Come the summer, come the annual preoccupations with how you will keep your children entertained and cared for during the long school break. Even an idyllic schedule of long picnics in the park and lots of outdoor play feels a bit underwhelming when it is spread over several weeks.
SuperCamps has the solution. It provides holiday day camps for children aged 4 to 14 at more than 80 centres across England. It promises lots of fun with high-quality, child-centred activities – everything from art and sports to specialist bushcraft, cookery or Lego camps.
As part of a paid project with SuperCamps, BritMums invited some Parent Influencers to road-test the fun.
Polly of Our Seaside Baby thought the camps sounded good but wondered if it might be a challenge for her her son Pip, who only just turned five, had never been to a holiday club before and did not know anyone else on at the Brighton SuperCamp. “When I told him he was attending a new club he didn’t sound too happy about going,” she writes on ourseasidebaby.com.
When Polly returned in the afternoon to spy on him – oops, we mean to tour the SuperCamp and observe – he was playing happily and had even made a friend.
‘Overall, Pip had a wonderful time! I honestly couldn’t fault the day or facilities at all. The staff were incredibly friendly and welcoming which made all the difference! ‘ — Polly, Our Seaside Baby
Emma of mummymummymum.com was also pleasantly surprised that her two slightly older daughters Sydney and Hannah, who were “a little wary about not knowing anyone”, chose to play with different groups of children rather than stick to each other once they had found their feet at their SuperCamp in Hampshire.
Part of this must be down to the staff whom both Polly and Emma felt were exceptionally welcoming and immediately put their children at ease. The children are divided into groups according to age and given activities that they can really get stuck into, everything from “insect investigation” for the littles to archery for the older ones.
Picture: Our Seaside Baby
Polly was impressed that Pip tried basketball for the first time as well as enjoying some old favourites such as trampolining and playing with cars. Hannah and Sydney were very enthusiastic about their experience: They loved making clay animals and taking part in a scavenger hunt.
In fact, not only would both bloggers consider sending their children back again, Emma’s were begging to go again the next day. “SuperCamps was really fun, I made lots of new friends and did gymnastics in the breaks,” Hannah told her. “Next time I’m going to take more food as we were so busy I got very hungry!”
Watch Emma’s video to get a flavour of the day:
Some facts about SuperCamps:
- The camps are generally held at schools that have large outdoor areas and specialist facilities such as art blocks.
- All SuperCamps venues are Ofsted-registered
- SuperCamps accept childcare vouchers
For more information and to find a location near you, visit www.supercamps.co.uk
Homepage images: Mummymummymum and Our Seaside Baby
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Ting
Wednesday 22nd of August 2018
I thought the staff were excellent too, it must be scary for little ones but they really know how to reassure them.
Nell (Pigeon Pair and Me)
Tuesday 21st of August 2018
It’s good to know the Super Camps works for slightly older children, too. I’ll be sending mine there over the next few years, judging by how popular it was with them this time round!
Kara
Friday 17th of August 2018
I found the staff really welcoming and all three of mine were split up, but were better for it as they all have different interests