Maribyrnong Toy Library

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We are very lucky to have such wonderful support from Chris at Seddon Deadly Sins and Coffee Mio who generously loaned us with an amazing coffee machine and other resources. We would love the support of our community to help continue the coffee service during our weekly Toy Library session at the Maidstone Child and Family Centre😊.

Coffee Service with the Toy Library in Maidstone, organized by Christopher Gooden The West Footscray Neighbourhood House operates a Toy Library out… Christopher Gooden needs your support for Coffee Service with the Toy Library in Maidstone

Introducing PlayBuddies, an exciting collaboration with Playgroups Victoria. Free inclusive playgroup for children aged 0-5 years with a trained facilitator, bringing children of all abilities together through play. Starting on Friday at 10am. Click on the QR code to register!

Support, Play, Friendship! The PlayConnect+ program is open to all children with disability and/or developmental concerns aged 0-6 years (school holiday programs available for 5-8-year-olds), their families, carers and siblings. No diagnosis is required. All sessions will be facilitated by qualified professionals 🙂 Connect with a PlayConnect+ group in your local community>http://www.playgroup.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/PlayConnect-Plus-Playgroups-2023-locations-June.pdf

Register to join our online sessions and learn more about PlayConnect+ by visiting our webpage here: https://www.playgroup.org.au/playconnect/

Toddler Time at Maribyrnong libraries 😊

Toddler Time is coming to Braybrook in Term 3! 🥳

From Monday, the weekly Toddler Time schedule is:
11am Mondays: Footscray
2pm Mondays: Braybrook
11am Wednesdays: Yarraville
11am Fridays: West Footscray

Join us for singing, stories, movement, literacy, language, and play!

Learn more: www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au/library/Events/Toddler-Time

And we are back open for term 3!
Looking forward to welcoming all our families back! 😊

Dream and Play hour activity coming up at Maribyrnong Community Centre for National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day ❤️💛🖤

Our awesome team getting ready for everyone this morning. It's turned out to be a lovely day so come on down and build and create to your hearts content!!! 😊

Bookings now open for the school holidays activities at Yarraville Community Centre 😊

💥Let's keep the little people busy during the school holidays!
Bookings are now open for our school holiday activities!!

Monday 3 July: STEM Birds Coding & Robotics

Tuesday 4 July: Hip Hop/ Collage with Yianni / Program for 3 - 6 year olds

Wednesday 5 July: Program for primary school-aged children

Thursday 6 July: Midas Cartoons workshop

Book here 👉 https://www.ycc.net.au/product-category/school-holiday-program/

Maribyrnong Libraries Winter School Holiday programs, bookings are now open! 😊

Bookings for Maribyrnong Libraries Winter School Holiday programs are now open!
Join us for science demonstrations, Rhythms of Ghana drumming workshops, craft workshops, and more!
Learn more and register via www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au/library/Programs/Winter-School-Holiday-Program

Sadly we have had to cancel today's toy library session. Our next session is now the 8th of July, but don't be too sad, all toys will be renewed for the school holidays and we have our free Build and Create event on the 1st of July! 😊

Just a friendly reminder for our wonderful toy library community 😊.
Our Toy Library closes on the school holidays so we can get lots of background work done to make sure our toy library stays a fabulous place for all.
Hope to see you at our Build and Create event❤

Maribyrnong Toy Library is hosting its next free family event and we are bringing you BUILD and CREATE! This event will be about enjoying all things building and creating. We are excited to have VUPlay as our special guests so come and enjoy some loose parts play. We do recommend bookings to avoid disappointment but if the weather is kind we will have loads of space for everyone outdoors! 😊
Bookings Recommended: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/build-and-create-tickets-651579841847

This project received funding from the Victorian Government through the Westgate Tunnel's Project Westgate Neighbourhood Fund.

Due to the public holiday our Angliss toy library location will be closed tomorrow. We are back open on Tuesday at West Footscray. Have a fabulous long weekend, cloudy or sunny! 😊

Tomorrow, Wednesday the 31st of May, there is a soft launch of the Nicholson Street Play Space in Footscray from 10.00-11.30am.
Go check out the new play space! 😊

A beautiful weekend to come for a visit...come say hi at our West Footscray Neighbourhood House location open today from 10am to 12 midday 😊.

Looking for something to do with the kids this weekend?☀️

Toy Libraries all across Australia will be open this Saturday full of toys to keep your kids entertained for hours!

Membership to your local toy library for years worth of toys is the same price as a medium size toy from the shop.

Find your closest Toy Library via our website www.toylibraries.org.au

Parenting in Maribyrnong Calendar Session

Promoting Resilience - Raising Confident Children
7.30-9pm, Thursday 18 May
Location: Online
Presenter: FKA Children’s Services
Book: Maribyrnong.vic.gov.au/Events/Resilience

This session is for families with children 0-8 years of age, and will cover: understanding resilience and guiding behaviour to promote resilience; how to talk to
your child to encourage confidence and resilience; helping your child understand and negotiate the rules of friendship and conflict; and some discussion on coping with disappointment, anger and aggression.

Parenting in Maribyrnong Calendar Session

Baby Makes 3
6.30-8.30pm, Wed 17, 24, 31 May
Location: Online
Presenter: Baby Makes 3 Facilitators
Book: [email protected]

This online program provides an opportunity to talk about the changes since becoming parents, and what it means for your family. Maribyrnong parents are invited to attend this three-session program.

Parenting in Maribyrnong Calendar Session

The INFANT Nutrition Program
12 month old: 7.30-9pm Tuesday 9 May
6 month old: 1.30-3pm, Wednesday 24 May
Location: Online
Presenter: Maternal & Child Health
Book: [email protected]

INFANT sessions will help you learn about understanding and responding to your baby’s cues/signs, when and how to introduce solid foods and a sippy cup, active play you can do together, and strategies for limiting screens.

Parenting in Maribyrnong Calendar Session

Promoting Play and Language in your Preschooler
10.30-11.30am, Friday 5 May
Location: Braybrook Library, 107-109 Churchill Ave, Braybrook
Presenter: Speech Pathologist and Occupational Therapist cohealth Children’s Team
Book: Maribyrnong.vic.gov.au/Events/Play-Language
Parents of 2-5 year olds are invited to join this session to find out how they can support their child’s play and language development. Ideas for low cost/no cost resources will be shared, and there will be an opportunity to ask questions.

Parenting in Maribyrnong Calendar session

Starting Kindergarten
Date and time: 7.30-9pm, Monday 1 May
Location: Online
Presenter: Louise Dorrat, Early Childhood Consultant
Book: Maribyrnong.vic.gov.au/events/Kindergarten

This online session will provide families with up to date information on the value of kindergarten. There will be a panel of speakers who will focus on: how to make an informed choice, the importance of kindergarten, what children will learn, how to navigate the transition and support children’s emotional wellbeing.

Just a friendly reminder 😊

Wow...what an amazing day we had today! The bad weather held off long enough for over 150 people to come and enjoy a day of toys and active play activities. Lots of fun was had with the Western Bulldogs crew and the Maidstone United Soccer club so a huge thank you! The firetruck crew brought so much joy with lots of children, and adults, enjoying a sit in the truck and pressing the sirens, as well as having a go with the water hose...such legends!! Let's not forget the happiness spread by our Princess on Skates full of vibrant energy and who put lots of smiles on faces! Shout out to our amazing volunteers Ruth and Gary keeping the good coffee flowing for all and baking up a storm too!! Thanks to everyone who came along to make this such a wonderful day!! 😍🥳😊

Getting ready for our active play day event today!! Come on down from 11am to 2pm. This is a free event 😊

Just a reminder that our lovely volunteers Ruth and Gary will be at our Active Play Event on Saturday the 15th of April brewing up Barista Style coffee for just $4.
We are able to offer coffee to our community at our Maidstone location due to the generosity of Seddon Deadly Sins and Coffee Mio ☕️

Just an update on toy library closure dates over the easter weekend and school holidays. All toys will be renewed over this period.
Hope to see you all at our Active Play Day Event on Saturday the 15th of April!😊

Come on down to West Footscray Bunnings to support West Footscray Neighbourhood House. All funds raised are going to our community programs 😊

Maribyrnong Toy Library will be closed this Saturday the 1st of April. Sorry for the inconvenience but our Team will be sizzling snags for West Footscray Neighbourhood House at West Footscray Bunnings to raise money for our community programs.
Any toys due will be renewed.
Hope to see some toy library faces!😊

Maribyrnong Toy Library is having an Active Play Day! 😊🤩
This event will be held on Saturday the 15th of April from 11am to 2pm at our Maidstone location.
Bookings recommended via eventbrite.
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/maribyrnong-toy-library-active-play-day-tickets-594530154697

The Western Bulldogs will be bringing their Goal Inflatable, Maidstone United Soccer Club will be running fun soccer activities, and Princess on Skates will be bringing joy to the park! There will also be toys and fun for the whole family. This is a free event.

This project received funding from the Victorian Government through the Westgate Tunnel Project's Westgate Neighbourhood Fund.

On Saturday the 18th of March Maribyrnong Toy Library collaborated with Casa Bonita Lifestyle to run Harmony Carnavalito. This event was all about sharing culture and it was a beautiful day filled with cultural art and stories. Here are just a few photos from the Harmony Carnavalito. We look forward to bringing more opportunities like this to our community! 😊💜💙💚❤

This project received funding from the Victorian Government through the Westgate Tunnel Project's Westgate Neighbourhood Fund.

Bilingual Story Time at Toy Library sessions
Maribyrnong Council Early Years Team will be running a Bilingual Storytime alongside our Toy Library session at Yarraville tomorrow, Tuesday the 28th of March and at Angliss on Monday the 22nd of May.
There will be stories, songs, and rhymes suitable for children from birth to five years and their families.
When and where: 1.30-3.30pm, Tuesday 28 March at Blackwood Street Neighbourhood House, 114 Blackwood Street, Yarraville
When and where: 1-3pm, Monday 22 May at Angliss Neighbourhood House, 2/11 Vipont St, Footscray
Bookings not required.
More information: [email protected] or call 9688 0211.

West Footscray Neighbourhood House is having a Bunnings Sausage Sizzle Fundraiser on Saturday the 1st of April at West Footscray Bunnings. Come and Support on the day by buying a snag...or two!

WFNH is also accepting donations of sauces (Tomato, BBQ, Mustard) and serviettes are also appreciated.
Donations can be left at the office upstairs or at any Toy Library session.

All funds raised will go back into our Community Programs.
For more information, you can contact Tania on 9687 3345 or [email protected]. Hope to see you there! 😊

Maribyrnong Toy Library is collaborating with Casa Bonita Lifestyle to bring you Harmony Carnavalito! In spanish Carnavalito means cute little carnaval 🙂.
This day is all about connecting children and their families to culture and diversity. The workshops in this event are all free.

All the cultural workshops/experiences are for children of any age, but dont forget parents need to stay with their children. Bookings are required via eventbrite.

https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/harmony-carnavalito-1887079

There will be some extra surprises on the day so come along and enjoy a beautiful day of learning and sharing about different cultures.
Feel free to bring along your own picnic to enjoy outdoors 💜💚💙❤️🥳
Casa Bonita Lifestyle

Happy International Women's Day to all the wonderful women who help us run our much loved community program and to the community who come in to chat, play, reflect and connect, and to women of the world!
As we celebrate we also recognise the fight for gender equality is ongoing 💜

What a weekend we had! The International Toy Library Conference was such an amazing few days filled with inspiring speakers, wonderful tours of toy libraries and so many great conversations with people from all over the world who understand the importance of toy libraries and the huge part they play in building and supporting our communities, including taking care of our environment.

The icing on the cake was Maribyrnong Toy Library winning Runners Up for the Large Toy Library of the Year Award!!! We are so proud of this achievement and a huge thank you to all our members and volunteers who support our toy library!😍🥳

Sorry we had to close this morning and miss seeing our lovely families but here we are at the International Toy Library Conference getting lots of inspiration for ideas and resources to grow our beautiful toy library even more! 😊

The West Footscray Neighbourhood House Monthly Walking Group has started back for 2023! Meets the first Monday of every month, outside the front entrance of the West Footscray Neighbourhood House. Join us this Monday the 6th of March. Families are more than welcome to join, it's all about getting out for a lovely walk and meeting new people 😊.