As your child is growing day by day, it is important to let your children play with other children to build on foundational social skills. Letting your children play with each other is a major development during their early years of life. Not only does it develop social skills, but it also teaches children how…
Your Local Early Learning Centre shares the activity of the month… An End of Rainbow Swirl! You can’t skip this activity on St. Patrick’s Day! Make these kid-friendly, creative, and fun end of rainbow swirls with your children. With this upcoming event, use them as decorations around the house, or in your children’s room. Your…
This month’s recipe, Spiderman Strawberries, is perfect for those kids who love Spiderman! Serves 2 | Cooking Time: 30 mins | Difficulty: Easy Ingredients: 1 punnet of strawberries 1 small container of black gel food colouring 1 tub vanilla frosting Steps: Wash strawberries and remove the stem by cutting the top off. Pour the tub…
Hello to our wonderful Cannon Hill Early Learning Centre families! From the Office Happy New Year! What a whirlwind start to the year it has been! Thank you to everyone that has been so understanding during these difficult times. For the time being, we have postponed all of our extracurricular activities within the centre and…
With summer well and truly here, now is the time to enjoy the outdoors with your children. Getting outdoors is so important for children. It assists in the development of curiosity and enquiry and enables children to connect and interact with their community and feel a sense of belonging. It’s also important for your child’s health, with the outdoors…
What can you look out for to know if your child is ready for primary school? Here are 10 indicators. Those important first five years of a child’s life are preparation for the exciting transition to primary school. Here are 10 key indicators, your child is ready for the big transition: The ability to be separated from…
Did you know you can colour salt? Here’s a fan activity to try at home! Make these beautiful sand look-alike jars using coloured salt! You only need recycled jars, salt and some food colouring! Kids will love doing this activity too! Materials: Table salt Food colouring Recycled jars Resealable bag Steps: Start by cleaning…
This month’s recipe is perfect a fun, weekend breakfast! Serves 2 | Cooking Time: 5 mins | Difficulty: Easy These little pancakes are full of goodness and taste delicious! Oats and eggs for protein and sustained energy, banana and blueberries give a boost in your fruit intake and provide essential vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and fibre. …
Hello to our wonderful Cannon Hill Early Learning Centre families! From the Office We have had many excited children creating some lovely Christmas gifts for their families and having fun with lots of Christmas activities and games. Children’s yearly scrapbooks and portfolios are currently being sent home so please see your child’s teacher if you…
Your Local Early Learning Centre shares this month’s activity of the month… Jelly Fish! Materials: Paper plate Child safe scissors (parents to supervise) Paintbrush Coloured yarns or streamers Tacky glue Googly eyes Different coloured paint Steps: Paint the top of the paper plate with any colours of the child’s choosing. Leave to dry. Once…