Parenting Week
Parenting Week is an annual initiative of the Children's and Youth Advocacy office of the Christchurch City Council held in September.
- See the Parenting Week website for more information & other events around Christchurch
Parenting Week Activities at Christchurch City Libraries 10-16 September 2006
All events are free.
11 September: Baby yoga
- Babies 6-18 months and caregivers
- 10.30am, Centre for the Child, 60 mins
11 September: Babytime: stories, rhymes, songs
- Under-2s and caregivers
- 10.30am, Shirley, 30 mins
12 September: "Humpty-Dumpty Diddle Do, Sing me a song and I'll sing you one too!"
Learn a selection of simple, easy to remember activities that can encourage language development in your child. Come along to New Brighton Library and join Liz Weir for this popular hands-on, fun session of rhymes, finger-plays and songs. Liz will also offer other ideas about promoting language and literacy in the home. Infants and toddlers welcome.
There will also be a display during this week of the wide range of books and magazines about parenting that can be accessed in the New Brighton Library.
- Toddlers and caregivers
- 11.00 am, New Brighton, 60 mins
- Bookings essential as there are a maximum number of places of 20 adults and children
12 September: Babytimes, especially for Dads
- Babies and caregivers
- 9.30 am, Upper Riccarton, (community room), 20 mins
12 September: Babytime: stories, rhymes, songs
- Under-2s and caregivers
- 10.15am, Linwood, 30 mins
13 September: Sing-a-song for babies workshop
- Babies up to 18 months and caregivers
- 10.00am, Fendalton, 40 mins
- Bookings essential as there are a maximum number of places of 45 adults plus babies
14 September: Baby yoga and massage
- Babies 6 12 months, and caregivers
- 10.30am, Bishopdale, 45 mins
- Bookings essential as there are a maximum number of places of 20 adults plus babies.
14 September: Brain Gym
- 10.30am, Shirley, 30 mins
14 September: Music and movement
- Babies and caregivers
- 11.00am, Parklands, 30 mins
15 September: Baby massage
- Babies and caregivers
- 10.30am, Shirley, 30 mins
16 September: Babytimes, especially for Dads
- Babies and caregivers
- 10.30 am, Upper Riccarton, (community room), 20 mins
