Museum Hunts
Museum Hunts
We offer a range of Museum Hunts suitable for 4– 12-year-olds, with regularly changing themes and challenges. A Museum hunt is a great way to explore the museum together!
Available from the Welcome Desk at any time.
Price: $6.00 including a fun reward.
Join us as we go on an animal trail at the Air Force Museum!
Pooch Patrol
In Air Force history there are many tales to tell of dogs as pets, squadron mascots and working dogs. Specially trained Military Working Dogs (MWDs) still serve an important role in our Air Force today. Find the pooches hiding around the Museum. Draw the shape of each of their collar tags in the paw print spaces, then when you have found 8 tags, return to the Welcome Desk to collect your reward!
Career Critters
There are 8 career critters hiding around the Museum. Your mission is to find them to reveal the important jobs they have done in times of war and peace. Write the job titles in the spaces on this sheet. When you have recorded 8 animal job titles, return to the Welcome Desk to collect your reward!
One for the dogs
Muldoon was a pretty exceptional dog! Your mission is to complete a little story about him. Find 8 codebreaker squares hidden in the Museum. Each of these will reveal a word missing from the paragraph on the back of this sheet. When you have filled all the words in, return to the Welcome Desk to collect your reward!
Did you know?
In the 1970s, members of No. 41 Squadron RNZAF stationed in Singapore adopted a stray dog as their mascot and named him ‘Muldoon’ after the New Zealand Prime Minister at the time. He was given his own service number and service record, and spent a happy 12 years ‘serving’ his country.
Enter our Animals on Assignment competition
Entries
Entries must be dropped off at the Air Force Museum Welcome Desk or posted to Air Force Museum of New Zealand Private Bag 4739, Christchurch 8140, NZ by Sunday 2 February 2020.
Only one entry per child.
The entries will be judged by Nathan (Barf) Bosher, our Safety and Surface Technician and resident illustrator.
There will be one winner in each age group 4-6-years, 7-9-years and 10-12-years. The prize for each winner is a family pass (2 adults and 3 children) to Orana Park, Christchurch, valued at $200, and a $50 gift voucher from the Air Force Museum Shop. Prizes cannot be exchanged for cash.
The winners will be contacted via email or phone and announced on social media, the Air Force Museum of New Zealand website and in our February e-newsletter.
By entering this competition, you give the Air Force Museum of New Zealand the right to display your artwork in the Museum and on all our digital and print marketing channels.
