I am elated at the work the committee members have done to secure two terrific grants that benefit every CDMBA member if they participant in these opportunities! The first is the Children’s Week grant. The Children’s Week activity is presented by Casey And District Multiple Birth Association Inc in partnership with the Victorian Government. We will be hosting an online “Animals of Oz” event. There will be an online live show and then a recorded show. This means that every member family can take part in either participating in the live show or catching the recorded option as your schedule allows.
The Inger Rice Foundation has awarded us with the second grant. This grant has two target audiences. Firstly the education of parents through some great webinars for the developmental stages of children 0-4 years old. We are looking at the following topics :
-Emotional wellbeing for new and expectant parents
-Establishing family friendly routines & Dietician
-Sleep settling for toddlers
-Toilet training (mid 2022).
Next we looked at children’s playgroup activities for term 1, 2022. Firstly there will be a series of movement classes. Next Hey Dee Ho will be doing in person sessions with both the Young Bubs playgroup as well as the Manna Gum Friday playgroup. These sessions are a great way for children to delight in a range of fun filled activities that improve:
-Fine and gross motor skills
-Cognitive learning
-Visual and auditory processing and memory
-Literacy, language and aural skills.
Lastly we will be purchasing some sensory activities and craft supplies for use during playgroup.
To conclude I would like to thank Kim for the wonderful work she did as the Newsletter Editor for the past few months. This role is vacant for any CDMBA member that would like to be the new Editor.