What some people with kids get up to in the holidays

Stich in Time - sewing with kids

Kids Cooking - cookbooks and real ingredients

Thomas and the train shed - near Sydney

Rock Pools, Kelp and Beach Good Times - Wye River

More outdoor winter play
Explore art and nature at a national park
Picnicking in the mountains 
Visiting a sheep farm

Digging Deeper: Looking Beyond Behavior to Discover Meaning

This is a great free resource for families and teachers of very young children.

It is a unit of three online lessons that explore the Responsive Process—Watch;  Ask 'I Wonder' Questions;  and Adapt: Using 'Flexible Responses'  to the behaviors of very young children. Program staff, education coordinators, trainers, and parents will find it useful to build or refresh their observation skills and responses to children’s behaviors. Head Start Program Performance Standards and other resources are included. Lesson 1: Watch Understanding a child’s behavior is not easy. Lesson 1 helps you recognize how hard understanding behavior can be. The steps in the Responsive Process are discussed and the first step of the process, Watch, is explained. A short video clip of a toddler and offers an opportunity to practice the “Watch” skills.

There are also print out worksheets to help you observe children.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Resource in collaboration with ZERO TO THREE

EFFECTIVE PARENTING WEEKEND

 

Effective Parenting: Passion, Planning, Presence and Purpose

led by Jennifer McCormack of Lavendilly and  Melissa Joss.

COURSE DATES: Saturday and Sunday, 20-21 October
TIME: 9.00am – 3.00pm
LOCATION: Silkwood School, Shepherd Hill Lane, Mt Nathan, Gold Coast, QLD

COST:
Free to families enrolled at Silkwood School,

$50 for families enrolled at Finger Prints Children’s Centre
$150 per person or $200 per couple for all other families.

BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL:

Call Reception at Silkwood School 55962266 to reserve your place.

Read more about the course

LINK UPS: we love them

How many link ups can you find here in the community of bloggers at EARLY PLAY AUSTRALIA? They are a great way to get activity ideas for the early years both at home and in your centres.

Learn with Play @ home has a weekly link up

Today at Play has a year long link up

Garden Journal at Squiggly Rainbow






It's Playtime at Let the children play every week

Outdoor Play at Flights of Whimsy once a week

Weekly Kid's Co-Op at Mummy Musings and Mayhem! every Thursday.



Have I forgotten anyone?