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Kids’ activity at the Art Gallery of WA

Posted on September 30, 2009September 30, 2009 by Alphabet Soup

Children’s art activity at the Art Gallery of Western Australia

Note: activity only runs on weekdays (and don’t forget that the Gallery is closed on Tuesdays!).

When: 10am – 2pm from Wednesday 30 September to Friday 9 October 2009

Where: Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth Cultural Centre (in the city)

Activity: kids can get creative using gallery artworks as inspiration. Suitable for primary school aged children – parents must supervise children at all times.

Cost: Gold coin donation (no booking required).

You can also ask for a free City Playground Pass from the Art Gallery reception for activity ideas and discount offers which can be used throughout the City of Perth during the holidays.

For further information, see the Art Gallery’s website.

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Meet Dragonkeeper’s author on October 3rd!

Posted on September 29, 2009September 30, 2009 by Alphabet Soup

If you live in Melbourne, and you love Dragonkeeper, you can meet the author, Carole Wilkinson, hear her do a reading from the book, and get your book signed!

When: Saturday October 3 2009, from 12.30 pm

Where: Angus & Robertson, 360 Bourke St, Melbourne

And: This book signing is part of the ‘Kids’ Fun Day’ to celebrate the launch of the new Angus & Robertson Kids’ Top 50 list. (Kids can come dressed as their favourite book characters!)

More info: Angus & Robertson, Bourke Street (Tel: 03 9670 8861)

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Meet birds of prey at City of Melville libraries!

Posted on September 26, 2009September 30, 2009 by Alphabet Soup

If you live in Perth, Western Australia, and you’d like to do something different this school holidays – you can go to the City of Melville libraries to meet native birds of prey!

This event is for children aged 5 to 12 years, and only costs $2! (Bookings are essential.)

Monday 5 October 2009, 11 – 11.45 am: Canning Bridge Library, 2 Kintail Rd, Applecross. (ph: 9364 0121)

Tuesday 6 October 2009, 2 – 2.45pm: Willagee Library, Cnr Winnacott and Archibald Sts, Willagee. (Ph: 9364 0170)

Wednesday 7 October 2009, 1.30 – 2.15pm OR 3 – 3.45pm: Civic Square Library, 10 Almondbury Rd, Booragoon. (Ph: 9364 0138)

Thursday 8 October 2009, 3 – 3.45pm: Bull Creek Library, 24 Leichardt St, Bull Creek. (Ph: 9364 1250)

Friday 9 October 2009, 10 – 10.45am OR 11.30am – 12.15pm: AH Bracks Library, cnr Stock Rd & Canning Hwy, Melville. (Ph: 9364 0115)

There will be more information available soon on the City of Melville libraries’ website.

Email us if you know of other cool events on at libraries this school holidays!

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The Night Zoo (Spare Parts Puppet Theatre)

Posted on September 26, 2009September 30, 2009 by Alphabet Soup

Jamie’s Mum and Dad won’t let her have a pet in their apartment. … Tonight, whilst the rest of the city sleeps, Jamie is getting a visit from the Night Zoo. Meerkat and elephant, orangutan and penguin, thorny devil and giraffe… it’s going to be a jungle up there!

If you are in Perth, Western Australia, Spare Parts Puppet Theatre are performing The Night Zoo during the spring 2009 school holidays. The show has a mix of puppetry, animation and dance. You can find out more on their website: http://www.sppt.asn.au/programme/view/Zoo

Suitable for ages 4 to 10.

School Holiday Shows: 19 September, 26 September – 10 October 2009

Prices:
Adults at Child Prices, $17.50
Groups of 4+, $15.50
Groups of 10+, $13.50

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Writing competition closes 3 October ’09

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Alphabet Soup

Just a reminder that our spring writing competition closes on 3 October 2009. (We will accept entries postmarked 3 October 2009.)

If you love or loathe a particular vegetable, put your thoughts on paper! There are $20 book vouchers up for grabs …

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Who’s on the team behind Alphabet Soup?

Posted on September 7, 2009August 27, 2009 by Alphabet Soup

This is the last day of Alphabet Soup‘s First Birthday Blog Tour. What a great week Alphabet Soup's spring '09 cover we’ve had – if you’ve just joined us, be sure to check out the list of blog tour stops below!

Sandy Fussell – author of the Samurai Kids series – is hosting us over at her blog: Stories Are Light. Today we’re talking about who is on the Alphabet Soup team, and why an Editor and Publisher can’t do it all on her own. See you there!

WHERE WE’VE BEEN ON THE BLOG TOUR:

1 September What led the publisher to start Alphabet Soup magazine?

Dale Harcombe (Write and Read With Dale)

http://www.livejournal.com/users/orangedale

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2 September What goes into ‘whipping up’ an issue of the magazine?

Sally Murphy (Sally Murphy’s Writing for Children Blog) http://sallymurphy.blogspot.com

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3 September Promotion and Alphabet Soup

Claire Saxby (Let’s Have Words)

http://www.letshavewords.blogspot.com/

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4 September Submissions, and selecting material

Mabel Kaplan (Tales I Tell)

http://belka37.blogspot.com

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5 September Alphabet Soup in the classroom: benefits for teachers

Dee White (Teachers Writing Helper)

www.teacherswritinghelper.wordpress.com

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6 September ‘First birthday’ giveaway. Win a set of the first four issues!

Robyn Opie (Writing Children’s Books)

http://www.robynopie.blogspot.com

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7 September Who’s on the team behind Alphabet Soup magazine?

Sandy Fussell (Stories Are Light) http://www.sandyfussell.blogspot.com

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You can subscribe to Alphabet Soup via our website www.alphabetsoup.net.au

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Win 4 issues of Alphabet Soup!

Posted on September 6, 2009August 27, 2009 by Alphabet Soup

We are nearing the end of our week-long blog tour. We’ve had a great time visiting Alphabet Soup's first 4 issues! Australian authors on their blogs, and celebrating Alphabet Soup‘s first birthday issue!

Today don’t forget to pop by author Robyn Opie’s blog (Writing Children’s Books) – where you could win a set of the first 4 issues of Alphabet Soup! Good luck!

(And if you’ve just joined us – welcome! – you can check out our earlier blog visits on the list below.)

BLOG TOUR DATES:

1 September What led the publisher to start Alphabet Soup magazine?

Dale Harcombe (Write and Read With Dale)

http://www.livejournal.com/users/orangedale

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2 September What goes into ‘whipping up’ an issue of the magazine?

Sally Murphy (Sally Murphy’s Writing for Children Blog) http://sallymurphy.blogspot.com

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3 September Promotion and Alphabet Soup

Claire Saxby (Let’s Have Words)

http://www.letshavewords.blogspot.com/

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4 September Submissions, and selecting material

Mabel Kaplan (Tales I Tell)

http://belka37.blogspot.com

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5 September Alphabet Soup in the classroom: benefits for teachers

Dee White (Teachers Writing Helper)

www.teacherswritinghelper.wordpress.com

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6 September ‘First birthday’ giveaway. Win a set of the first four issues!

Robyn Opie (Writing Children’s Books)

http://www.robynopie.blogspot.com

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7 September Who’s on the team behind Alphabet Soup magazine?

Sandy Fussell (Stories Are Light) http://www.sandyfussell.blogspot.com

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You can subscribe to Alphabet Soup via our website www.alphabetsoup.net.au

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Design-a-cover competition closes soon!

Posted on September 6, 2009 by Alphabet Soup

If you are 12 or younger, and you like drawing and painting – the design-a-cover competition closes on 16 September 2009! Here are the details:

DESIGN-A-COVER COMPETITION

Entries close 16 SEPTEMBER 2009

Win a pack of quality colour pencils, and see your artwork on the cover of our summer 2009 issue!

Using any materials you like, design a cover for our summer issue. Your artwork must be on one side of a sheet of white A4 paper. Do not include the Alphabet Soup logo (we’ll add it in ourselves).

You may enter as many times as you wish but each entry must have a separate COMPETITION ENTRY FORM (you can print one from our website, photocopies are OK too). We will accept entries postmarked 16 September 2009.

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Alphabet Soup in the classroom

Posted on September 5, 2009September 5, 2009 by Alphabet Soup

Alphabet Soup‘s spring ’09 issue is in the middle of a week-long blog tour to Alphabet Soup's first 4 issues! celebrate the magazine’s first birthday!

Grab a virtual cupcake and line up at the door – today we visit Dee White’s blog: Teachers Writing Helper. We’ll be talking about how Alphabet Soup can be used in the classroom.

BLOG TOUR DATES:

1 September What led the publisher to start Alphabet Soup magazine?

Dale Harcombe (Write and Read With Dale)

http://www.livejournal.com/users/orangedale

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2 September What goes into ‘whipping up’ an issue of the magazine?

Sally Murphy (Sally Murphy’s Writing for Children Blog) http://sallymurphy.blogspot.com

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3 September Promotion and Alphabet Soup

Claire Saxby (Let’s Have Words)

http://www.letshavewords.blogspot.com/

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4 September Submissions, and selecting material

Mabel Kaplan (Tales I Tell)

http://belka37.blogspot.com

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5 September Alphabet Soup in the classroom: benefits for teachers

Dee White (Teachers Writing Helper)

www.teacherswritinghelper.wordpress.com

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6 September ‘First birthday’ giveaway. Win a set of the first four issues!

Robyn Opie (Writing Children’s Books)

http://www.robynopie.blogspot.com

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7 September Who’s on the team behind Alphabet Soup magazine?

Sandy Fussell (Stories Are Light) http://www.sandyfussell.blogspot.com

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You can subscribe to Alphabet Soup via our website www.alphabetsoup.net.au

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Submissions to Alphabet Soup magazine

Posted on September 4, 2009September 5, 2009 by Alphabet Soup

Have you thought about sending in a story or poem to Alphabet Soup magazine? Alphabet Soup's first 4 issues!

This is day 4 of our blog tour to celebrate the magazine’s first birthday, and we’re answering questions about adults’ and kids’ submissions over at Mabel Kaplan‘s blog today. See you there!

BLOG TOUR DATES:

1 September What led the publisher to start Alphabet Soup magazine?

Dale Harcombe (Write and Read With Dale)

http://www.livejournal.com/users/orangedale

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2 September What goes into ‘whipping up’ an issue of the magazine?

Sally Murphy (Sally Murphy’s Writing for Children Blog) http://sallymurphy.blogspot.com

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3 September Promotion and Alphabet Soup

Claire Saxby (Let’s Have Words)

http://www.letshavewords.blogspot.com/

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