What, when, where?• What? A holiday club for the whole family• When? • Dates - • Times - • Where?

Why?• Outreach• Getting to know our community• Giving families an opportunity to enjoy being

together• Introducing something of Jesus• Having holiday fun together• Belonging, believing, behaving, blessing

Daily Programme

10.00 Welcome chill time10.10 Short get-together (Gathering)10.20 Fun activities with Bible theme: free-range11.00 Coffee break11.10 Extreme family skills: stick with one11.45 Short celebration12.00 Hot lunch

Theme: Who is Jesus?

Monday: Jesus’ stories Tuesday: Jesus’ friends Wednesday: Jesus’ miracles Thursday: Jesus and prayerFriday: Jesus dies and rises again

An example set of Bible-based activities: Day 1

1 Good Samaritan: Donkey balloon racing 2 Prodigal Son: Pig biscuits 3 Lost Sheep: Sheep badges 4 Lost Coin: Coin purse 5 Treasure in the field: Mini mosaics 6 Jesus story bag 7 Great Banquet: Table mat 8 Mustard Seed: Giant tree 9 House on the Rock: Building a house on jelly in a large shallow bowl10 Unforgiving servant in a real mess: Shaving foam marbling

Prayer station: Items from stories (seed, coins, sheep) for tactile prayer

An example set of options for the Extreme family skills slot

1. Cook banana cake, banana ice-cream2. Sport 3. Safety visitor4. Bike maintenance

Other ideas for extreme skills

• Safety visitors – lifeboats, bomb disposal, first aid, fire service• Photography • Sport • Drama • Dance • How to make the perfect cup of tea • Extreme ironing• Fun ways with faith at home • Singing • How to wallpaper a wall• Car or bike maintenance • Extreme cleaning (dusting, window cleaning, bed-making, hoovering...) • Carpentry • Or, better still, your skills???????

Remember...

• It’s fun! Not school! We’re on holiday!• Jesus is at the centre of everything –

conversations, welcomes, friendships, teamwork, activities, meal – he’s everywhere

• Make space for creativity• Everything is for adults as well as children• Hospitality depends on every single team

member

What you can do

• Be excited!• Bear with the planning team in love!• Sign up your contacts / availability• Sign up your skill• Sort your DBS if necessary• Tell your friends – word of mouth will be the best

publicity• Pray • Invite other church members to join in the fun

Q & A