More Fun has been set up to provide
families the opportunity to get out and enjoy the fun and adventure
that is a part of being a New Zealander.
With the busy life styles people are now leading and all the constraints
and red tape placed upon our resources many parents either do not
have the time or know where to look to find good old basic family
adventure, like drifting down river in a tube, catching a trout
and cooking it on an open fire. Where they can camp and have no
one within sight or sound of your camp site, where you go for a
little walk grab a bunch of dry fire wood and show your children
how to light a fire, roast potato’s, toast marshmallows in
the embers or do baked chocolate bananas Yum!!
This is what we do best; create a smorgasbord of family fun and
adventure. Much of which is best illustrated on the web site or
by calling us in person.
Recent Trips
Over the last few months we have had some fantastic trips and activities
with families, friends and some corporate group bookings.
From running a 2 to 3 hour fun based challenge tailored to a conference
group with a specific outcome, to a little boys 5th birthday who
wanted a mystery treasure hunt where we set out a bunch of clues
in the form of pieces of a treasure map and the last having the
final coordinates for the boys to get digging.
There was our Easter extravaganza on the Mohaka River. Where we
used white water, sit-on and inflatable kayaks, also a raft to get
the best out of a 12km section of the Mohaka River.
Then there was the wilderness horse trekking some went out for an
hour others for 3-1/2 hours and this got the WOW!! effect. Many
spills and thrills had by all and the confidence the mums, dads
and their children gained over the 4 days was fantastic and so much
so that some may return to do this on their own. (The Boyz are
already asking).
We have also been to the special spot on the Waikato River to enjoy
the freedom of riverside camping without a soul in site, swimming
down rapids, soaking in natural hot pools and lots more. Kids catching
trout then proceeding to prepare and cook in the thermals on the
rivers edge, to date the best trout I’ve tasted. Caught and
cooked with in the hour and all el natural. Roll on summer I miss
swimming and playing on the river. Check our the photo
album and slide show.
Mountain Bike Trips
We have been getting onto our bikes doing some research for some
new activities based in Auckland and Taupo.
We have found some very user friendly tracks in the Wood hill forest
some of which we did our own little adjustments to suit the little
4-1/2 year old we had with us at the time and his first time off
his trainer wheels and then went off with a couple of the older
ones avoiding all the extreme jumps and the like. There is plenty
of space for heaps of riders without getting in trouble with others.
For the track info please visit: www.bikepark.co.nz
In Taupo, an old riding ground for me. There are a lot of new tracks,
the web site has all of these on it. Lots of fantastic riding for
kids from the age of 7 or 8 years thru to the gung - ho riders.
However not much for the real littlies who want to go out with their
big brothers, I am looking into this over the next two months.
We have created a couple of bike orienteering challenges within
one of the Craters of the Moon MTB areas. For the track info please
visit: www.biketaupo.org.nz.
Family Fun Afternoons & Kids Birthday
Parties
Family fun afternoons often consist of activities the parents are
comfortable running like bike rides, walks and exploring the beaches
lakes and similar spots nearest to your home and on those horrid
winter rainy days picking up a video and snuggling up to a great
family video.
Well stick to the winter horrid weather option but should you want
an interesting fun learning family fun time out for a couple of
hours check out some of your local parks and reserves and with a
little imagination you can create a fantastic little treasure hunt/orienteering
activity to suit kids from 5 to 85.
We have run a number of these on North head for home school groups,
birthday parties and good old family fun days out.
We have one that needs no set up and all you need is a pencil, the
map and clues. You will be able to get this from our freebies
page and then email us your answers and we will send you your
results.
We also have these with themes to them such as Kids Fear Factor,
Treasure Island, The Mad Mad Scientist and if you have a theme you
would like to use we will create the perfect adventure party for
you. This is what we do best.
Wilderness Kayak & Rafting Trips
Too cold now to do any of this stuff but we will plant the seed
now. As the autumn and winter crept up on us quickly so too will
the spring and summer. Mark in your calendar our first of the season
wilderness trip over Labour weekend, the Mighty Motu trip. We jet
boat up river and camp in true wilderness style. Huge riverside
fires and I mean huge!! and wilderness.
We are about 30kms up river and to walk out is not an option. We
spend the next 2 days floating down river to where the jet boat
left from. Only the sounds of rapids, native birds, and the occasional
rustles from the bush of deer and possibly wild pigs can be heard.
We did this trip last year and have families on the waiting list
to join us and repeat this awesome experience. An added option is
being investigated at present. That is to helicopter into the upper
reaches and enjoy a one day grade 3 and 4 white water trip finishing
at the camp site where the jet boat will drop off the easy river
trip group. To join on this trip as a kayaker you will need grade
3 kayaking experience or you can jump onto the raft but only suitable
for people over 16yrs.
Other magical trips are being created to help you get the most
out of the wilderness trips.
Magic Places
Over the last couple of months I
have taken a number of overseas visitors on trips around the Central
North Island through to the Bay of Plenty and East Cape and have
sourced some wonderful venues and activities, some have web sites
some only have contact names and numbers.
East Cape
Island View Holiday Park
islandview@xtra.co.nz
Phone: 07 315 7519
River View Cottage
www.newzealandsbestspots.co.nz
Phone: 07 315 5553
Waikawa Bay Bed & Breakfast
www.waikawa.net
Phone: 07 325 2070
Maungaroa Station & Horse Treks
Phone: 07 325 2727
Motu River Jet Tours
www.moturiver.co.nz
Phone: 07 325 2735
In Rotorua
Zorb Rotorua is a blast for anyone with a little spark
of adventure; I did the wet zorb and had a blast. www.zorb.com
Neat Web Sites
www.iqtoys.co.nz
This site can help out with Birthday Pressies
www.heavensabove.com
This shows which satellites and comets are flying in our
skies.
www.stardome.co.nz
This is the sky dome in Auckladn and has some great links.
I will always be adding to this list of personal recommendations
and specifically suited to families with fun loving kids.
Cheers and all the best from the More
Fun Team, Bruce, Cindy and our Boys
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