Favourite Mans Night was Fantastic!!

We had such a fantastic turnout to our Favourite Mans Night!

Not only did we have lots and lots of Dads, but we had a lot of favourite Grandfathers as well!

It was wonderful to meet up with the favourite men who we don't see so often because of their work commitments and this social occasion enabled our dads to socialise and connect with each other too.

The children were able to share their favourite activities with their Dads and spend one on one time playing  and enjoying being together.

The family corner was a popular place for Dads to play  ...

Molly and her dad Todd reading her portfolio

Seth with his dad, Louis 

Ellie builds in the block corner with her Dad Matt and her Pa (Grandfather) John.

Henry and his Dad Luke solve tricky puzzles and read stories

Nicholas and his dad Jonathon

Rixon with his dad Hayden

Zane and his Dad Daniel

Julius with his Grandad and his dad Allan who arrived just in time!

Cousins Matilda and Erin share their creative skills with Matilda's Dad Marco

Rixon and Hayden love the junior engineer 



Oscar and his Dad Rob, working on the junior engineer construction set

Sisters Tayla and Eva who both attend kindergarten shared their grandfather for favourite mans night

Ethan shows his dad Mike how to draw with charcoal

Toby with his Dad Aidan

Erin and her Dad Clinton,  Tayla helps with a block tower!

Olli and his Dad Etienne

Julius with his Grandfather, and James with his his Dad Jester, sharing the train track

Finley and his dad Tony and Seth with his Dad Louis

Mikayla with her Dad Justin and her grandfather 

Chloe and her Dad Martin

 Ciara and Declan proudly share their portfolios with their Dad

Rixon and his Dad Hayden

 Cooper, his Dad Peter and his grandfather spent time making this absolutely fabulous helicopter together.  The instructions are very complicated but it seemed to be no problem for Cooper and his family.  Construction and building must run in the family! 

Ethan and his Dad, enjoy the construction activities

Matilda and her Dad Marco at the Lego table

Chloe with her Dad, Martin

 

Finley and his dad Tony

Logan and his Dad Stuart

James  and Ellie with their Dads

Acacia and her dad Ant

Lila shares a puzzle with her dad Matt

Lego is a popular activity for our Dads who are keen to share their construction skills

  

 Grace and her Dad

James and his dad Jester enjoying the creative activities

Seraiah and her dad Terrance

Everyone has their heads down and busy

Zac with his Favourite Man, his Dad Shane

Keira and her dad, Craig

Sharing Fish & Chips!

Cameo and her Dad Reuben

 Thanks to all the Dad's and Grandads who came along to spend time at our Kindergarten

Thank you to members of our committee Donna, Emma and Lisa for helping to organise the evening and serving our Fish and Chips to everyone

Investigating Ice - Curiosity & Wonder

 

We all know the movie Frozen, but what is the concept of Frozen really about?

 

A bucket of ice with layers of coloured pebbles  was created  as a provocation for the children’s exploration and thinking:

The children have been introduced to a scientific aspect of Frozen which has led to children using their senses to explore blocks of ice and an attempt at making snow. 

The children have enjoyed exploring the ice and they have developed a sense of curiosity and wonder as they watch it melt and estimating how long it will take to melt away.

The children have a sense of playfulness and being involved; touching it, picking it, and redecorating it with the pebbles picked out, using all their senses - hearing the cracking, feeling the cold and the texture, and seeing the beauty as some children look deeper into the ice and immerses their hands in the glitter…. What about tasting?  Oh yes… you cant help but want to taste it.

 

Lucia -    It looks like Elsa’s powers!

Matilda -  My hands are freezing!  These are like crystals

Its cracking cause its turning into water and it is slippery.

- Erin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chloe -    It is cold when I go ice skating and skiing

Lila -       I went there too, I skiied on the ice

 

 

 

 

 

  

 Erin and Tiana see the beauty of the ice and choose to embellish the ice with the stones which are falling out once the ice is a little melted.  Some children discover it is easy to just pick the stones out to get to them quicker.

 

 

 

Finley -    Its not an iceburg… its an ice cake!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tayla -    When its cold it doesn't melt and when its hot, real hot, it does melt.

 

 

 

 

Oscar -     Ice is cold… really cold, aye.

 

 Lets make snow!

 

We found a recipe for making foaming snow on the internet which supported our Frozen interest perfectly.

You can make it at home!

2/3rds can of budget shaving foam
cup of baking soda
lots of blue glitter
....just add white vinegar  and watch the magic happen

Everybody shares and takes turns at adding ingredients and stirring.

 

Lets just make sure we got the recipe right!

 

... and we may as well finish off the last of the shaving foam... the foamier, the better!!

 

 

Who can resist putting your hands in ... a little messy play!

 

An opportunity for more creative drawing!

 

 Everybody finds the joy in discovering ice and snow!

 

 

Documented by Leanne   August 2014