LAMP Early On Child and Family Centre
185 Fifth Street M8V2Z5 Toronto, ON, Canada

How old is your baby? What is their nap schedule like?

Our yoga session will start at 1:30pm today, Can you make it today?

Join us tomorrow afternoon at 1:30pm for our mindful yoga for parents.

What are your little ones favorite snacks?

Starting tomorrow

Our family center LIVE circle time will start at 10am! Join us for your chance to WIN a Spring activity kit for your little one Please click on the link below to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87039189481... Meeting ID: 870 3918 9481 Passcode: 880601 See more

Join the Family Center Live session tomorrow for songs, games, and stories. We will be raffling off a spring activity kit during our zoom session. Join us for your chance to win the activity kit for your little one Please click on the link below to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87039189481 Meeting ID: 870 3918 9481... Passcode: 880601 See more

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Check out this weeks videos on our YouTube channel LAMP EarlyON!

Join the baby club program this morning at 10AM for fun music and rhythm activities and songs!

Join us for our live Glitterbug program this afternoon with Huda and our friend Jerry from the 519 EarlyON. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84922938458 Meeting ID: 849 2293 8458 ... Passcode: 457473 See more

George Hull is looking for families to participate in their study on Parenting Programs.

We hope you're enjoying this week's videos!

Our live French program La Petite Enface is every Monday afternoon from 1-2pm! Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87538767468... Meeting ID: 875 3876 7468 Passcode: 801718

Let’s Talk Waiting for Your Child’s Response In this week’s video, we have activities and circle time while discussing strategies and the importance of waiting for your child to respond. Waiting 5 seconds for a response is very important as it encourages your little one to develop their language development skills. We also wait 5 seconds because our little one’s response time is slower than us as +-adults, so we wait 5 seconds to give our little one time to process what was s...aid to them and to formulate a response. As always, if you have any questions or concerns about your little one’s speech, please contact Kim our Child Development Specialist at [email protected] 00:00 Introduction and Songs 05:58 Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? 10:53 I Spy 16:10 Sound Basket 22:33 The Floor is Lava 25:32 Parenting Strategies Resources: https://lampchc.org//u/2020/09/Early-Abilities-Waiting.pdf https://www.toronto.ca//speech-an/communication-checklist/ http://www.hanen.org//The-Waiting-Game-An-Essential-Skill- See more

Assorted Vegetables and Fruits Children love hands on baking activities. These activities help them to develop their self -confidence and their social and emotional development skills. Following recipes encourages children to be self-directed and independent, it also teaches them to follow directions and develop problem-solving skills.

Let's Get Moving together! Join us for our gross motor program this morning from 10:00 - 11:00! Join Zoom Meeting... https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86538768012 MEETING ID: 865 3876 8012 PASSCODE: 063635

Outdoor Adventure Explore fun activities that you can do outdoors during the winter months with the family Centre staff!

Join our Community Dietitian Calla for her workshop on Eating for Mental Health on April 28th! See flyer for details!

Songs and Rhymes with Carina Join Carina as she sings all your little one’s favorite BABY CLUB songs!

We hope you're doing well, and we're here for you if you aren't! 416-252-8293

Are you a new or first time parent? Register for this 4 week program, which focuses on a different subject each week! See flyer for details, and call 416-252-8293 to register!

Slime Part 2 More creative and unique ways to make slime Book: Llama Llama Mess Mess Mess by Anna Dewdney

https://youtu.be/mrDO2Y_IMR8 Exploring their environment also helps children become more self-aware. They learn what animals they like and don't like. They also learn about the sounds of the animals and the way the animals move. Visiting a zoo allows for exploration and discovery while sparking curiosity and creativity!

Counting with Pegs Topics include: learning about measurement, learning about patterns and sorting, and learning about shapes and space. During this video children will learn about numbers and counting in a fun interactive way. Teaching children to count involves more than helping them learn the numbers one to ten. It involves helping children understand the meaning of numbers. Children learn the meaning of numbers when they are developmentally ready. For instance, children ...ages two to three might move things as they count, but they might count to three while moving four things. This shows that while they might know the numbers in sequence, they are not able to use them to count. At this age, it’s great to count together with a child, just for fun. You might count the steps as you walk or the buses as they go by. This helps children begin to move towards matching one thing at a time with the number as they say it See more

Dear Zoo Dear Zoo is an amusing and interactive story that gives space for children to guess and at times even predict what animal is in the crate/behind the flap. The repetitive phrases will soon have your toddler reading along as you tell the story

Exploring Dinosaur Fossils What are fossils? Join the Family Centre staff Carina and Sina as they discover the world of dinosaurs!

https://youtu.be/ElE84JmFuuE Cardboard tubes can be transformed into many interested and useful things. In this video, we'll focus on making a spectroscope, a ring-toss game, and two little friends!

Did you know our Child Development Specialist works one-on-one with families to offer extra supports for families who might have questions or concerns around development? Our Child Development Specialist will work one-on-one with families to answer any one-off questions about child development, as well as work on an on-going basis with families with extra support needs. Contact Kim today at [email protected] for more information or if you have any questions and concerns. She also does new development videos every Monday at 10AM.

Being apart from each other has been hard, but food is a great way to bring a community togethereven if it’s virtually. From now until Wednesday December 16, 2020, we will be collecting recipes that get emailed to us and will be creating a virtual cookbook that will be shared to everyone in the new year. Please email Kim at [email protected] with your recipes before the deadline, as well as the spelling of your name that you would like us to put in the book under your recipe. Please specify in the email that this is for the community cookbook. Keep an eye out in the new year for this downloadable cookbook!

Winter Renewal Health Promotion Program

Gross Motor Activities for your child at home with everyday items. There are lots of things around your house that you can use with your child to get a great work out and have fun at the same time! The items that we are using in this video are: painter's tape, pillows, towels, a sheet, a stepping stool, and two storage bins. Book: Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall Jabari is about to make a big splash, and he's not scared at all Song: Rainbow Ribbon Dancing by Sing & Grow Australia

https://youtu.be/qAm2bjxHthc We are going to be discussing books and sharing a few strategies when reading together with your little ones at home.

Circle Time with Katherine from Alderwood Library Now that all the Toronto Libraries are closed for the indoor programs, Huda and Aisha from Franklin Horner Drop In, have been lucky to have a fun Circle and Story time with Katherine from Alderwood Library via Zoom.

Let’s go to the Bakery Shop with Pete the Cat Pete the cat´s cupcakes are missing, what are missing in the Family Center bakery? Join us at Family center bakery for songs, arts and math activities. Download the Handout: Birthday Cupcake Mat FREEBIE Pocket of Preschool

Indoor Winter Ideas So many fun ideas of things to do indoors during those cold winter days!

Fun with Beans Part 1 Using beans and peas at home, we will make beautiful arts and play fun sorting games

Je m' habille tout seul Je suis responsible Une activité et une chanson qui invitent les enfants à apprendre comment s’habiller. Les enfants vont apprendre aussi les nouveaux vocabulaires comme : fermer les boutons fermer les boutons pressions, zipper, remonter un zip ou une tirette et fermer les lacets. Video 2: 30 Minutes Triceratop - Juguete de Caja de Cartón

Our Family Center live will restart next Wednesday Jan13th through ZOOM. Join us for songs, stories, and active games and activities. Please contact Sina to get the ZOOM link.

Edit: This session of Little Bakers is full and registration is closed. If you would like to put your name on a waitlist for our next session please email Kim at [email protected] Come join us during our live little bakers session! These 8 weeks sessions are great for you and your little one to bake together. Join us as Kim and Yolanda guide you through these recipes in this interactive live that also includes songs and books while we wait for our items to bake! These are great recipes you can freeze and feed to the whole family.

We will do some fun gross motor activities at home using balloons, paper cups, and paper plates!

Cook with Caregiver and Me Winter Treats The holiday season may be over, but that doesn’t mean we can’t extend it a bit in our cooking. Today we are going to be turning pizza into wonderful holiday treats as well as making some yummy and nutritious sweet fruit treats. Ingredients for pizza dough: 2 cups flour 1 cup warm water 1 tsp dry active yeast 1 tsp sugar 1 tsp salt A little bit of oil to coat the bowl

Let’s Get Moving Indoor and Outdoor Activities Here are some great benefits of indoor, and outdoor games for your little one. Physical Fitness. Regularly playing indoor, and outdoor games such as green light/Red light helps your kids improve their body fitness since these games incorporate a variety of body movements. Encourages Creativity, Hand-eye Coordination.

Let’s Get Moving in Small Spaces Through these indoor physical activities, children get the benefits of outdoor play, and they get to enjoy enough physical activity as well as creativity and mental stimulation.

Raconte moi une histoire Stella la Reine de Neige Prenez l’ habitude de lire et de chanter pour les tous petits. Écouter des chansons et des comptines favorise le développement de la mémoire auditive. Cette habileté est également utile à l'apprentissage de la lecture et de l'écriture.

Create and Learn with Cardboard Tubes Cardboard tubes can be transformed into many interested and useful things. In this video, we'll focus on making a spectroscope, a ring-toss game, and two little friends!

Community Helpers Part 1

Fun with Beans Part 2 We can also use beans and peas to learn numbers, letter and have science activities at home.

Are you feeling stressed and need some time for yourself? Join us for a mindful yoga ZOOM session during your kids' nap time. We will do some relaxing yoga movements, practice some breathing techniques and do a short meditation together. Please contact Sina to register for the program.

This mindfulness program starts tomorrow, there are a few spots left! There is still time to register!

Please Don't Go! Activities and Strategies for Separation Anxiety Separation is hard on our little ones but even more so during this quarantine season. Today, we will be talking about some strategies that you can use in your routine and daily life to help your little one with their separation anxiety. We will be also doing some activities you can do at home to talk about your little one’s fear and anxieties as well as reading my all-time favorite book: The Kissing Hand. This... is a great book to read if your little one is having trouble separating from you, and you can even incorporate this into your routine at home. The salt dough recipe for the reminder stones is: 1 cup salt 4 cups flour 1 cup water Mix in all the dry ingredients together. Slowly add in the water. Mix and knead. Once your little one plays and forms their shape let it sit and rest for a day until it hardens. Then decorate. Resources: https://www.healthychildren.org//Soothing-Your-Childs-Sepa https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/sep-anxiety.html 00:00 Songs to ease Separation Anxiety 05:10 Making Calming Bottles 10:20 Reminder Stones 15:06 Worry Jar 17:50 Butterflies in my Body 20:23 Making a Toolbox 24:34 The Kissing Hand 30:18 Books Talking about Separation Anxiety 30:37 Strategies for Separation Anxiety See more

Let’s Get Moving Rocking Chair Today's video was created by Huda & Aisha, and filmed at Franklin Horner. Gross motor skills assist in refining our children’s balance, strength, muscle endurance and coordination. By nurturing these skills in our children, we: Promote long-lasting health Encourage physical literacy Boost their confidence and self-esteem Provide an avenue for energy release Relieve their stress and frustration Promote brain development Assist school readiness Boost their ability to assess risk.

Mad Scientist Part 2 Join us as we do a second round of crazy science experiments you can do at home! Play with some glitter goop or join us in a color lab as we mix different things together and see how they react with color! 00:00 Introduction and Glitter Goop 07:40 Mad Scientist Color Lab

School Readiness Fun with Puppets Puppets are engaging toys that can help support language skills and communication, social/emotional development, and help children learn and understand the world around them through safe, imaginative play! 00:00 Introduction 00:12 Songs & Rhymes 14:55 Story time with puppets- Goldilocks and the three bears 17.28 Car Racing game (Letter Recognition) 24.16- Letter Maze game ( Hand-Eye Coordination)

Way up in the Arctic Today we are going to be reading a story, doing artic animal yoga poses, an arts and craft activity, and singing a few songs.

Parachute Fun Enjoy stories, songs, and craft with colorful parachute activities! Books: Higher Higher by Leslie Patricelli My First Colors Book by Flower Pot Press

Getting Ready to Learn Help your child get ready to learn by repeating words and rhymes... at change time...lunchtime... playtime...anytime! Clap your hands or add simple noisemakers for rhythm. Make up actions and give time for your child to copy you. Cuddle up, smile, make eye contact and let her know you enjoy being together. Enjoy this time! Notice their attention and stop when they lose interest. 00:00 Introduction 00:22 Songs 05:00 Book Clouds 8:00 activity making our own rain cloud 11:05 activity- arts and craft 15:05 calm your body yoga poses

Mad Scientist Part 1 We are going to become scientists today and do a bunch of fun experiments together in your house. Join us as we explore how clouds work, how milk mixes with soap and what you can do with bubbles and glue! 00:00 Snake Bubbles 07:18 Magic Milk 13:05 Cloud in a Jar 15:47 Homemade Flubber

Looking for something to do this winter with your TODDLER? Join the family Centre for our all NEW Zoom Toddler time program! Contact carina to register or for more information regarding the program.

Vocabulario de Invierno Hoy vamos a aprender algunas palabras sobre la ropa que nos ponemos durante el clima de invierno. Tambien vamos aprender unas canciones. Hoy vamos a aprender algunas palabras sobre la ropa que nos ponemos durante el clima de invierno. Tambien vamos aprender unas canciones.

Come join us for our 4 week live zoom session. Each week, we will focus on a developmental area, such as self regulation and attention and focus, that can be enhanced through fun, interactive gross motor activities. This program is recommended for children between 2.5-5 years. This is great for children who need extra support in co-ordinating and controlling their bodies, for those that have a lot of energy and need to express it, and those that might just need some more gross motor activities during their day. Families will need to register. Please contact Kim by Wednesday Jan 13, 2021 at [email protected] to register. Spots limited.

Pâte À Modeler À La Cannelle La pâte à modeler faite à la maison favorise divers apprentissages : elle permet aux enfants de découvrir, de créer et de s’amuser avec des textures. Elle favorise la communication, la créativité, développement de la dextérité, et la stimulation des sens La recette de la pâte à modeler à la cannelle 1 Tasse d’ eau 1 tasse de farine tasse de sel de table 2 cuillères à soupe ou 4 cuillères de sucre de la crème de tarte 2 cuillères à soupe de l’ huile (végétale, olive .) 2 cuillères à sucre de la cannelle en poudre

Slime Part 1 Let's explore different materials that we can use to create some fun slime recipes! Book: Too Much Glue by: Jason Lefebvre

Goldilocks and the Three Bears Learn about opposites while enjoying a classic, well-loved story.

Aprendamos Canciones en Español y Sobre Vegetales Hoy vamos aprender canciones y algunos nombres de vegibales. Ayúdame a construir nuestro burrito! 00:00 Introducción 00:33 canciones 11:12 libro Prepara un Burrito 13:35 actividad prepara nuestro burrito 25:57 AdiosAprendamos Canciones en Español y Sobre Vegetales

Cook with Caregiver and Me Butternut Squash Soup Now that the weather is getting colder, what better thing to cook and eat is some nice, hot and nutritious butternut squash soup. We are making a community cookbook as well! So please email Kim at [email protected] with your recipes before Jan 4 2021 to have your recipes in the cookbook. When emailing, please also indicate the name of the dish as well as if you would like your name in the recipe. Ingredients: - Butternut squash - Fresh or dried rosemary and sage - 1 whole onion - Garlic - Ginger - Salt, pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg - Vegetable stock

Core Strength and Stability Exercises

Join us as we participate in a bunch of activities that will promote cognitive development. Our little one’s brains are growing at such a fast rate in the first 5 years of life. Cognitive development is the development of how our little one’s thing, explore and problem solve. Our little one’s brain development is a huge part of their cognitive development. Watch as we explore some facts and strategies you can use at home to promote cognitive development.

What's inside the Mitten? Jan Brett's wonderful adaption of the Ukrainian Folktale "The Mitten" is a wonderful winter story for your preschool and kindergarten children. Our fun activities will help you to teach your children how to practice and learn math and language and arts concepts when making fun mitten and winter inspired arts and craft projects. 00:05 Winter Songs & Rhymes 10:15 The Mitten Felt Story 12:30 Magic Milk Science Experiment 16:50 Mitten Craft 25:40 Story T...ime The First Day Of winter Whats inside the Mitten? https://youtu.be/SgPJpcKDjNQ Jan Brett's wonderful adaption of the Ukrainian Folktale "The Mitten" is a wonderful winter story for your preschool and kindergarten children. Our fun activities will help you to teach your children how to practice and learn math and language and arts concepts when making fun mitten and winter inspired arts and craft projects. 00:05 Winter Songs & Rhymes 10:15 The Mitten Felt Story 12:30 Magic Milk Science Experiment 16:50 Mitten Craft 25:40 Story Time The First Day Of winter See more

Trans Awareness Glitterbug is collaborative program between LAMP CHC, and the 519. Glitterbug is a unique mobile program that works with EarlyON centers across Toronto to promote inclusion and affirmation of gender and sexual diversity in children and families. In this video Madison talked about the trans awareness week

Today's video was created by Huda & Maki, and filmed at Franklin Horner. Great information for the parents who struggles with their picky eaters. Here's what parents should really do about their little one who are picky eaters

Fun with Slime Part 2/2 More creative and unique ways to make slime Book: Llama Llama Mess Mess Mess by Anna Dewdney

Vocacabulario de Navidad Hoy vamos hacer actividades navideñas, cantamos canciones de y aprendemos vocabulario navideñas. 00:00 Introducción... 00:00 Libro La Navidad De Clifford 07:00 actividad - decoremos nuestro arbol de navidad 21:11 actividad -contemos 25:05 canciones See more

Let’s Go to the Bakery Shop with Pete the Cat Pete the cat´s cupcakes are missing, what are missing in the Family Center bakery? Join us at Family center bakery for songs, arts and math activities. Download the Handout: Birthday Cupcake Mat FREEBIE Pocket of Preschool

Pancakes! Pancakes! Baking or cooking in general can help your child to build basic skills, like his\her math skills by doing something as simple as counting eggs or pouring water into a measuring cup. Also it encourages adventure, and children can explore with their senses, and boost confidence.

Yummy Stir-Fry and Social Skills In this week’s video, we will be utilizing all they delicious leftover vegetables and proteins in your fridge into this amazing peanut-less peanut butter stir-fry. We will also talk about social skills and how cooking together can help enhance your little one’s social skills. As always, you can find the recipe here https://lampchc.org/wp-content/upload.... If you have a soy allergy, here is a website that has hoison sauce alternatives: https:/.../www.healthline.com/health/sub... Next week and for the rest of December, we will be making recipes that you guys submit for our virtual potluck so please make sure to Facebook message us or email Kim at [email protected]. Ingredients: Vegetables you have and protein you have Equal parts water, peanut butter or nut butter alternative and hoison sauce Spoon of soy sauce to taste Splash of lime Pinch of black pepper Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LAMPEarlyOn Check out our website: https://lampchc.org/programs-services... Get in touch with us: [email protected] See more

Fun Slime Recipes Part 1/2 Let's explore different materials that we can use to create some fun slime recipes! Book: Too Much Glue by Jason Lefebvre

Je bricole mon propre Wagon

DIY Lightbox Lightboxes are a great learning tool for children, and many fun activities can be enjoyed on a lightbox including sensory, cognitive, literacy, and art. In this video, we’ll create a DIY lightbox from inexpensive items from the Dollar store.

Tiny T-TEX has a HUGE problem. His friend Pointy needs cheering up, and only a hug will do. But with his short stature and teeny T.REX arms, is a hug impossible?

Come join us during our live little bakers session! These 8 weeks sessions are great for you and your little one to bake together. Join us as Kim and Yolanda guide you through these recipes in this interactive live that also includes songs and books while we wait for our items to bake! These are great recipes you can freeze and feed to the whole family. Every participant that signs up, will receive all of the non perishable food ingredients that you will need to create these ...recipes and will be picked up at once days before the first live session. Any fresh products that are needed will be picked up the week before if you need it. The first 3 families that sign up, will also receive a free giveaway that includes all the baking stuff you will need. Max capacity of 12 families. If interested, please email Kim ASAP at [email protected] before Monday January 11 2021. Reserve your spot now before it all fills up! See more

Glitterbug Trans Awareness Glitterbug is collaborative program between LAMP CHC, and the 519. Glitterbug is a unique mobile program that works with EarlyON center’s across Toronto to promote inclusion and affirmation of gender and sexual diversity in children and families. In this video Madison talked about the trans awareness week

Rhythm Sticks Today's video was created by Joanne and Alicia, and filmed at Long Branch. We will make our very own rhythm sticks and then use them while singing some fun songs! Book: Peck Peck Peck: by Lucy Cousins songs: Tap Your Sticks: Jean Warren at Preschool Express This is the way we tap our sticks: Kendra at Read Sing Play Bread and Butter Marmalade and Jam: Hushlander Wordpress Wheels on the Bus Tick Tock Goes the Clock Count to Ten: Laptime and Storytime Tap Your Sticks: Makin' Music Rockin Rhythms

Holidays around the World We wish you a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah and a Happy kwanza! Join Carina and Sina as they venture around the world and sing Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanza songs

Reindeers in Training Join us for some reindeer training and make sure to listen out for the magical reindeer bells and listen to and train with us. 00:00 Introduction 00:45 magical bells... 01:14 Reindeer warm up 06:00 Reindeer crawl training activity 08:23 Reindeer Jump training activity 12:15 activity - gallop and hop around the gifts 14:33 activity - balance and stack the gifts 23:43 Book The Great Reindeer Rebellion 30:35 Reindeer cool down See more

Farm Animals At this video, we engaged children in activities about farm animals, we were teaching them numbers and the sound of the animals as well. We brought the outdoor indoor to be fun and learning experience.

Winter Solstice Today we are going to be exploring what Winter Solstice is by playing some games and activities. So, come join us as we explore more about winter solstice.

Winter Wonderland Whether you want to bundle up and play outside or prefer to craft indoors, you'll find something fun to make with your little ones in this winter-inspired video! 00:15 Winter songs and Rhymes 09:24 Story Snowman at Night 17:23 Snow Globe craft 21:45 Epson Salt Snowflakes

Je bricole la carte de voeux pour ma famile Les enfants se sentent heureux et fiers d'eux-mêmes lorsqu'ils participent à la préparation des célébrations des fêtes comme le Noël et le Nouvel An. Bricoler les cartes de vœux pour les membres de la famille et les amis sera une bonne activité pour eux pendant ces vacances

Juguetes Caseros https://youtu.be/L-IwWxE8PPw Today's video was created by Yolanda, and filmed at John English. Hoy dia vamos a hacer juguetes que se pueden hacer con materiales reciclados que tienen en casa. Habrá algunas cosas que necesitan, pero solo seran de la tienda de dólar. Estos juguetes y actividades se podran usar medida que su hijo crece. 00:00 Introducción 07:24 Carrera de mármol ... 19:35 Adiós See more

https://youtu.be/zvmtsJ1Cpo0 Holiday Tree Decorating! Join us while we decorate a tree with three different easy-to-make homemade ornaments. Book: I wish to Be A Christmas tree by Colleen Monroe... A Charlie Brown Christmas by Charles M. Schulz See more

The Old Sod has generously donated new fresh live white spruce trees for LAMP Families; limited quantities available They can be delivered on Monday or Tuesday, please contact Jasmin to arrange a pick or delivery 416-252-6471 ext. 308 [email protected]