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Babies The arrival of a baby is a new beginning for every family, bringing lots of joy and change to all. This week in Play School, we learn about babies and their growing stages through songs, stories, films and creative play. We also look at ways to involve young children with their new brother or sister to avoid feelings of displacement and encourage them to feel proud of being “big” and their capabilities. Throughout the week, we feature a special series of baby films that look at different aspects of a baby’s daily routine, such as sleeping, playing, eating and bathing. Episode 3 PRESENTERS Zindzi Okenyo – Teo Gebert PIANIST Peter Dasent STORY What Makes Me Happy? written and illustrated by Catherine & Laurence Anholt Walker Books Australia FILM Siblings Meet New Baby (Play School, ABC) BABY FILM SERIES Babies Eating (Play School, ABC) IDEAS FOR LATER Look out for some baby animals that you may see at a friend’s house, the farm or at an animal show. Look in the mirror and make some silly faces. Draw a few different faces, each with a different expression, on paper plates. You can make masks or puppets out of these. SONGS Gee Up Neddy Composers: Box, Cox, Butler and Roberts Publisher: The Sun Music Publishing Company Fa La Nana Composer: Traditional Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing It’s So Nice to Have a Cuddle Composer: Sandy Tobias-Offenheim Publisher: ABC Music Publishing Happy Birthday Composers: Mildred Hill & Patricia Hill Publisher: Public domain Friends All Together Composers: Peter Dasent & Sophie Emtage Publisher: Origin/Control How Are You Feeling? Composers: Peter Dasent & Sophie Emtage Publisher: Origin/Control Come-a-look-a-see Composer: Traditional Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing MAKE AND DO How to Make a Soft Cuddly Baby Toy You will need: - Two cloth nappies or hand towels - Sticker dots - A single baby sock Fold the cloth nappy or hand towel in half and roll it up. This will be your baby. Use another nappy or hand towel as a blanket and wrap up your baby. Add two sticker dot eyes, poking out from under the blanket. Put a baby sock on top of your baby’s head for a hat. How to Make a Baby Surprise Basket You will need: A basket - Coloured crepe paper - Baby surprises, such as a pair of baby socks, a drinking cup, a baby bowl and spoon, a hair brush, a hard baby book and a soft toy, such as the one described opposite - Clear cellophane - Ribbon - Cardboard - Coloured crayons, markers and/or pencils Line the basket with coloured crepe paper. Fill the basket with your surprises. Wrap the basket in a large sheet of clear cellophane. Scrunch the cellophane together above the handle and secure with ribbon. You might like to make a card to go with your surprise basket using cardboard and coloured crayons, markers and/or pencils. How to Make a Family with Turning Faces You will need: - Two long cardboard tubes, one should be slightly smaller in width and fit snugly inside the other – referred to as the “inner tube” and “outer tube” in the below instructions Coloured scraps of material or coloured paper - Safety scissors - Tape - Wool - Paste - A pencil - A marker Ask an adult to cut both tubes into individual pieces, one for each family member. The inner tube pieces should be cut slightly longer than the outer tube pieces – this will allow you to twist the inner tube easily when placed inside the outer tube. Make a father, a mother, a brother, a sister and a baby. You might like to make each family member a different height. Cut a small circle from each of the outer tubes for a face. Cut clothes for your cardboard roll family from coloured material or paper and tape to the outer tubes. You might like to dress each roll in a different colour or type of clothing. For example, we used a piece of pink material to make a nappy for our baby girl character. Paste or tape on some wool or material to the outer tubes for hair. Fit the inner tubes inside the outer tubes. Use a pencil to lightly trace around the hole in each outer tube, so you leave a pencil circle on each inner tube. Now, turn each inner tube so the circle you have drawn completely disappears and trace another circle. Repeat this process until you have three separate circles traced onto each inner tube. Remove all of the inner tubes and use a marker to draw three different faces within the pencil circles you have marked. Each member of our family had a happy face, a sad face and a tired face. Put the inner tubes back inside the outer tubes. Now it’s time to play! When you turn the inner tubes around, the expressions of your characters will change. Tell a story with your characters, using their faces to express how they are feeling.