Kia Ora Nihongo Kids Club

Kia Ora Nihongo Kids Club 🌈💜🌈💜🌈💜🌈💜🌈💜🌈💜🌈💜🌈
We're a creative hub based in Auckland.

Driven by the motto
"Little Crafters, Big Learners"
we aim to cultivate a love of both crafting and language in a supportive,professional environment🥳
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06/11/2025

🗂Japanese Study Group Recap📝 🇯🇵

This week, we learnt how to talk about our daily routines in Japanese!
We practised what we do in the

🌞morning (あさ / Asa),
🌈afternoon (ひる / Hiru),
🌛evening (よる / Yoru)
like waking up, eating breakfast, going to school, and getting ready for bed.

We also made our own daily routine check craft!
Once you finish a task for example, eating あさごはん (Asa-gohan / breakfast) , you can flip the card from まだ (not yet) to できた (done)!

Everyone had so much fun practising Japanese while checking off their routines.

Great work, everyone! 🌸
Let’s keep building good habits and learning Japanese together every day!

🎪Come and study with us🎪
📅Every Wednesday
⏰️3:30-4:15
📍Gribblehirst community Hub
(5Cabbagr Tree Swamp Drive, Sandringham)

We learn, laugh and create🥳
Japanese class has never been this FUN🎉🎉🎉




#日課 #クラフト #日本語

05/11/2025

🔎Japanese Study Group Recap🔍

This week, we learnt new Japanese words through a fun “Look and Find” game! 🎶
Children picked a card from the box, searched for the matching letter on the table, and coloured the same object on their worksheet. Everyone was so focused and excited to find their matches!

We also practiced asking and answering questions in Japanese:
“Is there …?” → 「ありますか？」
“Yes, there is.” → 「はい、あります。」
“No, there isn’t.” → 「いいえ、ありません。」

At the end, we played a fast-paced card game, whoever could grab the matching card the quickest won!
It was a simple and lively way to review what we learned while having lots of fun together. 🌟

🎪Come and study with us🎪
📅Every Tuesday
⏰️3:30-4:15
📍Gribblehirst community Hub
(5Cabbagr Tree Swamp Drive, Sandringham)

We learn, laugh and create🥳
Japanese class has never been this FUN🎉🎉🎉




#日本語 #ありますか？

30/10/2025

🎃 Japanese Study Group Recap 👻

This week, we learnt how to ask
“What is it?”（これはなんですか？） through a fun Halloween guessing game!
Each child wore a sun hat with a mystery Halloween card like a mummy, vampire, or ghost and everyone had to guess what it was!

Before playing, we reviewed colors and “Can it fly?”（とべますか？） in Japanese. It was great to see everyone speaking more Japanese during the game.

Practice makes better and it’s even more fun with friends! 💬🧡

🎪Come and study with us🎪
📅Every Wednesday
⏰️3:30-4:15
📍Gribblehirst community Hub
(5Cabbagr Tree Swamp Drive, Sandringham)

We learn, laugh and create🥳
Japanese class has never been this FUN🎉🎉🎉




　 #ハロウィン　 #ゲーム　 #日本語 #カタカナ

29/10/2025

🎉 Japanese Study group Recap – Katakana Pokémon Adventure Complete! 🎉

We finally caught all the Pokémon in Katakana! It was a long journey, but we made it together 💪✨
I can see how much everyone’s writing has improved since we first started.
I’m so proud of you all! 🥰

Since this Friday is the big day for all lolly lovers 🍬🎃
“Trick or Treating!”
I handed out a little spooky snack pack to celebrate. 👻🍭

Great job, everyone! Let’s keep having fun learning Japanese together!

🎪Come and study with us🎪
📅Every Tuesday
⏰️3:30-4:15
📍Gribblehirst community Hub
(5Cabbagr Tree Swamp Drive, Sandringham)

We learn, laugh and create🥳
Japanese class has never been this FUN🎉🎉🎉




#日本語 #カタカナ

23/10/2025

🎉 Advanced Japanese Study Group Recap 🎌

We did it!! We caught all the Pokémon today, which means… we’ve completed learning all Katakana! 🥳✨

It was so satisfying to finish this big task, and I can see how much everyone has improved. Your writing looks great, and you’re getting more confident with each letter.
Remember practice makes everything better: writing, memorizing, and learning new characters! 💪✏️

I’m super proud of every one of you. Well done, team! 🌟
And honestly, I was so surprised to see how many new Pokémon exist now... I stopped playing a few decades ago, and wow, it’s a whole new world out there! 😂

Let’s keep up the great work and have more fun together!

🎪Come and study with us🎪
📅Every Wednesday
⏰️3:30-4:15
📍Gribblehirst community Hub
(5Cabbagr Tree Swamp Drive, Sandringham)

We learn, laugh and create🥳
Japanese class has never been this FUN🎉🎉🎉




#日本語 #カタカナ

21/10/2025

🌸Japanese Study Group Recap 🌸
What a perfect day for learning outside! ☀️

Before we started, everyone read our classroom rules all together. It's a nice reminder to have fun, be kind, and enjoy learning💜

Our Japanese study group went on another Pokémon hunt in Katakana! ✏️✨
We learned
Team T (タ・チ・ツ・テ・ト),
Team N (ナ・ニ・ヌ・ネ・ノ), and
Team H (ハ・ヒ・フ・ヘ・ホ)

only four more teams left to complete all Katakana! 🎉
The kids also learned to say

“できた (dekita – I did it!)”
“まだ（mada-not yet)“
proudly when they finished writing. 💪

Fun, sun, and Pokémons !
What more could we ask for? 💛🎒

🎪Come and study with us🎪
📅Every Tuesday
⏰️3:30-4:15
📍Gribblehirst community Hub
(5Cabbagr Tree Swamp Drive, Sandringham)

We learn, laugh and create🥳
Japanese class has never been this FUN🎉🎉🎉




#日本語 #カタカナ

20/10/2025

🌿 Family Craft Night! 🌿

We had such a fun evening getting creative together 💚
Everyone decorated their own terracotta pot with pretty napkins (decoupage style) and repotted tomato plants 🌱

Kids loved getting messy with soil and it was such a simple, satisfying way to bond as a family.

Of course, no family night is complete without pizza! 🍕
Crafting, planting, laughing.
It's a perfect night full of memories.


16/10/2025

🌟 Advanced Japanese Class Recap – Pokémon Catching Continues! 🌟

This week, our advanced group continued their Pokémon adventure, exploring Katakana letters T, N, and H! 🐱‍👤

We also reviewed small “ya, yu, yo” combined with consonants like
Ni + small Ya = Nya
and practiced writing them neatly. ✏️✨

Everybody did a fantastic job catching Pokémon and using their new Katakana skills. Well done for keeping up the fun while writing beautifully! 💖

Keep practicing at home and get ready for even more Pokémon challenges next time! 🎉

🎪Come and study with us🎪
📅Every Wednesday
⏰️3:30-4:15
📍Gribblehirst community Hub
(5Cabbagr Tree Swamp Drive, Sandringham)

We learn, laugh and create🥳
Japanese class has never been this FUN🎉🎉🎉




#日本語 #カタカナ

15/10/2025

🌟 Japanese Study group Recap – Katakana Adventure! 🌟

This week in our class, we explored Katakana letters A, K, and S with a super fun Pokémon scavenger hunt! 🐱‍👤

The kids had a blast finding Pokémon hidden around the classroom and discovering how to write their names in Katakana. ✏️✨

We also practiced stroke order, so our writing becomes neat and beautiful just like real Pokémon trainers! 💖

A big well done to everyone for finding all the Pokémon! 🎉 Keep up the great work and remember: practice makes perfect!

🎪Come and study with us🎪
📅Every Tuesday
⏰️3:30-4:15
📍Gribblehirst community Hub
(5Cabbagr Tree Swamp Drive, Sandringham)

We learn, laugh and create🥳
Japanese class has never been this FUN🎉🎉🎉




#日本語 #カタカナ

10/10/2025

Japanese study group recap 🎌✨

Our Wednesday advanced class has just started this term! In this class, we focus on writing, speaking, and reading which is a great step up for our little learners 📖🗣️✍️

This week, we learned Katakana team A, K, and S(ア、カ、サ）.
To make it extra fun, I hid Pokémon around the classroom so everyone could find them and learn how to write Katakana in the most exciting way! 🎯🔤

Each child also received a small booklet to write in and take home. Isn't it a perfect way to keep their learning going. Gotta catch them all! 🔎🎒

After finishing their work, everyone shouted “できた！” which means “I did it!” in Japanese. So much energy and smiles filled the classroom! 🌟

🎪Come and study with us🎪
📅Every Wednesday (Advanced class)
⏰️3:30-4:15
📍Gribblehirst community Hub
(5Cabbagr Tree Swamp Drive, Sandringham)

We learn, laugh and create🥳
Japanese class has never been this FUN🎉🎉🎉




#日本語

07/10/2025

What a fun Sunday! 🌦️🎨
We had such a great time decorating paper lanterns at the market! Even though the weather was a bit tricky, so many lovely families stopped by, and it was wonderful to meet all the little artists who filled my booth with smiles and creativity. 💕

Huge thanks to Gribblehirst Community Hub and the Albert-Eden & Puketāpapa Local Boards for supporting local events like this. It’s always such a joy to be part of our creative community! 🌿✨

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5 Cabbage Tree Swamp Drive, Sandringham
Auckland
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