With the weather still relatively warm and fine, its a great time to spend in your garden at home - whether it be garden beds or a potted balcony garden. We have heard about lots of families getting inventive with ways to keep the kids entertained - old fashioned board games, puzzles, reading and some time on media can help us keep connected to the wider community or be entertained. Below are also some great ideas and resources from around the world that you might find useful (this list gets updated regularly so do pop back here every now and then...):

Primary School Artwork for Aotea Station
City Rail Link is calling on all primary school-aged kids (ages of 5 to 11) from across New Zealand to paint and draw images that will then be fired onto ceramic tiles and used to decorate the CRL Aotea underground station. 
CRL is looking for artwork from kids showing where they'd want to go on a train once the new underground rail project is built. They have some awesome pictures already – from taking a journey to a neighbourhood dairy, to under the sea, to the moon, and even the Eiffel tower. Watch the video below for some inspiration:
https://youtu.be/T9H7P5CK5js

​Free Educational Online Magazine for Kids
This free educational resource from Aquila is full of fun and engaging topics to keep kids busy, entertained and thinking clever clouds! Homeschooling might not seem so scary after all is it? :-)
Visit the online magazine here

With the escalating COVID-19 situation, we have decided to cancel the remaining sessions of Devonport & Bayswater Summer Fun Preschool Play and Kids Athletics.
It is our intention to run a celebratory Kids Athletics session and Summer Fun Preschool Play sessions when it is safe to do so again – hopefully later in the year. We will keep you informed.
For up to date, accurate information about COVID-19 in New Zealand, please visit this website: https://covid19.govt.nz/
Do you need help in self-isolation? Join Facebook group Devonport Self Isolation Support here:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1248068392058892/
We are also happy to be a central point of contact for people needing support; phone 445 9533 or email: devonportcommunity@gmail.com
Thank you for your understanding in these challenging times. Stay safe out there everyone and we hope to see you all again soon. The team Devonport Peninsula Trust.

Summer Fun Preschool Play sessions in Devonport and Bayswater and Kids Athletics will continue for now.  
 
Devonport Peninsula Trust is taking the following stepsto mitigate the risk of Coronavirus/COVID-19 spreading:
 
At our community events, we are displaying signage in English and Mandarin that:

• Asks people who have recently travelled outside New Zealand or have been in close contact with someone confirmed to have COVID-19 to consider a 14 day self-imposed quarantine.
• Asks people who are feeling unwell to please not attend our events
• Provides comprehensive hand-washing instructions.  

 
Our preschool play mornings are located next to Auckland Council public toilets where handwashing facilities are available. We also provide hand-sanitiser on site at all our events.

• Staff who are feeling unwell are asked not to come to work until they are feeling well again and to seek appropriate medical attention.

• We are closely monitoring the Ministry of Health and Auckland Council websites to keep up to date with the latest recommendations on protocol for public gatherings and at workplaces about COVID-19

Happy New Year and hopefully you have had a positive start to 2020!
 
Summer Fun Preschool Play mornings are back up and going again after the Christmas break and will continue until the end of March.  Play sessions are on every Tuesday at Windsor Reserve, Devonport (now back in the main part of Windsor Reserve) and Thursdays at Bayswater Park – weather depending.  Both sessions run from 9:30am to 11am and are a great way to get out and about with little ones, having fun and making new friends. Follow our Facebook page to keep up to date with our events.
 
Starting up on Tuesday 18 February is our Kids Athletics Series, held at Vauxhall Sports Reserve a.k.a. the North Shore Rugby Club grounds.  Kids Athletics is a 6 week programme, running on consecutive Tuesdays, 4pm-6pm, until 24 March.  Primary school aged kids can have-a-go at a variety of athletics activities in a non-competitive environment.  Free registration takes place each session.  Visit our website for more information: www.devonportpeninsulatrust.nz

Bayswater friends ! Thank you for coming today to our first session of the year! It was lovely to catch up with old friends and seeing some new faces...hope you and your little ones had fun! We look forward to seeing you again next Thursday! Moira, Hannah and the team at the Devonport Peninsula Trust. Click "Read more" to see more photos from the session.

The JETS Run programme is currently running every Wednesday starting 6pm from Torpedo Bay Navy Museum – register from 5:45pm. Following Devonport’s waterfront, course lengths vary and costs are $6 adult, $5 child. Participants get the chance to win both spot and place getter prizes. The programme takes a break for Christmas/New Year from 18th December and resumes on 22nd January 2020.  For more information contact Paul at jetsrun@xtra.co.nz or 0274 379 423.