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The Great Southern Mini Art & LEGO Hunt is just like Geocaching. Just way more fun, and beautiful.

DISCLAIMER: This activity does not have any official or commercial relationship with LEGO New Zealand or the LEGO Group of companies and we are not licensed by LEGO in any way, shape or form. LEGO is a Trademark and as such, I have tried to remove any mention of copyrighted or trademarked terms here on this website or associated with this activity.

06/10/2023

I’ve put off posting this for a while as I’ve been trying to make a plan about how to move forward.
Hoping you can all help with some ideas! So…as some of you know, a fair few of the treasures have been taken, damaged, purposefully destroyed or just disappeared. This is absolutely devastating for all the kids that have made such beautiful creations and those who have gone out to hunt hoping to find them. So what to do? Some have already been and collected replacement bits and bobs to make new ones, some have not been along yet. It’s open house tomorrow and next week to come and get replacement parts so just pop in to the shed and collect what you need to re make at home. When you rehide it, please put it somewhere really well hidden and submit a new form on the website. We have a couple that have been hidden in a jar which works well keeping them from getting condensation in them, so maybe consider that? If it keeps happening maybe we don’t hide the treasures, just the log book, art trading card and keep the treasures at home? All and any thoughts appreciated.

17/09/2023

Hi all, due to circumstances out of my control, the event in Timaru at the Eco-Centre that was happening this weekend will be postponed for another month or so. I'm sorry to do this to those who were looking forward to coming along, I hope we will be up and running really soon with a new making-day and also with boxed making kits able to be posted to you all over the South Island.

27/08/2023

For those that are new here, I wanted to let you know how this all came about! My name is Emma and I run a little venture called The Old Tin Shed in Waimate which primarily runs kids' art workshops. I had an idea for this project after as a family, we have tried Geocaching on multiple occasions but found it to be so disappointing. Treasures (or caches) are not simple to find, they are not made for their aesthetics and certainly not for the minds of kids. We recently went on a biking trip to find caches and gave up after two hours having found just a few and ended up with grumpy kids. So, this fun, creative, quest which combines some of my family's favourite pastimes including LEGO, art, maps, adventures, road trips, treasure hunting, and miniature things, was born.
Here are the basics - this venture is inspired by Geocaching, the global treasure hunt that you may have heard of. This is different because the Mini Art & LEGO Hunt is ALL about kids. In short, you make a treasure in a little dome using art and LEGO, you hide it, you log its location on the website then you go off around South Canterbury (just to start with) and find all the ones others have hidden! The treasures are all unique, personal, and beautiful and give kids great joy to find. It will get you out and about as a family, even on a rainy day, and hopefully put a smile on your kid's faces. Here is the website to check out:
www.theoldtinshed.org.nz/artandlegotreasurehunt
It is now open for Timaru bookings and ALL the info is on there including an FAQs page. We made around 50 which are hidden around Waimate during the Winter Festival in July and you'll be able to see these on a map when you sign up. It's only $15 for the kits (which include a Minifigure, art-making materials, 2 x Art Trading Cards, a log book tube, making materials, and access to the treasure map website for a full year. It's been super fun so far and I am really excited to expand it further to you guys in Timaru on September 24th. Get in touch with any questions! Emma.

PLEASE NOTE: this activity is in no way endorsed by or in association with LEGO which is a trademark of the LEGO group of companies and which does not sponsor, authorise or endorse this site.

24/08/2023

Timaru! We are coming to you NEXT! If you've been watching us in Waimate and wishing you could join in, now you can. Start the school holidays off with a bang at the South Canterbury Eco Centre next to Crows Nest Timaru from 11-2pm on Sunday 24th September. Make your Mini Art & LEGO Treasure, Art Trading Card, and log book then spend your holidays looking for cool spots to hide it within 20kms of Timaru and hunting for others. Share with any of your friends who have LEGO and art-loving kids. Sign-up opens this Saturday at 5pm but in the meantime, you can see all the info at www.theoldtinshed.org.nz. Limited to the 30 families in this first session.

20/08/2023

It was so much easier persuading the kids to go out for a quick walk when they knew there was treasure to find. Sunshine, daffodils, horses, birds singing, hooray!! Hope some of you got out today to find some treasures

14/08/2023

What a gorgeous afternoon it is going to be to get out treasure hunting! Here is the hashtag to share your photos of finds . Also, if you look for one and it's missing, broken or you can't find it, please let me know so I can check it. Here's another location in town. this is a lovely spot for a quick run around after school and a big of exploring. I'm sure lots of you know where this is 🤩

12/08/2023

We hid one extra one today! It’s in St Andrew’s, which I know is a little bit out of the 20km zone, but we need to start going a bit further afield soon don’t we!? It’s a cool stop off on the way to Timaru. See if you can guess where it is. Check the map for the answer 😁😉

11/08/2023

Happy weekend treasure hunters! We are almost there with all the treasures, just a few still to come in but there are plenty to hunt for this weekend. The weather is chilly, so rug up and get out there. Remember to bring a pen to write your name in the log book, bring your Art Trading Card to swap, explore around before you find your treasure, and return the treasure to where you found it.

Address

30 Timaru Road
Waimate
7924

Telephone

+64272015070

Website

http://www.theoldtinshed.org.nz/

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