Category GAP

Sankt Nikolaus visits GAP

Sankt Nikolaus has been seen at GAP this week already, and will return on Friday for the Thurs/Fri class. As always, it is charming to have him visit.  (The photo above was taken with that same Nikolaus at the GAP…

Baby Chickens

The Thursday/Friday GAP class enjoyed a visit from some 9-week old chickens. It was fun seeing how the chickens were transforming from fluffy chicks to feathered chickens.   We’ve been collecting compost from our lunches to feed the chickens, too. Thanks to…

Arboretum Excursion 2017

The Monday/Tuesday GAP children enjoyed a wonderful excursion to the National Arboretum today. We had an absolute ball exploring the acorn playground… and we soon found out that the arboretum has so much more to offer. We enjoyed morning tea…

Kittens in Kinder

As part of Spielwelt’s community giving program, the Monday / Tuesday GAP class are collecting donations and crafting toys for Canberra Pet Rescue. On Tuesday, we had a totally engaging visit from three Canberra Pet Rescue volunteers who talked with…

Community Service

Oh, those wonderfully helpful Pfadfinder!  As a favour to their young friends at GAP and Spiel und Spass, the Pfadfinder scouts got busy putting their carpentry skills to good use, doing some repairs in our playground. Wobbly benches  were made secure;…

Messy Play

The children decided last week that it was time to cook up a witch’s  magical frothy brew and fly about the playground on broomsticks.  So, armed with ingredients they found and no end of imaginative ideas, the children set about…

Story Night Success

Once again, our story-tellers presented to a packed audience at our annual German Story Night.  We had all enjoyed supper outside, and then came into the hall to hear the stories. First we heard a delightful German tale about a…