Today at Tillys Abermain, we proudly celebrated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day – a day to honour the strength, culture, identity, and voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. We were delighted to welcome Renee and Jasmine from Nature and Nurture, who joined us for a special centre event. Together, the children…
Our Fashion Design Project at Tillys Abermain Our children have been deeply invested in their ongoing fashion design project, exploring creativity, self-expression, and the many possibilities of working with fabrics and textiles. As part of this project, we reached out to our wonderful Abermain families to see if anyone had white clothing the children could…
Our budding fashion designers at Tillys Abermain have been busy learning a new skill! Recently, Maureen introduced the children to the sewing machine as part of their ongoing fashion design project. She carefully explained how the sewing machine works and supported the children as they explored the different types of stitches it can create. With…
Our Joey children from our Cooranbong centre engaged in a fun painting experience to continue furthering their interests, creativity & curiosity The educators covered a tuff tray with aluminium foil and set out a selection of brightly coloured paints with cotton buds for the children to explore. It didn’t take long before the children came…
The Environment as the Third Teacher In early childhood education, you may hear the phrase “the environment is the third teacher.” While it might sound unfamiliar at first, the idea is simple — children learn not only from educators and families, but also from the spaces around them. At Tillys Play & Development Centres, we…