Category: Resources (Page 2 of 3)

Thank you to those families that have already shared their photos of “Happy moments” with me over the Spring Break. My last blog post before Spring Break has more details. This will be an ongoing project, so you still can join us. As you share more, our Book of Happiness will grow. I look forward to seeing more stories of joy through your lens.

Please join me in singing, “Sleeping Bunnies” with me today.

Click HERE to sing-a-long with me.

Here’s more resources from Anita Olson, our Early Childhood Community Consultant:

Join Strong Minds Strong Kids, Psychology Canada for another informative and free webinaron April 7^th 10 AM – 11AM PST. Dr. Anna MacKinnon will present, The Shadow Pandemic: Wellbeing of Pregnant Persons, Parents, and Families during the COVID-19 concentrating on emotional regulation and healthy coping for parents/caregivers and children. If you are interested in attending click here to register.

Information Children is still offering their wonderful online story times! Join them online for a 30-min interactive story time with songs and easy art activities! Suitable for ages 18-months-5 years old. Register here, via the attached poster, email info@informationchildren.com or call 778.782.3548.

The Power of Play – Book a Wednesday morning one-on-one play session with me, Anita – Enjoy a private play space with your little one as I coach and model child-led play, establishing healthy boundaries, turn taking and so much more with parents/caregivers and their child. Call/text or email, 604-723-9548 or email aolson@fsgv.ca to see availability.

Anita

Anita Olson (she/her) ECE, BA, MEd

Early Childhood Community Consultant

T 604 525 9144

M 604 723 9548

3^rd Floor – 321 Sixth Street, New Westminster BC V3L 3A7

www.fsgv.ca

Join me in singing “Baby Shark!”

Click HERE to sing-a-long.

Hello from Anita, our Early Childhood Community Consultant has more to share with you:

It’s hard to believe we are starting March already – that means spring is just around the corner! On your walk today, see if you can spy any bird’s nests in the trees – children are great at this game when they know what to look for – and see what they know about nests. When you get home invite your little one to build a nest for you to sit in together – pillows and blankets work well. If you’re feeling up to a bit of a messy activity and have some yarn and white glue, you can invite your little one to make a yarn nest! Check out the imaginationtree.com for the step by step instructions on how to create these messy and beautiful nests!

Mark your calendar for March 24^th 1 – 2:30 for a very informative virtual Financial Empowerment Workshop. Reflect on the habits, beliefs and practices that lead our behaviour towards money. Learn about money management and practice using tools to plan and decide where your money goes. Check out the attached poster for more information or call 1 800 609 3202 or email moneynavigator@fsgv.ca  You can also visit vpl.ca/events  to register.

You won’t want to miss Burnaby Family Life’s Parenting Learning Event happening on every Thursday this March between 6:30 – 8! These are free to all families, caregivers and professionals in the field. Choose from The Power of Self-Compassion, Shifting Screen Habits, Nature…A Playground for all children and Belonging to the Village – or attend all four!!Check out the attachment for more information and registration or www.bflgrowscommunity.org/ple2021

If you are interested in a free one-on-one consultation about your child’s development, behavior, parenting tips, tricks and education please email or call me, Anita, to set up either a virtual appointment or a socially distanced visit in the community.

aolson@fsgv.ca 604-723-9548

Anita

Anita Olson (she/her) ECE, BA, MEd

Early Childhood Community Consultant

T 604 525 9144

M 604 723 9548

3^rd Floor – 321 Sixth Street, New Westminster BC V3L 3A7

www.fsgv.ca

Join me in singing, “Tommy Thumbs.”

Click HERE to sing-a-long with me.

Community Resource and Support:

Anita Olson, our Early Childhood Community Consultant is sharing the following below:

Make snack time fun and healthy today by making cereal snack necklaces. All you need is a healthy cereal with holes (Cheerios are perfect) and some kitchen grade string. Set up your little one at the table to thread Cheerios onto the string – they can munch and create necklaces for little snack later on. Easy and fun!

 *If you need some assistance in preparing for your tax return, The Burnaby Neighbourhood House has you covered! For more information and eligibility go click here.

 *March 4^th is International Women’s Day – celebrate women achievements together, on line. Registration is required for the festivities; click here to register.

*If you are interested in a free one-on-one consultation about your child’s development, behavior, parenting tips, tricks and education please email or call me, Anita, to set up a virtual appointment.

aolson@fsgv.ca 604-723-9548

Anita Olson (she/her) ECE, BA, MEd

Early Childhood Community Consultant

T 604 525 9144

M 604 723 9548

3^rd Floor – 321 Sixth Street, New Westminster BC V3L 3A7

www.fsgv.ca

Join me in singing, “There Was a Crocodile.”

This is a fun one where we practice our memory and listening skills.  Each time we restart the song, we will drop “singing” the animal but still do the actions for them.  It’s tricky but really fun!

Click HERE to sing-a-long with me.

Community Resource and Support with Anita Olson:

Burnaby Neighbourhood House is facilitating an online English Language group focusing on self-care! If you would like to practice English, learn about self-care and meet new folks mark Tuesdays from 6:30 – 8 PM February 9^th – March 16^th . For more information or to register check out the attachment or email volunteer@burnabynh.ca.

If you like dumplings, this workshop is for you! Learn about nutrition and healthy eating on Zoom with Mosaic between Jan 25^th and Feb 10^th– Mondays and Wednesdays from 10 – 11 AM. Try different recipes and meet friends from different cultures. This workshop will be about: healthy snacks and beverages, savvy shopping and dumplings and wraps from around the world! Please email Lily at lfung@mosaicbc.org to receive an online invitation.

The Power of Play – Book a Wednesday morning one-on-one play session with me, Anita – Enjoy a private play space with your little one as I coach and model child-led play, establishing healthy boundaries, turn taking and so much more with parents/caregivers and their child. Call/text or email, 604-723-9548 or email aolson@fsgv.ca to see availability.

Anita Olson (she/her) ECE, BA, MEd, Early Childhood Community Consultant

www.fsgv.ca

A HUGE Thank you to Anita for providing us with all of these great resources!

2021 is here! My continued hopes for everyone is to stay safe, healthy and to continually find little bits of joy in our everyday.  I look forward to reconnecting with you all here and back in our classroom.  For more information about registering for in class StrongStart sessions, you’ll find more information HERE.

Who is ready to sing-a-long with me?  Over the winter-break, I remembered a very old song called, “We Built this City”. I first learned this song in my first year as an Early Childhood Educator, over 20 years ago!

Click HERE to sing with me.

We Built This City

We built this city, yes we did!

We built this city, yes we did!

We built this city, yes we did, all with human hands.

Black hands, white hands, yellow hands, brown.

All together we built this town.

Black hands, white hands, yellow hands, brown.

All together makes the world go around!

Community Resource:

Information Children is offering “New Parents Group,” a 6 part series for new parents.  Click HERE to find more information.

Also available through Information Children is “Online Family Storytime” for ages 18 months – 5 years old.  Click HERE for more information.

Hello Friends,

Join me in singing, “I am a Pizza!”

Click HERE to sing-a-long with me.

Community Resource:

Put on your witches hat and sing-a-long with me.

Click HERE 

There was an old witch, sat stirring her pot.

Oooooh, oooooh, oooooh, oooooh.

Three little ghosts, asked, “What has she got?”

Oooooh, oooooh, oooooh, oooooh.

Tip toe, tip toe, tip toe………BOO!

I would also like to introduce you to Ashley Dunne from the Bob Prettie Metrotown Library.  Some of you may recognize her from her monthly visits to our StrongStart centre last year for our circle time.

The Burnaby Public Library is open and ready to help parents find the right books to read with their kids! We’ve missed talking to parents and helping them support their child’s early literacy skills. All four Burnaby Public Library locations are open 7 days a week, and there is always someone ready to help with whatever you need. Our services over the pandemic occasionally change, so the best place to check for our updated hours and services is https://www.bpl.bc.ca/news/covid19.

Parents who don’t feel comfortable spending time in the library can call us or use our website to put books on hold, so you only need to come in to pick up what we’ve put aside for you. We love getting questions from parents by phone (604-436-5400) and email, and we have lists of great books on our website as well (including a bunch of great ones for each age from 0 to 5). If you and your child don’t have your free library cards yet, just give us a call at 604-436-5400 and we can make one for you over the phone. We also have a new No Late Fees policy: we do not charge fines if you return items late anymore! We know busy families will drop off their books when they find time.

Even though we are not doing storytime programs right now, we can help you find free storytimes and other things to do with young ones in Burnaby this fall. We are here to support you and your little ones through this strange time. I hope you contact us soon!

I’ll sign off on this blog post with a recommendation for a fun story with lots of repetition about a cat who feels grumpy and learns to find the good in every day: Pete the Cat and his Magic Sunglasses. The story teaches kids how to change their mood if they don’t like how they are feeling, and the repetition is great for preparing your child to be a reader!

More recommendations and reading tips are just a call/email/library visit away 🙂

Burnaby is located on the ancestral and unceded homelands of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh speaking peoples, and we are grateful for the opportunity to provide library services to everyone on this territory.