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Kensington Kids Family Daycare

Locality: Capalaba, Queensland

Phone: +61 433 931 342

Address: 22 Kensington Street 4157 Capalaba, QLD, Australia

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24.01.2022 Jaxyns 2nd Birthday today. Belle came for a visit. We blew up balloons for Jaxyns birthday and played with them. Throwing and catching them, kicking them into the air, it was so much fun.. Then we heard the rubbish truck and went outside to watch it collect our rubbish bin. We discussed that the yellow bin is for recycling and the red one is for rubbish.. ... Tamara and Evie, Willow and Frankie came for a visit and play.. They all played well together, taking turns of the trucks. Playing matching puzzles and building towers. Read some books - Wheels on the Bus, Buildings and Construction Site. We sang Happy Birthday to Jaxyn, we all got the share Jaxyns cake. We then headed outside, where they all wanted to play with Jemima Puddle Duck and Daffy.. They all had a go at feeding them and holding them.. We then let the ducklings have a splash in some water.. We all sat and watch carefully as they washed themselves..

24.01.2022 LEAF PRINTED DECORATIONS This is a little project we’ve been working on to make some new decorations for the tree. First we used cookie cutters to cut out shape...s from white air-dry clay (linked in my Amazon storefront in bio). We then pressed bits of cypress into the clay to make prints and used the blunt end of a skewer to make circle indentations to be like berries. The skewer was also useful to make a hole at the top so we can hang the decorations. Once the clay was dry we painted over the print carefully with a thin paintbrush and watercolour paint. This bit can be quite challenging- you need a steady hand. Mine found it easier to paint the ones that had a whole little branch printed than all the individual bits. Either way it’s great for fine motor skills to follow the patterns created by the print. Once dry we hung them up with a piece of ribbon. It might worth sealing them with a coat of Mod-Podge to keep them looking nice for longer.

24.01.2022 Well done to Quinn’s dad Ryan Mick.. Determination and drive..

24.01.2022 CHOCOLATE SLIME!! Oh yes we did!! (It's taste safe!) FULL RECIPE --> https://thesoccermomblog.com/edible-chocolate-slime/

24.01.2022 We took away our fort and this is our new space (for) now... Looking into a sandpit and soft fall area..

23.01.2022 Nothing better then EKKA GAMES!! We had Lucky Ducks, Ball Shoot and Fill a Cup.. So much laughter was had.. There was so much competition between them.. Mr J took it to the next level with the ball shoot, he discovered if he used a cup he could put more balls down the shoot.. So clever.. Lucky ducks ending in like the bobbing for apples game, the children used their mouths to grab a LUCKY DUCK.. The children then played fill a cup without spilling it and walked from one spot to another. Whos ever was the fullest won.. EKKA GAMES ARE ALWAYS SO MUCH FUN!!!

23.01.2022 This week weve added TRAINS to our program.. The children helped me connect all the pieces of our train tracks together and set it up. Mr A and Mr J were super excited to get their trains on the tracks.. Learning to use gentle hands manoeuvring the trains on the tracks otherwise the tracks separated.

22.01.2022 After reading, the children started role playing in the kitchen.. Cooking up a storm and then Mr Q wanted to cut the velcro eggs and then everyone else joined in. So we set up the table with the matching Velcro eggs and plastic knives. Lots of concentration trying to use the knife to cut the eggs in half, then the excitement, when they had a matching pair.. Their facial expressions were very funny. I asked Mr Q what he was making, cause he was mixing thoroughly the broken e...ggs. He said pikelets. So we extended from here and made some pikelets for morning tea. The children all helped in this cooking process. Miss R poured the flour, Mr Q added the butter, Mr R added an egg, I tipped in some sugar and Mr J poured in the milk. They all then took turns at mixing the batter, then I poured into the pan and the children devoured them as soon as they were finished cooking. They had them with butter and golden syrup. DELICIOUS!!

22.01.2022 Put in your nominations for your educators, if you truly believe that they make a difference..

22.01.2022 Excursion to Mt Cotton Park today with our friends. Lots of fun climbing and sliding down on all the equipment. We even took out trucks for a dig in the sand.. Mr A and Mr J thoroughly enjoyed using the digger to dig the sand up, helping each other and taking turns. The girls enjoyed each others company today, making sure Miss R was right by their sides.. Making friendships..

21.01.2022 Great week - Exploring Science Week!! The theme this year was Deep Blue - innovations for the future of our oceans We made sensory bottles, giving the children an understanding of putting too much rubbish into the ocean clogs it up.. We read stories about marine animals and how they can be looked after.. We also spent the day at the beach and watched how the ocean moved, the currents and waves.. We also found jelly items at the beach, which we extended and made our own jellyfish.. They loved running around with the jellyfish swaying in the wind.. The children enjoyed investigating all things to do with the ocean.. Their favourite object they liked to really explore was the seashells and how it sounds like the ocean..

21.01.2022 GIVEAWAY ALERT The official launch of our Little Peg Play Facebook shop and website is now only days away! We will be offering a range of different handcrafte...d toys, activities and resource kits to support childrens early learning and natural play. To celebrate we will be giving away 2 sets of our Indigenous Symbol Matching Game! These are a fantastic resource that can be used in so many different ways to introduce and embed Indigenous learning. Each set contains 20 wooden tiles with 20 different traditional symbols. IMPORTANT How to enter: 1. Like and share this post 2. Like the Little Peg Play Facebook page 3. Tag 3 friends All steps must be completed to enter. Winners will be announced on Sunday 13th September 2020 at 6pm AEST. This giveaway is open Australia wide and includes postage.

21.01.2022 We finished off our monthly focus - Mini Greenhouses. We planted more beans and sugar peas.. Miss R did hers yesterday but willing to show everyone how to make them, she was a enormous help. We are all wondering how long our seeds will take to grow.. Extension- watering them regularly. Harvesting them when they fruit..

21.01.2022 DENTAL WEEK!!!! Its been a fun week of learning about teeth, good and bad foods, dentists and how to brush our teeth.. (due to COVID-19 we didnt get to visit our local dentist https://lp.alexhillsdental.com.au )

20.01.2022 Hello My Families, Dont forget to update your incomes and check how many hours you are entitled too, to receive your CCS. Also is you are needing different hours of care, please let me know.. Thanking You

19.01.2022 These two went to their new home this week

19.01.2022 National Recycling Week!! Today we went the local Library and had the pleasure of watching a lady named Renata, talk about Recycling and the effects it has on our Earth.. Also Timmy the Turtle said ‘Please don’t throw your rubbish in our Ocean, I don’t like eating it’.. The children thoroughly enjoyed it, as did I..

19.01.2022 Lovely day out and about with my mum and the daycare children to Summerland Camel Farm in Harrisville.. Absolute beautiful day to be out in the country in all that fresh air.. We had morning tea and lunch under a big palm tree. The kids had a great experience, exploring the grounds and feeding the camels. Learning the camels names, collecting camel fur (EXT: homemade felt) but they didn’t like the fact, there was camel meat in the fridge to buy.. Lots and lots and lots of que...stions were asked.. We then headed to Queens Park to walk through the animal enclosure and to our surprise there sat a majestical eagle which is being cared for after being shot out of the sky.. Then over to the park for afternoon tea and play around.. Leighlan and Safiya collected branches, asking what could they make with these and Nanny G decided they should make ladders for the bird aviary.. (EXT: ladders tomorrow with wire and branches) We stopped to buy Icecreams and headed to drop Nanny G home where we sat out the back patio and enjoyed a cold Icecream before heading home..

19.01.2022 We have had a great morning this morning.. We had our friends over, who we havent seen for awhile (due to restrictions) PLUS we all got to meet our newest additions!!!! WE NEED NAMES FOR OUR DUCKLINGS.. (not sure whether girls or boys yet)

18.01.2022 Lots more fun with construction vehicles today.. Mr J trying to manipulate the digger to scoop up his car.. His concentration was exceptional.. Also his perseverance for me to read him every book on the shelf.. He such a great little learner..

18.01.2022 We enjoyed our morning in the front yard, wind and all.. We created our own yarning circle on our mat, we read a story about How the Birds got their Colours and the children included our dolls into the yarning circle, then they went and collected and gathered different ingredients for food they were making.. Miss R said she was making a stew and cupcakes.. Extension - Reading Wombat Stew

18.01.2022 Our extended experience from our craft this morning was to make popcorn from the left over corn kernels.. The children helped by adding butter to our saucepan and then the corn kernels.. They sat at the table quietly, so we could listen to any sounds. Miss R says I can hear sizzling (which was the butter) and then after a little while we heard SIZZLE, POP, POP AND POP. The children all got excited hearing the new sounds of sizzling and popping.. I safely showed them popping in the saucepan.. Once finished I tipped the popcorn into a bowl and Miss R gently salted them. We all enjoyed some freshly cooked popcorn.. Miss R and Mr J loved it, but Mr Q wasnt to keen for it..

17.01.2022 WHAT EXACTLY ARE COVID-19 SYMPTOMS? Queensland Health lists the most common coronavirus symptoms as: Fever (temperature higher than 37.5C)... Cough Sore throat Runny nose Fatigue Shortness of breath Loss of taste and smell Less-common symptoms include: Aches and pains Headaches Diarrhoea

16.01.2022 Today when we got back from our pick ups, we had some delicious fruit salad. After finishing eating we took the scraps out to the birds. We had fun in the chook pen, we had our gumboots on and up we went to feed the scraps to the birds. Miss R, Mr Q and Mr J wanted to stay awhile and handle the ducklings. Miss R is getting really good at picking them up gently, shows me she has an understanding of caring for them. Mr Q and Mr J were happy to pat them from my lap. Miss R went to check for chicken eggs and Mr J wanted to go by himself to have a look and say hello to the chickens.. He was trying to count them all, like I do when I put them away, and was checking all their hiding spots..

16.01.2022 Stay Safe Everyone!!!

15.01.2022 Extra busy today, with our last day of activities for Reconciliation Week. We enjoyed painting activities with our colours of an aboriginal flag.. We discussed what the colours represents. After the pendulum painting, the children each found sticks in the yard and engaged in dot paintings.. With our other friends today, we continued on with our dramatic play making stew and cakes, in the front play area. We read our book Wombat Stew and and aboriginal book about The Bat and ...The Crocodile.. Also of course more snuggles with our ducklings - JEMIMA and DAFFY!!

15.01.2022 Literacy - Writing letters to Santa. Ext: Posting in the mailbox tomorrow and hopefully receive letters back from the North Pole.

14.01.2022 After picking strawberries we all decided to watch how the strawberry icecreams are made and then indulge in one ourselves.. Ext: Strawberry and Cream pancakes (13/08/2020)

13.01.2022 Happy Halloween

13.01.2022 EKKA WEEK FUN!!! Todays adventure we headed down to Chambers Flat Strawberry Farm where the children and I got to pick our very own strawberries, right from the plants. We couldnt believe how big it was and all they could say was WOW.. ... Ext: Strawberry Icecreams

12.01.2022 A beautiful Thankyou gift from Mikaela Bardella for looking after Paxton. As he is moving on to his next adventures.. Now Ill get to be just Nan.. Thankyou so much guys, mush appreciated!!!!

12.01.2022 What book will you be choosing to read your little ones!!!

12.01.2022 Tamika Krstevski

12.01.2022 While I was tidying up, they had all sat themselves down for storytime. We read the Alphabet Book, Numbers and Busy Builders books. Their interests in books continues, as they spend a lot of time browsing through the books in the book corner.

11.01.2022 Classy Kids are opening in MT COTTON on the 19th April.. Welcome to family daycare Tamika!!!

10.01.2022 HAPPY HALLOWEEN

08.01.2022 I just finished washing Mr Js hands after pikelets and Miss R and Mr Q (outside to check our mini Greenhouses) came to me screaming.. Our plants have grown.. They were super excited to see their mini greenhouse seeds have started sprouting.. Miss R says can we eat them? Mr Q says can I touch them? Cant wait to see how they react when they start bearing fruit!!!

08.01.2022 Nice day on the bay to finish the work year.. Thanks to one of the mums who joined us, for a beautiful day in the sun and in the sand.. - No hats as it was windy as and they kept blowing off.. Sunscreen was applied.. Very blessed to have received some beautiful presents from my families.. ... Thankyou for the pass year and a hard one it was.. Onto bigger and better things in 2021!!! Now for a Christmas Break!!! Merry Christmas to you all...

08.01.2022 This is my scheme..

08.01.2022 Stamping is always a fun activity.. The children chose the different vehicle stamp and vocalised to me the names of the vehicle. PLANE, DIGGER, MOTORBIKE, HELICOPTER, TRUCK etc.. Great for fine motor skills, picking up stamp and holding onto them.

06.01.2022 Nothing like some cool fresh air this morning.. The children and I got our hands dirty planting our new flower beds out the front.. Happy growing our little beautys..

06.01.2022 COOKING CLASS @ Kensington Kids Family Daycare.. We added a little bit of....... - concentration - using our muscles ... - learning how to share - measuring and pouring - and patience for the end result PIKELETS

05.01.2022 In light of R U Ok? day, I am incorporating these mindfulness sensory bottles in my FDC.. Simple and easy to make but very resourceful.. Septembers Sustainability Focus - Sensory Bottles.. Love them.. Extension: making an area all about emotions and calming down when need too..

03.01.2022 This month’s learning is NATURE.. What better way to create a learning space and extend from our space month and discussing stars, then Camping in the great outdoors.. I have created a little camp area for the kids to explore and have open ended play.. ... They are so excited, lots of laughing and humour happening.. These photos says it all..

03.01.2022 Happ 2nd Birthday Mr J!!

02.01.2022 Getting out while the rain has stopped.. Excursion to Wynnum Foreshore for a bike ride and checking out the king tide. We are so lucky to have this so close to us.. Lucky kids..

02.01.2022 It was all about the CRANE today.. They explored how the crane worked.. Used fine motor skills to turn the tiny dial to make the crane go up and down.. Extension- add (cork) workers to it, we coloured in corks to resemble the workers, with yellow hard hats and yellow safety jackets. Dressup

02.01.2022 Our extension from picking strawberries yesterday, was to indulge in some yummy pancakes, strawberries and cream today.. We discovered some liked pancakes by themselves, just the strawberries, and funnily enough they didnt like the cream on top.. Finger licking good.. BUT IT WAS DELICIOUS!!!

01.01.2022 Tomorrow is National Corn on the Cob Day.. We celebrated it today as most of the children are in today.. We created corn cobs with corn kernels, they spread glue on the card stock and sprinkled corn kernels over it.. Pressing down on them to make sure they stuck.. We picked our craft up to make sure they all stuck and picked up any that fell off and put back into bowl.. Extension - making popcorn from corn kernels