See what’s happening across our community
Whether it’s a camp, a family event, a new resource or an important update, here’s the latest from across Spielwelt.
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Save the Date for Lantern Walk 2021
Lantern Walk 2020 was cancelled due to covid… but we are looking forward to 2021. If you want to practice with your own lantern walk at home, here’s what you’ll need: https://spielwelt.org.au/events/lantern-walk-june/host-your-own-lantern-walk/ If you aren’t on the Spielwelt mailing list, follow our Facebook page to keep apprised of our event announcements. Next lantern walk is…
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Choc Chip Cookies / Schoko Kekse
Looking for a nice treat? A baking session with your child is always fun. Here is Gerda’s super easy recipe for chocolate chip banana oatmeal cookies. They are vegan and gluten-free. The photo above is one Gerda took when she baked these delicious chewy bikkies. Download the recipe in German (with pictures for children). If…
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The Good Jar or Nudelglas
At GAP, we have a Nudelglas (MonTues class) and a Good Jar (ThursFri class). At the end of each day, we take time to reflect on some of the positive things that happened during the day. The aim is two-fold: to notice good behaviour and to think of things we are grateful for. Children and…
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Get Ready for Mothers Day
Hallo Papa! It’s time to help your child prepare for Mothers’ Day…. and the GAP teachers are hereby offering their loving support for mums and dads to guide you through with craft and breakfast ideas. Hopefully all GAP children will have received their second envelope in time, as this contains some of the things that…
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Pirate Knots and Dancing
Ahoy there! Here is our sixth lesson in our pirate series. Every pirate needs to know how to tie knots. Get some shoe strings and teach your child how to tie their (or your) shoes. To make it more piratey and get more practice, get a meter of rope, and learn to tie a granny knot…
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Pirate Food
Ahoy there! Here’s instalment five of our pirate series. For lunch, why not get creative and make some pirate themed food? To make Piraten veggie ships (Piratenschiffe), you can use a carrot (Karotte) stick mast (Mast), lettuce (Salat) leaf sail (Segel), on top of a boat hull (das Bot) made of a cucumber (Gurke) sliced in…
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Pirate Maps and Adventure
Ahoy there! Here’s the fourth lesson in our pirate series. Time to read a treasure map and find the treasure! Hide some “treasure” (Schatz) in your child’s bedroom, or the living room or kitchen. Make a map of the room or house (in PEN) and mark an X where the treasure is (in PENCIL). Give your child…
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Pirate Ship and Telescope
Ahoy there! Here is the second lesson in our pirate series. A nice big cardboard box will also make a great pirate ship, and you might like to make your own Jolly Roger flag for it. To check for ships carrying gold and find your treasure island, you will need a telescope (ein Fernglas or Fernrohr). Here’s Gerda showing you how you can…
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Pirate Parrots
Ahoy there! Here’s the second lesson in our pirate series. Every pirate needs a parrot (ein Papagei), too. Here is Gerda to show you one way to make a cute feather-and-toilet-paper-roll parrot. If you want to take your Papagei parrot in the bath with you, here’s a picture of our simple wash-cloth/elastic band bird, suitable for any…
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Pirate Hats
Ahoy there, me hearties!! Boy, have we got a whole lot of fun for you! Here is the first in our pirate series. First off, you’re going to need a newspaper pirate hat, of course. You can fold one like Gerda shows in her awesome pirate hat craft video. If you really want to go to town, paint and…