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458 days ago

What is EPHEMERAL NATURE ART🌿🍂 and how it supports children's well-being and development?

Rita from Conscious Kids New Zealand

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 more
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 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

459 days ago

Finding the treasure hidden in Tradescantia

Jenny from

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...

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459 days ago

Mavbook Air 2017

Melissa from Glenfield

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
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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
Can courier to buyer or pickup option
8gb
128 flash SSD
1.8GHz dual core

Price: $450

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459 days ago

MacBook Air for sale

Melissa from Glenfield

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
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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
Charger included
8gb
128 flash SSD
1.8GHz dual core
Can courier and do track and trace or buyer can pick up

Price: $450

459 days ago

Real Estate

Winston from Harcourts - Winston Saga

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!
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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!
Want to know how much your home is worth? Find out now! homeasap.com...

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460 days ago

WAKING UP TO A BETTER AND WELL RESTED YOU!

Jay from Beds4U Glenfield

Choosing a mattress can be a difficult and scary task, but enduring a sleepless night can be far worse. Buying a new mattress doesn't always have to be a skeptical journey, all it takes is a few tips and turns to switch your restless nights into a blissful experience. Our "A to Z Tips for… View moreChoosing a mattress can be a difficult and scary task, but enduring a sleepless night can be far worse. Buying a new mattress doesn't always have to be a skeptical journey, all it takes is a few tips and turns to switch your restless nights into a blissful experience. Our "A to Z Tips for Buying a New Mattress" provides you with the information and confidence to select a mattress that encourages rejuvenation and revitalization. Say goodbye to restless nights and wake up to a world of comfort and relaxation with the perfect mattress selected using the tips provided in this useful guide.

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460 days ago

Have you got a favourite spring salad? Send us the recipe!

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

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.

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461 days ago

Housie

Kevin from Glenfield

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

461 days ago

Science Teacher Wanted

Sisi from Forrest Hill

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 more
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 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

461 days ago

https://g.page/r/CQ49oib4MzgbEA0

Bruce from Whole 9 Yards

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......
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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......

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

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461 days ago

Art Classes

Iman from Forrest Hill

Highly recommended Art Classes. Free Trial available!

462 days ago

📢 25% OFF LARGE RUGS 📢

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462 days ago

The Sunday Star-Times Winter Puzzle Comp is Back!

Sunday Star Times

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 more
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 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
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464 days ago

Beautiful video of a ruru

Jenny from

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 more
I have been reading up on ruru, after a friend shared a photo (below) of the ruru they saw recently at Kendalls Bay.
www.facebook.com...

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...

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463 days ago

Bright Spots is extended!

Resene

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 more
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 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!
Enter now

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