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22.01.2022 Happy Winter Solstice! Last Sunday the 21st, was the Winter Solstice. It is the day with the shortest period of daylight and longest night of the year; this is when the Sun is at its lowest, maximum elevation in the sky. Winter Solstice celebrates the transition from the colder months, in recognition of the return of sunny days. Winter Solstice is also known as the ‘Festival of Lanterns,’ this is because a traditional way to celebrate is by lighting up the darkest night w...ith bright candles, and fires. Woodland Wanderers have celebrated the Winter Solstice by roasting marshmallows in our fire pot, and making lanterns from old sauce jars. We shared our lunch at the fire as well; whilst listening to two winter stories: ‘The Penguin who Hated the Cold,’ and ‘How Does the Rain Fall.’ These stories opened up winter discussions; we observed the clouds in relation to the stories, as we learnt how rain is formed. The children have loved observing the different colours that the cellophane made on our lanterns, with the light shining through them.

19.01.2022 Happy Ostara! Today, we were very lucky to receive tickets to the Waratah / Wynyard Council’s Spring Loaded - Kid’s Fun Day. First, we enjoyed the ‘Pelican Puppets’ show, where the puppets interacted with the children. It continued on to a silly skit, which had us all laughing ... After the show, we continued on to the glitter tattoos; the children were able to choose what type and colour they wished to have; creating much excitement. Moving on from our tattoos, we jumped up to dance with ‘Moovers and Shakers.’ We loved moving to music with maracas; and especially enjoyed ‘5 Cheeky Monkeys,’ where we used masks in our song. Next we were brave and faced the snakes with ‘The Burnie Snake Man.’ We were also very lucky to have a hold and a pat of his blue tongue lizards. The children were interested in how smooth the lizard’s scales were. Lastly, we had ‘The Balloon Man,’ create our very own snake balloons, that we could hold and take home. We had a wonderful and fun day, with many laughs. It’s great to be able to reconnect with our community; many of the show runners were excited to see us join in with their day. They voiced how special it was, and were very accommodating. Thank you Waratah - Wynyard Council for organising a fantastic event.

18.01.2022 Woodland Wanderers have joined in the Bear Hunt! We’re in Somerset on Cardigan Street. Anyone else bear hunting?

18.01.2022 Happy Samhain! (Halloween) Halloween's origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in) mostly in the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom and Northern France. Halloween is an autumn, seasonal celebration that marks the end of the summer seasons and welcomes the darker half of the year; leading into winter. The Southern Hemisphere has adopted the Northern Hemisphere’s time to celebrate, like Easter and Christmas. ... Today, Leeanne’s Busy Bees along with Woodland Wanderers celebrated Halloween/Book Week, together. Enjoying costumes, spooky music, bubbles, face paint, and Halloween themed food; whilst learning about different traditions that are celebrated around the world. Of course the Educators had to join in the fun!

16.01.2022 Today, we planted yams into our veggie garden. They have joined our blueberries, white currants, and passion fruit. The best way to explain a miracle to a child, is by helping them grow a garden. ~ Unknown

12.01.2022 Woodland Wanderers were excited today, to see Easter Bunny drive by and wave Hello. Thank you ‘The Fairy Godmothers’ for driving him around, and sending cheer to the children.

12.01.2022 Beautiful and sustainable Mother’s Day gifts, made by my little Woodland Wanderers. Cards have been made from recycled, homemade paper; with pressed flowers and leaves. Infused in the paper is Calendula flower seeds, so after Mother’s Day, the children can plant the cards and grow beautiful flowers with their Mothers and Grandmothers. The ribbon is from past gifts, that I have kept for crafts. The succulents are cuttings from established plants, placed in old sauce / jam ja...rs, with pebbles from our garden. Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers, from Woodland Wanderers, Family Day Care. We wish you a happy, and safe day If you want our children to save the earth, you must first teach them to love it. ~ David Sobel

08.01.2022 Making Terrariums, today; with old sauce jars, pebbles from our garden, and off cuts from established succulents. A learning experience for both Educator and children. The joy is learning together.

07.01.2022 Happy Samhain! The first of May marked the Autumn, Samhain festival. Technically, it is our (the Southern Hemisphere’s) time of the year to celebrate Halloween. Even so, Australia has adopted the Northern Hemisphere’s time of the year to celebrate Halloween, which is in October. Samhain celebrates the oncoming beginning of winter; or the "darker half of the year. It is halfway between the Autumn equinox (Mabon - nights and days are of equal length) and the winter solstic...e (shortest / darkest day of the year). It is the festival of fruit, nuts and berries; this is why apple bobbing is often a popular game during this time. Instead of celebrating Halloween, Woodland Wanderers have been learning about, and celebrating Autumn. Here are some activities we would like to share with you! ..... - Observing the changing leaves on the trees, from green to yellows, reds, and browns. - Discussions about the weather, how it’s becoming colder; and the strong wind that blows off the dead leaves from the trees. - Planting winter fruit and vegetables. - Making our scarecrow Lilly, out of the dead fern that stands in our veggie garden. - Creating Autumn leaf crowns. - Making our own compost jars to observe how organic matter breaks down. - Celebrating ‘World Bee Day,’ and making a Bee’s B&B hotel for our garden. - Making pine cone bird feeders. - Digging for worms in our garden & - Painting with pine cones. We can’t wait for our winter experiences and learning to begin!

06.01.2022 Woodland Wanderers remembers the sacrifice of the ANZACS. Lest We Forget. ....... We made poppy wreaths from cardboard boxes, egg cartons, and handprints on recycled paper. We also created lanterns from old milk cartons; decorating them with our coloured pictures of soldiers, donkeys, and poppies. We created our wreaths to hang up, and lanterns to light, during this morning’s Dawn Service, to ensure we could be united in acknowledging the sacrifice of all whom were involved in war today, on ANZAC Day.

05.01.2022 Letters and Butterflies to Yarrandoo. Today our beautiful stained glass window butterflies and letters were sent to Yarrandoo Nursing Home; accompanying with a nice poem. The children have been working together over the last month, to create these stain glass windows. The hope is that they will be displayed in the resident’s individual bedroom windows, as they are currently isolated to them. The letters include the children’s voices; for example what their favourite food, ...or their favourite book is. We hoped that it might create some joy while they cannot see their families; especially over the Easter period. With assistance from all our families, with older siblings joining in; we have also had butterflies made at home. Together, we have created 19 Butterflies to send. This is an awesome effort, and we appreciate everyone’s support to brighten the resident’s day. We would also like to thank our friends at ‘Leeanne’s Busy Bees’ Family Day Care, for joining in as well, and making butterflies for the residents at ‘Umina Park’ Nursing Home in Burnie. Beautiful and graceful, varied and enchanting, small but approachable. Butterflies lead you to the sunny side of life; and everyone deserves a little sunshine. ~ Jeffery Glassberg

05.01.2022 Beautiful and kind words sent to me from a family. I just want to say a huge Thank you to Chloe at Woodland Wanderers for all she has done for my children. She has kept routine and stability throughout all of this uncertainty we are facing. And throughout all of this, my children are still engaged in a rich and meaningful program full of inspiring activities. ... Thank you so much, from a Mum. We are all set for tomorrow's dawn service.

03.01.2022 Today we dressed up in our waterproof overalls, beanies, raincoats, and gumboots; and explored out in the rain. It’s amazing what new learning and play opportunities present themselves in the rain, in comparison to a normal sunny day. The children loved making mud patties, finding water from down pipes, splashing in puddles; and just enjoyed the feeling of the misty rain on their faces. There’s no such thing as bad weather, only the wrong clothing. ... ~ Claire Warden - Nature Play Consultant and founder of bush kindergartens.

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01.01.2022 ‘National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Children’s Day.’ Tuesday the 4th of August, was ‘National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Children’s Day.’ Today, we acknowledged the children of Plairhekehillerplue land, and all Palawa children; with our friends from ‘Leeanne’s Busy Bees.’ We were provided resources to share, by our Palawa friends, from Plangermaineener Nation, of Ben Lomand. ... We sat together around the fire, whilst Leeanne read our ‘Acknowledgment Of Country,’ and then we played special Aboriginal instruments; including: hide skin drums, tapping sticks, banksia maracas, and rainmakers, to traditional Aboriginal music. Nanny Bakes joined in with our celebration, and enjoyed playing tapping sticks along with us. We then read two stories: the first was ‘Welcome to Country’ by Auntie Joy Murphy and Lisa Kennedy, of the Wurundjeri people of Melbourne and surrounds. The second was ‘How Kangaroos got their tails,’ by George Mung Mung Lirrmiyarri, of the Kija people from Western Australia. After reading our stories, we all had a look and feel of a possum, and wallaby skin. The children first tried to guess what animals they were, and then enjoyed feeling the soft fur. We then enjoyed our lunch together, whilst feeling the warmth of the fire. Leeanne Bakes-Lynch