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DEVELOPMENTAL STIMULATION
A two day course that could make the difference between an average child and an intelligent child ! |
- Is intelligence fixed at birth?
- Learn about how your baby and child’s brain development is affected by stimuli.
- Find out how to bring up a bilingual child
- Learn about “The Magic of Music”
- Develop Life Skills, Social skills,Motor Skills
- Make puppets, playdough, books and more.
- Covering all aspects of developmental stimulation from birth to school going age.
- Lovely stage-by-stage ideas and activities
A Wonderful, fun, interactive course. Great for Moms, Nannies, Grannies, Au pairs, Nursery School Teachers, Creche assistants…
Course includes a manual full of games, rhymes, songs, crafts and many other great ideas!
Keeping kids happy on rainy days!
Winter has made its presence known and along with the many rainy days comes children bored with being cooped up indoors.
Videos, DVDs and television can only keep them occupied for so long, and anyhow, research indicates that television can and does stunt intellectual development, limit the use and development of imagination, and on the whole too much television watching results in ‘couch-potato kids’. So how do we as parents keep our kids, happy, and entertained on rainy and windy days – especially with the winter holiday break starting soon? Here are some practical, easy and fun ideas for indoor play:
Make play dough
Play dough is fun for kids of just about any age, easy to make, and can keep them busy on the kitchen floor for hours!
Play dough recipe:
1 cup plain flour
2 – 4 tablespoons oil
1 cup salt
1 teaspoon food colouring
3 cup water
1 teaspoon Vanilla Essence
1 teaspoon Cream of Tartar will make it last longer!
Put the ingredients together in a pot and mix. Warm gently on the stove, stirring until it forms a ball. Wrapped in a plastic bag it will keep for weeks!
Make a dress-up chest
Collect old hats, hard hats, shoes, badges, masks, goggles, snorkels, old tools (eg a broken drill), etc. and if they are old enough, add a collection of old make-up and face paints! Watch them have a ball.
An indoor camping site
Drape a sheet of blankets over the dining-room table or make a tent using a couple of chairs. Provide some torches, a picnic meal, some sleeping bags and pillows, books, and maybe even a portable radio! Voila … peach for at least an hour!
Painting
Painting should be encouraged from an early age. If you are worried about the mess, put them in the kitchen, or even in the bath (no water!) but don’t panic about stains – water paint washes off quite easily.
Finger paint recipe:
1 cup sugar
1 cup cake flour
1 cup cold water
3 cups boiling water
Powder paint or food-colouring
Mix the sugar, flour and cold water. Add boiling water and cook for 2 to 3 minutes until thick. Colour with food-colouring or paint.
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