Children’s Activities
All the Children’s Activities are Benefice wide and are headed by Mrs Sylvia Swain assisted by Glenn and Maggie Coiley, with Rev Nicki taking a large part and other helpers making tea and clearing up the bits left over!
For younger children and carers, there is usually a weekly Friday Family Fun with puppets and stories and singing. This has been a huge success and well attended with a real feeling of creating Community whilst engaging the children in really interesting activities. During the last months of Pandemic lockdowns, we have held a monthly Zoom Family Fun but we are now back in St. Andrew’s for properly interactive Fridays from 9.00am. So please bring your pre-schoolers along for some fun and the adults can share some refreshments and chat.
Tuesday Clubs with refreshments and activities after school will resume as soon as possible.
All age Worship happens on the 1st Sunday of every month and this continues on Zoom.
For Baptism and Confirmation contact Rev Nicki, see contact form and contact details.
Children’s outdoor activities including barbecues, Seasonal Workshops and outdoor Adventures will resume as soon as possible
The annual summer camp is in the diary for this year, please see a separate post on the home page where details can be found along with an application form which needs to be completed and returned by the 15th April please.
If you want to contact our Children’s Team, see the contact page for e mails.
Children’s Events and Posts
Father’s Day Family BBQ at Place House
Join us in the grounds of Place House, The Town, Great Staughton on Sunday 16th June from 12.00pm – 4.00pm for the annual family BBQ; including a bar
This year supporting the StAR (St. Andrew’s Renovation) Project which is looking to make greater use of St. Andrew’s Church as a community asset.
Come along; be fed, have a drink and share your thoughts on the subject!
You can book your tickets here
Prices are:
Adult : £8.50
Child (under 14) : £2.50
1 Adult + 1 Child : £10.00
2 Adults + up to 4 Children : £20.00
Summer Camp 2024 – Booking open until 26th April.
The camp is going ahead this year, for young people from the age of 6, between Tuesday 23rd and Thursday 25th July inclusive.
As in previous years some of the activities will be led by Grafham Water Centre
This year we’ve gone digital!
Please follow this link https://forms.gle/VY8YHwqagK4qYguD8 to register attendees and see options for making payment.
Parents and guardians will need to drop off at 9.30am and collect at 4.30pm and provide a packed lunch (please no peanuts or peanut butter in case of nut allergies)
We are looking forward to a great camp!
God bless
Ministry Team
Activities from previous Summer Camps:
Pet Service at St. Andrew’s, Great Staughton
Join us, with your pet, on Sunday 5th March at 10.30 for a service celebrating the wonderful pets we have.
This is an all age worship, everyone welcome. Please bring your pet or photo of them on the day.
Refreshments will be served after the service.
Santa’s Special Sunday
Sunday 4th December from 1.30 to 3.30pm join us All Saints Church where Santa will be visiting…..
Visit the festive stalls, try the Chocolate Tombola and mince pies
View the “cakes” entered in the Decorated Christmas Cake competition – and may be enter one yourself?
Teddy Bear’s Picnic & Parachute Jump at All Saints, Little Staughton – Sunday 26th June 2pm – 5pm
Back by popular demand, Teddy Bears are permitted to parachute from the tower at All Saints church.
Bring your Teddy Bear (and a parachute!) and see who can land closest to the drop zone.
A bit of family fun with refreshments and cakes while watching the daring Teddies ‘leap’ from the tower.
Be prepared for gusty wind, rain, drought, pestilence, Red Kites & cheering….
Marvel at the skills and daring of the Teddies as they parachute down and the villagers rescuing them from the surrounding trees and fields.
Great Staughton Academy and Easter 2022
The children at Great Staughton Primary Academy have been creating artwork around the theme of Easter celebrations.
Little Stars (Nursery) have created clay Easter eggs
Mars (Reception and Year 1) have created clay crosses.
Jupiter (Year 2 and 3) have created silhouette artwork of significance pf the Easter story.
Saturn (Year 4, 5 and 6) have created sketches of St. Andrew’s church.
Good Friday Family Walk & Egg Hunt
Come & join us for a fun Easter walk around Great Staughton, collecting eggs along the way.
There will be a new challenge for filling the small plastic egg & a prize for the most inventive ideas.
Hot cross buns, hot & cold drinks provided in St. Andrew’s Church after the walk.
We will gather together at the end of the morning to hear the Easter story & sing Easter songs.
Suitable clothing essential, but no dogs please.
Start and finish at St. Andrew’s Church, Great Staughton on Friday 15th April from 10.00am to 12.00 noon