Holiday Clubs
May Half Term
Monday 27th May
Harlow
Time 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
Loughton
Time 02:00 pm – 04:30 pm
Tuesday 28th May
Harlow
Time – 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
Time – 12:45 pm – 03:15 pm
BRAINTREE
Time – 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
Time – 12:45 pm – 03:15 pm
Wednesday 29th May
BRAINTREE
Time – 10:00 am -12:30 pm
Time – 12:45 pm – 03:15 pm
Saffron Walden
Time – 10:00 am -12:30 pm
Time – 12:45 pm – 03:15 pm
Thursday 30th May
Loughton
Time – 10:00 am -12:30 pm
Loughton
Time – 12:45 pm – 3:15 pm
Friday 31st May
BRAINTREE
Time – 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
Time – 12:45 pm – 03:15 pm
Saffron Walden (morning only)
Time – 10:00 am -12:30 pm
Kids Summer Workshops
SAFFRON WALDEN
FRIDAY 2nd AUGUST
10am – 12.30pm SLIME MAKING
12.45pm – 3.15pm PLANT YOUR OWN
FRIDAY 9th AUGUST
12.45pm – 3.15pm PAINT MAD
10am – 12.30pm JEWELLERY MAKING
FRIDAY 16th AUGUST
10am – 12.30pm COOKING CLUB
12.45pm – 3.15pm CARNIVAL PARTY
FRIDAY 23rd AUGUST
10am – 12.30pm GRAFFITI TSHIRTS SPRAY PAINTING
12.45pm – 3.15pm FUN FOOD MAKING
FRIDAY 30th AUGUST
10am – 12.30pm MAKE YOUR OWN BATH BOMBS
12.45pm – 3.15pm UPCYCLING
Please note if children are booked on for the morning and afternoon session,
they can stay during the 15 minute break.
LOUGHTON
THURSDAY 25th JULY
10am – 2pm CRAFTY CLUB
TUESDAY 30th JULY
10am – 2pm JEWELLERY MAKING
THURSDAY 1st AUGUST
10am – 2pm CANDLE MAKING
FRIDAY 2nd AUGUST
1.30pm – 5.30pm PAINT MAD
TUESDAY 6th AUGUST
10am – 2pm COOKING CLUB
THURSDAY 8th AUGUST
10am – 2pm BATH BOMBS
FRIDAY 9th AUGUST
1.30pm – 5.30pm CARNIVAL PARTY
TUESDAY 13th AUGUST
10am – 2pm GRAFFITI TSHIRT SPRAY PAINTING
THURSDAY 15th AUGUST
10am – 2pm COOKING CLUB
FRIDAY 16th AUGUST
1.30pm – 5.30pm GLOW PARTY
TUESDAY 20th AUGUST
10am – 2pm PAINT YOUR OWN
THURSDAY 22nd AUGUST
10am – 2pm UPCYCLING
FRIDAY 23rd AUGUST
1.30pm – 5.30pm SLIME MAKING
TUESDAY 27th AUGUST
10am – 2pm FUN FOOD
THURSDAY 29th AUGUST
10am – 2pm CLAY CRAFTS
FRIDAY 30th AUGUST
1.30pm – 5.30pm ORIGAMI EXTRAVAGANZA
Kids Summer Workshops
HARLOW
WEDNESDAY 24th JULY
10am – 2pm CRAFTY CLUB
MONDAY 29th JULY
10am – 2pm COOKING CLUB
TUESDAY 30th JULY
10am – 2pm BATH BOMBS
WEDNESDAY 31st JULY
10am – 2pm CARNIVAL PARTY
MONDAY 5th AUGUST
10am – 2pm GRAFFITI TSHIRT SPRAY PAINTING
TUESDAY 6th AUGUST
10am – 2pm COOKING CLUB
WEDNESDAY 7th AUGUST
10am – 2pm GLOW PARTY
MONDAY 12th AUGUST
10am – 2pm PLANT YOUR OWN
TUESDAY 13th AUGUST
10am – 2pm UPCYCLING
WEDNESDAY 14th AUGUST
10am – 2pm SLIME MAKING
MONDAY 19th AUGUST
10am – 2pm FUN FOOD MAKING
TUESDAY 20th AUGUST
10am – 2pm CLAY CRAFTS
WEDNESDAY 21st AUGUST
10am – 2pm ORIGAMI EXTRAVAGANZA
MONDAY 26th AUGUST (bank holiday)
10am – 2pm JEWELLERY MAKING
TUESDAY 27th AUGUST
10am – 2pm CANDLE MAKING
WEDNESDAY 28th AUGUST
10am – 2pm PAINT MAD
BRAINTREE
THURSDAY 25th JULY
10am – 2pm CRAFTY CLUB
MONDAY 29th JULY
10am – 2pm GRAFFITI TSHIRTS SPRAY PAINTING
WEDNESDAY 31st JULY
10am – 2pm COOKING CLUB
THURSDAY 1st AUGUST
10am – 2pm GLOW PARTY
MONDAY 5th AUGUST
10am – 2pm PLANT YOUR OWN
WEDNESDAY 7th AUGUST
10am – 2pm UPCYCLING
THURSDAY 8th AUGUST
10am – 2pm SLIME MAKING
MONDAY 12th AUGUST
10am – 2pm FUN FOOD MAKING
WEDNESDAY 14th AUGUST
10am – 2pm CLAY CRAFTS
THURSDAY 15th AUGUST
10am – 2pm ORIGAMI EXTRAVAGANZA
MONDAY 19th AUGUST
10am – 2pm JEWELLERY MAKING
WEDNESDAY 21st AUGUST
10am – 2pm CANDLE MAKING
THURSDAY 22nd AUGUST
10am – 2pm PAINT MAD
MONDAY 26th AUGUST (bank holiday)
10am – 2pm COOKING CLUB
WEDNESDAY 28th AUGUST
10am – 2pm BATH BOMBS
THURSDAY 29th AUGUST
10am – 2pm CARNIVAL PARTY
Active Essex Funded Clubs
Watch this short simple video that gives you the booking instructions
How to book your child onto an activity through HolidayActivities.com – Holiday Activities
Download the booking instructions as a PDF
Parents-guide (activeessex.org)
We run fun and exciting holiday clubs for children aged
5 - 11 years , 8 - 13 years and 11 - 16 years
For children aged 11 – 16 years
Mindfulness Holiday clubs
This is an uplifting and self – discovery Holiday club designed for you to learn new skills using holistic approaches such as mindfulness, dance, yoga, drama, meditation and sound healing. The mission of this Holiday club is for you to build strength physically and emotionally whilst gaining more confidence within yourselves, but also learning tools on how to deal with life pressures. You will also be playing lots of fun team building games and taking part in mindful craft activities. You will have a wonderful time with your friends, new and old! At the end of the week Parents will come in to watch/take part in a short Holiday club (taught by the children from the Holiday club) that will motivate and inspire them to try these new practises that you have been learning throughout the week.
Battle Of The Bands
Have you ever wanted to be in your own band? Come along and learn how to write songs and play a variety of instruments. You will be forming a band with the friends you make at the workshop and battling it out in the final show to win a “Band night out at you favourite local restaurant of your choice!”
Ready steady cook
In this workshop we mix it up by merging cooking and acting! We will be creating our own cooking tv show! Throughout the week you will learn how to make some delicious recipes and how to confidently present your skills to the camera! At the end of the week, we will watch the tv show presented by you and send a copy to your parents so they can learn from you how to make these great, tasty meals!
Flavors of the world
Come and travel the world right from our kitchen and cook authentic recipes from around the world. From Indian to Italian, Vietnamese to Japanese! We will be exploring and learning a variety of traditions and different ways to cook, working with top chefs from countries around the world.
Dance club
This is a workshop for those who love hip hop music and dance! We will be working with commercial dancers who have credits working on shows such as X factor and the voice, performing on big arena tours with hip-hop artists and performing in the coolest current music videos. We will be looking at the history of hip hop and creating music videos with powerful messages for friends and family to see.
Lets get crafty
Come and get creative and crafty! With a little structure and guidance, we will help you invent some creative, crafty ideas and bring them to life! We will have a variety of craft materials and be making an unlimited supply of crafts from cushions, canvas art, sculptures, pottery, embroidery, art therapy, woodwork, crochet, jewellery, mosaic, paper craft, stone carving and printing.
The West End Workshop
Working with stars from West End shows you will get to learn performances from your favourite musicals. At the end of the of the week we will perform a musical show for parents and friends to watch!
Fashion School
Have you ever wanted your own label or design your own clothes? Working with creatives from the fashion industry we will be getting insider tips and tricks on how to design and make our own collection! From upclying clothes to making them from scratch, we will be using a variety of materials and designing methods to transform your visions into reality! At the end of the week, we will perform a fashion show and showcase our creative pieces.
Waltham Forest Kitchen
We run a range of fun and creative holiday clubs during the school holidays! You will learn how to cook and prepare healthy plant-based meals and get to work with local businesses who have restaurants in the local area. Breaking up into teams of 5, you will create your own street food companies, cooking and creating a menu and presenting your “business” to the rest of the group and restaurant panel.
Cooking and crafts
A little bit of cooking and a little bit of crafts is the perfect recipe for a fun creative week! We will be making a range of delicious meals for children to take home as well as some exciting and creative crafts.
Family cooking
Family cooking is a wonderful opportunity for children to spend some special one on one time with their child in a fun setting making healthy plant-based meals!
Waltham Forest Kitchen
We run a range of fun and creative holiday clubs during the school holidays! You will learn how to cook and prepare healthy plant-based meals and get to work with local businesses who have restaurants in the local area. Breaking up into teams of 5, you will create your own street food companies, cooking and creating a menu and presenting your “business” to the rest of the group and restaurant panel.
Cooking and crafts
A little bit of cooking and a little bit of crafts is the perfect recipe for a fun creative week! We will be making a range of delicious meals for children to take home as well as some exciting and creative crafts. Picture attached for cooking and crafts