Messy play can come in lots if forms, and today, we chose to recycle our paper by shredding it up and making it rain. Our tamariki had...

Simple Cardboard Vase Activity Encourages Kids To Explore The Great Outdoor Our Kea room children was so busy this afternoon!!They draw a...

At Flying Kiwi Preschool, we promote healthy eating. We supply morning tea and afternoon tea with a range of fruits and healthy snacks....

Clay modelling has many educational benefits for kids. Clay-modelling activities improve our child's hand-eye coordination, motor skills,...

Who says you can't have your own crown and be a king or queen? The children definitely know how to rock their paper plate crowns with...

Tālofa lava aiga. Today our tamaiti got creative and made their own ili (fans). An ili is a very popular item within all the pasifika...

Our cleaver tamariki in the kārearea room have been working hard on a project. First, they bent and weaved sticks to forn a ring. Next...

Pink Shirt Day is an antibullying campaign that celebrates diversity and creates environments where all people can feel safe, valued, and...

Mommy I know you wipe my handprints away. But these prints are made to stay. So, keep them forever, A treasure they will be. Happy...

Gloop is a fantastic sensory experience for children and a great science exploration. When you roll the gloop up ot apply pressure to the...

The red poppy has become a symbol of war remembrance the world over. People in many countries wear the poppy to remember those who died...

Kea Room's children learnt how to recognise the numbers from 1 to 10 this week. This activity targeted a variety of different skills as...

Our Kārearea group had been learning about the letter D. And today we introduced them to Dragon fruit. The round pink soft fruit is...

Cotton balls Color papers Chenille sticks And Paper plates Guess? What are we going to make？ Look! We create our own vision of what the...

Decorate the sticky eggs— This activity is such a good way to support children how to count and also developed their mathematical...

'ANYONE WHO THINKS THEY'RE TOO SMALL TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE, HAS NEVER MET THE HONEY BEE." Tamariki are getting rid of all the weeds ready...

Goodbye Summer! Hello Autumn! Learning about trees and seasons in our Kea Room. The children enjoyed decorating trees by cutting some...

Last Friday we celebrated the Irish holiday of St Patrick's Day. We had many different activities like potato and spoon race and pass the...

Key points Warm and responsive relationships with parents are key to toddler development and wellbeing. Relationships with toddlers...

We have been continuing to focus on risky play opportunities at daycare to give our children opportunities to challenge themselves....