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CONTENTS

In This Issue 4-5 At Home Activities - Chinese New Year Crafts and our Family Dance Playlist!

6-8 Outdoor Activities

Celebrate the Big Garden Birdwatch with these bird themed activities 9-11 Children’s Classes - including lots of online ones

12 Make Your Food Waste Matter 14-15 Early Years - Including

Nursery Rhymes and Action songs for pre-schoolers

16-21 Education 23-27 Health - Including Eating for Immunity and Protecting Mental Health

28-29 Family Life

Welcome It is disappointing that our Jan/ Feb issue reaches you during another lockdown, however there must be optimism that the year will improve!

We bring you lots of activities that you can do at home from crafts to action songs, plus a huge range of online children’s classes.

Don’t miss our article on eating for immunity and we also have lots of resources to support your family’s mental health.

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ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES

Fabulous Crafts to Celebrate Chinese New Year 11-26 February

Easy Chinese Lantern

Egg Carton Dragon Dancing Puppet

Paper Dragon Slinkie

Dragon Mask

Chinese Lantern Suncatcher

Chinese Fan

Panda Paper Bag Puppet

Year of Ox Headband

Year of Ox Paper Plate

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Get Moving with our Family Dance Party Playlist!

A-B-C, Easy as 1-2-3!

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Happy Pharrell Williams (feat. Minions)

Can’t Stop the Feeling!

Justin Timberlake

Gangnam Style PSY

Twist & Shout The Beatles

YMCA Village People

Dancing Queen ABBA

Who Let the Dogs Out Baha Men

Roar!

Katy Perry

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OUTDOORS OUTDOORS

RSPB Bird-Related Garden Activities

Celebrate the Big Garden Birdwatch from 29 to 31 January!

Build a Bird Bath

Make a String Bird Go Bird Watching

Make a Flock of Fingers

Build a Bird Box

Go on an Indoor Scavenger Hunt

Play ‘Hungry birds’ Online

Make a Recycled Bird Feeder

Make a Speedy Bird Cake

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OUTDOORS

OUTDOORS

Outside Activities Whatever the Winter Weather Rain

Wind

Float your boat. Make a boat and float it in a puddle or stream.

Wet chalk art. Rain intensifies and blurs the colours of chalk for a spectacular effect.

Make mud pies. Use old aluminium or plastic containers and have a bake off!

Gauge the rain. Make a rain gauge with a plastic bottle and keep a log.

Puddle jumping. Try jumping over, rather than in – who can jump the biggest?

Collectathon. Gather some different sized containers outside and guess which will fill first.

Fly a kite. Make one from different materials and see which works best.

Blow bubbles. Let the wind do the blowing and watch them swirl.

Parachute play. Make a toy parachute using a handkerchief and toy figurine and throw up.

Make wind chimes. Hang spoons, keys and beads from a coat hanger.

Play Frisbee. Go somewhere with lots of space and let it rip!

Make a wind sock. Attach streamers or ribbons to one end of a toilet roll holder and string to the other.

Cold

Break out the binoculars. Since leaves have fallen from trees, it’s a lot easier to spot birds and other creatures.

Take a night hike. Using torches explore your neighbourhood during these dark early evenings.

Build a campfire. Bring out hot chocolate and roast marshmallows and cook jacket potatoes in the embers.

Go stargazing. Cold nights generally mean clear skies, perfect for watching stars.

Hunt for treasure. Look for holly leaves, lichen, leaf skeletons, sticks, pinecones and acorns.

Frost art. On a frosty morning, draw or write in the frost on the pavement

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STA is a unique place where fun meets exceptional performing arts opportunities. We run weekly classes for ages 4-12 yrs, holiday workshops, LAMDA classes and a Youth Theatre. Free Trials Available!

CHILDREN’S CLASSES

Street Dance Academy in Woking offers children aged 5-18 the opportunity to learn new dance skills and routines to music from wellknown artists. Suitable for all levels.

Zoom classes every Saturday at 10.30am during lockdown.

The School with a family-friendly atmosphere. Ex-pupils work professionally in Ballet and Musical Theatre. Performance training benefits those seeking careers in other areas. UCAS points can be gained for university entrance.

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ONLINE ONLINECLASSES CLASSES CHILDREN’S CLASSES

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ENVIRONMENT

Make Your Food Waste Matter

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oo much food is still going to waste in Surrey. The latest research shows that a staggering 58% of food waste ends up in rubbish bins instead of being reduced or recycled. That’s 28,000 tonnes each year - the equivalent of 2,258 double decker buses.

January is a great time to watch your waste and start reducing your environmental impact.

Try these 5 simple tips to make a difference and protect the planet in 2021.

1• Plan your shopping and meals in advance to avoid over-buying.

2• Freeze leftovers and food that is nearing its use by date.

3• Turn your potato peelings into crisps or your dry bread into Singing Theatre Dance pizza.

Drama Workshops 4• Try out a new Holiday recipe to use up leftovers. LAMDA coaching

5• If you can’t eat it, caddy it.

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EARLY EARLY YEARS YEARS

Best Nursery Rhymes & Action Songs for Pre-Schoolers

Little Peter Rabbit Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush

Baby Shark

Finger Family Song

Little Bo Peep

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Little Miss Muffet

The Ants Go Marching

Itsy Bitsy Spider

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The Benefits of Nursery and Things to Consider

The Lowdown on Potty Training

By Gabrielle Nash

By Andrew Campbell

Choosing good quality childcare is one of the most important decisions parents make. So whether you are assessing options for returning to work or considering part time childcare for your toddler, a nursery may be what you need. So what factors should you consider?

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There are various potty training methods and none of them are right or wrong! Each comes with advantages and disadvantages.

So it’s important to consider what style is the best fit for your family. Slow and gentle, get it over quick or somewhere in between….

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Working with Little Ones at Home

By Dr Sarah Mundy

Like me, you may be thinking that your multi-tasking skills were pushed to the limit before Covid! Working from home whilst looking after a preschooler isn’t easy so here are my tips on maximising your work time whilst still meeting your little one’s needs.

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Closing date for entries: Friday 22nd January 2021. Take a look at our video below to find out more about our thriving co-educational Prep school in Woking, Surrey. Click here for more details.

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Books for Navigating Tricky Times

Encouraging Constant Learning

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A book can be a friend in lonely times, a delightful escape, a comfort blanket to wrap around us when the going gets tough. As a parent, sharing this understanding with your children is one of the best gifts you can give them. Find out how.

“Who’s going to win?” From a young age, it seems natural to compare and compete with others. But, historically, what distinguished us from our ancestors was learning by cooperating, communicating and connecting. How can we help our children learn in this way?

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Books for Navigating Tricky Times

Encouraging Constant Learning

By Smriti Halls

By Dr Cath Bishop

A book can be a friend in lonely times, a delightful escape, a comfort blanket to wrap around us when the going gets tough. As a parent, sharing this understanding with your children is one of the best gifts you can give them. Find out how.

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“Who’s going to win?” From a young age, it seems natural to compare and compete with others. But, historically, what distinguished us from our ancestors was learning by cooperating, communicating and connecting. How can we help our children learn in this way?

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Getting Ready for SATs in 2021

How to Improve your Child’s Concentration

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Learning Challenges for Kids From Bella Learning, these are open-ended, purposeful tasks, differentiated by age, that your child can do as part of home-schooling or at the weekend.

Challenge 1

Challenge 2

Challenge 3

Create a poster.

Create a rainbow collage.

Audit your toys.

Challenge 4

Challenge 5

Challenge 6

Celebrate a story.

Make a family tree.

Make a sunshine picture.

Challenge 7

Challenge 8

Challenge 9

Create an observation chart.

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Interview a relative.

Make a treasure hunt.

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Best Printable Early Years Activity Sheets Printable Early Years

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Activity Sheets

Perfect for a rest during a walk, cycle ride or on a family picnic and great for rainy days at home.

The Tiger Who Came to Tea Dot to Dot

Love Monster’s Maze

Peppa Pig Activity Pack

Dinosaur Roar!

Spot the Difference

Postman Pat Office Set

PJ Masks Moon Maze

Charlie and Lola Activity Book

Paddington Activity Pack

Frozen Activity Sheets

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Feed your food caddy Recycle all your food waste

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Eating to Support Your Immune System By Claire Winter

HEALTH

Sophie Medlin from City Dietitians (www.citydietitians. co.uk) says: “If you’re not getting enough vitamins or the right balance of proteins, it will be harder for your immune system to fight infections or viruses effectively. Focus on trying to get the family to eat their 5-a-day and make sure you all have lean protein, for example, chicken, fish, eggs, yogurt, tofu, soya or pulses twice a day. Vitamin D is also important for immunity so make sure you’re all taking supplements through the winter months.”

Ensuring children get the necessary nutrients to grow, develop and stay healthy can be challenging. Encouraging our children to be food adventurers and to eat a rainbow of fruit and vegetables is a good starting point. You can also try these easy ways by remembering the acronym ICE:

I – Inspiration Be a role model. If you are trying to help your family to be healthier, a great starting point is showing them how it is done. This might mean encouraging them to try new foods you like or even try new foods together.

C – Creativity Like a lot of things in life, maintaining a balanced diet may not be straightforward. It may require us to be more open and imaginative with our ideas. It could be simply changing or adding a couple of ingredients to a recipe (like adding additional vegetables to a pasta sauce). It could mean having to be inventive about your plating up, this might mean making plates more enticing with bright colours. My kids used to like making fruit and vegetable platters with lovely patterns or faces. You could also engage your family by asking them what ingredients they would like to see with a popular food choice, like pizza and involve them by making it with them.

E - Education Teach your family, the different types of nutrient groups, what role they play, and their benefits. This will help them to recognise what foods they should be eating, how much and when. Teach them about the benefits of eating carbs before working out, that protein helps build muscle and burn more fat. Little facts are the key to educating them to a better and balanced diet.

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HEALTH HEALTH

Support Your Child’s Mental Health Help your child to understand how they are feeling and why with these free downloadable resources from PlanBee.

Feelings and Emotions Cards

These cards will get your child thinking and talking about feelings.

Design your Own Emotion Emojis

Your child can draw emojis that represent their feelings.

Worry Monster Activity Sheets

Help your child deal with their emotions.

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Mood Tracker

Children can express emotions they are experiencing by colouring in an object.

Synonym Emotions Booklet

Identify words that are similar to emotions like angry, sad and happy.

Draw the Emotion

Feeling Check-in Cards

Emoji Emotion Faces Cards

Mindfulness Colouring Sheets

Challenge your children Check in with your to think about how different emotions are child and see what they are feeling. expressed facially.

Ask your child to talk about when they’ve felt these feelings.

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Six Steps to Good Mental Health Help support your child’s mental health with these steps from PlanBee. Name emotions and feelings This helps your child develop a vocabulary to explain their feelings.

Explain the physical sensations Help your child recognise how different emotions feel physically.

Understand when/why Once your child can spot/name their emotions, help them understand the triggers.

Help regulate Once they understand the source of an emotion, help them regulate.

Keep everyone safe When feeling a big emotion, your

child’s brain doesn’t work in the same way as when they are calm.

Help them stay safe and maintain boundaries.

Once your child is calm, relate Listen, empathise and share similar experiences to help them understand their feelings and know you care.

Example of Steps 1-3

Example of Steps 4-6

Name/Explain/Understand

Regulate/Keep Everyone Safe/ Relate

Name “I can see you are really angry.”

Regulate “Take a deep breath with me.”

Explain “Your face is scrunched up and your fists are clenched.

Keep Everyone Safe “I cannot let you hit me. If you need to get your anger out, try hitting this cushion.”

Understand “I am wondering if you are angry because someone didn’t let you play.”

Relate “Once I was so angry I wanted to throw things. Your grandad helped me calm down by giving me playdough to squeeze.”

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Kids’ Wellbeing Books All books can be purchased via Bookshop.org, an online bookshop with a mission to financially support local, independent bookshops.

First Emotions: How am I feeling?

Don’t Worry, Little Crab

The Worrysaurus

Mindful Kids

A gentle and simple A picture book working introduction to strong through anxiety and emotions for little ones. building courage.

A fun, reassuring tale about dealing with worries, by a bestselling author.

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Ollie uses superpowers to overcome school bullies.

No Worries

50 creative mindfulness Interactive self-care games/exercises to activities for children help children find calm to find happiness, calm and relaxation. and confidence.

Mind Hug: The First Ruby’s Worry: A Story Big Bright Feelings A picture book Book adventure into mindfulness.

Ollie and His Superpowers

A perceptive and poignant story.

Worry Angels

Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers.

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New ‘Me-Time’ Year Family Mental Find and Covid-19 on Working Health Resolutions Achieve your Goals

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Family Fitness

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Fun educational games to download, print and play.

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It’s easy to use excuses like ‘too tired’ or ‘too busy’ to exercise. Exercising through the pandemic, with gyms and sports clubs often closed, is challenging. But regular exercise promotes physical and mental health in many ways. How can your family get fit this year?

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Christmas Eve Traditions The Impact of Covid-19 on Working Mix and match ideas for different parts of the day and create family Mums traditions that your children will treasure.

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The Covid-19 pandemic has been Posh breakfast.

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