Amazon Adventure Revisited
Waste Watchers: Holiday Club 2008
One of my best experiences over the last few years was being involved in the
'Amazon Adventure'holiday club that was held at Bottisham Primary
School in the summer of 2006. The week was loads of fun and ever since then
I've had parents and children asking me when the next club was going to
take place. Well, the waiting is almost over... holiday club is back, and this
year the dates to put in your diary are:
Monday 4th - Saturday 9th August
This time the club is called 'Waste Watchers', and it focuses on the themes of transformation and the environment (although I know it sounds a bit like we're running a slimming club). 'Waste Watchers'is for children aged 5 to 11 and runs Monday to Friday from 9.00am to 12.30pm. Each day will be packed with video, songs, games, creative Bible teaching, craft and drama and the week will conclude on the afternoon of Saturday 9th with a Family Funday. At this there will be all sorts of activities including a barbeque and an opportunity for parents and siblings to see and hear about what the children who have been at the club have been up to.
This year Jonathan and Emma Dowman (the Anglican curate and his wife) are joining me in the planning and leading of the club. Over the last year we've been working together on Sunday Club and re:new and we're really looking forward to Waste Watchers. Between us we've run a number of holiday clubs before and this year looks like it's going to be just as good (if not better) than previous clubs.
Once again we'll be holding the club at Bottisham Primary School, but we'll be going into all of the local schools to advertise the club and to send home registration forms. Last year we were oversubscribed and for health and safety reasons we have to limit the number of places, which are allocated on a first come, first served basis. It is important that you register your children as soon as possible - and if your child wants a friend to be there it might also be an idea to make sure their parents know about the club so that they can be certain of a place too. If your child doesn't give you a registration form (last time one parent found it in the child's school bag the day before the club started) then contact me directly and I'll send you one (details below). As always, the club is operated in line with our child protection policy - the welfare of the children at the club is very important to us.
There is, however, one word of warning, which I offer as a disclaimer. Children who have been to holiday club have been known to spend the rest of the summer endlessly singing the holiday club theme tune and other songs, which have an annoying habit of being hard to forget. I have even known parents who can tell me all of the words of the songs - and they weren't even there! Nonetheless, children of all ages are bound to have fun - I, for one, can't wait!