Early-ON Child and Family Centre

It's Friday Zoo Day! Join us this morning as we continue our tours of the Toronto Zoo! We will be visiting the Arctic Tundra region of the Zoo. Tour starts promptly at 11:30am! Link to join: https://zoom.us/j/91356650514

It's Friday Zoo Day! Join us this morning as we continue our tours of the Toronto Zoo! We will be visiting the Arctic Tundra region of the Zoo. Tour starts promptly at 11:30am! Link to join: https://zoom.us/j/91356650514

We are so excited to continue our collaboration with Zumba Timmins and offer Family Zumba at 6pm every Thursday night in April! Join us via Zoom tonight! Link to join:https://mailchi.mp/43a39a163d97/lit0iysg3r (you will be directed to the link once you read the waiver and sign)

Last week, during our Play & Learn program, we learned how to make Rangoli. Anu and our student Kirandeep showed one of our families the steps for making it. This activity represented the foundation of Belonging as Anu & Kirandeep shared something from their culture in our program. If you have made Rangoli at home, please share with us what it looked like!

It's Book Club Wednesday! Join us at 10am! EarlyOn Timmins Neofacs Timmins Native Friendship Centre EarlyON We will read three books to your children and you can add those to your 1000 Books Before Kindergarten Timmins log! If you are not signed up for it, you can do so at timmins1000books.earlyoncdssab.com and we will arrange a pick up for a reading kit! Zoom link for the book club: https://zoom.us/j/93397117645

Please see attached poster. We will be closed to in person programs on Tuesday and will keep you posted as to when we will reopen. Stay safe and healthy!

It is January 6th and today’s activity is Build a Fort! This activity will promote the foundation of expression because it allows children to design their own unique fort! Show us pictures of your fort!

Good afternoon, today we are playing a matching game. Matching games help to promote the foundation of engagement because they allow children to improve concentration and visual memory skills. You don’t have a memory game home you can find some free printable memory games online. You can print one here, https://dltk-kids.com/cards/memory/index.htm.

It is January 5th and today we are making a Musical Shaker! This activity promotes the foundation of Expression because it helps your child develop their language and vocabulary skills as they sing songs while they shake their shaker. Another way to work on vocabulary skills is to give your child directions as they shake their shakers. You can ask them to shake it fast, slow, up high or down low. Encourage your child to repeat each direction. ... You will need: Empty container with lid Noise making items (dry rice, beans, pasta) Directions: Place dry items into empty container. Place lid securely on container. Show us your Musical Shaker!

This afternoon we are having a Dance Party! Get out your glow sticks, turn on your favourite tunes and dance! This activity promotes the foundation of Well-Being because dancing is a great way for children to engage in physical activity. Dance parties are so much fun! This afternoon Kingston will be dancing to the Baby Shark Remix! https://youtu.be/GtlPkc9Zh2U

It is January 4th and this morning we are making a snowman. This activity promotes the foundation of Expression because children will enjoy the process of making a snow man with cotton balls. Our snowman looks kind of silly but we had fun making him! You will need: ... Black paper Cotton balls Glue Pipe cleaners Googly Directions: Draw an outline of a snowman. Glue cotton balls onto snowman’s body. Add googly eyes and pipe cleaners as arms.

Welcome to Sign Sunday. Today’s sign is happy. Sign language promotes the foundation of expression for infants because it provides them with a way to express themselves before they have words. Here is a Youtube video for the sign, happy : https://youtu.be/w4xws8uBivI