Week 4: The Tudors

Cheshire Young Carers - Summer 2022 WEEK4

THE 1960S

Our time machine took us back to the sixties this week! Some of our young carers had learnt about the 1960s at school, and some from their grand parents or great grandparents!

This week, we went ‘hippy’ and got into a ‘flower power’ state of mind by creating dream catchers.

First, the young carers had to wrap their chosen hoop with lace and produce a web by weaving string along the frame of the hoop. Finally, they used different accessories including feathers and beads to decorate.

Our young carers also had a go at making windchimes. They all enjoyed personalising them with assorted colours and patterns reminiscent of the flower power era.

One of the most popular activities this week was tie dying, which became a sensation in the late sixties and has made a bit of a come back in recent years! Our young carers loved mixing the dye, folding and tying their tote bags and applying the dye. The most challenging part was being patient enough to let the tote bag sit in the dye in order for it to effectively soak in.

‘Today, was Lily’s first session and she is made up to have made new friends, can she book onto more sessions?’

UA

TRAMPOLINE PARK

We were bouncing off the walls (quite literally!) at UA Trampoline Park in Winsford. Our young carers loved this huge adventure play ground which was packed with fifty interconnected trampolines, incorporating runways and tumble tracks where our young carers could jump, vault and somersault! There were also banked walls, so our young carers looked as if they were ‘flying’ through the air, and a whole lot more!

When we arrived at the trampoline park, we were given a safety briefing, so we knew the rules and we watched a safety video. Our young carers had to wear special trampoline grip socks, not only for hygiene purposes but so they could use the equipment in the safest way possible.

Our young carers then had chance to enjoy a whole hour of bouncing before lunch. We all tucked into pizza and hot dogs followed by ice cream. It was a good job lunch came after bouncing!

‘Thank you so much for today Joey had a great time!’

FREEDOME TRAMPOLINE PARK

Young carers from Chester and Ellesmere Port visited Freedome, Trampoline Park over the summer and there is nothing they love more than being able to run around and go wild with their friends, so going to the trampoline park was the perfect place to do so!

We had a packed afternoon of jumping and trampoline games such as ‘bounce the egg’, when one young carer would curl up in ball and the others would bounce until the egg broke position.

Many of the young carers conquered the ladder challenge before practing flips in to the sponge pit

To finish off the day we stopped for quick breather and some tasty party food!

These trips provide an opportunity for the young carers to be ‘children’ and hang out with their friends in a fun and carefree environment.

Magic Moment!

“Today was so good I managed to complete the ladder challenge and did a backflip into the sponge pit. When can we do this trip again? “