{"id":2387,"date":"2021-08-06T12:50:43","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T12:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pockthorpecommunity.org\/?p=2387"},"modified":"2021-08-06T12:50:45","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T12:50:45","slug":"stay-and-play-at-the-hub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pockthorpecommunity.org\/stay-and-play-at-the-hub\/","title":{"rendered":"Stay and Play at the Hub"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We are really excited to announce a new Stay and Play starting on Tuesday mornings at Mousehold Hub on Mousehold Avenue. It will run from 10am to 12 o’clock, for people to bring their babies and toddlers aged 0-5. See below for details on how to book a session…

A couple of us parents in the group were really interested in starting local parent and toddler sessions. Through the group we met Nicki from Mousehold Hub who was also enthusiastic to help start a toddler group, so we’ve been meeting up and planning what we’d need and what toys and activities we’d like to include for the children.

Thanks to local residents we’ve had some lovely donations of toys which we really appreciate and the children will love.

We will be starting on Tuesday 7th September at 10am, and the session will run until 12 o’clock. It will run every Tuesday during term time. Parents, carers childminders, grandparents etc can bring children under 5. Sessions cost \u00a32 per family and include hot drinks and biscuits for the adults, and cold drinks and healthy snacks for the children.

There are lots of free play activities, puzzles, books, dolls house, play kitchen, garage and toy cars, musical instruments, duplo and much more. We will have a table for arts and crafts too with different activities each week. There will also be a seperate area for crawling\/non moving babies with a soft mat, cushions and baby toys.

Snack time will be about half way through the session, where the children will have a healthy snack and a drink, and listen to a story. Then at the end we will sing songs and have bubbles!

To ensure the safety of everyone attending we’re limiting numbers to 15 adults only. To avoid disappointment we’ve put a system in place so you can book your session in advance. Please contact the church office either by calling 01603 760497 or emailing\u00a0office@norwichcentral.org<\/a>. Bookings will be taken up to 6 days in advance.

Finally, we would love a few more toy cars to go with our garage, and some little dolls or figures to go in our dolls house. We’re also looking for a farm with toy animals, and a train track and trains. If you have any spare or preloved cars, dolls, farm animals or a train track your child no longer plays with, you can bring them to the Cafe at the Hub on Mousehold Avenue, which is open Saturdays from 10am until 4pm.\u00a0https:\/\/www.norwichcentral.org\/mousehold-hub-cafe<\/a>

We’re really excited about starting up, as there’s certainly been a lack of childrens’ groups for sometime because of the covid restrictions. We think it will be a great opportunity for children and parents in the area to meet and feel welcome. We’re really looking forward to welcoming you and your little ones in September!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n