The summer holidays are almost upon us. At JIGSAW Thornbury, we know that this long break can be challenging at times for our families with children and young people with additional needs or disabilities.
JIGSAW’s summer holiday activities are one way we can support you, offering structured time out of the house with a friendly JIGSAW team member ready to welcome you. Reducing isolation, aiding friendship and offering fun for the whole family.
The second, is something new for this year…..
An awesome bucket list of over 40 challenges, all really simple to do. Something the whole family can enjoy together, or plan some time to link up with other families and take on the challenges together.
The bucket list has been developed by Sue, our Sessional Trainer who delivers JIGSAW’s Project 5 mental health resilience programme. She has brought together her wonderful expertise with past experiences to inspire the families we support over the summer break.
‘‘This is something I started with my children when they first started school. I found it really useful, it gave me ideas of quick, simple things to do with them, either planned in advance or spur of the moment. They enjoyed the challenge of completing as many as possible before returning to school.’’
Our Project 5 mental health resilience sessions aim to help children and young people look after their wellbeing. You can improve your wellbeing by taking part in activities to get active, learn new things, connect with others, notice more around you, and help others. Our summer holiday bucket list is packed full of fun things to do. So why not give one a go and see how many you can tick off!
We would love to see you completing the challenges, giving other families ideas and the confidence to ‘give it a go’. Comments and photos can be shared by members on our JIGSAW Thornbury Connect Facebook group. This is a private group for our parent and carer members to grow support, share ideas, and improve resilience. It’s easy to join if you’re not already a member of the group.
You can download our poster and print a copy to display at home in a family space:
JIGSAW summer holiday fun bucket list
Our monthly ‘Growing Empowerment Together’ GET Project 5 sessions will restart on Wednesday 2nd of October. Keep an eye out and book your space to continue the fun together.