Playgroups
Songs, play ideas, parent guidance and everyday community moments connected to Spielwelt Playgroups.
These resources support families in the early years through playful language exposure, shared routines and welcoming first experiences.
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Birgit’s Nature Mandalas
Wenn ihr spazieren geht und in der Natur seid koennt ihr doch mal versuchen Mandalas zu machen. Es gibt viele Dinge mit denen man kreativ sein kann. Zum Beispiel: Blumen, Baumrinde, Blaetter, kleine Aeste. When you go for a walk out in nature (or as our indigenous friends say, when you are “on country”), it…
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Survival Tips From Families
In our phone calls to GAP families, we asked them to share some of their lockdown survival tips. Here are some of the tips. Alter your expectations and reframe what “a successful day” looks like.. Yes, you know you want to avoid children having screen time, but this is a pandemic. Give yourself a break.…
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Support Material for Young Children about Covid
We hope you are all doing well, and are still having fun. The Australian Childhood Foundation website has plenty of covid-19 related resources for families, including social stories to help explain covid-19, mask-wearing, and beating lockdown-boredom for children and to help them manage any worries they might have. There are activities and posters you can…
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Igelchen and Echidna Lesson
The little echidna pictured at the top of this blog lives in Canberra. I took a little video for the children, showing the echidna walking along. She has short bent legs, and it reminded me of a German children’s song about a hedgehog (ein Igel). Hedgehogs and echidnas look quite similar. Here is my very…
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Make a Crown
Paper crowns are super easy to make, and who doesn’t want to be a Queen, King, Prince or Princess for a day? Schön wäre es, Königin, König, Prinz oder Prinzessin zu sein! Lisa3 has kindly created a fancy crown template for you to download, print and colour in. Once you have coloured it in, all…
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Bohnenblumen: Bean Flowers
Spring is in the air and flowers are starting to appear! Maybe you can make flowers appear inside your house too… Join GAP Teacher Gerda in making some beautiful flowers and hearts using beans and lentils! Click on the link to download / watch the video. As you know, we love art and craft using…
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Potato Prints
Here is a great craft you can do indoors or outdoors: Kartoffeldrucken (potato prints)! Parent supervision / help will be needed with the knife and cutting part, but the rest children can likely do themselves. You can download and watch Lisa3’s lesson about Kartoffeldrucken in German. Tip 1: If you plan to do letters, make…
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Dancing Stick Figures
Lisa3 has another great activity for you to try at home: These dancing stick figures she made are so cool! You will need: Eine Auflaufform mit eine ganz glatte Oberfläche — Glas oder Keramik. (A flat bottomed casserole dish — preferably glass, but ceramic will do.) Whiteboard-Markers (keine Permanentmarker) (Whiteboard markers (not permanent markers)) Ein…
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Verstecken: Hide and Seek
Good old fashioned Verstecken (hide and seek) is always a popular game with children of all ages. The best part is calling out, “Gefunden!” (found!) at the end. You can refresh your child’s memory of the rules and counting (and what it looks like at the GAP/Scout Hall) by watching our hilarious video of Truffle…
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Kochlöffelmännchen – Spoon People
Kochlöffelmännchen (spoon people) are easy to make. A wooden spoon and some craft items you might find around the house are all that’s needed. Tip: If you want to use your spoon again to cook with, just stick your craft items on with BluTac or similar. No need to restrict yourself to people: animals and…