Thank you
A deeply heartfelt THANKS to every one of you who has connected with, requested help from, encouraged, commented, reposted, attended meetings, donated to and volunteered for Let Kids Be Kids during 2025. It has been a wild ride! Too many highlights and crazy stories to mention. And guess what? 2026 is going to be even wilder. So PLEASE get a break and refuel. We are. From today.
Our Christmas messages to you
He tangata, he tangata, he tangata - IT IS PEOPLE, IT IS PEOPLE, IT IS PEOPLE.
Give the best PRESENT you can give … is to BE PRESENT.
Love to you all… BRING ON 2026!
Check out our recent post below, to listen to our fun summer song and find your local Let Kids Be Kids Facebook Group… Add our song to your YouTube playlist and turn it UP LOUD while road-tripping or heading to the beach over summer!
Top picks for 2025…
It’s hard to pick one highlight in the last 12 months… as we can’t count them on all our fingers and toes.
1. ‘LIL GAY OUT’ CANNED
One of the most profound actions this year was the exposé of Hobsonville Point Secondary School’s annual event LIL GAY OUT, leading its cancellation.
Why was this a highlight?
Because… there was no protest. There was no legal action. There was no media coverage.
We simply researched, found some issues that concerned us, and informed the public by posting a video with our findings. We didn’t tell anyone what to do. We didn’t organise a march, we didn’t send a threatening letter.
We put information out. And the public did the rest. Peacefully. Intelligently. The media and the trans activists, and even the PPTA tried to make out otherwise. But they had nothing. Find out more here…
2. Presented at NZ First Convention
In May 2023 Penny Marie spoke at her local school board meeting… two and half years later she was invited to speak at a NZ political party convention, advocating on behalf of parents and children. Since 2023 Penny has become a familiar and consistent voice on behalf of NZ families.
Penny Marie advocates for prioritising PEOPLE OVER POLICIES, for PARENTS OVER PROCESSES. Policies and processes are important… but they must pass the sanity test of improving the health and wellbeing of the people to whom they are being applied to.
Find out more here…
3. International connections
TORONTO, CANADA
2025 will be remembered as a year of forming international relationships… Penny was invited to testify at the Canadian National Citizens Inquiry in June, (and again, remotely, in November)…
WASHINGTON DC, USA
In September/October she met leaders of other grassroots parent-led groups similar to LKBK from 6 countries to undertake a range of opportunities in Washington DC. A summary is here.
Throwback to 2024
We’ll sign off with our Christmas message from 2024, because… it’s so good we want to share it again…
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