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Vol: 2012:2 21-28 March 2012

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Its Time for Serious Fun!

THOUSANDS of Kindynews land Playgroup parents and their littlies are about to converge on the RNA showgrounds for a day of serious fun at the Hyundai Playgroup Childrens Festival. The festivities are all part of National Playgroup Week 2012 which kicks o on Monday. The Childrens Festival is the weeks signature event for Brisbane and will be held next Thursday from 10am to 2pm. Its going to be heaps of fun! Milton mum Joan Baker said. The days fun will include Messy Play, Water Play, Entertainment, Phyiscal Play, Story Telling, Music Time, Ride On Cars, Pretend Play, a Crayola Corner, Face Painting, Roving Performers, Sand Play,

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Painting walls, and plenty of Giveaways! Each year, thousands of families celebrate National Playgroup WeekwhichisAustralias celebration of the value of play and Playgroups in early childhood development. Over 30 events are registered across the State. With 1,000 Playgroups and 10,000 Playgroup members state wide, Playgroup Queensland is looking forward to celebrating this week with all members across Queensland. a Playgroup Queensland spokesman told KindyNews. For more information,visit www.playgroupqld.com.

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Bunny Eggventures

Date: Saturday, Mar 24, 2012 9am - 4pm. This event repeats daily from 9am - 4pm starting on Saturday, Mar 24, 2012 , until Sunday, Mar 25, 2012 Where: The Workshops Rail Museum North St, North Ipswich Contact: 3432 5100, info@theworkshops. qm.qld.gov.au

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Craft and Sewing Show 2012

Date: Sunday, Mar 25, 2012 10am 4:30pm. Where: Brisbane Convention Centre Contact: 3308 3000

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WE all know how important play is to a child. Perhaps its no surprise then, that more than 100,000 families meet every week in over 8,000 playgroups across Australia, bringing children, parents and caregivers together in a uniquely aordable, accessible, welcoming, safe and enjoyable way.

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If you are interested in adding another playgroup to that list, please call Playgroup Queensland 1800 171 882 for further assistance. To nd a playgroup in your area, go to the KindyNews website at www.kindynews.com under the tab: Find Playgroups.

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Q: How did the farmer x his jeans ? A: With a cabbage patch! Q: Why did Robin Hood only steal from the rich? A: Because the poor have nothing worth taking!
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Waiter, this soup tastes funny! Waiter: Then why arent you laughing? (Lee, 7, Paddington) Q:What does minimum mean? A: I have a very small mother! Q: What is a skeleton? A: Bones, with the person o ! Q: How do you make milk shake ? A: Give it a good scare! (From Sam, 6, Taringa)

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Kids on Planes
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A CRYING baby at 30,000ft can bring out the sociopath in anyone, notes mum and writer Christine Eade. A recent news report about a US toddler who caused her family to get kicked o a plane has got us all talking. The child-free air travel move- The child-free posse should lighten up says ment has been gathering pace for mum Christine Eade. What do you think? some years in the US, writes Christine. Should Australia follow suit or gered toddlers, but this is down should we all just chill out and be to the parents, not the kids. more tolerant? Christine continues: Parents could certainly do more to What worries me, looking at vari- make life easier for other travellers. But the fact is, ous blogs and interchildren have just net campaigns about as much right child-free travel, is to go on holiday that children (and as anyone else. parents) are being Should children be demonised by those excluded from airwithout children. planes is similar to Its a bit like the reasking, should there lationship between be body odour-free cyclists and pedeszones? A ban on trians. The gap bepeople who eat fast tween them and food? Separate cabus is widening and it often veers into A crying baby at ins for lager louts vitriolic territory. 30,000ft can bring or men who wear socks with sandals? A typical exchange I noticed recently out the sociopath But at the risk of sounding like Neil on Facebook was: in anyone from The Young Just returned Ones (Why cant we all just love from a South Caribbean holiday and it was screaming kids the each other, man?) the child-free whole of the ight. It was awful. posse should lighten up a bit. Im sure the screaming kids TOTALLY appreciated being in the South Caribbean. Stupid parents. What do you think? Should loud I have every sympathy for child- or disobedient children be kicked less travellers who have to put o planes? Have your say, visup with full-nappied, sticky-n- it us at www.kindynews.com!

Swimming on the Edge

Ensure young swimmers regularly practice swimming to the poolside.

By Sue Ward KindyNews Swim Coach

WHEN children learn to swim, they usually do so at a Swim Centre. They are taught survival skills, for example, to swim to the poolside, grab the edge with both hands and where possible, pull themselves out of the pool. Other scenarios are to roll over and oat on their backs until help arrives. The level of strength and skill of the child will determine what options are available to them. THE little ones know. Only a hug from mum will do at the end of the However, we cannot assume that if a child day. Lately, mums have also been talking about a strange worm can swim to the edge of the Swim Centre pool, they can also grasp the edgoe for the called the Lullaby Gloworm which is home pool or another pool. We need to now a favourite among the littlies practice the skill that the child has learnt at at bed time. While he cant be a rethe Swim Centre in a variety of situations. placement for a human hug, he IS reEnsure the child is aware of the new ally cute, like a favourite teddybear! surroundings and practice swimming When you hug him, he glows and sings! to the poolside of steps without goggles KindyNews has included Gloworm and caps and sometimes wearing clothes. among its KindyNews BIG Although water environments are dierTICK products and has seent, for example, to exit at the beach is difcured a great deal for readers. ferent to exiting a creek or backyard pool. Children need to be taught what The Playskool Lullaby Gloworm norwe, as adults take for granted. mally sells for $30. He is available to our readersforalimitedtimeoerof$18! Stocks are limited. To order Sue Ward has been teaching kids to swim for yours, please call 3870 3234 or almost 2O years. Contact her at 3300 0444. email us at info@kindynews.com!

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