Planning - January - Winter

**Minnie mouse** · 04-01-2009, 02:52 PM

Hi all, ive just gone to change my plans over from decembe t heme christmas to january Theme Winter and discovered i dont have a short term plan. Does anyone have any ideas for a winter theme please? Also when is chinese new year? and does anyone have a multicultural calender for 2009 please? Thanks

**Carol** · 04-01-2009, 03:41 PM

Multicultural calendar ........http://www.salford-pct.nhs.uk/docume...lendar2009.pdf

Chinese and Australilan day 26th January

Carol

**Tily Bud** · 04-01-2009, 03:52 PM

Originally Posted by Carol

Multicultural calendar ........http://www.salford-pct.nhs.uk/docume...lendar2009.pdf

Chinese and Australilan day 26th January

Carol

ive used this calendar for the last 3 years its really good x

**Minnie mouse** · 04-01-2009, 03:54 PM

this link says the page cannot be found?

**sue m** · 04-01-2009, 03:59 PM

Same here but I saw it yesterday so maybe if we try again later?

**Carol** · 04-01-2009, 04:08 PM

Found link in Muliti cultual activity page here on forum monkey1 posted it there so try getting it that way xxxx

Hope that helps

Carol

**Chatterbox Childcare** · 04-01-2009, 04:10 PM

An attachment for Australia Day celebration cooking

**Minnie mouse** · 04-01-2009, 04:43 PM

Thanks guys. does anyone know where i can get information about the chinese new year and why it is celebrated etc in a way that children would understand? Thanks in advance

**Minnie mouse** · 04-01-2009, 04:45 PM

i am struggling to think of 2 more things i can do to cover PSED AND CLL for the chinese new year. any ideas anyone please?

Silly question but what dates does everyone cover for the chinese new year? do you start on the actual 26th for 2 weeks or do you start a week ahead (19th) for 2 weeks?

**Carol** · 04-01-2009, 05:08 PM

I will start w/c 19th January

Site I found useful www.activityvillage.co.uk/chinese_new_year.htm

or just go to activityvillage site

Carol

**sarah32** · 04-01-2009, 05:22 PM

hi derby minder

Dont take this as right but ive down my planning for chinese new year i put down making chinese new year cards for CLL, signing it with their name in chinese writing.

And PSED I put down talking about chinese new year, what it means, I found stories on activity village, I think the link was posted below.

Hope that helps and it right.

**Minnie mouse** · 04-01-2009, 05:35 PM

Hi i have got a few ideas from activityvillage but just stuck on 2 more things for PSED and CLL. I have already got talk about chinese new year. I could get the children to write their names in chinese if i can find out how myself lol. so just need one more. Thanks for all your help

**cherry** · 04-01-2009, 06:27 PM

Try this site for translating your name into Chinese

http://chineseculture.about.com/library/name/blname.htm

**oakie dokie** · 04-01-2009, 06:56 PM

try this link;
http://www.salford-pct.nhs.uk/docume...lendar2009.pdf

**sue** · 04-01-2009, 09:47 PM

Originally Posted by cherry

Try this site for translating your name into Chinese

http://chineseculture.about.com/library/name/blname.htm

Thanks found everybodies names great site

**angeldelight** · 05-01-2009, 10:18 AM

Thanks for all the good ideas

Angel xx

**cherry** · 05-01-2009, 01:45 PM

Thought this might be a good idea for todays weather

Materials Needed:White and blue construction paper ... glue sticks ... scissors ... gold glitter glue.

Instructions: Trace around child's hand on white construction paper. Cut out six handprints and glue in a circle on a sheet of blue construction paper. Cut three small circles out of blue construction paper and glue on to snowflake. Apply gold glitter glue and blot off extra with paper towel.

Sorry, couldn't get the picture to paste but got the idea from

http://www.childcareland.com/artproject.html

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**angeldelight** · 05-01-2009, 06:34 PM

Originally Posted by cherry

Thought this might be a good idea for todays weather

Materials Needed:White and blue construction paper ... glue sticks ... scissors ... gold glitter glue.

Instructions: Trace around child's hand on white construction paper. Cut out six handprints and glue in a circle on a sheet of blue construction paper. Cut three small circles out of blue construction paper and glue on to snowflake. Apply gold glitter glue and blot off extra with paper towel.

Sorry, couldn't get the picture to paste but got the idea from

http://www.childcareland.com/artproject.html

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Great idea Cherry

Angel xx

**Minnie mouse** · 05-01-2009, 06:45 PM

Thankyou for all your ideas

**avril** · 12-01-2009, 01:47 PM

Originally Posted by Minnie mouse

i am struggling to think of 2 more things i can do to cover PSED AND CLL for the chinese new year. any ideas anyone please?

Silly question but what dates does everyone cover for the chinese new year? do you start on the actual 26th for 2 weeks or do you start a week ahead (19th) for 2 weeks?

Hi activity village have ox spoon puppets to make this would cover CLL and easy to make!