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Holiday Childcare Scheme activity plan
We provide good quality, safe, inclusive activities for children who attend. Please see our activity plans for the October scheme:
Early years (3 - 5 years)
This week's theme: Stick Man-by Julia Donaldson
Areas | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Creativity Zone |
Enjoy making stick man’s treehouse from collage
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Finger paint Stick man’s family
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Creating your very own stick man
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Making a treehouse for woodland animals
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Fancy dress day
Create your own costume
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Fitness Zone |
Capture the flag
Bikes and cars
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Mini Zumba
Bikes and cars
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Mini trike races
Bikes and cars
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Parachute games
Bikes and cars
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Mini basketball
Bikes and cars
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Outdoor Adventure Zone |
What’s the time, Mr Wolf?
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Pass the beanbag race
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Stick scavenger hunt in pairs
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Hide and seek
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Collect leaves and make crayon rubbings
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Variety Zone |
Collect sticks and leaves and make a crown/bangle
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Botley the Robot activity fun
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In groups, make a storyboard about a forest adventure using iPads
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Ladybird spots and bud’s number garden: counting, matching and ordering games
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In groups, act out a scene where Stick Man meets a new animal or person
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Download the early years activity plan
Children (6 - 13 years)
Space themed activities
Areas | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Creativity Zone |
Junk model a rocket ship
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Make a star and moon mobile
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Paint an alien and give them a name and backstory
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Make a galaxy group collage featuring stars and planets
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Space-themed fancy dress up e.g. astronaut, alien, stars
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Fitness Zone |
Beanbag obstacle race
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Saturn ring toss
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Freeze music dance
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Four Squares
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Mini circuit training
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Outdoor Adventure Zone |
Basketball
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Hopscotch
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Football
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Hide and Seek
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Cricket
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Variety Zone |
NASA games and activities
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In groups perform a play where you all discover a new planet
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Using cardboard make a Saturn ring to throw as a frisbee
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In groups write and perform a song or rap about exploring space
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Make surprise folding drawings
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Virtual trips |
The Metropolitan Museum of Art for kids
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Legoland Florida
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National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City
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Cincinnati Zoo: Lin the red panda
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Virtual Field Trip: NASA
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Download activity plan