Back to School Guide: Activities & Essentials for Melbourne Kids

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Time to get organised for your children's return to school

Blink and you'll miss them! The summer school holidays will soon be over. Are you ready for the kids to start school in 2020? If not, now is the time to get organised.

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To help you on your way, we've prepared a back to school guide to prepare both your children and yourselves ahead of the new school year.

LUNCH BOXES

More and more schools are implementing "nude food" policies, which basically translates to food without wrappers. Therefore, the ideal lunch boxes for school aged children are bento style boxes or at least containers with various compartments to fill with different food types.

There are plenty of boxes on the market, but it seems the most popular are [link https://www.smashenterprises.com.au/school/ SMASH Enterprises] available from [link https://melbournemumsgroup.com.au/back-to-school-smash-lunchbox-range/ all well known retailers such as Woolworths, Coles, Officeworks & Big W].

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Other brands to look at: the [link https://www.biome.com.au/274-lunch-boxes biome] or the [link https://sistemaplastics.com Sistema Plastics] ranges. Melbourne brand [link https://www.babybento.com.au Baby Bento] are also great for younger kids.

LABELS

Kids have a tendancy to lose things at school and often. How do you prevent this? You can't really, but at least if you label your child's school accessories, there will be a higher chance of the aforementioned missing items returning to their rightful owner.

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Order in your labels now so that your child's school items are marked and ready to go from day one.

Order your iron on labels for clothes and bags from [link https://www.stuckonyou.com.au Stuck on You] or [link https://www.brightstarkids.com.au/ Bright Star Kids] otherwise order personalised items from [link https://www.hippoblue.com.au/ Hippo Blue] such as bags and lunch boxes.

SHOES

If your child is starting school for the first time, then it's time to go school shoe shopping! Alternatively if he/she is returning to school after the summer break, it is likely your child has outgrown their school shoes from last year. Check out the following retailers "back to school" shoe ranges below before you hit the shops:


AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

Although after school activities might not be in the forefront of your mind, it's probably best to start thinking about your child wants to do. Book in your extracurricular programs now ahead of time, particularly for popular activites that might fill quickly.

Below is a selection of after school activities that are popular for Melbourne children.

Swimming & Junior Lifesaving

There are many swim centres and schools offering lessons for Melbourne children. To find out the nearest swim school to you, check out the following directory [link https://www.activeactivities.com.au/directory/category/sports/water-sports/swimming/swimming-classes-lessons/location/vic/melbourne-region/ Here].

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Do you live close to the beach? To find your nearest Junior Life Saving club go to [link https://lsv.com.au/clubs-members/nippers/ Life Saving Victoria.]

LEGO & STEM

If your children love LEGO and STEM based learning programs, check out the after school programs offered by [link https://www.bricks4kidz.com.au/locations/#VIC Bricks 4 Kids]. Otherwise you could check out [link https://www.robofun.com.au Robofun] in Reservoir for after school robotics programs.

Basketball & Netball

If your children are keen for basketball or, bounce over to Basketball Victoria's [link http://basketballvictoria.com.au/aussie-hoops/ Aussie Hoops] website or [link https://vic.netball.com.au/start-playing-now/ Netball Victoria's] website to find the nearest program to you.

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Gymnastics

Find your nearest gymnastics gym via [link http://gymnasticsvictoria.org.au Gymnastics Victoria] to book your child into a class otherwise you can find a list of classes [link https://www.activeactivities.com.au/directory/category/sports/gymnastics/gymnastics-classes-and-lessons/location/vic/melbourne-region/ Here]. There is also [link https://melbournemumsgroup.com.au/acro-kids-classes-for-active-children/ Acro Kids] for children who live in or near the Mornington Peninsula.

Dancing, Performing Arts & Music

If your child is keen to try ballet or drama, hip-hip or cheerleading, you're in luck because Melbourne, Australia's "cultural capital" hosts an array of classes for kids interested in performing arts. For your nearest class check out the following [link https://www.activeactivities.com.au/directory/category/performing-arts/ directory.]

For music classes head [link https://www.activeactivities.com.au/directory/category/performing-arts/musical-instruments/piano/piano-classes-lessons/location/vic/melbourne-region/ Here].

Scouts & Girl Guides

Scouting is a movement that has shaped the development of youngsters for over 100 years. To find your nearest Scout group go to [link https://scoutsvictoria.com.au Scouts Victoria] otherwise [link https://www.guidesvic.org.au Guides Victoria] for girl guide groups.

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Other

For other, less mainstream after school activities why not look at [link https://www.elizaarchery.com Archery Classes], [link http://www.blacklords.net Fencing] or [link http://melbournekidsyoga.com.au Yoga]?


Is your child starting school this year or perhaps next? If you're on the hunt for a Melbourne school in your local area go to the government website [link https://www.findmyschool.vic.gov.au Find my School]. You can also visit [link https://www.goodschools.com.au Good Schools] to find and compare your local schools.

Wishing your children the very best in their new schooling year.

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