Parent Toolkit: Everything you need for a better sick day

EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR A BETTER SICK DAY

Fun & Happiness For Sick Kids!

Who makes sick kids laugh when things are tough? Captain Starlight!

Captain Starlight is a superhero of fun who provides a healthy dose of fun and laughter, helping sick kids cope. Having fun with Captain Starlight helps sick kids feel happier, more confident and puts them in a better place to deal with the pain and stresses of being unwell.

In this magazine we share some of our favourite activities you can try at home. Bring Captain Starlight in to your loungeroom with videos, crafts, songs and activities.

We want to help you make sick days a bit better for the whole family. Good moods all round!

Find out more about Captain Starlight here.

This is an interactive magazine. You can use on your device and click on the links. You can also download and print pages to complete activities like colouring in or find-a-words.

Have more fun with Captain Starlight on YouTube.

If you love this magazine you can read our previous edition here.

Hi, I’m Captain Starlight!

ME

Name: Age: Super power:

Home:

what is my favourite...

Colour? Movie?

Food?

Song?

Animal?

Superhero Word Search

BATGIRL

BATMAN

CATWOMAN

HAWKEYE

HULK

WHICH DC

SUPER HERO

GIRL ARE YOU?

IRONMAN

SPIDERMAN

SUPERMAN

THOR

WONDERWOMAN

Reset and Relax

Mindfulness and relaxation is vital when you're on the road to recovery, come and join Captain Starlight in the calm zone for a guided meditation.

Circle

some things that make you smile

Things that make me happy

Draw your family portrait

Rocket ship

Captain Starlight’s rocket ship needs help! Can you finish the rocket ship and decorate it?

Steer the Rocket Ship to Earth!

Animals of Australia Word Search

BAT

FINCH

KOAL A

PL ATYPUS

SNAKE

DINGO

JELLYFISH

RABBIT

WALL ABY

EMU

KA NGAROO

OCTOPUS

SHARK

WOMBAT

Captain Starlight’s ultimate slime recipe

It's good for playing with, making cool things with, throwing on stuff, squashing and squishing. WATCH

Brownies

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Add some Starlight sparkle to a home-bound sick day with these delicious fudgy brownies. The key ‘secret ingredient’ in this recipe is some hidden Turkish Delight chocolate bars inside the brownies.

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Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 30 mins

Serves: 8-10

Skill: Easy

150g dark chocolate, roughly chopped

200g butter, cubed

180g brown sugar

90g caster sugar

20g cocoa powder

4 eggs

110g plain flour

3x55g Turkish Delight bars

Note: You could use any other favourite chocolate bar with a similar consistency too

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Preheat the oven to 160C and grease and line a standard brownie tin.

Place the dark chocolate, butter and both sugars in a saucepan and melt gently over low heat. Once melted, remove from the heat and whisk in the cocoa powder. Pour it into a mixing bowl and allow to cool for 5 minutes.

Mix the eggs into the chocolate and then mix through the flour until a smooth batter forms.

Pour 2/3 of the batter into the tin and then place the Turkish delight bars in a row on top. Pour over the remaining batter and bake for 30-35 minutes. Let it cool before slicing and serving.

Do you know how to make a bouncy egg?

Egg

Vinegar

Glass

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Gently put the egg in the glass.

Pour vinegar into the glass until it covers the egg.

Now you have to wait 24 hours.

Take your egg out and rinse it under water.

That's it! The egg should be bouncy and fun to play with.

Instructions

Each row (across) must contain the number 1 through 9

Each column (up and down) must contain the number 1 through 9

Each square box must contain the numbers 1 through 9

Snakes & Ladders Instructions

Each player puts their counter on the space number 1. Take it in turns to roll the dice. Move your counter forward the number of spaces shown on the dice.

If your counter lands at the bottom of a ladder, you can move up to the top of the ladder.

If your counter lands on the head of a snake, you must slide down to the bottom of the snake.

The first player to get to the rocket ship is the winner. Have fun!

Cut out along dotted line and fold into a cube, use glue on the grey tabs to stick the edges together.

Snakes & Ladders on next page

I hope you found this useful! Don’t forget to share your creations with me by tagging #funwithcaptainstarlight