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EAT. Spooky & Ghoulish Halloween Recipes
As Halloween is creeping up on us, your children will get excited about the festive season. Why don't you make this Halloween even more special by cooking them a spooky dinner, worthy of true monsters? We had a look around and found our favourite ghoulish-creepy ideas to upgrade your dinner.
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DISCOVER. Naturally Inspired - exploring natural materials & developing the five senses
Play based learning opportunities which support the use of natural resources such as shells, leaves, sand, pumice, and sticks provide an opportunity to explore gifts from Papatūānuku (Mother Earth). Nature play can be a wonderful experience for tamariki to discover and develop working theories about their natural, physical & material worlds, whilst exploring with and engaging in all of their senses.
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EXPLORE. Exciting Taupo
You cannot visit the north Island and not going to Taupo. For our lovely intern, the beautiful Taupo was the first step on an awesome journey. Find out about Taupo!
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DISCOVER. Sensory Bottles
Sensory bottles provide tamariki with the opportunity to discover the objects that are inside the bottles. Young tamariki learn and explore through their senses. They love to put objects in their mouths and see what it feels like and how it tastes. Sensory exploration is vital for tamariki as this is how they begin to make sense of the world around them.
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EXPLORE. Amazing black sand beaches
Auckland is not like any other city. Everything is at hand. Want to visit a museum? Well you have plenty of choice! Want to relax? Go to one of the beautiful beaches that Auckland can offer. You can even decide to go to a black sand beach or a white sand beach! There's so much choice. Check out what one of our interns got up to!
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DICOVER. Indoor Activities
Indoor adventures are just one example of a fun way to get active inside, especially in the winter when you may find yourselves stuck inside a lot more often. You can build on a child's gross motor skills, spatial awareness, control of their body and enjoyment of being active without needing to go outside.
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DISCOVER. Matariki Arts and Crafts
There are so many craft ideas to support the Matariki celebration, and every year we do so many activates at our playgroups. The most common activities are based around these special stars...
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TALK. Building Resilience in our Children
Challenges in life are often unavoidable, and realistically, our children will be faced with a wide variety of these throughout their development. It is up to us as parents and educators to teach them coping mechanisms to deal with such eventualities. Check out our recipe, so that when life hands them lemons... they can turn them into lemonade!!
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EAT. Chicken & Black Bean Nachos
To celebrate the launch of The Wicked Wellbeing Kitchen Club Four Week Meal Plan for Busy Families, we've got this awesome recipe which is sure to become a favourite with you and your little ones. Who doesn't love nachos? But it gets even better, as these are a super healthy option that can be whipped up in a flash, so they're perfect for the 5pm witching hour.
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EAT. Teriyaki Beef Stir-Fry with Rice Noodles
The Wicked Wellbeing Kitchen Club is back with another great recipe to steer you away from the challenges and stresses that dinnertime can bring to your family. This tasty Teriyaki Beef Stir-Fry with Rice Noodles is guaranteed to become a family favourite.
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