Halfway Aug 2020

The Doorsteppa
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Sheffield’s Children’s University are offering over 70 free
activities for children to get involved in this summer. From
20th July to 28th August children will be able sing, dance, get
crafty, and take part in family board games, walks, cooking and
even family yoga.
Activities will be a mixture of live, and online events delivered
via Facebook Live or Zoom, as well as some downloadable or
emailed activities.
Helen Oades, Senior project officer at the Children’s University
said: “This is the sixth year of the Sheffield Children’s
University Festival of Fun and we are so excited! We thought
coronavirus and social distancing would mean we couldn’t go
ahead this year, but thanks to the adaptability of our activity
providers and some clever thinking around the accessibility of
the sessions, we’ve been able to deliver more activities than
ever before.
“We’ve even been able to spread the activities throughout the
whole summer holiday period .Providing these activities
means there’s a go-to place for new activities to keep children
busy, having fun but most importantly, continuing to engage in
high quality learning activities.”
Councillor Jackie Drayton, Cabinet Member for Children,
Young People and Families said:
“The Children’s University and their partners have come up
with some fantastic new and creative ways to help keep
children and their families busy during the holidays.
“With over 70 free activities the Festival of Fun has something
for all families whether they like arts and crafts, outdoor
activities, sports or learning new skills to keep their children
occupied without spending a lot of money.
“I hope as many children and young people as possible take
part in the what I am sure will be an excellent and exciting
summer of fun!”
The Festival of Fun will also include weekly Home Learning
Challenges, themed around the continents of the world and
our place within them. These will supplement the 100+ daily
Home Learning Challenges that the Children’s’ University Team
have developed and published daily since the lockdown began
back in March.
For more information about the Festival of Fun go to
http://sheffieldcu.blogspot.com/
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