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Diwali Celebrations

01 October 2019

Lollipops Auckland Central was awash with colour as staff, children and families celebrated Diwali, the much-loved festival of lights.

"Our centre takes pride in regular celebrations of festivals of different cultures from around the world and our Diwali celebration in October was one such joyous occasion," says centre manager Chitra Mukerjee.

"The entire centre immersed itself in the colours of rangoli, henna and brightly lit lamps!

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?

Diwali Celebrations

Sharing your Culture

Music and Movement

Family and Dramatic Play