October half term started on Friday for us, and since then we've been very busy.  There has been lots of baking, with some groups making Rice Crispy cakes, and another group making their own version of a Jammie Dodger biscuit.  
We have had lots of sport sessions, with football being a favourite, both inside and out.  
Uno, the card game has also featured pretty heavily.  Lots of the children love it, and so does Michaela and Clare! 
Chess is still something that children enjoy playing at free choice time, and some of them have been teaching the rules of the game to others as well, which is really nice to see. 
Big and Middle group have made lots of really nice colouring pictures, and also had some drawing competitions, while Little group made collages and paper planes to play with. 
One of the children have brought in a mini monopoly board game, which has attracted the attention of some of the older children, and Joe had a group of children from little, middle and big helping complete a Where's Wally Jigsaw. 
Michaelas group have been outside to collect leaves to make an Autumn collage with some autumn coloured paints as well. 
Middle group have also joined with Big group to do a favourite activity of Pixel Art, using squared paper and some pixel ideas that they can copy.  This seems to entertain everyone.  Even the ones who aren't interested in making any kind of art, somehow Pixel art overcomes them all. 

There has been more craft sessions towards the end of this week, with both Middle and Little group making large artwork of a giant bat using tissue paper and paint, and another of a giant pumpkin using similar materials. 
All the children have been keen to use lots of our colouring pages, and just recently, we have added lots of Superhero ones for them to complete.  
Big group have been playing some competitive dodgeball with a variant of King and Queen.  Each team chooses a VIP in the team  who will then wear a marker, and if they get hit, the whole team is out. It's up to the others to protect, and attempt to get the opposing teams VIP.  This game brings out some interesting tactics to win. 

As a treat today, the children had an option to watch a film, and they all chose The Little Rascals.   Anyone who didn't want to watch had the options of lots of different board games, colouring, free drawing or pool.
  
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A lot has been going on since being back at Kids Club and everyone has settled into their new groups well.  Little group has been great with all the new children from Reception, but since most of them have been coming over the summer holidays, they already knew what was in store.  Middle group has settled with their new leader Michaela, who has been doing lots of physical sessions with them, including dance, sports and group games like charades. 
Big group is very big! Ryan has been doing a fantastic job with them, often having two sessions running at once so that everyone has something to do.  It does mean, though that the sports sessions are always great with so many participating.

Some of our new parents have asked about what sessions are, and the types of things we make the children do.  Well, we never make the children do the sessions, but we do encourage them to join in.  If they don't want to, then they can find something else to do in the room that they are in.  Some of the big group children like to get a book and read, and little group are happy to get the train set out.  Our main objective for kids' club is that all the children are safe and happy.  

The types of sessions we do varies week to week, with Little group following the same interests as school is doing in Reception, and Middle and Big planning with the children so that everyone gets a say in what they want to do.  We have a good mix of sports, games, cooking and baking, arts and crafts, with opportunities to go to the park and playground to just play and run around.  

I'll try and get back into keeping this blog up to date along with photos, meanwhile, please leave a comment, or just tell Joe you've read the blog.  It would be nice to know I'm not just talking to myself.