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Tamariki at our programs are encouraged to use natural loose parts to create their own play, as a result, an explosion of creativity happened yesterday at the Western Springs session, featuring EPHEMERAL NATURE ART🌿🍂
EPHEMERAL ART is a work of art that only lasts for a short amount of … View moreTamariki at our programs are encouraged to use natural loose parts to create their own play, as a result, an explosion of creativity happened yesterday at the Western Springs session, featuring EPHEMERAL NATURE ART🌿🍂
EPHEMERAL ART is a work of art that only lasts for a short amount of time, perhaps occurs once, and cannot be embodied in any lasting object. It can be a sculpture, performance art, or a temporary design such as mandalas.
Creating art inspired by nature helps children express themselves, tune into the natural world, and also to express their own appreciation of nature. Nature art can also enhance nature connection in a child, as one recent study found.
The beauty of ephemeral nature art is that it can teach children that not everything we value has to be material. Not everything we create has to be taken home or even returned to. The process of making art is fulfilling enough to be the focus at times. Creating ephemeral art teaches kids about the impermanence of life and nature, as the most beautiful things such as a winterscape or a sunset aren’t permanent. More than an image seen with our eyes, ephemeral artwork is an actual moment in time.
#natureplay #consciouskidsnz #ckholidayprogrammes #learnthroughplay #realholidays #freeplaynz #letthemplay #nauteart #ephemeralartplay
We love finding the treasures that hide in Tradescantia until their release, especially native ferns like this "Shaking brake" (Pteris tremula). The fern sporeling shown below is one of hundreds of native seedlings and sporelings that germinated under the low loose ground cover provided … View moreWe love finding the treasures that hide in Tradescantia until their release, especially native ferns like this "Shaking brake" (Pteris tremula). The fern sporeling shown below is one of hundreds of native seedlings and sporelings that germinated under the low loose ground cover provided by Tradescantia, and was released not by us, but by the owner, who recognised the potential of a weedy area under native tree canopy.
It inspired this post: northshorewilds.co.nz...
Well looked after MacBook selling to upgrade.
13 inch MacBook Air
Good working condition
Wifi Bluetooth
Good battery life
Comes with charger
Tiny blemish on the corner as shown in photo
Camera works great
… View moreWell looked after MacBook selling to upgrade.
13 inch MacBook Air
Good working condition
Wifi Bluetooth
Good battery life
Comes with charger
Tiny blemish on the corner as shown in photo
Camera works great
Can courier to buyer or pickup option
8gb
128 flash SSD
1.8GHz dual core
Well looked after MacBook selling to upgrade.
13 inch MacBook Air
Good working condition
Wifi Bluetooth
Good battery life
Comes with charger
Tiny blemish on the corner as shown in photo
Camera works great
… View moreWell looked after MacBook selling to upgrade.
13 inch MacBook Air
Good working condition
Wifi Bluetooth
Good battery life
Comes with charger
Tiny blemish on the corner as shown in photo
Camera works great
Charger included
8gb
128 flash SSD
1.8GHz dual core
Can courier and do track and trace or buyer can pick up
As a professional agent with extensive local knowledge and a commitment to honesty, I provide Comparative Market Analyses that accurately determine the real value of your property, benefiting vendors, sellers, and landlords alike.
Click the link to find your home’s Sale Price Estimate, free!
… View moreAs a professional agent with extensive local knowledge and a commitment to honesty, I provide Comparative Market Analyses that accurately determine the real value of your property, benefiting vendors, sellers, and landlords alike.
Click the link to find your home’s Sale Price Estimate, free!
Want to know how much your home is worth? Find out now! homeasap.com...
Dear neighbours, every month, NZ Gardener runs a series of reader recipes using a seasonal crop. This month, we're on the hunt for spring salad recipes! Send your best ones to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz by July 23, 2023. Every published recipe wins a copy of the September issue of NZ Gardener.
Housie this Wednesday 1030 at the Birkenhead RSA
All welcome.You don’t have to be a member of the RSA to come along and play and enjoy yourself.Restaurant open for lunch on completion
Are you looking for some experience working with primary school students? We are looking for you to join us as Science teacher for primary school children.
We are a privately operated tuition facility for primary students at Sunnynook, and currently looking for experienced teachers or perspective … View moreAre you looking for some experience working with primary school students? We are looking for you to join us as Science teacher for primary school children.
We are a privately operated tuition facility for primary students at Sunnynook, and currently looking for experienced teachers or perspective teachers to provide quality learning for our students in Science. If you are passionate about teaching, have good time management skills, and understand New Zealand Curriculums well, we want to hear from you.
The planning for the class(es) will be provided by the employer, and experiments required every two classes.
We prefer, you have:
A) Experience working with primary school children and teaching of some kind.
B) A good sense of communication and patience.
C) Able to commit fixed working hours.
D) Able to work for at least 2 terms. (longer period is preferred if you are the right person!)
Working Hours: Tuesday or Thursday or Friday (3:30pm - 6:00pm)
If this sounds like you, please send your CV to us.
Email address: office@bigbangeducation.co.nz
Contact number: 021 756413 Sisi
Licensed Building Practitioner.
We are Open over Xmas & New Year
Our Specialty is Redesigning, Remodeling of Bathrooms and Kitchens. Interior and exterior walls, doors, windows, renewed, replaced, repositioned, in fact Re anything. Decks, Stairs, Balustrades, Ramps for ease of access......
… View moreLicensed Building Practitioner.
We are Open over Xmas & New Year
Our Specialty is Redesigning, Remodeling of Bathrooms and Kitchens. Interior and exterior walls, doors, windows, renewed, replaced, repositioned, in fact Re anything. Decks, Stairs, Balustrades, Ramps for ease of access......
Small jobs, medium jobs, we have over 70 years experience
Text or call so we can make an appointment to see you at a convenient time, to talk through your ideas and aspirations.
Bruce 021 212 1480
This July we have your chance to win a share of over $5,000 in New World gift vouchers! Simply grab your local newspaper, throw on your thinking cap, and complete the daily puzzle to be in to win.
Beginning on July 3, we will be placing a puzzle in your newspaper each day for a month. Complete … View moreThis July we have your chance to win a share of over $5,000 in New World gift vouchers! Simply grab your local newspaper, throw on your thinking cap, and complete the daily puzzle to be in to win.
Beginning on July 3, we will be placing a puzzle in your newspaper each day for a month. Complete all 28 puzzles for a higher chance to WIN. Once you’ve figured it out, head over to stuff.co.nz/puzzletime to enter the solution and be in to win.
To find out more about participating newspapers, click here
I have been reading up on ruru, after a friend shared a photo (below) of the ruru they saw recently at Kendalls Bay.
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I wondered why it was visible in the daytime, and also whether they need large old trees with holes for their nests.
Apparently they hunt mainly in the … View moreI have been reading up on ruru, after a friend shared a photo (below) of the ruru they saw recently at Kendalls Bay.
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I wondered why it was visible in the daytime, and also whether they need large old trees with holes for their nests.
Apparently they hunt mainly in the early night and early morning, and sometimes at dusk and dawn, particularly in bad weather. And they nest in any tree large enough to have hollows.
There are some excellent recordings and photos....including one in Hillcrest, and one in Mairangi Bay...at ebird.org...
We've had such an amazing response to Bright Spots that we've decided to extend it for another week!
Now that it's the school holidays, why not get the kids or grandkids involved!
Celebrate the most colourful, quirky and joyful places in your community by snapping a photo or … View moreWe've had such an amazing response to Bright Spots that we've decided to extend it for another week!
Now that it's the school holidays, why not get the kids or grandkids involved!
Celebrate the most colourful, quirky and joyful places in your community by snapping a photo or two of a Bright Spot and sharing it here. There are 10 prizes of $250 Resene ColorShop vouchers and $250 Prezzy® cards up for grabs so you can create your own Bright Spot!
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