Week four of Holiday Club invites young Nature Explorers to dive into the great outdoors through hands-on activities, wildlife encounters, and eco-friendly creativity. The week begins with building bug hotels and baking alligator cupcakes, followed by adventures in the forest and games on the field. A special visit from Basil Farm brings nature-themed crafts and animal fun, while the Reptile Man introduces children to real reptiles after a morning of clay modelling. A train trip to Marlow Park adds freedom and exploration, with playgrounds, picnics, and a classic game of Bench Ball. The week wraps up with natural henna art, sticky science experiments, creative crafts, and a final game of Rounders — all designed to inspire curiosity, confidence, and connection with the natural world.
Monday 11 August
We’ll start the week by crafting our very own bug hotels from recycled materials — perfect little homes for the bugs we’ll collect during our adventures in the park 🐞🏠. After morning safety talks and outdoor playtime, it’s time to refuel with lunch followed by baking some fun alligator cupcakes for dinner pudding 🐊🧁. The afternoon includes gym equipment challenges, sports on the field, forest exploring, and a special Maidenhead United football session ⚽. We’ll wrap up the day with an energetic game of cricket — a great way to get moving and enjoy the fresh air.
Today is a real highlight — the wonderful team from Basil Farm will be joining us today! We’ll dive into nature-themed activities including junk modelling bugs and creating peg crocodiles with a variety of materials 🐛. After a snack break and the Basil Farm visit, the afternoon is full of colourful craft fun making rainbow spider webs with threading and biodegradable glitter 🌈🕸️, plus creating pasta snakes. Outdoor free play, mud kitchen fun, and a game of football will round out this busy and brilliant day.
After morning registration and snack, we’ll take a walk to Oaken Grove Park for a picnic lunch surrounded by nature. In the morning, you’ll make your own reptiles from clay, ready to paint after a very special visit from the Reptile Man in the afternoon — bringing some live reptiles for us to meet and learn about 🦎🐍.
Thursday’s trip to Marlow Park is always a highlight for our Discovery group. After the morning register, we’ll travel by train to the park, where the kids love the freedom to explore wide open spaces and enjoy the brand-new playground 🛝🌳. We’ll have a picnic lunch by the pond, feed the ducks, and soak up the fresh air before a quick wander around the charming nearby town — perfect for discovering new sights and grabbing a treat. The afternoon finishes with a lively game of Bench Ball, rounding off a day full of fun, freedom, and exploration.
Our final day is full of creativity and science! You’ll get to try organic, chemical-free henna designs — a fun way to express yourself with natural colours 🌿🖌️. Collage sticking lets you create colourful masterpieces, while making crayon-on-canvas frames offers a unique keepsake to take home. After lunch, enjoy gym equipment challenges, sports on the field, and forest exploration. We’ll also experiment with a sticky web science experiment — a gooey, fascinating way to end the week 🕸️🧪. We will finish off the day with a spirited game of Rounders to celebrate a week full of discovery and fun.
Each day, Discovery children have the freedom to take part in a variety of sport and physical activities like basketball, football, skipping, bouldering and bench ball, as well as enjoy a range of free-time activities including board games, colouring in, Lego competitions, group games, and a wide selection of arts and crafts materials to choose from and enjoy at their own leisure. We have a pool table and a table football table, and a chill out zone for those just wanting to read books or magazines, do some scrapbooking or make something out of the wide range of materials available.
Please note: While we do plan to visit the park every day, this is weather dependent.
Check out the rest of our summer Discovery Club programme
