Butterfly Barns 2024 Events Calendar

January

Kindness Week- Talking about inspiration people including Martin Luthur King

Art Week- celebrating local artists & exploring art medias

February

Parents Evenings

 

12th Letters to the elderly day-Continuing to spread kindness to our Grandfriends through our Pen Pal scheme

 

10th Chinese new year- Exploring traditional Chinese foods, clothing, and celebrations

March

Grandparents Gardening Week- Welcoming Spring with our Grandfriends and Grandparents

Mummy’s Tea

International women’s day- Visiting an all female care home & celebrating all the wonderful women in our lives

April

Tue 2nd- World Autism Awareness day- Sensory training open week

 

Intergenerational Easter Bake off with our Grandfriends

 

23rd Family day Picnic

 

27th Veterans day-showing appreciation for our Soldiers and serving families

May

Fri 31st- Mercury Theatre: Charlie Cook’s favourite book

25th Africa day – Exploring traditional African cultures and celebrations, including food and music

20th World Bee day- visit the local Eco Community to learn about bees

June

Friday 21st- Pride Festival to acknowledge and celebrate families of all types

 

Dad’s Dinner Week

 

Metal Health Week – we will host social evenings, together teas and parent’s breakfasts giving opportunities for everyone to get together

 

July

P.E Month

14th Parents & Staff Pretty Muddy for Cancer Research

Football festival

Local PT & fitness coaches to visit and provide physical activities and opportunities

August

People who help us week including visits from Emergency services and trips to our local police and fire Stations

 

Pre-school summer trip to Mercury Theatre to see a show & support our local theatre groups

September

Community Service Month – helping care for our community through weekly litter picking and making donations to local charities and food banks

World gratitude day 21st – showing thanks to those around us who help us and care for us

October

Black History Month

 

Reaching out to influential black people

 

Space Week 4-10th – providing a range of space themed activities including a University Visit

 

November

Parents Evenings

1st Diwali – including Key speakers, traditional dance class, food, dress, sparklers and lanterns

Bonfire Night

Children’s Day – Children’s conferences to give all children the chance for their voice to be heard

December

Christmas Fayre

 

Christmas Celebrations throughout

 

Hanukkah – celebrating with candle making sessions, singing and dancing

 

Theatre Trips to see Pantomime shows!

Here at Butterfly Barns, we celebrate all religious festivals and special days!

 

We also do as much as possible to support our local community including, monthly visits to care homes to see our ‘Grandfriends’ as part of our Intergenerational care scheme, we hold monthly committee meetings with the children- giving them the opportunity to share their thoughts and feelings, we also make monthly clothing and toy donations to local charities, we’re registered with Colchester Cleanup-‘Litter Warriors’ to help keep our community clean, regularly going litter picking with the children.

 

We are so proud of our celebrations and Events. ♥