It’s a tough concept to grasp when our friends don’t attend care. We miss them and wonder when they might be in next. Some of our families have been lucky enough to travel over East as the restrictions eased, although that meant that Isolation was part of their journey upon their return. We asked our wondering minds how we could help our friends during their 2 weeks of isolation and this is what …
Karrinyup Activities
Sonas Karrinyup – Song: Inanay
This is a song in Yorta Yorta, the language of one of the Aboriginal Communities. It cannot be translated word for word, however, research shows it’s a song about a goanna, the 'choo' is shooing the goanna away. The word 'goanna' is the English name for the animal, it was their closest approximation of the name Aboriginals used for the animal. It is believed that this song originates from Torres …
Sonas Karrinyup – Did you know…
Halloween's origins dates back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced Sow-in). The Celts, who lived 2000 years ago, mostly lived In the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom and Northern France, celebrated their new year on November 1st. This day marked the end of summer and the harvest and the beginning of the dark, cold winter. Celts believed that on the night before the …
Sonas Karrinyup – Photo Frames For Our Family Photos
“If we all could see the world through the eyes of a child, we could see the magic in everything” – Chee Vai Chang We made photo frames for our family photos. Together we collected some natural materials from our garden and placed them on our frames. We searched for the best pieces making sure to only pick the ones that had fallen from our trees already. …
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Sonas Karrinyup – If Nothing Ever Changed, There’d Be No Butterflies.
As we searched through our garden, we wondered about the thriving small world that lives within. Were there bugs in there? Is this their home? Do they have a family? How do they grow…. with food? We pondered on all these queries until one of our children had an amazing idea… “The internet!” What a great way to unearth the answers we were looking for. Minutes went by as we searched and to our …
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