Artistic Christmas Chaos (6 - 11.9yrs)
The Old Paperhouse
Join us for a festive and fun-filled morning of Artistic Christmas Chaos! Over the course of three exciting hours, children will dive into a variety of festive-themed activities, including drawing, clay sculpting, slime making, and ornament decorating. Whether crafting unique drawings, creating squi …moreshy slime, shaping clay masterpieces, or personalising ornaments, there's something for every young artist to enjoy. This hands-on session is packed with creative Christmas cheer, perfect for spreading festive spirit and making one-of-a-kind keepsakes to treasure! ***** PHYSICAL ACCESS Our building is old and not all areas are accessible. If you have any queries about this, please get in touch to discuss with us so we can make the appropriate arrangements. DROP OFF AND PICK UP INFO OLD PAPERHOUSE - Drop off / collect from the Old Paperhouse (ground floor) AGE GROUPS Our sessions are for groups in set age ranges. The system will warn you if you’re attempting to book for someone in a different age range. If you book on a session outside the age range, your booking will be cancelled. Please check to be sure that you have entered the correct date of birth for each child. STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS All staff and volunteers at YMCA Doncaster are DBS Checked. Activity Leaders have reference-checked experience of work with young people. We always have additional staff on hand for difficulties including first aid. WHAT TO WEAR / BRING Everyone should wear clothes that they (and whoever does the laundry) are happy to get messy. Please bring a drink in a closeable water bottle. Please don't bring any valuables - we will provide everything needed for each session, and we can’t accept any responsibility for personal possessions. BEHAVIOUR We expect everyone taking part to be interested in the session and able to participate without being disruptive to others – we will always do our best to encourage everyone to join in positively, but we may ask you to remove your child if they are disruptive to the session. WAITING LIST If a session is showing as Waiting List only, do join the list. Spaces do sometimes come up. If a space becomes free, we will contact parents in order of requests coming in, giving 4 (FOUR) hours to accept the place. We will then move on to the next person on the list and so on, before opening the place for anyone to book. ATTENDANCE / CANCELLATIONS / REFUNDS If your child is going to miss a session, please let us know in advance - or as soon as possible afterwards - by emailing louise@ymcadoncaster.org.uk If you wish to cancel a place, please email louise@ymcadoncaster.org.uk being clear that you are cancelling. PHOTOGRAPHY / VIDEO We will be taking photographs and videos during sessions, including photographs of children and young people taking part, and the pieces created in session. These are for use on our own promotional / publicity material, including print material and social media, and may be used similarly by the organisations who contribute to funding the activities. If you have any concern about this, please email louise@ymcadoncaster.org.uk less
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| Artistic Christmas Chaos | Mon 23rd December 2024 - Mon 23rd December 2024 |
Winter Games (6 - 11.9yrs)
YMCA (Main Building)
Join us for an action-packed afternoon of Winter Games! Get ready for an exciting mix of friendly competition and non-stop fun, featuring Nerf battles, table football, bowling, pool, table tennis, and dodgeball. Whether you’re taking aim in an epic Nerf showdown, scoring goals in table football, a …moreiming for strikes in bowling, or testing your skills in pool and table tennis, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. This energetic session is the perfect way to stay active and have a blast with friends this Christmas! ***** PHYSICAL ACCESS Our building is old and not all areas are accessible. If you have any queries about this, please get in touch to discuss with us so we can make the appropriate arrangements. STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS All staff and volunteers at YMCA Doncaster are DBS Checked. Activity Leaders have reference-checked experience of work with young people. We always have additional staff on hand for difficulties including first aid. WHAT TO WEAR / BRING Everyone should wear clothes that they (and whoever does the laundry) are happy to get messy. Please bring a drink in a closeable water bottle. Please don't bring any valuables - we will provide everything needed for each session, and we can’t accept any responsibility for personal possessions. AGE GROUPS - PLEASE NOTE Our sessions are for groups in set age ranges. The system will warn you if you’re attempting to book for someone in a different age range. If you book on a session outside the age range, your booking will be cancelled. Please check to be sure that you have entered the correct date of birth for each child. DROP OFF AND PICK UP INFO Please bring your child upstairs to the YMCA reception and we will direct you from there. The session leader will collect everyone and take them into the session. Parents, and supervised siblings, are welcome to wait in the lounge during evening sessions. BEHAVIOUR We expect everyone taking part to be interested in the session and able to participate without being disruptive to others – we will always do our best to encourage everyone to join in positively, but we may ask you to remove your child if they are disruptive to the session. WAITING LIST If a session is showing as Waiting List only, do join the list. Spaces do sometimes come up. If a space becomes free, we will contact parents in order of requests coming in, giving 4 (FOUR) hours to accept the place. We will then move on to the next person on the list and so on, before opening the place for anyone to book. Please be sure to register with an email that you check regularly. ATTENDANCE / CANCELLATIONS If your child is going to miss a session, please let us know in advance - or as soon as possible afterwards - by emailing louise@ymcadoncaster.org.uk If you wish to cancel a place, please email louise@ymcadoncaster.org.uk being clear that you are cancelling. If you miss two sessions without letting us know as above, we will assume cancellation. PHOTOGRAPHY / VIDEO We will be taking photographs and videos during sessions, including photographs of children and young people taking part, and the pieces created in session. These are for use on our own promotional / publicity material, including print material and social media, and may be used similarly by the organisations who contribute to funding the activities. If you have any concern about this, please email louise@ymcadoncaster.org.uk less
| Week | Dates |
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| Winter Games | Mon 23rd December 2024 - Mon 23rd December 2024 |
