National Children’s Week
2025 Children’s Week theme, “Everyone should know about Children’s Rights!” (based on Article 42 of the UNCRC)
Learning Outcomes:
Celebrates the right of children to enjoy childhood
Identify and explore Children’s rights to be safe, healthy, to discover, play and speak
Explore further UN convention on the rights of the child
Implement experiences that solely foster & support children’s talents, skills, and abilities.
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Experience Ideas (0-2 years)
Focus: Feeling safe, cared for, and having their needs responded to.
1. 'My Voice, My Choices' – Nonverbal Communication
Respond to infants’ cues (pointing, gestures, sounds) to show their voice is heard.
Use key signs (e.g., “more”, “help”, “finished”) to empower communication.
Children’s Right: To express themselves and be listened to.
2. 'Safe and Loved' Sensory Play
Create a nurturing environment with sensory baskets (soft fabrics, family photos, mirrors).
Narrate routines with gentle language: “I’m changing your nappy now – you’re safe.”
Right: To feel safe and cared for.
3. Family Connection Display
Invite families to share photos and words in home languages saying “I am loved” or “I belong.”
Right: To their identity, name, and family.
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Experience Ideas (2-3 years)
Focus: Learning they have choices, rights, and can help make decisions.
1. 'I Can Choose' Everyday Decisions
Offer simple choices: “Do you want the blue cup or the yellow one?”
Use visuals to support independence.
Right: To express views and make choices about things that affect them.
2. Emotion Cards and Rights Talk
Match feeling faces to photos or mirrors; talk about what helps when feeling sad, angry, or proud.
Right: To express feelings and be supported.
3. 'Kind Hands' Collaborative Art
Children print handprints together on a large heart or canvas. Educators discuss how we use our hands kindly.
Right: To safety and care.
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Experience Ideas (3-5 years)
Focus: Understanding fairness, respect, and having a voice.
1.Children’s Rights Circle Time
Read picture books about fairness or voice (e.g. “Say Something!” by Peter H. Reynolds or “Whoever You Are” by Mem Fox).
Discuss: “What does it mean to listen to others?” “What helps us feel safe?”
Right: To be heard and included.
2. 'Our Rights Garden' Project
Children plant flowers or herbs, naming each one after a right (e.g. “Play,” “Safety,” “Family”).
Signs display the rights using child-friendly words and drawings.
Right: To learn, to grow, and to be part of community.
3. 'Voices of Kindikids' Wall
Record or write children’s answers to prompts like “What helps you feel safe?” “What makes you happy?”
Display these with their drawings and photos.
Right: To express themselves and be valued.
4. Mini-Advocacy Role Play
Use dolls, puppets, or dramatic play to explore helping others (e.g. “The friend who needed a turn,” “The child who felt left out”).
Right: To fairness and inclusion.