Description
February Half-Term Spring Holiday Science Activity Camp 2024
Science Whizz! – New for 2024
🌍 Truly International! 🌎
Every year both UK and International children fly in from all over the world for our holiday camps. All your child requires is basic level of spoken English. 😊
Book with Confidence! – Our ‘Wraparound Childcare’ can run as normal in any Lockdown or Tier level. All Childcare Vouchers, GTFC, CGPS and Universal Credit accepted (at Checkout, just choose ‘Pay by Other Method’). We Offer Full ‘ No Quibble’ Refunds – in the unlikely event of cancellation of for any reason you give.
- Book with confidence! Our Camps are classed as a high priority ‘Children’s Educational Settings, Childcare and Group Activities’ and thus exempt from the new UK rules that came into effect for general ‘Social Gatherings’
- ‘No quibble’ refunds for all bookings
- Certified ‘We’re Good to Go’ COVID-Safe
- Winner ‘Best Holiday Camps’ voted by 1,000’s of Parents in the Hoop Awards
- The No. 1 Parent-Trusted Holiday Science Activity Camp for over 10 Years
- For Girls and Boys Ages 5-12
- Dates: February Half-Term: Mon 12-Fri 16 Feb 2024 -Science Whizz!
- 9 am – 3:30 pm (Extended hrs 8:30 am – 4pm)
- At Select School Venues Across London
- All Cards Accepted and Childcare Vouchers at Registered Venues Only
- Early-Bird and Multi-Booking Discount – Now in Place
Introduction:
Every year the Mother Nature Science Activity Camp inspires thousands of budding scientists, during all school Holidays and even the half-term breaks at premium Partner School Venues.
Everything You Need to Know Before you attend
- Designed as a week-long camp, for maximum benefit to your child*
- Open to ages 5-12 – tried and tested ‘mixed-age’ dynamic
- 9am-3:30 –extended hours available
- Maximum Class sizes of 20 children
- Ratio of 1:10 Instructor to Child
- Bring a packed lunch – only mineral water provided
- All equipment provided
*You can book ‘individual days’ at a premium rate and no discount is applicable (see ”Camp details’ when you choose your Where and When). Booking for the whole-week is is much more cost effective per-day, and beneficial to your child’s educational and social development.
During the sessions
- Indoor and outdoor activities – bring comfy clothes
- Four classroom-based fun, hands-on, science sessions per day, with wow-factor demonstrations and take-home experiments – across chemistry, biology and physics – See Activity Programme – what they do below!
- Three ‘Playground-Activity-Breaks’ per day, including: football, hoola-hoops, tennis, skipping-ropes, bubble-guns, parachutes, bean-bags and stomp rockets – and more!
About the Venues
- Located across London and Herts
- Parking on street
Unleashes Creativity
Supports the school curriculum
Makes learning fun
Great physical activity
Expands the imagination
Encourages teamwork
Contributes to cognitive development
Builds confidence
Activity Week Programme
Science Whizz!
– New Safe Activities for 2024
This whizz-tacular 5-day camp is a science expedition into the unknown and over the week your child will do 40+ safe, STEM craft-focused activities, exciting demonstrations, hands-on experiments, team games and fun quizzes – across Chemistry, Biology and Physics!
Every Day includes: 4 indoor classroom-based fun, hands-on science sessions and 3 outdoor ‘Activity Playground Breaks’
Please note: the programme content and order may be subject to minor change.
Day 1: Science Mix!
After a Getting to Know You and orientation session the mini-scientists are mesmerised by the science behind rainbows as we look through diffraction glasses before making some shimmering rainbow paper! Then we move on and investigate the science behind the centre of mass and make a Balancing Robot! We then investigate rockets by making a balloon-propelled rocket!
Getting to Know You! – Through games and activities we make sure all little scientists are prepared for a fantastic week of science fun!
Rainbow Paper! – We take a closer look at light and create our own shimmering, floating rainbows.
Balancing Robot! – We try some tricky balancing challenges, then test our theories with our own balancing robots.
Balloon Zoom! – As a team challenge, we race balloons using our knowledge of jet propulsion.
Day 2: Science Fun!
The Whizzes start off as chemists where they learn about the process of crystallisation before making crystal letters to take home! We investigate the power of static electricity and make a Flapping Static Animal! Staying on the topic of animals, the children are then challenged to make some 3D Dinosaurs models! The children then take part in fun, science-based quizzes!
Crystal Letters! – We examine crystal structures and start a crystal-growing experiment that you can continue at home.
Static Shock! – We learn the shocking truth about electricity and harness it to make a moving animal model.
Dino Discovery! – From Velociraptors to Tyrannosaurus Rex we unearth our favourite dinosaur details and make a 3D Dinosaur model.
The Fun Zone! – We re-cap the activities with quizzes and challenges designed to reinforce the day’s learning.
Day 3: Science Blast!
We start the day with everyone’s favourite – Super Slime! We then look at the surface of the Earth and delve deeper to see what is inside and make an Earth cross section model. We end this day looking at animals on Earth and their food chain and make a ‘Food Chain Cup Stack’! The children take part in friendly word scrabble and colouring challenges.
Super Slime! – Is it a solid or a liquid? Make your own slime and find out!
Whole Earth! – We take a journey to the centre of the Earth, build an Earth model, then reveal the hidden layers within.
Food Chain Cup Stack! – What’s for dinner? We look at food chains and nets and build a stacking chain of our own.
The Fun Zone! – We re-cap the activities with quizzes and challenges designed to reinforce the day’s learning.
Day 4: Science Slam!
The children are launched into a day of science fun where they start off with making their own movie with a simple take home stroboscope! We look more closely at the world of illusions before making a hummingbird spinner. Then we move on to investigate the science behind coloured dyes and make chromatography flowers!
In a Spin! – We take a look at a Victorian toy and discover the link to cartoons and films, then construct an eye-boggling stroboscope.
Hummingbird Spinner! – We trick our eyes again and make a sweet hummingbird spinner to transform a still image into a moving one.
Chromatography Bouquets! – We see chromatography in action and create colourful flowers from just one colour!
The Fun Zone! – We re-cap the activities with quizzes and challenges designed to reinforce the day’s learning.
Day 5: Science Wham!
We end the week by taking a look at the water cycle and making a water cycle model to see the effect of precipitation on Earth! Then we explore taxonomy, or how to sort animals. There are 5 different groups and we will investigate them all. Then we look at our Fantastic Flying Fish – is it a bird, is it a fish, no it’s neither, it’s a plane!
Rain, Rain Go Away! – We show how all the water on earth is part of a great, big cycle and build a mini water cycle to observe precipitation – that’s rain!
MR FAB! – Animals can be classified into 5 groups – MR FAB has a taxonomy challenge for us to complete!
Flying Fish! – Is it a bird or a fish? No, it’s a plane! We investigate if a plane really needs wings to fly.
The Fun Zone! – We re-cap the activities with quizzes and challenges designed to reinforce the day’s learning.
Remember – you as Parents will also receive a TOP SECRET Handout that tells you:
- What They DID?
- What They LEARNT?
- Other cool science you can EXPLORE AT HOME?
When:
See booking form for this year’s dates
February Half-Term Holidays (5 days)
Mon 12-Fri 16 Feb 2024 (5 days) –Science Whizz!
Timings:
Default timings below, it may differ at some locations please see booking form above
9 am – 3:30 pm (6.5 hrs).
Extended Hours: 8:30am-4pm – extra £10 per day, per child. Request at final Checkout page in ‘Additional Info.’ text box.
Pricing
For the best price available to you, please see booking form above
Full Week Places (Discount Available)
Early Bird Discount is available! Up to 3-Weeks in advance of camp start date
Website automatically implements Early Bird Discount.
Normal Price: per week 5 days – premium hands-on science activities
Multi-Booking Discount is available, below for full-week friend group bookings, siblings and multiple weeks. Single payment transaction – only.
Places fill up 1-2 months in advance at some venues, so don’t miss out.
Day Rates (no Discount):
We offer a limited amount of daily places for a higher daily charge
How to book Day places: simply place your order online normally ignoring the full-week price and at the final ‘Checkout Page’ in the ‘Additional information’ box – type your preferred day/dates or requests and select ‘Pay by Other Method’ (‘BACS, Cheque, CV Childcare Voucher’) – not Pay by Card. Our Team will then email your balance and how to pay.
Multi-Booking Discount
We reward parents who book multiple full-week places, siblings or together in a group with friends. See an example below where you can save up to £100 by booking with your friends. e.g. 👩 Sarah Booked online for her 5 friends as per below using Basket Code C20 and saved everyone £20 and £100 in total.
I’m booking:
- £10 off full price (-£5/child) when you book 2 weeks / children
Basket page Coupon Code: C5 - £30 off full price (-£10/child) when you book 3 weeks or children
Basket page Coupon Code: C10 - £60 off full price (-£15/child) – when you book 4 weeks or children
Basket page Coupon Code: C15 - £100 off full price (-£20/child) – when you book 5 weeks or children
Basket page Coupon Code: C20
Please note: friends in a group can also book online separately (choosing Checkout, Pay by Other Method) but one friend must pay for everyone via a single transaction bank transfer to qualify for the multi-book discount – you cannot pay separately. Available at participating offices only.
Discount Basket codes are valid at participating offices only and difference payments may be requested if misused.