Your Child in Banyule and Nillumbik September 2019

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Hi & welcome to our September Issue!!

And hello Spring - I’ve been patiently waiting for you! Are you like me and have been counting down the last days of Winter? I’m really looking forward to the those lovely spring days to start with the crisp cool mornings. I think it’s my favourite season. With the warmer weather and a little sunshine we all tend to spend more time outdoors and that's good for the mind and body.

Good food is also what we need and on page 25 we have a quick and simple recipe for Couscous Salad - its fresh and quick and perfect as a meal or side dish for all the BBQ’s you’ll soon be having! Or pack it for a picnic on a park adventure.

This month we put together a list of our favourite playgrounds we’ve visited over the years.

Hopefully the list will come in handy for some outdoor fun as we head towards the Spring holidays at the end of the month. While you are out and about why not try the scavenger hunt we have on page 27 - do it together or make a few copies and create a fun competition.

Speaking of competitions if you have a Lah-Lah fan in your house be sure to enter our competition to win a Family VIP pass by heading to our Facebook page - entries close on the 10th September so be quick!

As always we have some fantastic articles inside covering many topics including feeding difficulties, screen time, air fryers and much more. I hope you enjoy this months issue and I wish you and your family a bright and sunny month.

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BIRTHDAY PARTIES

Pottery Birthday Parties 2 Hour Guided Workshop Ages 7 and up 1 Set Sculpting Project Have a turn on the Potters Wheel Studio Located in Eltham

For all enquires call Brigette 0401-400-613 or 9439-8057

LOCATIONS: Lower Templestowe, Balwyn, Bulleen, Box Hill North, Macleod, Northcote

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Out and About

We’ve visited some fantas c playgrounds over the past few years so we thought with the holidays coming up what be er me to share with you some of our favourites!

Be sure to pack a picnic and enjoy some good old fashion no cost fun at the parks in and around where we live in Banyule & Nillumbik.

Alistair Knox Park Main Road E L T H A M Set amongst the parklands the layout is spacious & inviting. There’s a flying fox, a spinning wheel & bird nest swing. Musical equipment is spotted throughout the space along with wooden animal carvings sculptures. There’s plenty to climbing & balancing on plus a huge see-saw big enough for the whole family!

Rotary Centennial Park Wamba Road DIAMOND CREEK An abundance of play options for big & little kids: monkey bars, balancing disks, spider web, rope & rock wall, slides, bridges, a tunnel & shop window plus more! The play space is also fenced off along the road & has an undercover BBQ area, tables & bench seats & new clean toilets with baby change tables as well.

Binnak Park Anderson Parade WATSONIA The main structure has numerous climbing features leading to the top with an enclosed spiral slide. For the younger kids (or less adventurous) there’s a smaller web and a separate lower structure with bars and ropes to master. Then past the playground down the hill are wetlands, bridges and resident ducks.

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Price Park Playground L y o n R o a d V I E W B A N K The main structure has 2 sides linked by a walk way, landing & stepping stairs. Both sides have a slide & different climbing options suited to older or younger kids. There’s also huge rope climbing framed web leading up to an enclosed slide for a reward for the adventurous. Complete with BBQ area, tables & chairs & toilets close by.

Eltham North Adventure Playground Wattletree Road ELTHAM NORTH A spacious area that incorporates amazing playspaces including little shop/houses, dry creek beds & a fabulous new large structure catering for all types of adventurers plus picnic areas, covered tables and chairs, BBQ’s and a new toilet facility. An added bonus has alway been the direct access to Edendale Farm.

Bollygum Playround 40 Whittlesea-Kinglake Road K I N G L A K E So many options to play on, to hide in, climb through, dig with you hands or with the digger and make some musical sounds. Imaginations run wild at the dry creek with the fishing rods or inside Platypus’ House. Plenty of tables & seating plus lush grass and a covered BBQ area make your trip well worth the stay for a picnic.

Plus add these brand new playspaces to your list too: ** Ford Park - Oriel Road in Bellfied (Ivanhoe) ** Civic Drive Playground - Civic Drive in Greensborough To advertise in Your Child in Banyule & Nillumbik call 0411 459 872

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Blessing of the Animals There will be a Blessing of the Animals service at St Margaret's Anglican Church in Eltham, to which everyone who has a pet can come. You can bring your pet or pets, on a leash, in a box, or in your arms, for a special blessing on this day. The Blessing of the Animals is held in the church hall and is a lovely celebration of the special bond that we have with our pets. It is held every year, on the first Sunday in October. All with pets are welcome. If you cannot bring your pet, you can bring a photo.

Details: St Margaret's Church Hall, Pitt Street Eltham on Sunday, 6 October 2019 at 10:00am The Blessing of the Animals is the conclusion of the Season of Creation that is celebrated each year over the month of September in church services. The act of blessing has the meaning of the imparting of power or life. It is an expression of goodwill and caring and the blessing of each pet, individually and by name, means that health, healing and life are being mediated from God for the benefit of the pet and its relationship with its human partner.

The yearly date of the Blessing of the Animals coincides on, or is close to, October 4, which is the feast day of St Francis of Assisi, born in 1181. St Francis of Assisi was a catholic friar who devoted his life to caring for animals and the natural world. He was made the patron saint for animals and the environment, and it became customary for Catholic and Anglican churches to hold ceremonies for the blessing of animals.

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In The Kitchen

Couscous Salad Ingredients * 1 cup couscous

Dressing:

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* ¼ olive oil

1 ½ boiling water 1 red onion, finely chopped 2 tomatoes, diced 1 Lebanese cucumber, diced 3 tablespoons chopped parsley 2 tablespoons chopped mint

* 2 tablespoons lemon juice * ½ teaspoon cumin powder * Salt & pepper

Ready to eat in around 20 minutes

Method 1. Place couscous in a bowl and pour over the boiling water. Cover and set aside for 10 minutes.

2. In a separate bowl add the dressing ingredients: olive oil, lemon juice, cumin powder, salt &

pepper whisking it together.

3. Add the cucumber, tomatoes, onions, parsley and mint to the couscous and mix to combine.

4. Stir through the dressing and toss until all ingredients are combined well.

Recipe by Shella Naghavi @golden_paprika

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Kids Corner

SPOT THE DIFFERENCES

Are you good are finding things? There are 6 differences to find. Can you find them all?

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SCHOOL HOLIDAYS SCAVENGER HUNT How many things can you find on the list?

Look high and low so nothing is missed!! c c c c c c c c c c c c c c

Rock c Something wet Leaf c Something soft Flower c Something rough Ant Feather c Something round Stick c Something square Aeroplane c Something triangle Spiders web Bird c Something green Animal shaped cloud c Something red A piece of rubbish c Something blue Coin Ball Nest Total Points:

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Handy Numbers Emergency Numbers Ambulance Fire Police

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Hospitals Austin Hospital.......................................................... 9496 5000 Royal Children’s Hospital (Parkville).......................... 9345 5522

Crisis Centres Poisons...................................................................... 13 11 26 Kids Help Line............................................................ 1800 551 800 Parentline Victoria..................................................... 13 22 89 Lifeline....................................................................... 13 11 14 Suicide Helpline - (Victoria only)............................... 1300 651 251 Nurse-on-Call............................................................ 1300 606 024 Child Protection - (After Hours Service).................... 13 12 78 Domestic Violence Crisis Centre............................... 1800 015 188 or 9928 9600 Sexual Assault Service (After Hours)......................... 9497 1768 Centres Against Sexual Assault................................. 1800 806 292 Victims of Crime Helpline......................................... 1800 819 817 LifeCircle - HOPELINE................................................ 1300 364 673 SANDS* Vic...*Stillbirth & Neonatal Death Support 1300 072 673 Australian Breastfeeding Association Helpline 1800 686 268 Compassionate Friends Helpline 1800 641 091

Your Local Police Station

Diamond Creek ........................................................ 9438 8300 Eltham....................................................................... 9430 4500 Greensborough......................................................... 8432 8200 Heidelberg................................................................ 9450 8000 Hurstbridge............................................................... 9718 2111 West Heidelberg [Not 24hr Station]......................... 9457 5777

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Banyule City Council Office....................................... 9490 4222 Nillumbik Shire Office............................................... 9433 3111 If you provide a free essential service to our community and would like your phone number included on this page please call 0411 459 872

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Index & Contents

Your quick guide to everyone and everything in Your Child...

Articles

Regulars

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Feeding Difficulties

Dynamic Vegies Guardian East Ivanhoe ELC

Editors Notice Board

Greensborough Plaza

16 Out & About

Hey Dad...

Heidelberg Fancy Dress

25 In The Kitchen

10 Hailing the Humble Air Frier 12 Five Ways to Advocate for Your Child with a Disability

Home With Income

26 Kids Corner

Inflatable World Bundoora

28 Handy Phone Numbers

Ivanhoe Hotel Lah-Lah Productions

29 What’s On

Little Flyers Learning Centres

14 Should I be Teaching my Preschooler to Read and Write 18 How do I Know my Child Has Too Much Screen Time?

20 Cultural Diversity in Kindergartens & Schools 24 Befriend a Farmer... Buy Local Produce

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St. Margarets Church Eltham

Doncaster Playhouse

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