If you haven’t been before, you wouldn't know that there are any activities like bouncy castles, farm animals that people bring in, raffles, judged animals, candy floss and food and slushy drink trucks for you to enjoy.
Pet Day is about bringing families and your favourite pets like lambs, pigs, calves as well as cats, dogs, and mice. Unfortunately we can not have birds because of the bird flu.
The judge will ask you these questions:
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What’s your animal's name and breed?
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When was it born?
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What does it eat?
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How do you care for it?
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Can you name some of their body parts?
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How did you train it?
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What diseases or parasites might it get?
The school does lots of cool activities like raffles with delicious food. You get to make your own cakes or pikelets or biscuits. You can come watch dogs, cats, horses, lambs,and calves plus the odd piglet or kid walk in an arena in the middle of the field. Even sausage sizzles and fizzy drinks, jolly jars, bouncy castles and face painting.
Students should be involved in Pet Day because so please help us by fundraising to make a community all together. Pet day will be held at Wairakei Primary School 2 Kauri Drive Wairakei Village, Taupo, Stalls will be found around the whole school.
There are brand new activities this year at Pet Day like
- Golf and Football Darts
- Go Fishing
- Bouncy Castle
- Photo Booth
- Lucky Dip
- Needle in a Hay Stack
- Coconut Shy
- Candy Trailer
Useful Information for Adults
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Children can bring their own pets to Pet Day.
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There will be food and slushy drinks so warn your kids if they have allergies.
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If you or your child has animal allergies pack your antihistamines or stay away from the animal arena.
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If you have an animal you want to bring to the pet day, email the office asap.
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If you have a dog it has to be on a lead the whole time.
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If you bring an animal you have to stay with it the whole day.
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Rooms 13 and 14 will have the small animals like cats, mice, rabbits, hamsters and guinea pigs.
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If you bring a small animal you’ll have to stay with it and if someone wants to pick it up then you’ll have to be very mindful.
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If you planted the perfect peas or brilliant beans they will be presented in the hall, make a science board or a diary on how they grew.
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Children will have lots of activities to do there so they won’t get bored.
Enter your pet
Every student can take part - enter an animal, enter your baking, and enter one or both projects. Each one has its own page, with what to bring and what the judge looks for.
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Animal register by Monday, October 12 2026
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Calves - Reared from a week old. Led, Named and Called
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Lambs and Kids - Reared from a week old. Called, caught and led
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Horse - Judged on riding temperament and care.
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Cats - Brought in a cage or crate, supervised.
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