Things to do in Wellington with a toddler

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Things to do in Wellington with a toddler

6 dated listings for toddlers in Wellington in the next 60 days — storytimes, playgroups and tot drop-ins, pulled from the town's real event feed and sorted by age, not by who paid to be first.

Toddler life in Wellington — the short version

If you're raising a toddler in Wellington, this is the page that keeps up. Between Oct 7 and Nov 28, Wellington's feed lists 6 dated listings for this age — 3 different programs, covering storytimes, playgroups and tot drop-ins. Most of it runs at Johnsonville Library at Waitohi Hub (2) and Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui Central Library (2).

Everything here is a real listing from Wellington's own event feed, checked against each program's age range — a program whose ages overlap 1–3 shows up here even if it also fits the age next door. The library branches showing up for this age are Johnsonville Library at Waitohi Hub and Miramar Library.

Coming up for toddlers in Wellington

Dated listings in the next 60 days, soonest first. A weekly program shows a few of its sessions here — the rhythm section below has the full pattern.

Storytime : Game On!

Thu, Oct 8 · 10:30 AM · Johnsonville Library at Waitohi Hub
Storytime : Game On! in Wellington
Photo: Bahnfrend · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Storytime : Game On! is on Thursday, Oct 8 at Johnsonville Library at Waitohi Hub, Wellington. Worth bringing the whole family.

Kaumātua Storytime

Thu, Oct 15 · 10:30 AM · Johnsonville Library at Waitohi Hub
Kaumātua Storytime in Wellington
Photo: QFSE Media · CC BY-SA 3.0 nz · via Wikimedia Commons

Johnsonville Library at Waitohi Hub, Wellington hosts Kaumātua Storytime on Thursday, Oct 15. Bring the kids along.

Leselaune - German Storytime

Sat, Oct 31 · 2:30 PM · Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui Central Library
Leselaune - German Storytime in Wellington
Photo: QFSE Media · CC BY-SA 3.0 nz · via Wikimedia Commons

Leselaune - German Storytime at Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui Central Library, Wellington on Saturday, Oct 31. Worth bringing the whole family.

The regular rhythm

These are the programs that run week after week — the ones Wellington parents actually plan around.

Saturdays — Leselaune - German Storytime at Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui Central Library · 3 sessions in the feed, next Oct 31, then Nov 28.

Good to know

By the numbers for this age in Wellington: 6 dated listings in the next 60 days; 4 of the 6 listings with a start time begin before noon — this age runs on mornings; the busiest single venue is Johnsonville Library at Waitohi Hub with 2 of them.

On cost: none of these listings carries a free tag in Wellington's feed, so treat prices as check-the-listing — libraries and rec centres often run these at no cost, but the feed doesn't say so and we won't guess.

Rainy-day fallback: most of this age's listings in Wellington run indoors at Johnsonville Library at Waitohi Hub, Miramar Library, Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui Central Library — warm, dry, and built for short attention spans.

Keep exploring

Your next stage: kids grow out of this age band fast — the preschool page for Wellington picks up where this one leaves off.

Things to do in Wellington

Library programs in Wellington

Common questions

What's on in Wellington for toddlers right now?

The feed lists 6 dated listings for this age in the next 60 days, running Oct 7 to Nov 28 — the Coming up section is pulled straight from it.

Are these drop-in, or do I need to register?

It varies by program, and the page only says which is which where a listing's own words say so — the Good to know section names the drop-in and registration listings it found. When it doesn't say, the listing link is the place to check.

What's free for toddlers in Wellington?

None of the current listings carries a free tag in the feed, so check each listing for its price — we don't mark anything free that the source doesn't.

More to explore in Wellington

File:Circular window, Te Papa.- Wellington in 2010 — photo via Wikimedia Commons

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