Teaching your kids about cooking liquids and baking
When it comes to cooking a lot of kids want to learn how to bake a cake. This may mean cooking with liquids and using sharp utensils and hot ovens or stoves. As a parent or carer, it's important to be present while your child is cooking for the first time and keep a close eye on everything they're doing. This article includes some tips for cooking with liquid and baking a cake.
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Explore when to introduce your child to archery, focusing on safety, suitable equipment, skilled coaching, and the lifelong skills and enjoyment this sport offers.
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Your child can get up close and personal with their favourite scaly creatures!<br><br>Very popular with crocodile and snake loving kids and adults alike, a reptile park can be a fun and educational experience for the whole family!
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Host an Enchanted Forest-themed birthday for kids, featuring whimsical decorations, magical activities, magicians, themed snacks, and an unforgettable birthday cake.
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Being part of a club helps kids understand the importance of setting goals and working hard to achieve them. This is a lesson that can be applied to their academic pursuits, personal goals, and future careers.
Read moreMy Top 10 Party Hints and Tips..
Make sure you have people to help run games, serve the food, hand out party favours and keep an eye on the kids, it is almost impossible to host a party and run one at the same time.
Read moreAccordion for Kids
Try something different with this unique musical instrument!<br><br>It is often heard in Eastern European folk music.<br> Give your child a cultural as well as a musical experience with the accordion!
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In a pose it’s encouraged to let go of muscular involvement to target the deeper connective tissues of the body such as fascia Some schools of Yin will teach Yin as a ‘cold’ practice, done without a warm-up as a way to protect students from going in to the held stretches too deeply In poses, you might be guided through mindfulness techniques to draw your awareness to letting your muscles relax, to target your ligaments, fascia and joints instead Yin might be considered a useful practice for building bone density
Read moreAccordion teachers
Get your kids to play folk tunes on the accordion! The modern version of the accordion is played by compressing or expanding the instruments bellows while pressing buttons or keys, causing valves (pallets) to open, allowing air to flow across strips of brass or steel. For fun and quirky kids, the accordion is the perfect instrument!
Read moreWhy messy play and mark making is important in early development.
‘Early childhood educators cannot overstate the importance of sensory play in the educational process. It is the foundation of all the skills children will use in school learning to read, write and solve math and science problems. Once a child has these experiences, they are able to draw upon the body memory and cognitive memory of their experiences when faced with new situations.’ (Butcher and Pletcher 2016)
Read moreJoeys For Kids
A great way for adventurous kids to make new friends while learning useful life skills!<br><br>Scouts are an institution in Australia and around the world and provide a great opportunity for kids to learn a broad range of skills and have fun in a safe environment!
Read moreAnimal Zoos for Kids
For fun, adventure and a chance to learn on the natural world, why not take your kids to an animal zoo? An animal zoo is a collection of animals from all over the world, often including rare or endangered species, gathered in one place for people to observe. Zoos have been around since biblical times and the first zoological garden to open in Australia was in Melbourne in 1862.
Read moreBass Guitar for Kids
Let your kids channel their inner rock star with the bass guitar!<br><br>Bass guitarists are a feature of most bands and although they are often in the background, their contribution to the performance as a whole is vitally important!
Read moreAstronomy clubs for kids
Discover how shooting stars work! Do your kids like stargazing? Do you often notice them watching the sky? Perhaps they can join astronomy clubs for kids!
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Somewhere between four and eight years is the best time to begin a violin journey. That’s a wide range, and your child will fit in based upon a number of factors such as the child’s maturity, motor control, available family time and most of all: your level of patience as a parent. This test will help you determine if now is the right time.
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Develop your kid?s artistic prowess through cooking!<br><br>Kids love playing pretend. They like imitating adults around them: wearing their parents? shoes and accessories, pretending to talk to someone on the phone, and playing tea party with their dolls and toy cooking utensils. How about you let them experience cooking in your real kitchen?
Read moreHow to pick the correct martial arts school for your children
I was once told by a School Teacher that “Leisure should be pleasurable” and I always remembered that when I designed and taught my classes. I have been teaching karate to children and running my karate school for over 30 years and I know that most parents have absolutely no idea about martial arts. In this article I tell you how to find the best school and instructor for your kids.
Read moreThe Magic of Early Dance for Kids
Explore how early dance forms like Jazz and Ballet can, boost childrens confidence, creativity, and social skills in a fun, engaging way.
Read moreUnderstanding Netball Club Tournaments and Events for Parents
Explore the world of netball club tournaments in Australia, learn their structures, and discover how you, as a parent, can best support and encourage your child through these competitive and fun events.
Read moreCycling for Kids
Get your kids into the cycling world, a very versatile sport! <br><br>In Australia there are many ways kids can get involved in cycling both competitively and for leisure.
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