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Can you find a better classroom than this?

Jul 27
1 min

Can you find a better classroom than this?

That would be difficult, wouldn't it? The children at Dragonfly's Early Learning at Coolum Beach, have been introduced to the concept of Bush Kindy in which the children regularly explore the surrounding bush land with their Educator, finding things of interest. This presents itself as a learning experience in such a fun and interesting way Children are natural learners and Bush Kindy which is a free activity, provides children with the time and an exciting and interesting en

It's Snack Time! Hummus 3 Ways

Jul 18
1 min

It's Snack Time! Hummus 3 Ways

There is always a need for snacks when there are children to feed. Not only does homemade hummus taste better, but it is better for them because it contains absolutely no preservatives and you know exactly what you have put in it. Give this recipe a try and leave it in the fridge for after-school snacks or package it up for a healthy lunchtime school snack. TRADITIONAL HUMMUS 1 tin no-added-salt chickpeas, drained and rinsed 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil 1/4 cup water juice

Support Pyjama Day This Week

Jul 17
1 min

Support Pyjama Day This Week

At Dragonfly's Early Learning at Coolum Beach, we assist in the provision of support for foster children by supporting this very important day. It is very little thing to do but provides help for these children. Wear your favourite pyjamas this National Pyjama Day, Friday, 22nd July to support children in foster care all around Australia. National Pyjama Day is all about raising much-needed awareness and funds to help the Pyjama Foundation raise money for children in foster c

Traditional Colours for Dot Art

Jul 17
1 min

Traditional Colours for Dot Art

NAIDOC celebrations have been underway at Dragonfly's Early Learning at Coolum Beach. The little ones have had lots of time and opportunity to learn about First Nation's culture and history and participate in celebrating the oldest continuous living cultures on earth. This Year's theme was Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up! The theme of getting up, standing up, and showing up stems from a history of working towards systemic change and rallying around important issues to foster a bett

Mulching with Mr Matthew

Jul 17
1 min

Mulching with Mr Matthew

Here we see our little Dragonflies in discussion with Mr Matthew in the gardens. With winter upon us, it is time to start thinking about mulch for our Dragonfly's gardens, preparing for spring and summer. They are full of questions. What is mulch? How do we mulch? When do we mulch? And of course Why?? Why do we mulch? Mr Matthew has all of the answers for them. Gardening is a healthy fun activity for children. Children develop new skills and learn about science and nature fro

Lets Learn to Play Tennis

Jul 17
2 min

Lets Learn to Play Tennis

Dragonfly's Early Learning at Coolum Beach is offering Tennis Lessons once again. It is no secret that today, children spend a lot of time in front a TV, a computer or device of some sort. Kindy Tennis provides a welcome dose of structured physical activity. Best of all, it can be added to an existing Kindergarten or Preschool programme. This, of course, takes the pressure off working parents as it is organised through the early learning centre that they already attend. This

An Interesting Perspective on Meal Times

Jul 17
1 min

An Interesting Perspective on Meal Times

Are you fed up battling with your child at mealtimes? Frustrated about spending hours in the kitchen only to have your child turn their nose up at your meals? Confused about the best way to encourage your child to eat? It’s time to learn about The Golden Rules of Feeding! Introducing The Golden Rules The Golden Rules are a science-based approach to mealtimes based on the work of American dietitian and psychotherapist Ellyn Satter, author of the Division of Responsibility in F

Happy Sunday

Jul 17
1 min

Happy Sunday

Happy Sunday to you and yours from all at Dragonfly's Early Learning at Coolum Beach To learn more about us, at Dragonfly's Early Learning at Coolum Beach, go to https://www.dragonflys.com.au/contact-us Or give us a call on 07 5471 6500. We would love to hear from you sunshinecoast #sunshinebeach #sunshinecoastkids #sunshine #childcare #education #sunshinecoastmumsandbubs #kindergarten #children #childcare #kidsonthecoast #newdads #sunnycoastmums #kidstuff #kidslife #peregia

The Story of the Sun in Naidoc Week

Jul 12
2 min

The Story of the Sun in Naidoc Week

Here we see a beautiful depiction of one of our little Dragonflies constructing the Sun. The sun is of particular importance in aboriginal folklore According to the Wotjobaluk people of northern Victoria (see Massola, 1968), Knowee, the Sun was a woman and like everyone else on Earth she had to use a torch made of bark to see where she was going. One day she had gone away to search for food for her young son who was sleeping. However, in her search for food she lost her way.

Naidoc Week at Dragonfly's Early Learning

Jul 11
2 min

Naidoc Week at Dragonfly's Early Learning

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we attend our Centre at Dragonfly's Early Learning at Coolum Beach, and recognise their continuing connection to land, water, and community. We pay respect to Elders past, present, and emerging. Above we see photos of traditional foods used by this culture as created by the children NAIDOC week runs from 3rd-10th July in 2022 and is an opportunity for all Australians to learn about First Nations cultures and histo

Wow!!! It's a Pizza!!!

Jul 11
1 min

Wow!!! It's a Pizza!!!

This is something that the children will love to do with you They love to create their very own pizza, adding the things that they love to eat Make Your Own Pizza Ingredients 1 sheet of puff pastry x how many pizzas you want to make pizza tomato paste or maybe creamed sweet corn pizza cheese, grated feta cheese, crumbled choose your meat, salami, chicken, ham olives cut into halves sundried tomatoes, sliced Method Preheat oven to 180C Lay one sheet puff pastry on greased baki

Reading Made Fun!

Jul 11
1 min

Reading Made Fun!

Lets Read!! The children at Dragonfly's Early Learning at Coolum Beach love the opportunity to read. Like all children, they are really interested in books and they are often found exploring the books on their own. Children spend a lot of time in the world of "make-believe" and reading helps their imagination and curiosity grow while also enhancing their concentration and communication skills. Children absolutely love to sit with the educators and read the books together! It’

Let's do this!

Jul 6
1 min

Let's do this!

Obstacle courses for children are a fun and challenging way to get those little bodies moving but the benefits don't stop there In the pursuit of conquering the obstacles, they practice many skills. They have to be able to crawl, balance, pull themselves up to a standing position, sit down and essentially climb and slide all over the frames Whether the activity involves running, balancing on a beam, or climbing over a frame, obstacle course activities for children are great f

Let's Make a Farm Yard!

Jul 5
1 min

Let's Make a Farm Yard!

This looks like fun!!!! Now....which one will I choose??? This week the little ones have had some farm animals and some sand to include in their play Everyone loves a farm animal and one of the first songs that children learn is "Old MacDonald had a Farm'' in which they make the noises of the farm animals The children loved playing with the farm animals recognising and labeling them, moving them around on their tray, followed by making and mimicking the animal sounds. Many c

Mum's Honey Snaps

Jul 5
1 min

Mum's Honey Snaps

Mums Honey Snaps Ingredients 1/2 cup of plain flour 1 teaspoon of baking powder 1/2 teaspoon of ground ginger 2 tablespoons of sugar 3 tablespoons of honey 50g of butter Method Set oven to preheat at !80C Prepare biscuit trays with baking paper and spray Add butter, sugar & honey to a saucepan. On medium heat, stir until butter is melted and sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat, and add plain flour, baking powder & ginger. Mix until smooth. Drop teaspoonfuls of mixture onto a

What is Soft, Cool, Gritty, Coarse, and Fun?

Jul 4
1 min

What is Soft, Cool, Gritty, Coarse, and Fun?

The sandpit is a happy place for most children. Sandpits help to provide children in the early years with basic knowledge of their environment and the properties of sand. They uncover treasures that have been long since buried along with new layers of sand... just like the earth and its many layers. They love to dig in the nice cool free-flowing sand, fill buckets, and empty buckets, again and again. Through playing in the sand, children build a number of different skills bot

Dragonfly's Early Learning is the Place to be

Jul 4
1 min

Dragonfly's Early Learning is the Place to be

Just look at this happy little face! Would you agree that we all want to give our children the best that we can but what we enjoy most is seeing them happy? Children love their days spent at Dragonfly's Early Learning at Coolum Beach. It is such a happy place to be! The team of Early Learning Educators who are passionate advocates of Early Childhood Education are experienced and capable of providing happy educational days full of fun for the children. Their professional philo

Dress-up Fun

Jun 29
1 min

Dress-up Fun

Child-led learning is a term used to describe educational activities in which children are responsible for deciding what they want to learn. The children at Dragonfly’s Early Learning at Coolum Beach decided upon a dress up day last week which included face painting. It was a great day for the children, as they were surrounded by bright colours and loved being able to play dress-up and have their faces painted. Face painting can have many learning benefits for children. Child

We love to Cook!!

Jun 29
1 min

We love to Cook!!

Cooking is one of the things that children love to do. Just the mention of the word catches their attention and they come running. I am sure that the thought of something interesting to eat probably has something to do with it! Cooking with children can encourage an interest in food and healthy eating which are skills required throughout life. Cooking is now considered a fantastic way to help shape their development in early childhood. Cooking encourages children's thinking,

Developing Imaginations

Jun 29
1 min

Developing Imaginations

The imagination of a child can be an amazing concept and the Educators at Dragonfly's Early Learning at Coolum Beach take every opportunity to introduce imaginative play to their little ones to foster the development of very active imaginations. The Kindergarten Educators introduced these tyres to their play space last week. The children have loved exploring with them. Tyres take a long time to break down in landfill so repurposing and reusing tyres in an outdoor play space h