Autumn Playscheme Gets Spooky
An excited North Playscheme group at the Arsenal Stadium tour
North and South playschemes had loads of fun at this year’s Autumn Half Term playscheme.
Spider plants workshop at Freightliners Farm
The children at North Playscheme in Islington started off their week with spooky arts and crafts, making terrifying masks, haunted houses and a big mess! Meanwhile the youth battled it out at laser quest, where no one was safe.
Tuesday, the children went to Freightliners Farm to meet lots of furry friends and take home their own spider plant with their beautifully decorated pots; whilst the youth got creative with some more calming arts and crafts. Needed after laser quest!
Taskmaster games got very competitive for the children, as teams faced off in a series of wacky challenges, like the race to collect all the items on the Taskmaster’s list. Youth took a trip back in time as they went to London Dungeon, where most tried, though definitely failed, to not get scared. They did however, get some great pictures!
Lastly, all came together for a tour of Arsenal Football Stadium. They got access to the fancy VIP zone, went into the changing rooms to see player’s, thankfully clean, kits and feel the pressure in the conference room where they got the chance to sit in the interview chair.
Learning about the ancient Egyptian art of mummification
Meanwhile in Catford, Deaf SELF Playscheme had a cosy group of children and youths. Both groups participated in drama workshops, facilitated by West End superstar actor and expert Youth Theatre facilitator, Kitty Devlin. The groups had so much fun making each other laugh and directing one another in super creative scenes.
Their sporty muscles were flexed, with the kids doing some brilliant bowling (with a surprisingly high amount of strikes achieved) and the youth going to some high octane laser quest. To balance out all this excitement, the kids had a very relaxing day making bird feeders and bird houses which they were able to take home, and they were all excited to be helping out their local bird population and hopefully get the chance to see a few more birds up close.
On the last day we celebrated Halloween with a scary party! Everyone came in spooky costumes and had a great time carving pumpkins, playing some trick or treat games (toilet paper mummies were a particular success) and making some delicious pumpkin flavour cookies, lead by our resident baking expert Emma.
Both playschemes saw a brilliant turnout, with over 50 children attending at least one day across both venues. Playschemes provide valuable holiday socialising for Deaf children who are often excluded from regular holiday clubs, and gives parents a brilliant opportunity to get involved in the Deaf community. This was the last playscheme of 2025, and we can’t wait for even more success with this really special club next year.
Deaf SELF playscheme Halloween party costumes