Archive for the ‘Christmas’ Category

we wish you a ‘ripper’ Christmas!

Friday, December 18th, 2009

Kinder is winding up for the year and we are heading off for the Christmas holidays. It has a been a busy year and we are looking forward to the break, however unlike the two of us, the website won’t be taking a holiday, (slowing down a little perhaps but not going away). You see, in between spending time with our families and friends, enjoying the festive season with scrumptious food and long cool refreshments mixed with love, laughter and great company, followed by quiet times to relax, perhaps with a few good books (we think a minimum three books holiday reading a must), we plan to find a moment here and there to crank up the laptop and publish posts to help you with irresistible ideas for the upcoming year.

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As 2009 draws to a close we would like to thank you for your wonderful support and positive feedback over the past three months - you inspire us as much as we inspire you, so if you enjoy what we offer please be sure to share it with your friends and remember to ‘Contact Us‘ we’d love to hear from you!

Now be sure to relax, take time out for yourselves, and enjoy good company, in order to prepare for another exciting year of teaching adventure and discovery through play based learning.

Merry Christmas and Best Wishes for a wonderful new year and we’ll be back on line early in 2010.

Sherry and Donna

stuck on Christmas

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

Here’s a look at another delightful Christmas decoration the children had fun making.

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Using styrene Christmas shape with pins and sequins …

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… was a great fine motor exercise …

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… and creative too …

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… with beautiful results!

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And our Christmas hangers are looking amazing!

a Christmas wreath

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

We like to make our Christmas activities pretty simple and child oriented. We tend to pop lots of glitz out on the table and let them go for it!

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In this case they could make wreaths if they wanted, so we put out paper plates, glue, patty pans, bells, recycled Christmas cards,  pipe cleaners, pom-poms, hole punches and curling ribbon and off they went. Naturally they were free to source other bits and pieces to use as well.

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They came up with many and varied wreaths – some simple and others more complex.

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They had a lovely time exercising both mind and body …

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…  glueing …

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… sticking …

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… punching …

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… attaching …

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… twisting …

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… threading …

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… tying …

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… and displaying. All so very unique … and …

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… our first ever Christmas whale … TOO CUTE!