The first week of the school holidays will be celebrated at the Film Archive in Wellington with screenings of Classic Cartoons for Kids at 11am on Monday 7, Tuesday 8 and Wednesday 9 July.

This programme, ideal for children aged 4 upwards is about 45 minutes long, includes the world’s first Mickey Mouse cartoon Steamboat Willie (1928), Walt Disney classic To Itch His Own (1958) and Ferdinand the Bull (1938), plus a 1933 puppet animation by New Zealand’s own Len Lye. Also on the programme is Maurice Sendak’s classic tale Where The Wild Things Are (1973).

Bring your grandchildren, parents and friends along to this screening FOR FREE on the corner of Taranki and Ghuznee Sts.

See the Classic Cartoons programme