The sessions at Wesley Hall have been going really well with the adults. Of course, now that the Summer Holidays are in full swing, the workers are occasionally looking a bit 'frazzled' to say the least, as there are hordes of children to entertain.
The Families Worker asked me if there was anything I could do to help occupy the older children for the remainder of the holidays, so I was happy to oblige... So, armed with a basic plan of games and drama exercises connected with the sea (a relevant theme-they were planning a trip to the seaside!) I arrived to find a room full of children, happily colouring cards and pictures. I felt awful asking them to move everything around and come away from such a calm exercise, but I'd travelled by train and taxi from Manchester (quite expensive!) and rushed to be there on time, so I was determined to do something!
There was a real sense of excitement as we began some simple games to warm up and get everyone working together. When I later asked for volunteers to help carry an imaginary treasure chest across the room, several hands shot up - even the older boys - then, when I asked who had the key, even more people wanted to join in the game of 'make-believe'.
As the session progressed, a few of the parents wandered in from the next room to see what was happening and ended up staying to join in, calling out suggestions and getting quite involved!
Towards the end, crowding around the juice, biscuits and fruit, I asked if they were enjoying the workshop and if they would like to do any more and one of the girls' memorable reply was: "Yes! A thousand, thousand more..."
So all the rushing and taxi fare was worth it. They want me back again this Thursday.
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