Ideas & Activities

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Backyard Games for the Whole Family

We all know physical activity is important for staying healthy and happy. But when you’ve walked every track around your house and all the cricket balls are on the roof…
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Easter Crafts to Try These School Holidays

With Easter right on our doorstep we’ve put together a list of activities to distract your little ones from eating all their Easter eggs at once! Keep reading to check…
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The Benefit of Conversations

One of the biggest advantages to sparking conversations with your jarjums and gundoos is what our staff call ‘sustained, shared thinking’. This shared thinking also encourages open-ended and exploratory conversations…
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How to Prepare Your Kindergartener for School

Transitioning from kindergarten to big school can be both daunting and exciting for jarjums and parents. Deadly Kindy does a lot to help your little one feel comfortable and prepared…
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How to Pack a Healthy Lunchbox

Did you know that children eat about 30% of their daily food intake at childcare and school? It’s an important statistic to remember when you’re packing your jarjum and gundoo’s…
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How to Make Starting Kindy a Breeze

Starting kindergarten is the beginning of a child’s lifetime of learning. Here your jarjum or gundoo will go from exploring the world on their own terms, to being guided and…
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Kids in the Kitchen

The kitchen is a great place to help your jarjums develop some really important everyday skills. From numeracy skills, organisation and critical thinking skills, whipping up a meal with your…