General News
21 December, 2022
Kinder kit launch
Victorian children will receive a free Kinder Kit full of fun and educational toys, books and resources when they start Three-Year-Old Kindergarten, helping them to grow and thrive through creativity and play under the State Government’s reform of...
Victorian children will receive a free Kinder Kit full of fun and educational toys, books and resources when they start Three-Year-Old Kindergarten, helping them to grow and thrive through creativity and play under the State Government’s reform of the state’s early childhood system.
The kits are designed to encourage continued learning through play at home and include lots of tips and ideas to help parents guide their child’s early learning and development.
The illustrated Kinder Kit carrycase is made from recycled materials – designed and built for flexible, long-term use. The case opens out to become a play surface with whiteboard and markers and can be repurposed as a memento box for each child.
The Government said:
The kit includes Tinta Crayons, Tiger Tribe whiteboard markers and castanets, Wild Dough playdough, a Micador early start development activity pad, Seed Collection alfalfa seeds, Flip Make Play family playing cards and Purebaby story cubes designed by Nikita Rotumah, a Traditional Owner and proud Gunditjmara Bunitj woman.
Children will also receive two great Australian books from a list including Birds In The Bush by Aunty Fay Stewart-Muir and Jeannette Rowe; Whose Animals? Australia, by Jeannette Rowe in consultation with Aunty Fay Stewart-Muir; Where is Galah? by Sally Morgan and My Friend Fred, written by Frances Watts and illustrated by A. Yi.
Each item in the kit is age-appropriate, child-safe and inclusive, and has been recommended by education experts to help families make “learning through play” part of their child’s everyday life.