This week the Island Bay Brain Bunny class were learning about poetry – in particular list poems, metaphors and similes. They worked in two groups, and were asked to choose a topic and each write one metaphor or simile on that subject. Then we put the lines together to create two collaborative poems. The groups chose “Cats” and “Orange Soda” as their subjects, and here are their poems. Continue reading
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Brain Bunny is Coming to Kapiti!
Brain Bunny Creative Writing Classes are coming to Kapiti! From term three, our fantastic tutor Shona will be teaching creative writing classes for 8-12 at the Te Newhanga Kapiti Community Centre on Wednesdays. Enrolments are now open for all term three classes. Enrol now or contact us for more information. Continue reading
A Poem from the Karori Class
This week the Karori Brain Bunny class were learning about poetry – in particular list poems, metaphors and similes. They were asked to come up with a topic as a group and each write one metaphor or simile on that subject. Then we put the lines together to create a collaborative poem. The Karori class chose the subject of “Death”, and here is their fantastic poem. Continue reading
Brain Bunny in the News
It’s been a busy few weeks over here at Brain Bunny. We had two fantastic holiday programmes during the April school holidays – a creative writing one organised by the Katherine Mansfield Birthplace, and we also collaborated with Drama Remedy to create “Characters From Page to Stage”, a creative writing and drama holiday programme. Both programmes were Continue reading


