Category covid-19

Support Material for Young Children about Covid

We hope you are all doing well, and are still having fun. The Australian Childhood Foundation website has plenty of covid-19 related resources for families, including social stories to help explain covid-19, mask-wearing, and beating lockdown-boredom for children and to…

Enormous List of Helpful Links During Covid

A big bunch of flowers are due to the ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) for putting together this enormous list of helpful information and links, for the multicultural communities in Canberra during lockdown. Here is everything you want to…

Explaining the Pandemic and Covid Testing to Children

There is a superb book for children about coronavirus and the pandemic, covering lockdowns and all sorts of great topics here. Even if you don’t want to purchase the book, you can use the “Take a Look Inside” link on…

Spielwelt During Canberra Lockdown 2021

Spielwelt is putting its programs on pause during the ACT lockdown. We plan to reopen when ACT public schools reopen for all children. Already counting the days in lockdown? Here are the many Spielwelt remote learning pages with lots of…

Office for Hire During COVID

If you need a quiet private office (that isn’t in your own home) during the COVID school closures, check this out! The Turner Scout Hall (at 11 Masson Street, in Haig Park, Turner ACT) has two single offices available now for hire until ACT…

We are Back

Thanks everyone, for your patience during the COVID-19 pause. We are returning to operations, with increased hygiene protocols, as follows: GAP: Monday 18 May 2020Schlaumaeuse: Wed 3 June 2020Spiel und Spass: Wed 24 June 2020Pfadfinder: Monday 20 July 2020 The…

sniffles and coughs: When Is It Okay To Come Back?

The health advice is clear: stay home if you are sick. This applies equally to adults and children. It applies whether it is a simple cold, flu or the dreaded coronavirus. So, the rules at Spielwelt are: Stay home if…