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Welcome to ECO Kids Holiday Club
@Church of The Good Shepherd, Rugeley 2025
At ECO Kids Holiday Club, children are given the space and opportunity to connect with the natural world, to learn about themselves and their friends, and to have fun discovering new things.
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FOREST SCHOOL
Spending time outdoors learning about the natural world, making
dens, fire building, participating in fun challenges, tree
climbing and of course toasting marshmallows are just some of
the many activities you will take part in, under the guidance of our
fantastic forest school teachers.
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ART
Fun and cool art sessions with a creative, talented
bunch of artists and forest school leaders experimenting
with all sorts of materials.
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We work with children of all abilities and have lots of experience of supporting children who receive SEND support in school. However, if your child has 1:1 support or doesn’t attend a mainstream school can you please contact us before making a booking, so that we can discuss how and if we can accommodate their needs. Our summer camp is open to children age 7-12 years.
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Easter Holiday Summer Camp@ Church of The Good Shepherd, Rugeley
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Daily 10am start (HAF funded place FREE)
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Each session will finish at 3.30pm
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​Paid Places £22 per day - Book by 31/3
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£25 per day therafter.
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All 4 days for £80
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22-25 April 2025​​​​
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Tel: 07759811925
Email:enjoyingcreativityoutdoors@gmail.com
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A hot lunch and healthy snacks are all part of the day. (Included for children with FREE HAF places only) Otherwise children will be required to bring a packed lunch. On some days children will have the opportunity to pick and prepare vegetables and learn how to prepare some delicious healthy snacks. We’ll be mindful of dietary choices and food allergies, but its all about encouraging children to try new foods. However no one will go hungry!
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The Art, Forest school and sports holiday club is run in conjunction with the Holiday Activity and Food programme, (HAF). For those of you new to this programme HAF is a government funded initiative set up to provide support during the school holidays for families who have children eligible for benefits related free school meals. We are delighted that ECO Kids has been able to secure funding from Staffordshire Council. If you have received a code for your child, either from your school or through your councils website, places at this Holiday Club will be free.
For more information about how to join us and what to bring please use the following link.
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During the art classes we will use a variety of materials. Here is a selection of some of the exciting art projects which we will be doing during the Holiday Club:
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"Once Upon a Time in Venice.... "
"Beautiful Birds "
"Painting Paradise "
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"Animal Collage"
Using paper and mixed media printing techniques and gelliplate printing we will create some fantastic animal collages on A3 paper using acrylic paints.
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"Painting Paradise"
A fabulous opportunity to immerse in the wonderful world of shape, colour and design using acrylic paints and watercolours.
"Wacky Animals - 3d Modelling Fun"
Building 3D objects using recycled card cardboard is brilliant fun and something we love to do at Iguana Art. This year we will be using modroc and plaster of Paris to create some wacky animals which we will then paint. and decorate with coloured tissue paper and posca pens.
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'"Felt Precious rocks in a treasure casket'
Using the colourful wools and hands-on techniques involved in wet- and needle-felting, create original and eye-catching 2D and 3D wet felting craft objects.
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​​​Materials and Activities during the Holiday Camp
CLAY MODELLING
Animals, creatures, structures, vehicles, sculptural, mini worlds, using plaster
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FREE PLAY/EXPERIMENTATION
There are lots of art and construction loose parts on offer so that the children can make their own sculptures and models. We demonstrate the use of tools such as a glue gun, mixing glues and other natural materials with sand to create textured surfaces/collages.
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WORKING WITH FABRIC
Techniques used to colour fabric and then creations/art work,
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DECORATIVE PLANT POTS
Terracotta or plastic, hand painted & decoupage with acrylic paints.
DECOUPAGE
plant pots, bottles, boxes, jars, tins etc
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DECORATIVE BOTTLES
hand painted & decoupage
MOSAICS
Creating mosaics using tiles and small mirrors on flat surfaces, bowls, picture frames.
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COLLAGE
On wooden boards, boxes, plant pots
Using beads, jewels, sequins, tiles, feathers, paper, tissue paper, fabric, felt, ribbons, pressed flowers, shells, buttons, pebbles, tree bark, wool, tin foil, card,coloured transparent papers, Acrylic papers
DRAWING & COLOURING
pencils, coloured pencils, chalk pastels, oil pastels, charcoal, water colour pencils,
GLASS PAINTING
jars, bottles, sun catchers, candle holders
Creatng masks, sculptures with paper and making hand made paper
Objects using loose parts
peg people, wooden model kits, money boxes, wind chimes
USING PLASTER
Making textural molds and using bandages with plaster.
MIXED MEDIA PICTURES
paint, clay, collage materials, natural materials, sculpting /textured paste on boards
PAINTING
On canvases, water colour paper, T shirts/fabric/ bags
Using poster paint, water colours, oil paint, acrylic paint, fabric paint, glass paint
THEMED PAINT CHALLENGES!
Children have a limited amount of time (30 mins) to create unique artwork based on the set theme/idea!
PAPER & CARD
mobiles, decorations, pencil pots, greetings cards,
using – cardboard, paper, tissue paper & decorative paper
SCULPTURE
clay, cardboard, wood, wire
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"Dazzle "
"Underwater Models "
"Clay Gonks"
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