Workshop (2 sessions - classic or pressed flower)โ€‹
โ€‹https://www.creativeotautahi.com/christchurch/p/candle-crafting-workshopโ€‹

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Monday 15th December

๐ŸฅŠ Punching Up - Performer Workshop
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'A performance workshop focused on artistic identity and inclusive practice'โ€‹
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https://events.humanitix.com/punching-up-performer-workshop-decโ€‹

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Tuesday 16th December

๐Ÿงฎ MathsJamโ€‹
โ€‹https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2025/mathsjam/christchurchโ€‹

โ˜•๏ธ Ancestral X Atomic Coffee Latte Art Throwdownโ€‹
โ€‹https://events.humanitix.com/ancestral-x-atomic-coffee-latte-art-throwdownโ€‹
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OTHER STUFF COMING UP SOON THAT YOU MIGHT WANNA BOOK ASAP:

๐Ÿช… Paint & Sip - Paint An Ornament
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What it says on the paint tin...decorate your own Kiwiana style tree ornamentโ€‹
Where:
Great Hall, Arts Centre
โ€‹When: Thu 18th & Sat 20th (various times)
โ€‹Entry: $26.50
โ€‹Tickets: https://www.artscentre.org.nz/whats-on/paint-an-ornament-with-paint-and-sip/โ€‹

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โ€‹Fire through your upcoming events here!

Get the full picture at MetServiceโ€‹

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Word Jumble: (hint: related to the events above, answers at the bottom of the newsletter)

AGDEIRGBERN

ANBIEKA

OCRP PSAW

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โœจEileen and Lisaโœจ sprung the ลŒtautahi Pre-loved Clothing Markets on us in May last year, and have been popping up regularly (and booking out stallholder spaces in literal hours (actually, it might have been less than an hour!)) around the city ever since, with their entourages and their thrifted goodies.

While we all know social metrics aren't eeeeverything, we couldn't help but notice that two thooouusand people had smashed the "interested" (or going) button on this weekend's event ๐Ÿคฏ and their FB and IG pages boast similar fan numbers each (not bad for a year-old biz, hey)! Also, If you wanna help bump them over the 2K mark on IG, you could do that here ๐Ÿ˜‰

This is the last one of the year (obviously, since we're swiftly approaching *that* magical date), this time at Richmond Club on Sunday (10am-1pm).

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Personal sidenote: This is the first market I've done in yeeeears (it's just dawned on me that it's a bit of a 'full-circle' moment - I previously made costume jewellery, which I found a briefcase with the very last of when moving house, so I'm bringing that, too!).
I haven't done purely clothing before, so feeling slightly under-prepared ๐Ÿ˜†, but if it goes well, I hope to do more next year (and as well as curating menswear/vintage/designer collections, maybe some upcycling and custom embellishments)!

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While World Ice Skating Day has officially only been celebrated since 2022 (you thought it would have been waaay longer ago than that, too, right?!), our own โœจAlpine Iceโœจ has been chilling out (geddit?) along on Brougham St since 1985 (well, before that trading as The Big Apple, and before *that*, over on Centaurus Rd, which closed in 1983).

In addition to beginner's sessions/programmes, they, of course, love hosting parties and events, hockey, figure skating, and speed skating.

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Current discussions happening about whether to take a break (that 2~ week void doesnโ€™t exist anyway), or write on through- have your say:

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โ€‹Here are your quick links:โ€‹
๐Ÿ‘‹ Share your community event [free]โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹
๐Ÿค Share your business or something for sale [paid]โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹
๐Ÿค˜ Share your current hobby-obsession [free]โ€‹โ€‹
โ€‹๐Ÿซถ If someone rad sent this to you and you wanna sign up for yourself [free]

Now go unearth your togs, nab a book (colouring book counts), and take your body to be around/in your body of water of choice. Manuโ€™s optional.

C.xโ€‹
โ€‹Publisher, The Dabblingโ€‹
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ลŒtautahiโ€™s Unofficial Hobby-Hypewoman


Fun answers:

GINGERBREAD

IKEBANA

CROP SWAP

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