Don’t Throw Out Your Boxes! Creative Box Recycling Ideas for Children
Encourage your child’s creativity and imagination with these eco-friendly craft ideas for recycling cardboard boxes. An empty cardboard box is filled with endless possibilities for a creative child, so don’t throw them away! Instead teach children about recycling and give your used cardboard boxes new life as a craft material or an imaginative play prop. […]
10 Ways to Introduce Children to Recycling and Sustainability
Talking with children about recycling and sustainability and encouraging them to get involved in eco-friendly practices should be as fun as it is important! Here are 10 ways to get children involved and passionate about recycling and sustainability to education across National Recycling Week. Teaching children about recycling and the importance of sustainable practices is […]
CA WAY Framework
What is the CA WAY? The CA WAY is a programming approach designed by Camp Australia to support team members in bringing programs to life that result in positive outcomes for children’s learning and experiences. Camp Australia are transforming their organisation with a consistent, simplified approach to programming as they strive for program excellence. Programming […]
Top 5 Autumn Activities
Looking for the ultimate way to keep the kids entertained over the holidays? Make autumn AWESOME with our top 5 autumn activities that will give you a well-deserved break, and your child, the time of their life! 1. Science: Pine Cone Weather Station A fun thing to do in autumn that is not to be […]
How to Deal with School Refusal
With children back at school and Term 1 in full swing, there is one challenge in education that seems to be impacting schools and families. We’re seeing the continuing fallout of COVID, where last year there was a big drop in attendance rates from the impact of the pandemic and lockdowns. School attendance is a […]
eSafety for Parents
Our children are growing up in a world where online experience is unavoidable. Although there are educational and helpful platforms, the concerns around harmful and negative online content are ever growing. Our latest survey has shown 42% of families are concerned about too much unproductive screen time in children (CIS, 2022). Today, eSafety for kids […]
Harmony Day
Harmony Week is where “everyone belongs”. It’s a celebration that recognises our diversity and brings Australians from different backgrounds together. It’s also about raising awareness and encouraging inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for all. You often wear ‘orange’ on Harmony Day (or throughout Harmony week) to show your support. At Camp Australia, we […]
NAPLAN: Tips for Parents to Support Children
It’s that time of the year when school is back for Term 1, and primary school-aged children in Year 3 and 5 (and Year 7 and 9 in high school) across the country are getting ready to sit the annual NAPLAN. It’s a “testing” time for some but it’s the parents that need to do […]
International Women’s Day
It’s International Women’s Day on Wednesday, 8 March 2023. Celebrating women’s achievement and raising awareness about discrimination, it’s a day where the world takes action to drive gender parity. At Camp Australia, we understand that all women in the workforce make a difference. We support IWD and beyond, where we #EmbraceEquity and work to create […]
Shrove Tuesday: Pancake Ideas
What is Pancake Day? Also known as Shrove Tuesday, Pancake Day always falls 47 days before Easter Sunday. Given that Easter Sunday is determined by lunar cycles, the date of Pancake Day changes every year. Lent was a time when Christians fasted to remember the time Jesus Christ spent 40 days and 40 nights fasting […]