Highlights included:

• Spray painting - building their creative skills, young people learnt painting techniques which helped them to create unique designs on stools which will brighten up their homes.
• Crochet - requested by the young people, crochet was offered to mixed ability groups who learnt single stitch, how to make chains and how to create a scarf.
• Jewellery making - always popular, Abi’s Creative Zone ran three jewellery workshops. These were focussed on making friendship bracelets.

One young person said, “I loved how engaging each session was and it was a lovely time to catch up with friends” while another said, “These sessions have inspired me to practice and share with others”.

In addition to the group activities, we also ran a special one-to-one tuition session for a young resident who contacted us for help with her dream of becoming a nail technician. This gave her a chance to hone her skills and explore a future career.

The aspiring nail technician said, “The training was so fun. She taught me things I didn't know and corrected me when I was wrong. She was so friendly and told me the things to buy and where to get the best and cheap items from. She was really patient with me which helped me learn better because I was in a calm atmosphere.”

View a selection of photos from February half term.

To find out more about holiday activities and support for young people, call Chris on 07775 411209 or email Chris.Cotton@nhg.org.uk.