All entries for Wednesday 21 February 2018

February Holiday Scheme– day 3!

Wow! Can’t believe day 3 of the holiday scheme is nearly over! What an amazing time we had! We had a minor change in our programme today, the lady from the Hawkwise Falconry was unwell and joined us only for the morning session and not for the whole day as we planned. The holiday scheme staff would like to sincerely apologise for this change. Still, we had a fabulous time with the birds! Children had the chance to learn more about the habits of different types of owls, play with them and hold them in their hands! The lady made the birds fly in the room and fed them in front of us and we were all amazed!

In the afternoon session we went out in the woods and we had a scavenger hunt, where we had to look for the ducks in the lake, count branches and collect flowers and leaves. We ended our day by drawing owls in a step-by-step process, we then painted and decorated them in various ways!

Looking forward to tomorrow’s session, where we will create our own kites, do some cooking and have a Create Build and Learn workshop!

Rachael Snell : 21 Feb 2018 16:53 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Steve the Juggler

Rachael Snell : 21 Feb 2018 14:41 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

February Holiday Scheme– day 2!

February Holiday Scheme-day 2!

Our second day at the Holiday Scheme was full of diverse activities. In the morning we designed and painted our unique canvases. The children came up with their own ideas and we had some really wonderful masterpieces featuring from Mickey Mouse figures to sharks and robots! After practicing our art skills, we spent some time outside. We were split in two groups and created assault course for the opposite team using hula hoops and cones.

After a well-deserved lunch and rest, ‘Steve the Juggler’ arrived with bags full of goodies for everyone to explore. Steve started his workshop with a brilliant show demonstrating some superb tricks and the children spent the afternoon practising their circus skills. We saw magic tricks, juggling, diablo, stilts and cup tricks (just to name a few). To complete the afternoon, the children performed in front of everyone at the Holiday Scheme. A massive well done to everyone for positively trying to combat these tricky skills!

Can’t wait for the Falconry Experience tomorrow!

Best wishes,

The Holiday Scheme Team

Rachael Snell : 21 Feb 2018 14:32 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem