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	Finger paint Stick man’s family	Creating your very own stick man	Making a treehouse for woodland animals	Fancy dress day Create your own costume
Fitness Zone	Capture the flag Bikes and cars	Mini Zumba Bikes and cars	Mini trike races Bikes and cars	Parachute games Bikes and cars	Mini basketball Bikes and cars
Outdoor Adventure Zone	What’s the time, Mr Wolf?	Pass the beanbag race	Stick scavenger hunt in pairs	Hide and seek	Collect leaves and make crayon rubbings
Variety Zone	Collect sticks and leaves and make a crown/bangle	Botley the Robot activity fun	In groups, make a storyboard about a forest adventure using iPads	Ladybird spots and bud’s number garden: counting, matching and ordering games	In groups, act out a scene where Stick Man meets a new animal or person

Space themed activities
Areas	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Creativity Zone	Junk model a rocket ship	Make a star and moon mobile	Paint an alien and give them a name and backstory	Make a galaxy group collage featuring stars and planets	Space-themed fancy dress up e.g. astronaut, alien, stars
Fitness Zone	Beanbag obstacle race	Saturn ring toss	Freeze music dance	Four Squares	Mini circuit training
Outdoor Adventure Zone	Basketball	Hopscotch	Football	Hide and Seek	Cricket
Variety Zone	NASA games and activities	In groups perform a play where you all discover a new planet	Using cardboard make a Saturn ring to throw as a frisbee	In groups write and perform a song or rap about exploring space	Make surprise folding drawings
Virtual trips	The Metropolitan Museum of Art for kids	Legoland Florida	National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City	Cincinnati Zoo: Lin the red panda	Virtual Field Trip: NASA