Introduce new foods one at a time when child is most hungry, offering small serving sizes to encourage success.  Use the “one bite” rule for new foods and follow it yourself too!  Be sure to praise your child when they do try a new food.

Recipe Spotlight:

SUNNY ORANGE SHAKE

3⁄4 cup lower-fat vanilla yogurt 175 mL

2 tbsp skim-milk powder 25 mL

1⁄2 cup orange juice 125 mL

In a blender, combine yogurt, skim-milk powder and orange juice; blend until smooth.

Capacity building refers to the means by which a community can tap into its own strengths. It is not possible for “outsiders” to come into a community and create capacity. Capacity building is not likely unless the community has the assets to begin with and the will to mobilize these assets.

Community Spotlight:

Pinawa Early Childhood Development Committee - grassroots

grassroots, formed in June 2000, is an early childhod development support committee whose members are parents or people who work in Education, Child Care and Health.  They also work together with the Recreation Office and Town Council on shared interests.  They ensure and enhance services, programs and events available to families with young children.  Volunteers working with grassroots believe that the early years, ages 0 to 6, have a profound importance in our development.  They have received grants from Manitoba Education, Literacy Partners, Celebrate Canada, the Cabot Foundation and also Bright Beginnings. 

grassroots organizes many preschool initiatives taking place in the small community of Pinawa - Toy Lending Library, Potluck and Play, Story Time, and family literacy events just to name a few! 

For further information, please contact Jackie Sturton at F.W. Gilbert School at 753-2559

Bright Beginnings is proud to partner with this wonderful organization!! 

Postive Parenting Tip:

Think of three things you love about your child.

Write them down.  Take an opportunity to share those things with your child today.  Keep the list in a drawer.  Next time you get mad at your child, take the list out.  Read it… Remember the feelings you had when you created the list.  Remember your child’s response to hearing you share the list. 

Give your child a hug! 

It is never too early to read to your child.  An early start helps to develop their learning skills and improve their chances for success! 

Make every day a learning day!

Ask your child to help you make a shopping list, read recipes with them, encourage them to develop stories and help write them down.  Visit the public library often.  Libraries are an excellent place to discover the magic of books! 

Rhyme Spotlight:

HERE IS THE BEEHIVE

Here is the Beehive
(make a fist with one hand)

But where are the Bees?

(point to fist)

Hidden inside where Nobody sees!

Soon they’ll come creeping out of their Hive,
(open hand, one finger at a time)

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Community Services Listing

Applications will be accepted until April 30, 2010.

Grant application forms are available at the bottom of this page.  Please download, complete, and fax or mail back to our office. 

We look forward to working with you to enhance positive preschool initiatives in your community!

Please click on the link before for more details:

 Spring 2010 Grant Ad