SCOTFORTH AFTER SCHOOL CLUB – SUMMER HOLIDAY PLAYSCHEME
Back by popular demand our summer holiday playscheme will be running from Thursday July 24th to Friday August 22rd. Our experienced and qualified team of play workers will be providing four daily structured activities or workshops for children to enjoy. In between all activity sessions children can enjoy a wide variety of excellent indoor and outdoor free play equipment. We aim to make the summer a memorable time, where children make friends, learn new skills and take away an experience that will inspire their imagination, creativity, physical and social development. Special guests/ activities and events, local trips, healthy snacks & drinks are provided for children throughout the day at no extra cost.
Activity & Events Information
Thu 24thJuly - Creative Modelling Day -Children can enjoy creating fantastic models using clay,junk materials, model magic and a wide variety of craft materials. Younger children can make ‘Little Robots’ or ‘In the Night Garden’ themed model characters using little boxes, wool and fabric, while older children will have the option to make model creatures or monsters using pebbles glued together and painted with acrylics. Children will bring their models to life with stories, games and a variety of theme related activities.
Fri 25th July – Deep in the Ocean Day --Come along and enjoy a day of deep sea wonder. From fishy tales, games and songs this day promises to capture children’s imagination under the sea. Children can create their very own sea creature to hang in our giant aquarium, learn about amazing deep sea creatures and their fascinating adaptations to enable survival, make shark tales, clown fish biscuits and many more fun filled themed activities.
Mon 28th July – Minecraft Day- Minecraft is becoming one of the most popular creative computer gameswhere children can create their own world using pixel blocks to then go on adventures. During our Minecraft Day children can enjoy a wealth of themed activities including making Creeper t-shirts, Creeper cakes and biscuits, pixel paper-craft and a Minecraft treasure hunt.
Tue 29th July – Dinosaur/Prehistoric World Day- A day of pre-historic fun. Young children can enjoy dinosaur potato printing, mask making, balloon modelling, make big pebble dinosaur eggs as well as enjoying an array of themed games, stories and small world play. Older children can learn about the beastly monsters that lived before us, question theories regarding why they became extinct, enjoy a visual quiz aimed to educate children regarding their nature and habitat and make Pterodactyl flying kites.
Wed 30st July – Boats, Ports & Local History + Half day trip (PM) Maritime Museum age 8 + -During this day older children can learn about Lancaster’shistory with regard to its port & canals. There will be a wide variety of crafts including sponge boats, lollypop stick ships, games and stories and a trip to Lancaster’s MaritimeMuseum (8yrs +) where children will be engaged in a tour and talk focusing on the history of Lancaster’s trade and industry(children will return back at the club for 5.30pm)For younger children there will be games, stories, water play and a boat role play area.
Thu 31stJuly–Music &Rhythm Day- Make your own instruments during our ‘make instruments from junk workshop’, Learn to play the steel drums and enjoy a drumming, rhythm and percussion workshop. This day we will focus on bringing together a variety of sounds, using rhythm to make our own music. There will be music games, dancing and a music quiz competition.
Fri 1st August – Horrible Histories Day–We will be focusing on the Rotten Romans, Gorgeous Georgians & Vile Victorians. Children are very welcome to come dressed up for this themed day where they can learn all about how life was in the past. Age appropriate stories, games and activities including making worm jelly, peg dolls, horrible history pass the parcel and pin the tail on the rat are bound to keep the children horribly entertained! The little ones will love our Victorian themed role play tea party and we will be making a time capsule to burry in the garden.
Mon 4th August – Medieval Day & Banquet–Come and learn what it was like in medieval Britain. Play traditional medieval games and learn about their origins. Taking a look at the Vikings and Anglo Saxons there will be stories and costume making. Help build a giant medieval castle, make mini bow and arrows, practice medieval entertainment and cook up and eat a medieval banquet.
Tue 5th August –Theatre and Drama Day–Young children can enjoys games, songs ,role play and the use of puppets to help act out fairy tales stories, while older children 7+can enjoy a drama workshop aimed at building confidence, script writing and performing short plays. There will be lots of crafts & prop making for those who prefer not to be in the lime light!
Wed 6th August – Favourite Toys and Games Day (non electronic) + Trip to the Park & field (am)Teddy Bears Picnic & Games–Please bring along your favourite teddy, toy or game for our favourite toys and games day. In the morning we will be going to the park where younger children can enjoy a Teddy bears picnic with their favourite teddy, while older children can join in a variety of outdoor games inc rounder’s, quick cricket and dodgeball. In the afternoon there will be a quiz, crafts, stories and a design a game or toycompetition.
Thu 7th August – Mini Olympic Games and World Culture Day–.In the morning children can enjoy a variety of world crafts including flag making, origami, make a Russian clay bird and moving rainbow people symbolic to our multi cultural world. There will be stories, a quiz and cooking. In the afternoon we will be holding a mini Olympic teamgames competition.
Friday 8th August –Super Splash and Inflatable Day- Back by popular demand our super splash and inflatable day will provide a day of themed crafts and games using balloons, water and inflatable’s. In the afternoon we will be playing a variety of beach & water bomb games along with ‘super soaker splat’ so make sure children come prepared with dry clothes to change into.
Mon 11th August – Weird & Wacky Science Day–Enjoy a day of crazy experiments and weird facts. Experiment and investigate chemical reactions and forces. Learn about the science behind tornados and make a tornado in a jar, slim/flubber, volcanoes and lava lamps. There will be many more age appropriate activities, experiments and competitions.
Tue 12th August –Super Hero Day–Our super hero day will offer a wealth of exciting crafts, games and activities for all ages. Including comic script writing, ‘comic decoupage’ pencil holders or bedroom wall hanging pictures for the older children and stories, games, making masks, capes and super hero identity cards for the little ones. Please feel free to come along dressed up as a super hero.
Wed 13th August- Care for Pets & Animals Day & a Trip to Animal Care Centre (Under 8s am & 8 + (pm)- Children can bring a photo of a pet to ‘show and tell’ or share with us their favourite animal. During this day we will be visiting animal care for a talk about the responsibilities of caring for pets and a tour around to visit the animals that need homes. We aim to educating children regarding the ‘big’ responsibilities ofkeeping pets, focusing on their care needs and looking at some of the reasons animals/pets end up being cared for by ‘animal care’. We will also hope to take a look at the wild animals that are rescued locally. At the club there will be an array of theme related games and activities for children to enjoy.
Thu 14th August-Film & Animation Day –Come along and learn about how animation has been developed over the years. Children can make and use a method of animated entertainment that was created before modern cinema called ‘Thaumatropes’. Make flick book motion pictures and create plasticine characters for stop motion animation. We will also be looking at inspirational modern animation and learning about some of the software tools that can be used to bring objects and characters to life.
Fri 15th August – British Nature & Wildlife Day + Nature Trail (PM)– Discover the beauty of British wildlife, look at life cycles and related stories and go on a nature trail to find out what nature lurks around in our gardens and woodland. During this day there will be a make a bee home workshop, where children can make a bee home to attract and care for the British bumble bee. We will be making clay creepy crawly pots and bird feeders to attract certain birds to our gardens. We will be using natural resources to make pictures and pine cone owls, making hand print hedgehogs and looking at ways we can conserve British wildlife. In the afternoon in small groups will be going on a local woodland nature trail.
Mon 18th August –Architecture Day –Children can explore modern architectureand the creators of some of the most amazing buildings we see today. Enjoy making towers and bridges in our teambuilding/problem solving workshop, make mini tree houses, Lego houses and temples and enjoy outdoor den building. There will be related stories, games and activities for all ages.
Tues 19th August – Kids Summer Bake Off (2) - In teams, children can enjoy taking part in round 2 of our big summer baking competition. We will be learning how to make cup cakes and decorating them with seasonal fresh fruits and treats. Children can also enjoy making mini jam tarts, muffins, biscuits and healthy flapjack. All baking will be judged and children will be presented with certificates and prizes.
Wed 20st August – Full Day Trip to Blackpool Zoo & Play Barn– A fun filled day out at Blackpool Zoo with talks and shows throughout the dayand an opportunity to feed the animals. Here there is a large outdoor play area for older children to enjoy with an icecream toward the end of the day and an indoor play barn for younger children to enjoy soft play. All children will be fully supervised in small groups throughout the day. Thecoach will be leaving at 9.00am and arriving back at 5.30pm. Please could all children be dropped off for 8.45amwith a packed lunch in a carrier bag and if you wish a maximum £2 spending money for the gift shop.
Thu 21stAugust – Sports & Mini Tournament Day-Enjoy a day of team sports games, football, netball, skittle ball, dodgeball & rounder’s, followed by a mini sports tournament where there will be prizes and certificate to be presented.
Fri 22rd August –Carnival & Fun Fair Day – Come along and enjoy a day at the fair with a bouncy castle for children to enjoy all day. There will be face painting, candy floss and chocolate apple making, decorating carnival hats & bags and children can practice & learn a ‘carnival dance’. In the afternoon we will be holding a fairground carnival with music and dancing and stalls including coconut shy, splat the rat, play your cards right and tin can ally. All children will have equal tokens in a competition to see who can win the most. There will be treats and prizes for all children.
Please note packed lunches are required as there are no hot lunches. In addition to a packed lunch children can enjoy our healthy fairtrade fruit & snack bar during lunchtime for an extra 50p. We are holding a full day trip to ‘Blackpool Zoo’ Wed 20th August. During this day there will be no alternative arrangements for those requiring full or half day care at the club and an additional fee of £3.50 towards the transport costs.
All of our staff are experienced, trained and are fully DBS/CRB cleared. All of our three large outdoor play areas are fenced with security gates, intercom system & CCTV so that children are free to play, learn and explore in a safe and secure environment.
All of our activities are planned for different age groups to ensure they are appropriate for the learning and development of each group. The age groups are as follow: Early years 3 – 5 yrs, 6 – 7 yrs & 8+. Children are encouraged to join in activities that are planned for their age group, however we are aware that being separated from siblings/friends may be unsettling so we can be flexible and in some cases do group children together if preferred. We do insist however where age gaps are significant this is temporary while children settle in as this may not be beneficial to children’s development.