Community Stories
Stories, memories and everyday moments shared by families, volunteers and the wider Spielwelt community.
These posts help show the people, relationships and traditions that make Spielwelt feel lived-in and connected over time.
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Pfadfinder Joeys get into Astronomy
The Pfadfinder Joeys (and a few eager parent helpers) were treated to an informative lesson in German about astronomy, by one of our resident astrophysicists, Ashley. There were lots of questions, we learned a lot, and we even got to handle a piece of a meteor that was formed before the earth was. That’s even…
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Whole Day at the Arboretum
At the GAP, we absolutely love the arboretum and our favourite guide, Heather. This year we decided to stay a whole day there, so we had six glorious hours amongst the trees, in the sunshine and fresh air. We had perfect weather for our excursion too. We got to play on the acorn playground, have…
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Colour Run with a Twist
The scouts and venturers organised a fun colour run for the joeys and cubs down by Lake Burley Griffin. For a colour run, you don’t put on your best clothes, because along the running route you are going to get doused in brightly coloured powder. Each colour station you pass coats you in a different…
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Pfadfinder Venturers Get Into Astro-photography
We are always up for exploring something new at Pfadfinder. Some of our venturers are keen on space and astronomy, others are keen on photography, others like anything STEM-related and learning something new. So when one of our leaders spotted an amazing photograph of the international space station captured crossing in front of a full…
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Pfadfinder Guided Nature Tours
Pfadfinder Joeys and Cubs and their families thoroughly enjoyed Tatjana’s amazing tours of Mulligan’s Flat and the Jerrabomberra Wetlands. One evening we visited the Jerrabomberra Wetlands, where our German speaking guide showed us all kinds of things, and had some activities and a treasure hunt ready for us. Another night, we rugged up, took our…
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Pfadfinder Joeys learn about Papua New Guinea
The Pfadfinder Joeys really enjoyed* learning about life in Papa New Guinea, when one of our parents came in to give us a fantastic presentation about her family’s time there. *That pout in the photo above is surely a PNG tribal warrior face! The Joeys saw cool photos of some PNG citizens. They got to…
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It’s Great to be Back at GAP
We are loving having the children back at GAP. We missed them during the COVID pause. There is plenty to keep us busy: craft, picnics in the park, exploring the joys of a leaf blower (on its lowest setting, of course!), making sandbox lasagne, getting back on the slide and the trikes and scooters, chasing…
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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 maximum occupancy in our hall, at 4 sqm per person, is as follows: main hall:…
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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 you are sick. Even if it is just a cold. You can return when you…
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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…