Festive folk of SA…You’re invited to Adelaide’s Biggest Christmas Carol Event for 2020! Block out your calendar and listen to SAFM on November 28th from 6pm to hear Adelaide’s Biggest Christmas Carols and celebrate with the whole of SA!
Pa rum pum pum pum: Christmas has arrived in Rundle Mall…and we have your one-stop Guide to the Magical Christmas Windows Display + all the details of the festive season trading hours so you can make the most of your Christmas shopping!
Here’s your guide to Adelaide Christmas events in 2020. Let’s be honest, its been a pretty rough year, and we all need a bit of festive spirit to end 2020 on a high. Whilst some Christmas events usually hosted in Adelaide have been cancelled, there’s still a jolly good selection to choose from, with many events changing up their usual proceedings in order to make it possible to have socially distanced Christmas festivities.
Santa, carol singers, roving performers and kids’ activities will come together to create a weekend of Christmas fun and celebrations at Glenelg on 28 and 29 November!
We’ve compiled a list of the best scooters for the whole fam-bam, something for the littlies, school aged kids, teens and beyond! Whether it’s ride-on, three wheelers, two wheelers or something a little more robust for the parental units, there’s something here for the littlest and biggest scooters among us.
The Jodi Lee Foundation (JLF) is celebrating its 10th anniversary and Jodi’s favourite time of year with specially designed Christmas gift tags in collaboration with Emma Kate Co.
ENTRIES NOW OPEN 2020 DESIGN A MINI FLOAT COMPETITION Entries are now open in the 2020 National Pharmacies Christmas Pageant Design a Mini Float competition. Children aged from 5 to 16 years of age are encouraged to put pen to paper and draw their ultimate Pageant design. The winning mini float will be built and take part in the 2020 National Pharmacies Christmas Pageant to be held on Saturday 14 November 2020. First introduced in 2007, the Design a Mini Float competition calls upon students to enter a world of fun and fantasy with a Christmas theme. Since 2007 the competition has had thousands of designs submitted. Brian Gilbertson, Pageant Director, National Pharmacies Christmas Pageant, said children are invited to let their imaginations run wild and take inspiration from the world around them. “Be inspired by fantasy, fairy tales and magic all with a look and feel for Christmas,” said Mr Gilbertson. “We’re looking for an original mini float that will bring a new theme or story to the Pageant, something that is unique from everything else already on display.” A mini float is a small mobile set that is light enough to be pushed or pulled along the Pageant route. Each entry will be viewed by a panel of judges and the lucky winner will receive a prize of $500 thanks to National Pharmacies and a reserved space for their family, friends or classmates to see their mini float debut on Pageant day. They will also experience a unique behind-the-scenes tour of Stardust Castle, the home of the Pageant where their design will come to life. Vito Borrello, Chief Executive Officer, National Pharmacies, said this is an outstanding opportunity for young South Australians to get involved with the Southern Hemisphere’s largest public parade and National Pharmacies is proud to partner with the event to continue captivating generations of Australian children. “The National Pharmacies Christmas Pageant has brought the community together and entertained millions of people since the event started in 1933, and it is a great honour for us to continue bringing the event to the people of South Australia,” said Mr Borrello. “We strongly encourage children to see what their creative minds can conjure to imagine, craft and create a Pageant mini float, whether they present a drawing, painting, model or video of the design process,” he said. Entries are now open and will close on Tuesday 30 June 2020. The elves at Stardust Castle will commence building the winning mini float in July and will be announced to the public in September. Download the Design a Mini Float entry guidelines and get your entry forms from www.christmaspageant.com.au. Entries are open to children aged five to 16 years. Honour Roll – National Pharmacies Christmas Pageant Design a Mini Float 2018 Lolita Casey, Port Noarlunga Primary School (Port Noarlunga) ‘The Kindness Tree’ 2017 Sophia Ivanica, Para Vista Primary School (Para Vista) ‘Snowman’ 2015 Maddy Nyp, St Michael’s Lutheran School (Hahndorf) ‘Get Well Soon’ 2013 Casey Van Heuven, Pedare Christian College (Golden Grove) ‘Ringo the North Pole Hotline’ 2011 Sharni Tansell, Woodside Primary School (Woodside) ‘Naughty or Nice Meter’ 2009 Owen Primary School (Owen) ‘Rodney the Red Bi Plane’ 2007 St John’s Grammar School (Belair) ‘Cupcake Christmas’ The 2020 National Pharmacies Christmas Pageant will be held on Saturday 14 November 2020. For further information visit www.christmaspageant.com.au #adlpageant
A forest of Christmas Trees By Little Picassos This is a super fun activity to involve the whole family in as we start creating and decorating, ready for the festive season. Most of the materials can be found around your home; perfect to reuse, recycle and re create. To create the Christmas Tree shape, ask the children to look at a Christmas tree (or a picture if yours is not up yet). Chat about the shape you can see (shape books are great if you have toddlers) and point out a triangle (with the point at the top). Source some stiff card or cardboard pieces (recycled boxes are great). You can choose what size you would like and how many trees to create, one big one or a forest of little Christmas trees. Step 1. Cut the recycled card to a triangle shape, if making a forest of trees, cut a length of card first then a series of triangles. Decide if you will paint both sides (it also stops it from curling if the card is thinner) or one side if just to be viewed from the front. Step 2. Decide on the tree base colour and paint up the tree(s). Acrylic paint is best as it is opaque and covers any printing or patterns underneath, but any paint you have at home will do. We like to always use Primary paint colours so children understand the connection of colours and colour mixing, so in this case to make a green tree, we use yellow and blue, lots of yellow a lighter green, more blue, darker. Art play Tip ** A trip to spotlight or Bunnings and choosing colour samples, colour ways or matching your decor at home is super fun and adds an excursion of colour into the mix, I love to see what colours children choose. Sample pots are very affordable and fun if we all get a personalised colour. Step 3. Begin painting, and if painting both sides you may need a little drying break in-between as you flip them over after they dry. You can keep this flat and even, or thick and textured, by adding more yellow or white to your brush as you go, you will get lots of variety in tone. Step 4. When the paint is dry now begin adding the layers of pattern and detail. Again, see what you can find, we have used pieces of colour pattern fabrics, sequins, ribbon, glitter paper, for collage, or oil pastels, pencil and pen for drawn designs. Each tree can have its own ‘theme’ Art Play Ideas:** You could create a nature tree using all found materials from outside, or each child may choose a colourway (for example a pink tree and find all the materials that are pink) another idea could be a rainbow tree as a group work and everybody can find colours that can be adhered to that section of the rainbow – lots of possibilities. Step 5. Glue, draw, make or create each of the trees or tree, fun free play or planned action. Step 6 Decide if you are having something on top of your tree – a star, angel, pompom, glue in place. Step 7 Make a stand for the tree. We have used several options here, the simplest and easiest is creating a rectangle of card and making a scissor cut at the base of the tree and one in the stand then insert, or you could make a right angle fold triangle from card and tape or hot glue to the back, or in our main image, with some pieces of tree trunk from a wood pile, we drilled holes in the base then inserted skewers, we used hot glue on the back of each tree triangle and attached to each skewer. Display and enjoy, and Merry Christmas!! Places like Spotlight, Lincraft etc, have a minimum cut of 20cm of the most delightful fabrics, laces, ribbons etc, an excursion to pick out and have small amounts cut to use on the trees is also an exciting idea to entertain and keep the children involved in the creating process. littlepicassos.com.au
This is the perfect dessert for a hot Christmas Day. Jam packed with tons of treats it is loved by young and old. You can easily substitute these fillings to create so many other flavours, choc-caramel, dried fruit + nuts, choc-mint, the combinations are endless! Ingredients 1 x 2 Litre pudding bowl or mixing bowl sprayed with oil and lined completely with cling film.(**Note – make sure you clear room in your freezer for this bowl before you start making the pudding.)3 Litres of ice cream – I used a combination of Golden North boysenberry and vanilla330 grams of mixed chocolates, chopped – I used a combination of cherry ripe, raspberry Maltesers, strawberry freddo frogs, and Lindt intense raspberry To serve Raspberry coulis1 cup frozen raspberries, defrosted1 dessert spoon caster sugar Decorations 1 x 75 gram block of Adelaide Hills ‘Red Cacao’ chocolate – Mixed Berry & Pop Rock300 grams of rose flavour Turkish delight1 punnet strawberries, fresh raspberries or blueberriesEdible flowersToothpicks Method Allow ice cream to soften on the bench whilst you prepare the pudding bowl and chop the chocolates. When it is soft enough to scoop easily but not at melting point spoon into a large mixing bowl. Add the chopped chocolates and smash through the ice cream until evenly distributed. Pour into the prepared pudding bowl lined with cling film. Cover and place in freezer for at least 12 hours. To make the raspberry coulis, puree berries with a stick blender then push through a fine sieve to remove seeds. Sweeten with caster sugar if necessary. To serve chop the ‘Red Cacao’ chocolate (or another similar item) into shards and slice one side off each piece of Turkish delight so that the pink interior is exposed. Lower the frozen pudding in its bowl into warm water to loosen at the sides and tip out onto a serving platter, next remove the cling film. Arrange chocolate, Turkish delight and fresh fruit on top using toothpicks to secure each item if need be. Decorate with edible flowers and serve with the raspberry coulis and any left-over fresh berries. Other filling options Choc-Caramel:malt Malteasersmars barscaramello koalasLindt salted caramel milk blocksalted caramel sauce Fruit + Nut:chocolate coated sultanasfruit “mincemeat”Tobleronechopped nutscinnamon spiced custard Choc-Mint:Aero mint chocolate barsPeppermint pattiesHaigh’s peppermint frogsIce-Magic choc-mint sauce ww.foodbyannabel.com.au @foodbyannabel
What’s the best gift you can give a new mum? Sleep. Me time. Help with the baby. Help around the house. Sleep. Maybe this Christmas it’s time to think out of the box and give/receive the gift of help. Because we all need a little help sometimes… Little Poppins is a professional boutique nanny and babysitting agency consisting of an established team of 200+ career nannies, babysitters, overnight carers and mother’s helpers. The agency was established in 2011 by Holly Auld, a mother of twin boys and professional nanny with 20+ years’ experience in Australia and overseas. Holly realised through her study in education and nannying experience that there was a great need for in-home support and decided to dedicate her professional life to easing the pressure on Adelaide families. Little Poppins is now managed by Holly together with Deanna Hughes, who joined the company in 2015. Holly and Deanna’s approach to business is extremely personalised, from the placement of the most appropriate nanny to suit every families’ needs, to guarantee a direct line of communication with each and every client throughout the whole process. We chatted to Holly from Little Poppins to find out more about this great local business: What are some of the services parents can access through Little Poppins? Little Poppins offers the ultimate in flexibility with a solution to every childcare need. Whether it be an ongoing nanny to care for your children on a regular basis, a short-term nanny to fill a ‘gap’ over a short time frame, an after school carer to pick up your children from school, a casual babysitter to cover the occasional night out, emergency care if your child is too unwell to go to childcare or school, a short-term live-in nanny while parents are travelling, overnight care for newborns, the list goes on! All Little Poppins nannies have been personally interviewed and screened by us. All of our carers are required to have a Senior First Aid certificate, a DHS Working With Children Check, a Child Safe Training certificate and two childcare related references. Accordingly, all of our nannies, babysitters and mother’s helpers have experience in caring for children, have the relevant qualifications and are rigorously screened by us. Tell us how Little Poppins started? In my early 20’s, my love of children and desire to help families in raising wonderful, happy and kind children pulled me like a magnet towards nannying. I could see that often parents needed the support of an empathic, caring person to help them navigate juggling all the stresses of work, family and parenting, whilst still maintaining a life outside of parenthood! I began my nannying journey helping families who needed support, advice and sometimes also a break from their children! By providing these families with care for their children I realised it also helped their household to run smoothly and allowed them to be the best parents that they could be. After living in the UK and working as a nanny for 3 years I returned to Adelaide and realised that there were a huge number of families who needed the support of nannies to provide themselves and their children with the healthy and happy ‘village’ in which they could grow. This prompted me to start my own nanny agency, Little Poppins, in 2011. Jump forward a few years, Little Poppins now has a team of over 200 nannies and supports thousands of Adelaide families. Littlepoppins.com.au@littlepoppins
In between the annoyance of not being able to find that favourite blouse amongst all the others or needing to pop down to Ikea to buy more storage for an ever-growing shoe collection, we often forget how truly lucky we are. There are thousands of women in South Australia who are facing a range of adverse circumstances whilst raising young children – be it domestic violence, drug and alcohol abuse, generational poverty and / or homelessness, with just the clothes on their back. Often it’s the same for the children who have never owned anything new, or age-appropriate, let alone suitable for school. Clothing provides practical benefits of course, but clothing also serves us in other ways; it’s an extension of our personality. Expression through fashion is a luxury. MumKIND are launching their major ‘Get Changed’ initiative and are seeking donations of high quality women’s, men’s & children’s clothing, shoes and accessories. Further to this, they are seeking partnerships with fashion wholesalers and retailers, and people who work in the fashion industry for donations of end-of-season stock. We need to donate mindfully. The sale of high quality clothing in charity shops is an important revenue source for many charities; with this income, we can support the most marginalised people in our society. These shops are run by volunteers and rely on high-quality donations. MumKIND are welcoming anything from winter coats, dresses, jumpers, skirts, pants, jeans, hats, boots, summer dresses, trousers, shorts and sandals – and even special occasion items like evening dresses and dinner suits. Want to make a direct impact? There are over 30 + drop off points in SA, so check their website for the one that is closest to you and GET INVOLVED! mumkind.com.au
In a world-wide first, South Australian owned and operated legal firm Cavalier Legal has today launched an initiative leading up to Christmas to teach kids about the effects and prevention of bullying and cyberbullying using an online Advent Calendar. The initiative, called Kind Minds, is an online platform created to find innovative ways to teach kids to be more aware and vigilant about bullying and cyberbullying. Cavalier Legal Principal Solicitor and Kindminds.com founder Carmine Alvaro, said: “Simply by accessing the website www.kindminds.com.au every day in December and clicking on the corresponding date on the advent calendar, children will uncover a brief fact or suggestion about bullying and cyberbullying and how to deal with it.” Users of the website will then be able to spin a virtual wheel for a chance to win one of over 25 prizes on offer each of the 24 days of the Advent Calendar. Mr Alvaro said: “The purpose of the initiative was to find a new and fun way to get kids to want to learn more about bullying and cyberbullying, why it is happening, and how to prevent it. “There are already some great resources available, both online and at schools, and so this is simply a way to incentivise them to learn more about the issues and why they should use those resources.” The brief facts and suggestions offered in the calendar range from explaining what bullying and cyberbullying may look like, offering “Bullying Hacks” being ideas on how to deal with bullying if it is occurring and providing links to other online resources which offer support to kids dealing with these issues. The website is currently being promoted and offered to students of select schools around the state including Salisbury High School and Christian Brothers College but anyone can access it. Mr Alvaro said: “For this introductory year, all of the prizes have been donated by Cavalier Legal. However, we hope that with the success of this year’s initiative we can grow the idea and that next year we will have more companies willing to donate prizes and be a part of the initiative, so that in-turn more kids will also be incentivised to log on.” Prizes include vouchers to use at Amazon and Dymocks, as well as monthly subscriptions for Spotify and Apple Music. On Christmas eve, if all of the days leading up to that date on the calendar have been completed by the user, they will also have the chance to win a $100 gift voucher to use at the Beachouse in Glenelg. Mr Alvaro said: “There are so many kids and parents who are dealing day-by-day with how devastating bullying can be, as well as its long-term effects. “Lately, we have heard quite a lot about the changing and strengthening of laws surrounding bullying, and cyberbullying in particular, to keep up with modern technologies. Following the tragic suicide death of 14-year-old Amy “Dolly” Everett in January 2018 due to cyberbullying, there was a call for review of South Australian anti-bullying laws last year. However, the Statutes Amendment (Bullying) Bill 2017, introduced into the South Australian Legislative Council in late September 2017, remains unimplemented by South Australia’s parliament. “It is clearly an issue that our government bodies and the legal industry take seriously and hopefully the appropriate action for its prevention continues to be discussed.” “Kind Minds offers a way to take a step back and allow kids to be more engaged and aware about these important issues and how to prevent it from occurring from a young age, while also incorporating the spirit of Christmas and the excitement of winning a prize.” @kindmindskindminds.com.au#kindminds
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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas and here at Kiddo Mag we have been busy little elves putting together a list of the very best of Christmas Adelaide has to offer. Share the magic of Christmas with your little people at one of the many pageants. Capture their joy with Santa and be able to treasure the memory for a lifetime. See their faces light up at the many Christmas light displays from Lobethal to the West End Brewery. And join together as a family and jingle-all-the-way at a local carols. You will be full of Christmas cheer come December 25th if you take full advantage of all the merry events Adelaide has to offer this Christmas season. SEE SANTA Magic Cave, David Jones Adelaide Saturday November 9th to Tuesday December 24th Santa’s Wonderland, Adelaide Showground Friday December 6th to Tuesday December 24th Santa, Burnside Village Sunday 24th of November to Tuesday December 24th Santaland, Myer Centre Adelaide From Saturday 9th November to Tuesday 24th December Westfield Tea Tree Plaza Saturday 2nd of November to Tuesday December 24th PAGEANTS Stirling Community Christmas Pageant, Stirling Sunday 1st of December 4pm Stick around for the twilight Spring Fair on the Stirling Oval. Lobethal Pageant Night, Lobethal Monday 23rd of December 7:30pm LIGHTS Lobethal Lights Sunday 8th of December to Sunday 29th of December Victoria Square/Tarntanyangga Christmas Lights and Festive Nights Saturday 30th of November to TBC West End Brewery Riverbank Christmas Lights Monday 25th of November to Wednesday 1st of January Westminster School Christmas Lights, Marion Friday 13th of December to Friday 20th of December CAROLS Carols by Candlelight, Elder Park Adelaide Saturday 7th of December 5pm Carols in the Park, Mount Barker Saturday 7th of December 5pm Civic Park Carols, Modbury Sunday 15th of December 4pm Lighting of the Christmas Tree, Victoria Square/Tarntanyangga Saturday November 30th 6pm Lobethal Lights On Ceremony, Lobethal Sunday 8th of December 6pm Carols in the Park, Hazelwood Park Sunday 1st of December 4:30pm Campbelltown Christmas Carols, Thorndon Park Sunday 8th of December 4:30pm Seaside Carols, Semaphore Sunday 15th of December 12:00pm Carols at Kingswood Oval, Mitcham Saturday 30th of November 5pm
Lights, pageant, carols! Christmas arrives in the City of NPSP The Parade, Norwood will be buzzing with families and excited children this Saturday 24 November as the much-loved Norwood Christmas Pageant marks the official start of Christmas in the City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters. “Christmas is a great time in our City; there are plenty of things to do and see for residents and visitors,” says Mayor Robert Bria. Mayor Robert Bria says that Christmas presents an opportunity for all members of our community to come together, connect and celebrate. “The Norwood Christmas Pageant is always an exciting day for the pageant itself but also launching more than one month of family-friendly events and free Christmas activities hosted by the Council.” The Council’s Festive calendar is jam packed with fun events, including the popular Twilight Carols at Linde Reserve on Friday 6 December. “The Council’s Twilight Carols is the perfect opportunity to gather your nearest and dearest for a relaxing evening under the stars to reflect on the true meaning of Christmas.” Unfortunately cancelled in 2018 due to inclement weather, the Movie on the Oval will return this year with a screening of Saving Santa on Saturday 14 December at Norwood Oval. Osmond Terrace will again be transformed into an outdoor gallery of wooden Christmas Trees for the Festive Gallery on Osmond, as children from 10 local schools decorate 24 six-foot tall wooden Christmas trees to be displayed on the Osmond Terrace median strip from 18 November 2018 until 3 January 2019. “The Festive Gallery on Osmond is a great example of the Council collaborating with local schools and children to create a popular destination for residents and visitors during the festive season,” said Mayor Bria. Christmas lights are always an attraction in our City and residents will be delighted with the impressive displays of lights and decorations which local residents have placed on homes along Ninth Avenue (from Royston Park to St Peters) throughout the festive season. “We know that Christmas can be difficult for some, so the Council is again collecting books as part of Give the Gift of Reading.” The community is encouraged to donate books, colouring or activity packs at the Norwood Town Hall and Council libraries, as well as donating non-perishable food to the Salvation Army or St Vincent de Paul on The Parade, Norwood. For more information please contact the Council’s Events Unit on 8366 4555 or visit www.npsp.sa.gov.au What’s On Norwood Christmas Pageant 10.00am–11.00am, Saturday 23 November 2019 The Parade, Norwood Festive Gallery on Osmond On display 18 November 2019 – 3 January 2020 Osmond Terrace, Norwood Twilight Carols 5.00pm–9.00pm, Friday 6 December 2019 Linde Reserve, Nelson Street, Stepney Movie on the Oval – Saving Santa 7.00pm–10.30pm, Saturday 14 December 2019 Coopers Stadium, Norwood School Holiday Program Christmas Slime | Tuesday 17 December 2019, 10.30am–11.30am at St Peters Library Christmas Craft Maker Morning | Wednesday 18 December 2019, 10.00am–12.30pm at St Peters Library Christmas Movie – The Grinch | Thursday 19 December 2019, 2.00pm–4.00pm at Payneham Library Give the Gift of Reading Until 20 December 2019 Donate a book, colouring or activity pack at the Norwood Town Hall or any of the Council’s libraries. Visit www.npsp.sa.gov.au for further details and other events over the Festive Season. Don’t Forget! You can also head to the Urban Picnic Food and Wine Festival after the pageant on Saturday! From Peter Combe, to Forage Supply Co to Adelaide Gin and a number of hidden east Adelaide gems, this is the place to be this sunny weekend. There will be kids’ entertainment and workshops across the two-day festival. Father Christmas will also make an appearance – a perfect family outing. READ MORE HERE