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Craig Smith at Little Earth Queenstown

18 April 2018

Little Earth Queenstown was very excited to have a concert by Craig Smith (Wonky Donkey man) on Thursday 29 March 2018.

Each room made some baking for a shared afternoon tea to say a BIG thank you to Craig.

They all gathered in Mohiotanga room 1 already for the first song The Wonky Donkey.

This was followed by Willbee the Bumblebee, Kaha the Kea, Square Eyes, My Daddy Ate an Apple and Eating.

Even Kaka the Kea came to visit!

If you have a child in an early learning centre, you may have been invited to share your family’s culture within this centre. There are many ways that you can share your culture with your child’s early learning centre but what exactly does this mean and how can this practice benefit your child as well as others?

Is there anything more fantastic than seeing an infant, toddler or young child fully rocking to a beat with their own artistic movements, not a care in the world as they create, move and groove to music that sometimes only they can hear?! There are, of course many learning benefits for children when they engage in music and movement, these are just a few of them as well as some ways that you can bring music and movement to life for your child.

Young children are learning their place in the world every single day in multiple ways. The ideas that they form from observing the world around them will often show up when children are engaging in family and dramatic play, but what exactly is family and dramatic play and what are the benefits of your child engaging in it?

Craig Smith at Little Earth Queenstown

Sharing your Culture

Music and Movement

Family and Dramatic Play