Description

Matariki Small Square Colouring Book

Celebrate Matariki: The Maori New Year! Our Matariki Small Square Colouring Book is your guide to the stars.

Learn while you colour and discover the powerful meanings behind each star as you colour.

Contains 32 unique colouring pages representing Matariki.

Encouraging conversations about kaitiakitanga at home, telling stories about the environment and the Māori New Year stimulates children’s understanding of Matariki.

Features:

• 32 pages
• Soft cover book
• Size: 18cm x 18cm.
• Recommended for ages 3 years and above

What is Matariki?

Matariki signals the Māori New Year.

It is a time of renewal and celebration in New Zealand that begins with the rising of the Matariki star cluster.

Traditionally, Matariki was used to determine the coming season’s crop. A warmer season, and therefore a more productive crop yield, was indicated by how bright the stars were.

Matariki is the star that signifies reflection, hope, our connection to the environment and the gathering of people.

Matariki is also connected to the health and wellbeing of people.

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