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" Raising children is like making biscuits: it is as easy to raise a big batch as one, while you have your hands in the dough. "
~E.W. Howe

 
 NEWSLETTER # 21
  

                           JANUARY 2010

 


What is happening in the Western Cape?

EQUAL ZEAL FAMILY WORKSHOPS AND PARENT CHATS

16th January 2010 - EQUAL ZEAL PLAN FOR 2010 WORKSHOP FOR KIDS

26th January 2010- EQUAL ZEAL PARENTZ CHATZ

29th January 2010 - EQUAL ZEAL 8-WEEK EXTRA-MURAL PROGRAMME FOR KIDS

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FULL-MOON PICNICS AT THE TAALMONUMENT

Date: 30 January 2009

Bring your own picnic basket or prebook a basket by selecting delectable products from the picnic menu at VOLKSMOND, For more information about the picnic menu, call 021 863 2800

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SINGLE PARENT PLAY DATES: Every 2nd Saturday of a month at 16h00

Come and meet other single parents in a relaxed space while your kids enjoy themselves too. And if you don’t have any kids of your own, bring a niece or nephew or a friend’s kid!
Adults no charge with every paying child.
Next Single Parent Play Dates are:
13th February; 13th March; 10th April; 8th May; 12th June; 10th July; 14th August; 11th September; 9th October

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TABLE MOUNTAIN CABLEWAY - SUNSET SPEClAL

Date: Untill 28 February 2010

This popular Cableway offer means that for just R80 you get to experience the rush of travelling to a height of 1067 metres above sea level in a rotating gondola. At the top you can wonder through the Cape floral kingdom and savour unbeatable views of the Cape Peninsula. The Table Mountain Café offers you the best seat in town for sundowners or dinner while the sun sets over the Atlantic Ocean. You can also walk through a variety of proudly South African souvenirs and gifts . Adults pay R80 per person return while children under 18 years pay R40 per person return after 6pm only.

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PONY RIDES AT DELVERA

Date: Every Sunday

Every Sunday – famliy day at Delvera

Pony drawn cart rides for children 11:00 – 12:00 and 13:00 – 14:00 - weather permitting
Delvera has recently adopted a gorgeous pony giving him a new home and very important new vocation, going by the very apt name of Beauty. Beauty is now responsible for pony rides at Delvera (lead by his previous owner, Frans le Roux). Beauty can take one child - or two small children - in his cart at a time. So, take a tranquil Sunday drive through to the winelands and treat your children to an enchanting pony ride every Sunday.



 



 

What is happening in Gauteng?

ZEAL FOR THE NEW YEAR HOLlDAY WORKSHOPS

Date: 24 January 2010

The Zeal Plan Workshop aims at reflecting objectively on what your child has accomplished so far and what they would like to achieve in the future. A realistic G0AL setting plan is provided that ensures maximum movement in the right direction as well as the motivation to maintain momentum.
What better way to equip your child for the year, the new teacher, the new school, the new workload and the new friends/peer group?

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MINITURE STEAM TRAlN OPEN DAY

Date: Every 1st/3rd Sunday of the month

Every 1st & 3rd Sunday of each month the THE RAND SOClETY of Model Engineers holds an open day for families to attend and have some fun. Bring a picnic and have a ride on these incredible mini steam engines. It's a wonderful experience for kids and adults!

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FIRST TERM NATIONAL CHILDREN'S THEATRE WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN

Date: 30 January - 13 March 2010

Theatre is thrills, lights, laughter and tremendous fun. It’s imagination, and excitement! The National Children’s Theatre Workshops (NCT) are directed by multi-award winning Joyce Levinsohn, who has had many years experience in bringing theatrical arts alive, while the NCT’s highly experienced, dedicated and specialist teacher/actors facilitate the workshops. NCT provides challenging, innovative and stimulating Theatre Workshop classes on a weekly, year-round basis for children aged 7-17, helping all children to develop their communication skills, unleash their imaginations and self-confidence, and powers of expression. The syllabus includes drama, improvisation, script reading, singing, musical appreciation, mime, public speaking, modern, African and hip-hop. Learn theatre techniques in a real theatre.
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SASOL KIDS DUATHLON SERIES 2010

Date: 17 January 2010

The Sasol Cross Duathlon Series offers some excellent racing for beginners and experts alike. This kids’ event offers a 500m Trail Run, a 4km MTB event and a 500m Trail Run. This is an off-road duathlon. A Duathlon is an athletic event consisting of a running leg, followed by a cycling leg, followed by another running leg. The format resembles that of triathlons. The key difference, however, is the lack of a swimming leg. The kids’ series aims to enhance awareness of the enjoyment of exercise and to inspire children to enjoy themselves while being fit.
Numbers can be collected on the day from 07h00.

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 


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NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS

 
The gifts have been opened, the toys have been broken, the Christmas tree packed away.
A new year means New Year’s Resolutions. They're those little personal promises that we swear we're going to keep; that is, until we break them in March.......
January 1st: “I will not lose my temper and yell at the kids. I will stay cool, calm and collected at all times”
March 1st: “ I will not yell so loud that the neighbours down the street can hear me”
January 1st: "I will find at least one pair of matching socks."
March 1st: "Finding one pair of matching socks is statistically identical to being hit with a meteor, while vacationing in Mauritius."
January 1st: "I will serve only totally organic meals to my family."
March 1st: "I will limit serving fast food to my family to just twelve meals a week."
January 1st: "I will exercise every single day in 2010, for at least one hour."
March 1st: "I'll get a DVD of the 2009 Olympics and watch it for 30 minutes a day."
January 1st: "I will not only wash, but also dry all our dirty dishes, immediately after each meal."
March 1st: "I will teach my cat to dry dishes, the dog already washes them."
January 1st: "I will make a time for reading each day in 2010."
March 1st: "I will read the back of the cereal box to check whether the kids are getting all their required vitamins and supplements."
 
  
 

KIDS CRAFTS AND RECIPES

 


Chip Chicken

 

Recipe from: - Fairlady 2/3/1999


Ingredients
- 8 chicken drumsticks or use boneless chicken breasts for nuggets
- salt and milled pepper
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 30ml chopped parsley
- 45ml butter, melted
- 60g cheese and onion chips, crushed
Method:
Preheat oven to 200 ºC. Place chicken portions in an ovenproof dish. Add salt and pepper. Mix crushed garlic and chopped parsley into butter and drizzle over chicken. Sprinkle crushed chips over chicken. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until browned and cooked through. Serve with a salad.


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Jelly eggs

 

Ingredients
· 6 eggs
· 2 packets of jelly powder (different colours)

Method
- Make a small hole in the narrow end of a raw egg.
- Insert a knitting needle to pierce the yolk.
- Pour out the contents.
- Wash out the shells, dry well and place in an egg tray or egg cups.
- Mix one packet of jelly with 125 ml hot water and 125 ml cold water.
- Allow to cool completely. But do not let the jelly set.
- Half-fill the egg shells with one colour of jelly and place them at an angle in their cups or trays in the fridge until set.
- Mix the other colour of jelly, allow to cool and fill the shells.
- Refrigerate overnight and then shell the eggs carefully and serve on a plate or in egg cups.
 

UPCOMING MOVlE FOR THE KIDS

 


PRINCESS AND THE FROG

 

 
Release Date: Friday, 29 January 2010 (Ster-Kinekor)
Suitable for Ages 10 and up: Mature Accompaniment
This traditional Disney 2D outing from Disney which is directed by Ron Clements and John Musker of Alladin, Little Mermaid and Treasure Planet fame is sure to be a hit for the whole family and is loosely based on E.D. Baker's novel The Frog Princess and the Grimm brothers' The Frog Prince.
The movie is set in New Orleans where a beautiful girl named Tiana (Anika Noni Rose) lives. One day Tiana stumbles across a frog in the bayou who speaks to her. The frog is none other than prince Naveen (Bruno Campos) Maldonia who has been transformed into a frog by the evil scheming Dr. Facilier (Keith David).
Naveen has mistaken Tiana for a princess and pleads with her to kiss him in order to break the spell. However, that is not how it pans out as instead the kiss turns Tiana into a frog also.
With this unexpected turn, they both set out on a hilarious quest through the bayous of Louisiana as they try to reach the good voodoo priestess, Mama Odie, while befriending a trumpet-playing alligator and a passionate firefly along the way.

CONGRATULATIONS


 




CUTIE OF THE MONTH

 

Thank you to TAMZIN TOM who sent us a cute pic of the apple of her eye -

JESSE LUKE TOM.

He is 18 months old & absolutely loves playing with balls & balloons.

  

If you would like to show the world your "cutie" then email me your pics and your precious one might feature in our next newsletter - debbie@parentportal.co.za




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