Wellbeing & Culture
Wellbeing
As the colder months continue, winter provides a wonderful opportunity to slow down, spend quality time together and focus on wellbeing. While shorter days can sometimes make us feel less motivated, small moments of connection, movement and fun can make a big difference to our physical and emotional health.
This month, we encourage all families to embrace winter by finding simple ways to stay active, nourish our bodies and create happy memories together.
Free Body Safety Consent Webinar- Maroondah City Council
Join us for a supportive webinar designed to equip you with the confidence, knowledge and practical tools needed to introduce body safety and consent education to children in an age-appropriate and meaningful way. For parents and carers of children 1 to 10 years old.
Winter Family Fun Bucket List
See how many you can tick off this month!
□ Build a blanket fort
□ Read books by torchlight
□ Bake something together
□ Make homemade soup
□ Watch the sunrise one morning
□ Go on a nature scavenger hunt
□ Visit the local library
□ Feed ducks (where permitted)
□ Create winter-themed artwork
□ Make paper snowflakes
□ Have a movie night with homemade popcorn
□ Write kind notes to family members
□ Go cloud watching
□ Learn a new board game
□ Have breakfast for dinner!
🍎 Apple Cinnamon Muffins
Perfect for lunchboxes or afternoon tea.
Ingredients
- 2 cups self-raising flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 grated apples
- 1 egg
- ¾ cup milk
- ¼ cup melted butter
Method
Mix dry ingredients, then wet ingredients. Fold together gently, spoon into muffin trays and bake at 180°C for around 20 minutes.
Hayley Nixon – On behalf of the Wellbeing and Culture Team