Experience living history in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

Explore heritage buildings filled with authentic furniture and textiles and see how people lived in early Auckland.

Howick Historical Village is a living history museum on 7 acres of grounds and heritage gardens. The museum depicts a settlement in the period from 1840 to 1880 and offers visitors an immersive historical experience.

We will split into 3 groups and work though some fantastic workshops as well as a self directed tour of the Historical Village in this exclusive organized day for Life Learners home educated families!

What are we doing?
3 x 45 minute activities run by the historical village educators
Break for lunch
1 x 45 minute self-guided tour of the Village

Activities (including rainy day options)

Under 5's are free to tag along and observe/ do the tour but must be supervised closely.

Butter Churning
Students take turns to churn cream into butter and observe the
process of butter-making. They learn about its importance to 19th
century families - a far cry from getting the margarine pot out of
the fridge. The remainder of the butter is sent back to the school
with the teacher. If the children are lucky, the teacher may do some
baking!

Outdoor Games
Some children have never walked on stilts, thrown a quoit or played
with a skipping rope! For this dry-weather activity, students get the
chance to learn how to play with a wide range of Victorian outdoor
toys such as log walkers, diabolos, graces, and hoops & skimmers.
At the same time, they will learn how toys were made and leisure
time was utilised in the 1800s
Parlour Games (Wet weather alternative)
Traditional parlour games of the mid to late 1800s are chosen to suit
all age groups and to enable all children to participate for the
duration of the session. These are often held in our authentic parlour
in Puhi Nui Homestead. These sessions are suitable for poor weather
or when the area of study is 'leisure time'.

Wash Day
We love having help with the Village washing – 1850s style! Children
learn about washing in Victorian times and get to use scrubbing
boards, dollies and blue bags to wash and rinse their laundry. They
have to fetch the water from the well using our coopered buckets
and a yoke! Clothes are hung on the line to dry using wonderful old
wooden pegs and we demonstrate the different irons in use.
Unpack the trunk (Wet weather alternative)
Watch as items are removed from a typical Fencible trunk. This
activity is hands-on. Children can light the fire, revive it with bellows,
mash potatoes, prepare a meal, or do the ironing! This is a
wonderful way to learn about the uses of Victorian household items
and the differences between original Victorian appliances and
those used in the 21st century.

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There is another day booked on the 17th September which has different activities. CLICK HERE

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM LIFE LEARNERS:
- Cost includes: a group contribution; this supports the organization of outings/ sessions for the home educated community and online services used for bookings.

- All events are non profit and volunteer organized to benefit the home education community.

- Check in: This is a self check in event. You will need to sign a check in form when you arrive at the event and sign in everyone under your booking.

- Group Minimums: There is a minimum amount of tickets that need to purchased on most events (set by the venue). In the event this minimum amount of tickets is not sold before the cancellation date (which is also the vendor confirmation date also) the event will be cancelled and refunded.

- If you are unable to attend your booking and it is past the cancellation date please look at the options HERE

Howick Historical Village Educational Day 1

Choose your tickets

General Admission (Child) ticket

General Admission (Adult) ticket

General Admission (preschooler under 5) ticket