Capital E’s Christmas has a fairy-tale twist with a snowy playful landscape, Once Upon a Christmas. From 1 – 24 December 2016 at Capital E Central, 4 Queens Wharf, children will journey through a winter wonderland populated with a magical forest, a gingerbread spectacle for the eyes and a glowing wishing tree. Children will also have the opportunity to get into the festive spirit through new Christmas workshops and activities ideal to get creative minds thinking in true Christmas style.

Capital E will support two local charities, Child Cancer Foundation and Make Foundation.  Young visitors popping into E Central will have the chance to hang their own special Christmas drawings and messages on the glowing wishing tree for children who are part of the Child Cancer Society and will get their hand busy making cool Christmas crafts. Capital E will also be selling advent calendars, where all profits raised go to the Make Foundation.

Capital E Events Coordinator Karen Carey says, “Our values at Capital E include supporting other awesome charities who are dedicated to providing services for young people. This year, we’re excited to be working with the brilliant team at the Child Cancer Foundation and the Make Foundation who are working to bring music, technology and art projects to refugee communities displaced by Syria’s civil war.”

Capital E’s free indoor play space will also play host to Christmas activities such as Christmas Crafts; Christmas Creators (gingerbread house making and design workshop); Once Upon a Time (improvisation performances by PlayShop and Christmas family photo in the OnTV Studio) and Made Just for You (Christmas craft present making workshop).

Once Upon a Christmas at Capital E is open Monday - Saturday from 9.30am-3.30pm and is free entry. All participating workshops and activities are at a fixed price and at set times. Information regarding price, time and bookings can be found online at capitale.org.nz