Swancon 2009 Children’s Programme
Crèche and Children’s stream guidelines
Crèche Guidlines
- Kylie Ding is organising the professional crèche and cost sharing with other parents - call 0409 998 426 to book a place.
- Fan crèche is being run on a first come first served basis each hour it is in operation. Max 5 children per adult.
- Parent must “book” the child(ren) into the fan crèche and leave a contact number valid for the hour. Each booking is valid only for the hourly slot and the child must be collected at the end of it. Please have your phone on silent/vibrate if attending panels!
- Be nice to the person running the crèche at that time – they are volunteering their time to make your experience and your child’s experience at Swancon more pleasant.
- There will be toys etc available to play with thanks to generous people. Please treat these toys with as much respect as possible.
- Please note that the people running the fan crèche are not responsible for changing nappies or feeding children.
Parents' Room
- The hotel room, other than Saturday when it houses the professional crèche, is a quiet(er) space for parents and children (probably of the smaller variety) to relax, chat and socialise with other parents and children.
- Kylie is generously providing a DVD player and some Wiggles DVDs for entertainment. Please respect this property and any other DVDs other people may lend to the room.
- There will be a laptop, with a selection of panels recorded, podcast-style, for parents to catch up on whilst attending their children.
Activities
- There are a number of activities throughout Swancon in the children’s stream. There is generally no strict age limit however, most are suitable for ages 3 and up unless otherwise specified. It is best to ask the person running the activity.
- A parent/guardian is expected to remain with their child(ren) for the duration of the activity – activities are not a crèche facility.
- All equipment needed for activities will be provided by the facilitators.
- Please be nice to the person running the activity – they are also volunteers.
KiddyCon
| Day | 10.00-11.00 | 11.00-12.00 | 12.00-1.00 | 1.00-2.00 | 2.00-3.00 | 3.00-4.00 | 4.00-5.00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | Make an Easter basket (Catundra) |
fan creche* | fan creche* | LUNCH | Facepainting (Hkneale) |
Art time (Sarren + Dragonfly) |
|
| Saturday | Make a fairy wristband (Babalon-93) |
Kiddy combat (Kae-dash) |
fairy tales (Catundra) |
LUNCH | Let’s dance! (valeskah1) |
Gaming with kids (from 2:30) (Bigjobbies) |
|
| Sunday | fan creche* | Shrink plastic craft (Baby-Elvis) |
Aliens! (Huckle) |
LUNCH | Make a dragon puppet (Babalon-93) |
fan creche* | fan creche* |
| Monday | fan creche* | Sing a long (logansrogue) |
fan creche* | LUNCH | |||
* no organised activities. See timetable below and conditions above.
Key: Activity room next to Oshaneshii Montana B Acacia
Crèche Facilities
The Hotel suite (room 11) will be available on Thursday, Friday, Sunday and Monday as a retreat for parents and their children. This room will not be supervised at these times.
| Day | 10.00-11.00 | 11.00-12.00 | 12.00-1.00 | 1.00-2.00 | 2.00-3.00 | 3.00-4.00 | 4.00-5.00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | Fan Crèche (max 5) (sarren/dragonfly) |
Fan Crèche (max 5) (Babalon-93) |
LUNCH | ||||
| Saturday | Professional Crèche (Max 4) |
Professional Crèche (Max 4) |
Professional Crèche (Max 4) |
LUNCH | Professional Crèche (Max 4) |
Professional Crèche (Max 4) |
Professional Crèche (Max 4) |
| Sunday | Fan Crèche (max 5) (Splanky) |
LUNCH | Fan Crèche (max 5) (Fred-Mouse) |
Fan Crèche (max 5) (Fred-Mouse) |
|||
| Monday | Fan Crèche (max 5) (Catundra) |
Fan Crèche (max 5) (Catundra) |
LUNCH |
Key: Activity room next to Oshaneshii Hotel suite (room 11).
Room 11 is on the first floor near the landing.