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Join us at Car Free Day on Saturday, June 9 from 11am to 4pm for hula hoop fun! For more information about what’s happening, visit www.ourstreet.ca .
There are many benefits of playing board games with your children!
Social:
- A TV-free activity for you and your child to enjoy.
- Mommy/Daddy & child time.
- Practice of turn-taking and cooperating
- Sharing in an exchange of ideas and points of view.
- Making decisions and choices and accepting the consequences.
Emotional:
- Practice in regulating emotions if child does not “win”. Avoid competition if a cooperative alternative is available. Play in teams rather than one vs. another.
- Sharing and communicating emotions—both excitement and disappointment.
- Developing self-esteem while gaining success at playing by the “rules”.
- Focusing attention on the game and avoiding distraction.
- Persisting even when frustrated and coping with disappointment.
Communication, language and literacy:
- Responding appropriately to the verbal and print directions on how to play the game.
- Using new words and building vocabulary.
- Recognizing numbers in print and counting.
- Recognizing colours and shapes and matching their names.
Cognition:
- Asking questions to solve problems and clarify understanding.
- Using numbers, letters, shapes and quantities of items.
- Sorting objects, pictures and things into groups (classifying).
- Identifying patterns and knowing what comes next in a sequence.
- Using memory to remember picture cards in a matching game.
- Using counters to represent objects.
Physical:
- Fine motor dexterity, eye-hand coordination, by picking up and placing small items such as cards and game pieces.
- Large motor in floor games such as hop-scotch and twister.
- Auditory skills when identifying sounds on a sound bingo/lotto game.
HAVE FUN!
Mark your calendars! Its time to start thinking about Kids Tri 4 Kids 2012.
ScotiaMcLeod is thrilled to present the second annual Kids Tri 4 Kids on Sunday, June 10th at Carling Heights Community Centre,LondonON.
Last year’s event was a huge success as we raised over $15,000 for Childreach, a local charity whose main focus is to ensure every child has the best start to life by supporting the adults who care for them. The funds raised helped, in part, to open a new and much needed Outreach Program in Cherryhill Mall.
Online registration is now open! Space is limited so register early to ensure your spot in this year’s race. Be sure to sign up before May 27th to get your personalized race bib.
The entry fee is $42 per participant, with a minimum of $12 going directly to Childreach. We are also pleased to offer a family discount this year. The second, third and fourth child registered will be at a reduced cost of $37 however, you must register all participants at the same time under the family option to receive the discount.
We know you had a great time last year, so be sure to share this post to all your friends and family so they can join us at this amazing event.
Please visit our website for event details and to register.
We can’t wait to see you there.
Tickets are now available for the Family Fun Festival on Sunday, February 26, 2012.It’s a fundraiser for Childreach and lots of fun for the whole family – from the young to the old. Sunday, February 26 from 11 am to 2 pm at the Hellenic Community Centre, 133 Southdale Rd. W., London. There will be activities, crafts, face painting, cupcake decorating, balloon animals, Imagination Playground, silent auction, goody bags, buffet brunch, ice cream bar, visits from Tinkerbell & Buzz Lightyear, and more!!! Tickets are $10 for children 2 to 12 and $40 for adults. For more information call Jane at 519-434-3644 ext. 36, or purchase your tickets here!
Today it is raining. At some point, you may need to beat some boredom. Here are a few ideas to keep your children busy and happy.
- Let children go through their toys and decide what they have outgrown or don’t use; then help them set up a yard sale and sell lemonade too (on a sunny day). On the next rainy day, plan a shopping day to spend the money they earned.
- Play music and dance!
- Visit an appliance store for very large boxes, and build a castle or a rocket ship.
- Visit or volunteer at a local seniors residence or nursing home.
- Visit the library and stock up on reading and viewing material.
- Break out the cards, and play crazy eights or go fish or make up a game.
- Get out old magazines and flyers. Cut them up and glue to create a collage.
- Plan a tea party with old tea cups and saucers. Eat tiny sandwiches and cookies.
- Armed with a list of things from around the house, make a scavenger hunt.
This is the last year that we will be bringing Charlotte to London, so this is your last opportunity to see her live! Treat yourself and your child(ren) to a fabulous, interactive musical experience! You have your choice of two concerts on Tuesday, April 12 – 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. – at Forest City Community Church! Tickets are $10 each.
For tickets or more information, please call Jane at 519-434-3644 x36.
Charlotte Diamond will be returning to London to perform concerts for groups of children from child care centres and schools on the morning of April 12 at Forest City Community Church. There are two concerts – one begins at 9:30 am, and the second begins at 11 am. Tickets are $10 each and should be purchased in advance.
Charlotte will also be presenting a workshop for educators on April 11 at Childreach. For more information or tickets, please call Jane at 519-434-3644 x36. Check out Charlotte’s website and sign up for her newsletter.
This is a fundraiser for Childreach programs. Please help us spread the word, by sharing this with your co-workers, friends and family!
If you have young children in your life, consider taking them to the 5th Annual Family Fun Festival on Sunday, February 27, 2011 from 11 am to 2 pm at the Hellenic Community Centre. It’s a fundraiser for Childreach, tickets are $10 for children 2 to 12 and $40 for adults, and it’s fabulous value and fun for all ages. This year’s event is shaping up to be the best year yet with Storybook Gardens’ Imagination Playground, crafts from the Children’s Museum, karaoke, cupcake decorating, storytelling with the Waldorf School, face-painting, clowns, and visits from Princesses Belle & Aurora and Spiderman! There’s a child-friendly brunch buffet, a sundae bar, a family-focused silent auction, a big loot bag for each child, and so much more! For more information or to buy tickets, call Jane at 519-434-3644 x36 and check out the website at www.familyfunfestival.ca. We hope to see you there!
Planning a stay-cation during the winter break? We invite you to bring your children 0-6 years of age to our playroom for lots of FUN at NO COST. For the first time, we are opening our doors between Christmas and New Years. The playroom will be open on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (December 28 – 29) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This is a great opportunity for those of you who work Monday to Friday and aren’t able to visit the playroom with your children during the week year-round. It’s especially good for those days when the children begin to get bored, and you need to get out of the house!
Happy holidays from the staff of Childreach!!
Friday, December 31 10-4 p.m.
Ring in the new year twelve hours early at the Children’s Museum! Enjoy lots of festive family fun including live music, cookie decorating, face painting, balloon animals, glitter fireworks, and crafts and activities from around the world! Don’t miss the countdown to the balloon drop at 12 noon!
