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Easter and Coping with Coronavirus

Tuesday, March 31, 2020 Filed in: activities | events | how to | kids | Seasons

Easter is coming and our families are our number one priority. Keeping families well and happy is essential.especially when the whole world is impacted by Coronavirus.

Tags: culture, emotional wellbeing, holidays, play

Kids love to sing and dance

Saturday, August 17, 2019 Filed in: activities | events | kids

Kids Love to sing and dance

Armidale Express photo

There is no doubt that kids love to sing and dance and it is good that both are part of our education curriculum..We are lucky in New England to have so many excellent public schools Read more

Tags: culture, education

Cooking with kids

Wednesday, July 17, 2019 Filed in: activities | cooking | how to | nutrition

It is school holidays and yesterday I sat down with my granddaughter to make a list of things she likes to do so that when I insist that she put away her digital device, she won't be stuck for something to do!

Tags: cooking, health

Keeping in touch

Monday, January 28, 2019 Filed in: activities | feltboard stories | how to

Although I have retired as a storyteller now, I plan to keep in touch with children and early childhood centres by writing some storytelling tips each month. For January i have posted two beach story ideas on my storytelling page. Click on the link on the right of my home page to find them.

Tags: holidays, storytelling

Summer Holiday Time

Thursday, January 3, 2019 Filed in: activities

Summer Holiday Time

It is summer holiday time, a time I look forward to each year. Many families travel away to the beaches or the city. They treat themselves to different food, to different scenery, to a different lifestyle. For me summer holidays means enjoying time at home and traveling out to the Styx River...

Tags: environment, health, holidays

Kids can take interesting photos

Thursday, June 7, 2018 Filed in: activities | howto

Kids can take interesting photos

Even four-year-olds can take interesting photos and as the seasons change and autumn is a great time to let the kids experiment.

Tags: climate, environment, gardening, nature, outdoor activities

Schedules and routines in the family

Thursday, May 24, 2018 Filed in: activities | howto

Having regular routines and a schedule for each day helps a family to run more smoothly. Perhaps the most stressful time of the day for most families is early in the morning when kids and parents have to be out the door by a set time each day. Read more

Tags: behaviour, stress

Children and responsibilities

Wednesday, February 28, 2018 Filed in: activities | child development

Each year I expect my grandchild to take more responsibility for herself so that I am not constantly reminding her of what she has to do. She certainly has grown a lot more confident and capable since her kindergarten year, but she gets easily distracted when her interest is caught by something else and needs lots of reminders to keep on track.

Tags: behaviour