WHAT’S ON AT VACATION CARE JANUARY 2014

DATE BROADMEADOWS

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Monday 6

th January

ALL ABOUT US

A day filled with activities all about getting to know each other, our backgrounds, things we like to do, what we are good at, what we need help with and what we are looking forward to doing these holidays.

Tuesday 7

th January

WATER FUN

Children can participate in a number of water play activities, including sink or float experiments, paper boat sailing challenge and a slip and slide activity. Children may get wet during the day, so be prepared!

Wednesday 8

th January

JEWELLERY MAKING

Food, beads and natural materials will be used to make jewellery, earrings and badges whilst at the program. There will be lots of other activities on offer throughout the day too.

Thursday 9

th January

COMPETITION CHALLENGE DAY

We are planning a day filled with game challenges including: Monopoly Deal, ‘Spit’ and down ball. Children will be able to form teams, creating their own team uniforms/outfits or coming dressed in team colours.

Friday 10

th January

LITTLE WHEELS DAY

Children can bring their bike, scooter or skateboard to the service and spend the day free wheelin’ on the school grounds. * Please bring your ‘little wheels’ and all protective wear ie: helmet, elbow pads and runners.

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Monday 13

th January

AMAZING SCIENCE

Children will engage in many different experiences relating to science, including experiments using water, slime and goop. Children may also like to bring in their own experiments to share with the rest of the group.

Tuesday 14

th January

KRYAL CASTLE (EXCURSION)

Children will enter a medieval world of knights, wizards, fairies and goblins and will explore the castle and grounds at Kryal Castle.

Wednesday 15

th January

RECYCLED INSTRUMENTS (IN HOUSE ACTIVITY)

Supreme Incursions will visit the service to run several fun activities aimed at teaching fun ways of recycling. Children will create 2 of their own musical instruments out of recycled materials, which they can take home.

Thursday 16

th January

FREEZY FROZEN TREATS

Summer at Broadmeadows gets hot…so let’s chill out by making icy poles and slurpies and having some summer fun! Lots of water activities will be on offer so children should be prepared to get wet!

Friday 17

th January

MESSY PLAY DAY

Children will be able to participate in messy play activities both indoors and outdoors. Playdoh, clay, shaving foam and frozen water play are amongst some of the experiences children will have a chance to enjoy.

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Monday 20

th January

LET’S GET PAMPERED

A special day for all of us to get a little pampered with a hair dressing salon, nail painting and relaxation exercises to get us through the day.

Tuesday 21

st January

MARKET DAY

Educators and children will be able to make, build and set up activities for a “market” where children can open up jewellery stalls, food stalls, performances & shows or even fortune telling ….

Wednesday 22

nd January

HANDS ON REPTILE SHOW (IN HOUSE ACTIVITY)

Roaming Reptiles will visit the service and bring along their reptile friends for the children to meet. Children will touch lizards, frogs, snakes, turtles, and a crocodile and will learn a little more about each creature.

Thursday 23

rd January

VILLAGE CINEMAS AND PARK (EXCURSION)

Children will go to Buckingham Reserve in Sunshine then visit Village Cinemas to watch ‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2’. * Remember to bring some yummy snacks to eat in the cinemas!

Friday 24

th January

SLUMBER PARTY

A fun day in our pyjamas making popcorn, relaxing on the bean bags, watching movies and “chillaxing”. * Children can wear their pyjamas and bring a change of clothes if they wish.

WHAT’S ON AT VACATION CARE JANUARY 2014

DATE CRAIGIEBURN

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Monday 6

th January

CONNECTING WITH NATURE

The children at Craigieburn love gardening, so we have planned more gardening activities for these holidays. Today we will be making a variety of birdfeeders to encourage birds to visit your gardens.

Tuesday 7

th January

WORLD OF DANCE

Can you waltz? Can you do the chicken dance? How about the zorba? Let’s share what we know about different dance styles and learn some new moves.

Wednesday 8

th January

WATER FUN IN THE SUN

Let’s bring the beach to our program for the day! Be prepared to get wet as we have lots of different water activities planned for today. * Remember to bring a change of clothes!

Thursday 9

th January

SPORTS CHALLENGE DAY

Participate in lots of various sports challenges today, with an organised football match and basketball game planned for educators and children. Children will be able create their own team uniforms/outfits for the day.

Friday 10

th January

HOW DOES IT WORK?

Dress up as a wacky professor and bring along your inquisitive minds! There will be experiments using water, slime and goop. Children may also like to bring in their own experiments to share with the rest of the group.

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Monday 13

th January

SCAVENGER HUNT

Dress up as an explorer and be prepared to hunt for hidden treasure. Working in groups, children will challenge one another by creating word hunts and treasure maps for teams to find.

Tuesday 14

th January

KIDS IN THE KITCHEN

We will be making refreshing summer foods such as fruit salad, edible bracelets and pancakes with ice-cream! Bring along some recipes to share.

Wednesday 15

th January

RECYCLED INSTRUMENTS (IN HOUSE ACTIVITY)

Supreme Incursions will visit the service to run several fun activities aimed at teaching fun ways of recycling. Children will create 2 of their own musical instruments out of recycled materials, which they can take home.

Thursday 16

th January

KRYAL CASTLE (EXCURSION)

Children will enter a medieval world of knights, wizards, fairies and goblins and will explore the castle and grounds at Kryal Castle.

Friday 17

th January

LITTLE WHEELS DAY

Children can bring their bike, scooter or skateboard to the service and spend the day free wheelin’ on the school grounds. * Please bring your ‘little wheels’ and all protective wear ie: helmet, elbow pads and runners.

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Monday 20

th January

VILLAGE CINEMAS AND PARK (EXCURSION)

Children will go to Buckingham Reserve in Sunshine then visit Village Cinemas to watch ‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2’. * Remember to bring some yummy snacks to eat in the cinemas!

Tuesday 21

st January

TALENT SHOW

Can you play a musical instrument? Tell a joke? Do a dance? It’s your time to shine! Come along dressed up and ready to put on a show.

Wednesday 22

nd January

HANDS ON REPTILE SHOW (IN HOUSE ACTIVITY)

Roaming Reptiles will visit the service and bring along their reptile friends for the children to meet. Children will touch lizards, frogs, snakes, turtles, and a crocodile and will learn a little more about each creature.

Thursday 23

rd January

ARE YOU A BUDDING ARTIST?

Bring along your creative minds and be prepared for a day full of art activities. Children will be able to explore their creative side and make some masterpieces to take home on the day.

Friday 24

th January

CELEBRATE OUR CULTURES

Let’s celebrate the cultures of the world! We will explore the various celebrations from around the world and children will be able to share how they celebrate special occasions with their families.

WHAT’S ON AT VACATION CARE JANUARY 2014

DATE SUNBURY HEIGHTS

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Monday 6

th January

BEACH PARTY

Let’s bring the beach to our program for the day! Children can wear their sun smart beach gear to the service and enjoy the games today. A sand castle building competition will be one of the highlights.

Tuesday 7

th January

GARDEN GURUS

The children at Sunbury love gardening, so we have planned more gardening activities for these holidays. Today we will be planting some fast growing plants in the tyres and making grass heads to take home.

Wednesday 8

th January

BUG FUN

Welcome to the world of creepy crawlies where children will explore the garden to find their bug friends and learn a little more about life in the garden.

Thursday 9

th January

EDUCATOR WORKSHOPS

Educators will run workshops for the children to teach them skills in various activities such as calligraphy, guitar, drawing, knitting, dance and yoga.

Friday 10

th January

WATER FUN Be prepared to get wet as we have lots of different water activities planned for today. * Remember to bring a change of clothes!

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Monday 13

th January

AMAZING RACE

Children will participate in an Amazing Race around the school, where they will solve clues and complete challenges before moving on to the next area.

Tuesday 14

th January

SUNBURY HEIGHTS HAS GOT TALENT

Can you play a musical instrument? Tell a joke? Do a dance? It’s your time to shine! Come along dressed up and ready to put on a show.

Wednesday 15

th January

KRYAL CASTLE (EXCURSION)

Children will enter a medieval world of knights, wizards, fairies and goblins and will explore the castle and grounds at Kryal Castle.

Thursday 16

th January

RECYCLED INSTRUMENTS (IN HOUSE ACTIVITY)

Supreme Incursions will visit the service to run several fun activities aimed at teaching fun ways of recycling. Children will create 2 of their own musical instruments out of recycled materials, which they can take home.

Friday 17

th January

LITTLE WHEELS DAY

Children can bring their bike, scooter or skateboard to the service and spend the day free wheelin’ on the school grounds. * Please bring your ‘little wheels’ and all protective wear ie: helmet, elbow pads and runners.

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Monday 20

th January

TENNIS HOT SHOTS

Who has the talent to be the next Australian Open star? Children can try their skills at both tennis and totem tennis. We will also be able to watch the live action from the Australian Open on television.

Tuesday 21

st January

JUICE AND SMOOTHIE DAY

Back by popular demand! Children can choose from various recipes to prepare yummy juices and smoothies to share. Cooking equipment will be available for children to role model this popular play experience.

Wednesday 22

nd January

VILLAGE CINEMAS AND PARK (EXCURSION)

Children will go to Buckingham Reserve in Sunshine then visit Village Cinemas to watch ‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2’. * Remember to bring some yummy snacks to eat in the cinemas!

Thursday 23

rd January

HANDS ON REPTILE SHOW (IN HOUSE ACTIVITY)

Roaming Reptiles will visit the service and bring along their reptile friends for the children to meet. Children will touch lizards, frogs, snakes, turtles, and a crocodile and will learn a little more about each creature.

Friday 24

th January

LET’S CELEBRATE AUSTRALIA DAY

We will be making Australian flags and posters to decorate the room in preparation for Australia Day. Children can also have their face painted in Australian colours.