14/01/2025
December at FUNdies was everything Christmas!
It looked like Christmas, sounded like Christmas, and tasted like Christmas. Just look at all the joy the season brought! 🎄
We kicked off with a heartwarming whanau Christmas party, crafted beautiful themed art, and captured unforgettable moments during our annual FUNdies photoshoot. 40 preschool and transition friends spread Christmas cheer at Nurse Maude, singing carols and delivering handmade cards. We wrapped up the festive excitement by baking Christmas cookies, making Christmas tree waffles, and preparing food for the reindeer to keep them fueled for their big night.
What an incredible month filled with laughter, creativity, and unforgettable memories! 🎄❤️
09/01/2025
Today, we set off on a fun and exciting adventure to Elmwood Park! 🌳✨
It was such a great opportunity to get out into the community with the whole centre
As the new year unfolds, we’re embracing the slower pace of these quieter days and making the most of the opportunity to get all 3 rooms out and about together
Looking forward to more moments like this in 2025
08/01/2025
A centre adventure today !!
30/12/2024
Our preschool friends put on their high-vis vests all by themselves and set off on an exciting walk to the park! Holding hands and using our careful looking eyes and listening ears, we showed patience while crossing at the lights and even waved to the turning cars!
When we got to the park, we started with a fun race, followed by a refreshing drink from the fountain and morning tea, as we were feeling thirsty and hungry after our big walk.
After we recharged, we explored the playground, enjoying the swings, monkey bars, slides, and see-saw. The playground was filled with laughter as everyone challenged their bodies and practiced amazing turn-taking skills
We are so proud of the care and respect you show for each other! What a fantastic way to deepen our friendships, develop physical skills, and connect with our wider community on such a beautiful day!
29/12/2024
A magical end to our children’s Christmas party
What an extra special treat we had as part of our whānau Christmas celebrations - a visit from our dear friend Melanie Poppins and her beautiful bunny! Her magic show was full of amazing tricks and surprises and of course lots of laughter too 😄 Thanks for coming to visit us Melanie Poppins - we hope you and your bunny had a great Christmas and a wonderful new year 🎄 🎅 !!
Each time we are lucky enough to have a magical session our children are so incredibly engaged and the zoom is filled with laughter
18/12/2024
Last Saturday the team at Merivale had their Christmas party, the perfect to opportunity to celebrate the year and one another.
We all had a laugh using the Photo Booth and some showed off their competitive side at Serve Ping Pong Club. We had a blast playing darts and ping pong, with some stepping out of their comfort zone and others channeling their inner Olympian. Cafe Valentino after the games was perfect to sit, chat and enjoy a few snacks. It was really nice to spend time together as a team of 13.
A huge thanks to our owner Di for your ongoing support, we appreciate you very much 💕
06/12/2024
Thank you to all our wonderful family and friends who were able to join us today to celebrate Christmas. What an incredible morning. We can’t wait to share the special moments with you
85 special friends and family
49 children
13 teachers
All together makes for a special morning
04/12/2024
Off to the park with Manaaki the Piwakawaka. Manaaki mean to take care of, which all of our friends well and truely did. Everyone had a chance to take Manaaki on an adventure around the park. From swings, slides, running around and on the whale.
It was a great morning out enjoying the weather and challenging our bodies together.
03/12/2024
A trip to Elmwood park ☀️ 🌳
It was such a treat to go on this adventure with our Nursery, transition and preschool friends all together.
Our older friends were awesome role models at showing our younger friends how we keep our bodies safe especially when walking to the park. Holding hands with a friend or teacher, waiting for the light to go green when crossing at the lights and always using our careful looking eyes and listening ears
02/12/2024
FUNdies Christmas Party 🎄
The countdown is well and truly on for our annual FUNdies whanau Christmas party.
We are so incredibly grateful for all the support we get when we host these whanau events. If it’s anything like the Matariki night turnout, we will be in for a great morning celebrating together 💫
27/10/2024
It’s Arrived !!!
Woo hoo, after all that fundraising earlier in the year our new gym climbing bridge is finally here!! Thanks everyone for buying tea towels and Matariki raffle tickets, and helping us to achieve our goal ❤️
25/10/2024
Pizza 🍕 making day !!
As part of our school holiday program, on Tuesday we held a special "make your own" Pizza Day! A big thanks to our friends who helped chopped ham, salami, mushrooms and tomatoes, then with the cheese grated and the pineapple tin opened we were ready to go! What fun it was, deciding what we wanted on top of our pizzas and of course, getting to eat them at lunchtime, warm and yummy straight from the oven 😋 Such amazing budding chefs in the making ❤️
23/10/2024
Melanie Poppins what a incredibly special Bunny we got to meet. Thank you for sharing him with us
22/10/2024
How lucky were we getting to have the incredible Melanie Poppins come and join us for a magical morning. One of our friends was having her last day before she headed off to school after spending almost her whole life with us thus far.
Special celebration from a special friend.
20/10/2024
An absolutely fantastic water play day !! Look at the work of art we created !
18/10/2024
It’s the simple things !! Look at how much joy was brought to our friends simply by filling up the water trough and getting to feel the water coming out of the hose.
30/09/2024
Yesterday was a MESSY morning !! 🌞⭐️