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Homework strategies to build a positive relationship and foundation for learning. Learn how to build a connection with your child that is the foundation for effective learning and help them with hard feelings and frustrations that may arise around learning. Facilitated by Madeleine Winter, a parent coach and parent of a teen. She has twenty years’ experience supporting parents to build a stronger relationship with their children through every age and growth stage. Date and time: Wed 22 February 2023, 10:00 am – 11:30 am AEDT Location: Online Cost: FREE For more more information visit: www.eventbrite.com
Continue readingThis event is resented by Waverley Council as part of Pride Amplified. Join with LGBTQIA+ artists and creatives for a fun day of art activities for ALL KINDS of kids and families. Visit the Rainbow Wall installation and add your own colourful self-portrait of your present, future or dream self. Make your own unique Pride flag or pronoun badge, or get lost in a book in our queer story reading corner! In addition to Fambo’s great offerings, you can have a rainbow painted on your face and come together with other kids and families to celebrate the festivities of WorldPride!…
Continue readingGrow It Local – your local grow community – is proud to announce the third annual Grow It Local Awards, a community-minded celebration of creativity & fun in homegrown culture. We invite Australian veggie gardeners to share what’s growing on in your patch — for the chance to win a host of excellent prizes! This year, we’re searching for winners in eight key categories: Biggest Vegetable Award Wonkiest Vegetable / Vegetable That Most Looks Like… The ‘Why I Love My Patch’ Award – because only a grower knows the feeling Australia’s Best Chicken Name Award Homegrown Hero – community champion…
Continue readingRaising kids is one of the most simultaneously rewarding and challenging tasks that life can present to you. There are the tantrums and the tears, the bickering and the squabbling. But at the end of the day, as you tuck them into bed and say goodnight, you wouldn’t trade it for the world. Kids can enrich your life as nothing else can. And one thing you need to get used to as a parent is your kid growing up; it happens so quickly that you almost seem to blink, and they’re five, then ten, then fifteen and finally eighteen. And…
Continue readingSydney – Tuesday 31 January, 2023. The Sydney Opera House has unveiled its 2023 Kids and Families program featuring an array of local and international performances, workshops and experiences to inspire the next generation of creative thinkers. “I’m delighted to launch our 2023 kids program, which offers a range of experiences for all ages and interests, from exciting interpretations of classical myths to international stories of migration and adventure. Our heartwarming page to stage adaptations will delight lovers of the classics, and technology-led First Nations storytelling will immerse audiences in a breathtaking fusion of dance and art. Complementing our performance program…
Continue readingIt’s important to teach your child the difference between quality and luxury items from a young age. By doing so, you’ll instil in them the values of frugality and appreciation for lasting things. Here are a few tips on how to teach your child about quality vs luxury items: 1. Explain that quality items are made to last longer. The first step is to explain that quality items are made better so that they will last longer. This is in contrast to luxury items which are often made with cheaper materials and are not meant to last as long. Show…
Continue readingAs a mother, there is nothing more important than ensuring your child’s success in school. But with so many demands on our time and resources, it can be difficult to know where to turn for help. That’s why many of us are turning to Tutero, an online tutoring service that is taking Australia by storm. So… what is Tutero? Tutero offer personalised 1-on-1 online lessons that offer the best of both worlds: the convenience and flexibility of online learning, combined with the individual attention and expertise of a traditional tutor. Last year Tutero had over 1,250 happy parents and over…
Continue readingThese 6 online activities may help you keep the kids both entertained and inspired these school holidays. Make something new with Art Gallery NSW From making monsters and shadow puppets to toilet roll dolls and watercolour postcards – there’s a huge variety of art lessons available from Art Gallery NSW. They also have downloadable activity sheets. See everything on offer at the gallery’s kids at home program. Write, perform and build with Biennale of Sydney Lockdown Love is an amazing selection of at-home activities designed for the whole family. The activities are inspired by the participants in Biennale of Sydney…
Continue readingAfter a few years of disruption the wonder of Christmas Lights returns to the Eastern Suburbs. It’s often one of the favourite Christmas rituals that you can do as a family so we have put together a list of local streets in Sydney’s east that showcase some great lights That the kids will love and there is nothing better when you see their faces literally light up with the magic creations so many have done. Here is our 2023 Local Eastern Suburbs guide to the best Christmas lights in Sydney’s East, (please note these are subject to change and not…
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