Community Ministries
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mainly music
10am WEDNESDAYS
Contact Rebecca 021 969 626mainly music is a structured 30-minute interactive music session for pre-school children (from birth up to 5 years) and their parents and/or grandparents/caregivers. This is followed by 30-60 minutes of play, chat and morning tea.
The purpose behind mainly music is to help each child make connections with the caregivers, others and the church, through a fun-filled time of musical interaction and play. The songs and actions also help to develop brain pathways.
We have a team of volunteers at Dargaville Baptist who are there to care for and encourage you during this time. Their focus is for you to find friendship, be encouraged and for mainly music to become a highlight in your week for both you and your little ones.
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Make A Friend Playgroup
9am FRIDAYS
Contact Alayne 027 692 5177Make a Friend Playgroup is for pre-school children and their caregivers from our community to meet and get to know one another. Our weekly sessions are full of learning through play. We base our sessions on the mainly play programme, a book with themed activities. Our little ones can enjoy a story, waiata and rhymes. Their imagination will be extended through simple craft and sensory activities with many opportunities for one-to-one attention from you.
Our safe play environment encourages children to develop their gross and fine motor skills, their language, mathematical and pre-reading skills, and to learn to socialise with others.
Together we share rhymes, and at 10:00 am, a themed story, followed by morning tea before a chance to work on a craft activity.
This is a wonderful time for parents/caregivers to interact with their tamariki but also to meet other adults. We have a team of volunteers who provide the activities, toys, equipment and morning tea all for a gold coin koha.
We meet Friday mornings from 9am until 12pm during school term time in the Dargaville Baptist Community Church hall at 185 Victoria St, Dargaville.
We would love you to find friendship, be encouraged and for Make a Friend Playgroup/mainly play to become a highlight in your week.