So we find ourselves in a lockdown again due to the COVID 19 Pandemic. Thankfully this doesn’t effect Tom too much as he is home schooled and has been shielding since March, however we know for so many this is an extremely difficult thing to navigate through. Although the Special needs schools are able to stay open they are only offering a couple of days a week to children. This means that parents and carers are having to find ways on entertaining their child for 5 days of the week!
Tom and I decided to start a little group ourselves to see if we can offer a small amount of light relief. We decided to start our Friday Fun sessions.
Tom and I have hosted 2 sessions already and we have met many lovely families. It is great for Tom to be able to socialise with other children as that is the biggest impact the pandemic is having on Tom’s schooling. Tom loves being on the camera and listening to the other children aswell as participating in the activity himself!
We are hoping to reach families all over the country that are interested in a short activity to entertain their child. This may even lead to connections and friendships that last for longer than this pandemic itself which would be a lovely positive to take away from all of the negative!
Tom keeps very busy in his school week with lots of different activities and we are going to be showing these each Friday afternoon and encouraging the parents, carers and children to join in. For example we have already done a sensory story and a TacPac session. This week we are going to be getting very messy with a can of beans!
We know this can be a very isolating time for families of children with complex needs so if you and your child want to join in, watch or chat we are here for you.
It is a very safe space to just relax and have some fun!
So if you are interested in joining in please contact me (Megan) at my email: Megan.roberts021@gmail.com
If you are reading this and know of anyone that would benefit from these sessions of light relief please feel free to share away!
Stay safe, Stay well!