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Practical guidance, family resources and everyday moments connected to German-language early learning through GAP Playschool.
These posts help families understand the rhythm, routines, culture and community around early childhood learning at Spielwelt.
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Our Own Floriade
Organisations across Canberra were invited to host a little bit of Floriade in their own communities in 2020. Our venturer scouts had recently designed, created and installed window boxes for us, so we had the perfect spot for some Spring flowers. The GAP children got in on the action too, and planted a few water…
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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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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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Choc Chip Cookies / Schoko Kekse
Looking for a nice treat? A baking session with your child is always fun. Here is Gerda’s super easy recipe for chocolate chip banana oatmeal cookies. They are vegan and gluten-free. The photo above is one Gerda took when she baked these delicious chewy bikkies. Download the recipe in German (with pictures for children). If…
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The Good Jar or Nudelglas
At GAP, we have a Nudelglas (MonTues class) and a Good Jar (ThursFri class). At the end of each day, we take time to reflect on some of the positive things that happened during the day. The aim is two-fold: to notice good behaviour and to think of things we are grateful for. Children and…
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Get Ready for Mothers Day
Hallo Papa! It’s time to help your child prepare for Mothers’ Day…. and the GAP teachers are hereby offering their loving support for mums and dads to guide you through with craft and breakfast ideas. Hopefully all GAP children will have received their second envelope in time, as this contains some of the things that…
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Pirate Knots and Dancing
Ahoy there! Here is our sixth lesson in our pirate series. Every pirate needs to know how to tie knots. Get some shoe strings and teach your child how to tie their (or your) shoes. To make it more piratey and get more practice, get a meter of rope, and learn to tie a granny knot…
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Pirate Food
Ahoy there! Here’s instalment five of our pirate series. For lunch, why not get creative and make some pirate themed food? To make Piraten veggie ships (Piratenschiffe), you can use a carrot (Karotte) stick mast (Mast), lettuce (Salat) leaf sail (Segel), on top of a boat hull (das Bot) made of a cucumber (Gurke) sliced in…