Kippax Kids

Head to Libraries ACT for some fun during this magical Childrens Book Week 📚🔮🧙‍♂️🧚‍♀️

It’s officially Children’s Book Week 2024! 🤩📚

Get ready for a spellbinding adventure from 17 to 23 August! This year’s enchanting theme is “Reading is Magic.”

Magical Wardrobe Alert: Dust off your wizard hats, fairy wings, and dragon scales! Dress up in your most fantastical attire during the week to show your support.

Join us for a range of magical activities in branch:
• Story Time Takeover
• Scavenger Hunt
• Magical Book Displays

Let’s make this Children’s Book Week truly magical! Learn more: https://www.library.act.gov.au/whats-new/whats-new-items/august-2024/abracadabra!-libraries-act-celebrates-childrens-book-week-2024

Children's Book Council of Australia ACT Branch

🌟😄🤩📙YAY! It’s Children’s Book Week 2024!📙🤩😄🌟
The theme this year is “Reading is Magic” and to celebrate the magic of books we invite you to come along to playgroup next week dressed up as your favourite character, share a book or two and have some fun making your very own picture book about what you like to do at playgroup.

Science Fun at Libraries ACT! 😁🔬🧫🧪

Calling all Science buffs! It’s officially National Science Week!

Have you booked into one of our events yet? We’ve got plenty install for the whole family…

⚡ Dr Graham’s Energy Explorers: science show and Wearable Wind-Turbines workshop: 6+ years. In this fun and interactive session, we’ll explore how Canberra’s energy is changing in an exciting science show, then get hands-on making model wind turbines!

🔬 CSIRO Double Helix magazines and books pop-ups: All ages! Grab a comfy spot and your friends, CSIRO is coming to your local library! Double Helix magazines and books are available for you to read in the library.

To view our full Science Week program and to register visit: https://www.library.act.gov.au/whats-new/whats-new-items/july-2024/join-libraries-act-for-national-science-week-10-to-18-august-2024

🧬🧫🧪🔬😁It’s National Science Week (10th-18th August)!😁🔬🧪🧫🧬

National Science Week is Australia’s annual celebration of science and technology. It provides an opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the contributions of Australian scientists’ and aims to encourage an interest in science among the general public, and encourage youngsters to become fascinated by the world we live in.

Find a fun activity near you and get curious this National Science Week: https://www.scienceweek.net.au/

How will you science this week at Playgroup?
Maybe an erupting volcano with vinegar and bicarb soda 🌋 or making oozing slime with cornflour and water.

Come join us for The Bringing Up Great Kids program at UnitingCare Kippax! This is a mindful, reflective, and respectful parenting program with a focus on building loving and nurturing relationships between parents/carers and their children.

When:
From 13 Aug onwards for 6 weeks (Every Tuesday from 10:00 to 12:30)

Where:
UnitingCare Kippax, Cnr Luke St and Hardwick Cres, Holt, ACT

Cost:
Sponsored by UnitingCare Kippax

Contact:
0430 597 923 - Please text to register or call reception at 02 6254 1733 for more information.

❤️💛🖤National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day is on this Sunday, 4th August. 💚💙🖤

The theme this year is Strong in Culture, Stronger Together.

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day (Children’s Day), is celebrated across the country each year on August 4th, and is an opportunity to recognise and celebrate First Nations children, as well as learn about the crucial impact that culture, stories, kin, and community play in the life of every Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child.

Children’s Day has been run annually since 1988 and is the initiative of SNAICC – National Voice for our Children.

To find out more about the day and the work that SNAICC does, go to: https://ow.ly/Uc9W50SOL7g

ATTENTION FAMILIES: Free Family Dinner at Kippax Uniting Community Centre!!

Join us next friday, July 26 2024, for a delicious dinner!

Time: 6:00 pm onwards

Location: Corner of Luke St and Hardwick Cresc, Holt.

An RSVP would be appreciated but not necessary. To RSVP, please email [email protected] or call Reception at 02 6254 1733.

The HelpingACT food truck will be on-site, serving up delicious goodness, bring your appetite and enjoy a fantastic meal with family and friends!

🎤🪇🥁😃🎶Sing & Play Together is back on Monday 29th April at UnitingCare Kippax!
Come along for some music and fun as we sing, play and craft together. 🎤🪇🥁😃🎶🖌🖍

To find out more about this program, please contact reception (02) 6254 1733.

School Holidays are just around the corner! 😄

Attention Parents of primary aged children!

Join us for loads of fun and excitement at Holiday Happenings during the school holidays!

📍 Kippax Community Centre (Cnr Luke St and Hardwick Cres, Holt) 📅 Date: July 11 & 18 (Thursdays)
⏰ Time: 10am - 2pm
💲 Cost: $5 per child or $10 for two or more in the family

Please ensure your child brings the following:
🍱 Packed lunch 🥤 Drink bottle 🧢 Hat for sun protection

Stay Safe: If your child is feeling unwell, please refrain from attending. We want to prioritize the health and well-being of everyone. For registrations, please contact Reception at 02 6254 1733

Allied Health Parent/Caregiver Information Session

In response to needs identified by respondents taking part of the A Village for Every Child’s ADHD survey, the University of Canberra (UC) and A Village for Every Child are presenting an Allied Health Parent/Caregiver Information Session. This session will be delivered by Allied Health Professionals from both UC’s Faculty of Health and Faculty of Education.

Aims to:
- Provide information to parents/caregivers about the various roles and how they can support individuals with ADHD.
- Provide strategies or starting points that families may be able to implement whilst waiting on allied health professional waiting lists for specific assessments and supports.
- Share Strategies about how to access and engage with allied health services when contacting private practitioners.

Date: Friday, 28 June 2024
Time: 10:00am - 12:30 pm
Venue: University of Canberra, Building 22, Level B, Room 14

*Only limited space available. Please register to reserve your spot.

Interested in attending online? Contact [email protected] for the access link.

Presenters:
1. Cate Hilly (PhD candidate), Occupational Therapist
2. Dr. Jacqui McKechnie, Speech Pathologist
3. Dr. Karen Oakley, Clinical Neuropsychologist

* Participants will be provided with free parking, tea/coffee, snacks and child and family resources.
* Certificates of attendance can be provided to support leave from work during this time.

Register in the link below and reserve your spot.
http://bit.ly/4ebAEJN

🖤❤️💛Tracks to Reconciliation is back with a free family event for Reconciliation Week, on Thursday 30th May 2024. 💚💙 🖤

Come along for a day of fun and explore your local community as we celebrate Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander culture together.
Proudly brought to you by ACT Government and supported by Capital Region Community Services, UnitingCare Kippax, Libraries ACT and Yerrabi Yurwang Child and Family Aboriginal Corporation.

This year for National Simultaneous Storytime Libraries ACT is excited to announce special guest reader Dr Stephanie Owen Reeder Author

Dr Stephanie Owen Reeder is the author of over 20 books for children, including historical books such as Lennie the Legend, winner of the Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award, and Amazing Grace, winner of the NSW Premier’s History Award, along with the story collection Curious Kids and Their Amazing Adventures.

Stephanie’s picture books for younger children include Trouble in the Surf and Ghostie, and environmental picture books such as Sensational Australian Animals, Swifty the Super-fast Parrot, and Australia’s Wild Weird Wonderful Weather. She is also an Ambassador for the ACT Chief Minister’s Reading Challenge.

Stephanie will be reading ‘Bowerbirds Blues’ by Aura Parker at our Kippax Library.

🕛 12:00 PM, Wednesday, 22 May 2024

📍 Kippax Library

To find out what other special guest will be at our other Libraries ACT branches and to register visit: https://www.library.act.gov.au/whats-new/whats-new-items/april-2024/national-simultaneous-storytime-2024-bowerbird-blues-takes-flight!

Australian Library and Information Association

🥰📘NATIONAL SIMULTANEOUS STORYTIME is on tomorrow!📘🥰
12pm-1pm across Libraries ACT branches (except ACT Heritage Library and Woden Library)

Don’t forget to wear a little BLUE!💙

For more information head to: https://www.library.act.gov.au/whats-new/whats-new-items/april-2024/national-simultaneous-storytime-2024-bowerbird-blues-takes-flight!

This event is FREE but bookings are encouraged:
https://librariesact.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/EVSESENQ?ENTRY1_NAME=TI&ENTRY1=National-Simultaneous-Storytime-2024&ENTRY1_TYPE=K&NRECS=100&SORTS=HBT.SOVR

librariesact.spydus.com

🥰🍂🍁Such a beautiful time of the year! 🥰🍂🍁
Try getting outside to play in the Autumn leaves this week at playgroup.

🔴 Make a pile of leaves for the kids to play in.
🟠 Fill the Playgroup parachute with leaves, then lift it up & watch all the colourful leaves come down.
🟡 Create some wonderful Autumn craft

⭐️💐🥰 Wishing all the wonderful Mums, Step Mums, Foster Mums, Grandmothers, Great Grandmothers and Mother Figures a very happy Mother’s Day tomorrow! Thank you for all that you have done and continue to do. ⭐️💐🥰

We hope the kids had fun making something special for Mum at playgroup this week. 😁

Also acknowledging that this can be a hard time for many ❤️🤗

📣Places are still available

HIPPY enrolments close at the end of May, if you have a child who turned 3 on or before April 30th 2024 and would like to take one of the 10 spots still available, get in touch with Warrick on 0450 962 007!

Some great public-school enrolment resources for families and educators from Belconnen - A Village for Every Child 😁

ACT Public School Enrolment Video It's public-school enrolment time! What you need to know about enrolling your child in a public school! When can my child start Preschool? If your child turn...

Save the date and join Libraries ACT for National Simultaneous Storytime 2024! 💙 📘

Dress in blue for some Storytime fun at Libraries ACT 😁

librariesact.spydus.com

🎤🪇🥁😃🎶Sing & Play Together is back on Monday 29th April at UnitingCare Kippax!
Come along for some music and fun as we sing, play and craft together.🎤🪇🥁😃🎶🖌🖍

To find out more about this program, please contact reception (02) 6254 1733.

🏀 Don't Miss Out on the Kippax Sport Expo! 🏓

Calling all kids and teens - It's time for some family fun! Join us at the FREE and fabulous Kippax Sport Expo. 🌟

📅 Date: 19th May, Sunday
🕑 Time: 2pm-5pm
🏫 Location: Kippax Uniting Community Center, Cnr Luke St and Hardwick Cres, Holt ACT 2615

Registrations are appreciated, please contact 02 6254 1733 to register.

Are you looking for something to do with the kids this school holidays?

We are taking entries for the Perinatal Wellbeing Centre photography competition!

We have a range of categories including one for the kids! Enter your favorite candid moments caught on camera to raise funds for the . Each entry will be showcased at The Shine Dome on the grounds of the Australian National University on May 11, providing a perfect day out. You also get to keep your professionally printed photo after the exhibition finishes!

For more details visit: www.perinatalwellbeingcentre.org.au/Event/candid-canberra

😀Communities at Work are running School Holiday Programs!😀

Programs focus on fun and delivering a new adventure every day for your child.

Check out the link below for more information.

https://www.commsatwork.org/services/children-school-holiday-programs/?fbclid=IwAR1Z5-3VsclZJuT0vmq6IQ_aqexX_kOWxpbIqMBYj4bRcEVbunv6zSln5yc

REMINDER!!

📣 Attention Parents of primary aged children!

🌟 Join us for loads of fun and excitement at Holiday Happenings during the school holidays! 🎉

📍 Kippax Community Centre (Cnr Luke St and Hardwick Cres, Holt) 📅 Date: April 18th (Thursday)

⏰ Time: 10am - 2pm
💲 Cost: $5 per child or $10 for two or more in the family

🌞 Please ensure your child brings the following: 🍱 Packed lunch 🥤 Drink bottle
🧢 Hat for sun protection
🌡️ Stay Safe: If your child is feeling unwell, please refrain from attending. We want to prioritize the health and well-being of everyone.

🎈For registrations, please contact Reception at 02 6254 1733

🌟Exciting Opportunity for Parents!🌟

Feeling a bit lost on what your child really needs from you? The Circle of Security Parenting program is here to help! This evidence-based program, rooted in extensive research, focuses on strengthening and supporting secure parent-child relationships.

Here's how it can benefit you:

🟠Understand your child's emotions
🟡Support your child's emotional management skills
🟢Boost your child's self-esteem

📅 Dates: 7th May 2024 to 18th June 2024 (Every Tuesday)
⏰Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm
📍 Location: UnitingCare Kippax, Corner of Luke St and Hardwick Cr HOLT ACT 2615

Cost: Free of charge for all participants! (Sponsored by Integrated Family Support Services Program)

Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity! Register now by texting 0451 314 195.

Do you have a child aged 0 to 5 who is neurodivergent or has sensory challenges? 🧒📖

Why not bring them along to our Sensory Story Time!

Sensory Story Time models neurodiversity-affirming participation and is aimed at engaging your child in activities supporting the development of literacy, play, and communication.

There will be a story, singing, craft, and unstructured playtime.

📍 Kippax Library
🕥 10:15am to 11:00am, Thursdays

📍 Belconnen Library
🕥 10:15am to 11:00am, Fridays

Note: School terms only

To register visit: https://librariesact.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/MSGTRN/WPAC/EVENTS?HOMEPRMS=EVSESPARAMS

📣 Its Public-School Enrolment Time!

We are thrilled to announce the launch of our Public School Enrolment video here at Village! This video is part of the school transition campaign aimed at supporting families and educators through the school transition process, recognising that the transition starts as early as enrolment.

Find out how to enrol your child in a public school. Created with input from educators, ECEC professionals, and families like yours, these resources are designed to help parents and educators confidently navigate the phases of school enrolment and transitions.

For more information on the Transitions and Child Development campaign, visit the Village website.

We encourage you to use and share these resources with your families and friends so that we all work together to support our children’s transition to school.

https://mailchi.mp/34e72ad1367f/school-enrolment-video-is-here-its-public-school-enrolment-time

UnitingCare Kippax UnitingCare Kippax is a local, community-based organisation that offers care and practical assistance

⭐️Places still available ⭐️

To enrol or find out more about this program, please contact reception (02) 6254 1733 😃🎶

🎤🪇🥁😃🎶Sing & Play Together is back in 2024 at UnitingCare Kippax, and enrolments are now open for term 1!
Come along for some music and fun as we sing, play and craft together. 🎤🪇🥁😃🎶🖌🖍❤️

To enrol or find out more about this program, please contact reception (02) 6254 1733.