Tuesday 14th May
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The Scrapstore needed our help, and 17 GoodGymers answered the call! We welcomed Ryan, Ruben and Kieran to their very first Group Run this evening and we hope they enjoyed their warm welcome this evening.
12 runners ran, 3 walkers walked and Frances and Jade appeared, worked hard, then disappeared back in to the night!
We split in to 3 teams, Ryan, Ruben, Richard G, Richard, Helen, Frances and Nell set about rolling up coloured pre-cut materials, and much debate was had about the relative density, likely uses (pirate hats, capes and yoga mats for people who abhor comfort) before filling barrels and barrels full of them!
Valè and Jason were the cutting crew. Valè proclaiming that one of the sheets reminded her of the smell from baby dolls in Argentina in the 1980's!...unpleasant! The final job was re-attaching handsets to phones. The staff had a little wager on how many we could do, and the team of Phill, Nell, Gareth, Jordan, Freya and Sebastian, surpassed their expectations, reattaching, according to Phil 'a billion!'.
We left the Scrapstore dazzled by multicoloured scrap and hope to be back soon, but also with the promise of indoor winter tasks!
We aim to help improve play opportunities for children and young people and to reach as many children and young people as possible. Here’s how we do it… Our Scrapstore Our Aladdin’s Cave of low-cost, varied and abundant scrap materials for creative play – safe surplus resources collected from business and industry. You can access the Scrapstore by becoming a member. If you’re not eligible, you can gain access with our Artrageous loyalty card. Artrageous Our very own quality arts and crafts shop is open to everyone with plenty of child-focused products and children’s area – our prices are very competitive and members can enjoy a 20% discount on shop purchases. We also host fortnightly free Super Saturday Sessions for families to come in and get crafty! Scrapstore Play Services We are a small dynamic team of experienced play professionals, who support, nurture, model and develop play in schools and other settings. Parents 4 Play We have designed our very own campaign with the aim to create an inspiring and informative information and chat network about play for parents, by parents. We believe play is the single most valuable contribution for a child’s development outside of formal education. Over the coming year you’ll discover P4P events and social media activity led by parents and supported by leading organisations in Bristol and surrounding areas. You can find out more on the Parents 4 Play page of this website. Our social media We are a fun bunch and post regularly on Facebook and twitter. We look forward to seeing you here at Scrapstore House or chatting online. Here’s how to find us. New!! Updated Room To Play In our Play Room we are continuing to host play sessions for families. The emphasis is on creative play and messy fun! New!! Children's Scrapstore Events See all the events we have planned for the next few weeks!
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