As the days grow shorter and the nights become longer, we begin to notice the stars appearing earlier in the evening sky. For many families across Aotearoa, this time of year brings an opportunity to pause, reflect, and celebrate Matariki. At Organic Kids, our Matariki celebration has become a treasured yearly tradition. For seven years, …
I don’t know about you, but being outdoors for me brings a sense of peace, a stillness in my busy mind. I have learned to take in my surroundings, notice what I notice, to marvel at nature’s offerings, and feel papatūānuku and her energy radiating up my body. I take a deep breath in .. …
We held an event this month to clean up two coastal areas, New Brighton Beach and Woodend Beach as part of our Kaitiaki of Ōtautahi programme. The children and educators who participated received their Environment Warrior Badge for their mahi. We read Little Hector and the Big Idea and found out what we can all do to help …
Welcome to Term 4 We have just begun the final term of 2019 and are looking forward to the warmer weather, sunhats are essential this term. It is a good idea to leave a sun hat in your child’s bag or at your home educators house to be used daily. Please sun block your child before arrival …
We had a great evening last night at Parenting Week, Christchurch hosting Celia Hogan from Little Kiwis Nature Play. Celia spoke about Improving Mental Health through Nature Play. She is an inspiration to all parents and teachers wanting to get back to nature, and a wealth of practical knowledge. Thanks Celia! Photo Cred to Dr Ellie from Native Chiropractic. …
Kia Ora Koutou and welcome to term 3! We are in the midst of winter now and the days are cold! With that, please ensure you pack in you pack a warm hat, jacket and gumboots in your child’s bag each day so the children can continue to explore outdoors, learn from nature and attend …
Kia Ora Koutou and welcome to term 2. We have some fun in the pipeline for this term, parents are always welcome to attend any of our planned programme events, check out the ‘upcoming events’ section and feel free to join in, we love to see parents involved in the programme! Mum2mum discount on wet …
Kia ora Whanau, Term 1 is underway! We hope you have all had a wonderful time over the festive season and creating memories with family and friends. We are excited about this year’s plan of events, we plan our outings based on the interests of the children. If you have any suggestions for our monthly …
We have been talking with our educators lately about celebrating Kai time with a special ritual. This was firstly introduced at our weekly playgroup with table cloths for the tables and vases with flowers in them. This has followed onto the educators own home programmes with the children setting the table, picking their own flowers and …
Our video ‘At home with Nessa’ captures the essence of PLAY, as Albert Einstein said “Play is the highest form of research”. Nessa lives in Belfast with her husband Sandro and two Children, Giancarlo and Zara. Call us for further information, 0800 Inhome Click here