By clicking on 'Start a meet-up' now you can access funding to spend in the ways you choose to organise your meet-ups, whether it’s booking in a childminder for the afternoon, covering transport or venue hire costs, or laying on the best ever coffee and cake spread. Click the 'Start a meet-up' button to get started. This is a first come first served opportunity!
Invite five or more parents and caregivers to meet-up, share and support each other. By starting a meet-up, you will become the leader of your group and be responsible for organising your meet-ups and spending your funding.
All of the members of the meet-up will also receive 12 months of free premium access to the EasyPeasy app – an app for parents and caregivers with children aged 0-5. The app brings together the best ideas, advice, and inspiration from a global community of parents, experts, and parenting brands. In your meet-ups you'll be encouraged to create and share some of your own ideas on the EasyPeasy app, too.
The benefits of setting up your own meet-up include:
By clicking on 'Start a meet-up' now you can access funding to spend in the ways you choose to organise your meet-ups, whether it’s booking in a childminder for the afternoon, covering transport or venue hire costs, or laying on the best ever coffee and cake spread. Click the 'Start a meet-up' button to get started. This is a first come first served opportunity!
Invite five or more parents and caregivers to meet-up, share and support each other. By starting a meet-up, you will become the leader of your group and be responsible for organising your meet-ups and spending your funding.
All of the members of the meet-up will also receive 12 months of free premium access to the EasyPeasy app – an app for parents and caregivers with children aged 0-5. The app brings together the best ideas, advice, and inspiration from a global community of parents, experts, and parenting brands. In your meet-ups you'll be encouraged to create and share some of your own ideas on the EasyPeasy app, too.
The benefits of setting up your own meet-up include:
That's a wrap on Summer Stories!! Hopefully we'll be back next summer - maybe even at Christmas!!
6 Stories. 180 Families. 382 Children.
During the school summer holidays we ran six groups at local Family Hubs, free of charge, for families in our city. Each stay and play group was themed around a Julia Donaldson book and had craft, play and sensory activities based around the stories.
We were able to provide food for families at each group, most of which also included a "make it yourself" element, such as sandwich making, fruit and cereal kebabs and cereal chocolate cakes. At the end of the session we were able to give each child a copy of the book the group was themed around and a gift bag including a craft and outdoor activity to encourage the children to remain active throughout the school holidays.
We handed out questionnaires to the parents attending who were so please to have something free to do during the school holidays. Although the groups were aimed at under-fives, we were able to put on activities for older siblings too. Families valued the opportunity to play outside with different toys and take part in activities they hadn't tried before. Many parents stated that they would repeat activities they tried at the group at home, which was fantastic to hear. We also got the children to feedback on their enjoyment of the sessions using a smiley face sticker system, which went down really well.
The groups were so well received and feedback so positive we are keen to offer further groups during half terms, Christmas and Easter breaks.
Easy Peasy Pods
Summer Groups Funding
We are holding five children’s groups for families in our city with children under twelve during the school summer holidays.
The venues are already booked and confirmed, however we would like to provide a packed lunch for the families as many of those who will be coming have limited incomes and poor access to healthier foods.
As well as supporting our low income families with a meal once a week during the school holidays, we would love to be able to provide a small outdoor activities pack for them to take away and use outside of the group setting. This would promote healthy eating and physical activity amongst the families and give parents more options for getting outdoors with their children.
Ideas for Family Activity Packs
Football Cricket Set Tennis Racket
Beach Tennis Beach Ball “Scatch” Set
Arm Bands Cones Bean Bags
The funding through our Easy Peasy Pods group would enhance the groups we have already planned to help parents with limited resources keep their children busy and active during the school holidays.