Wastewatchers

Wastewatchers - Holiday club resource book

Series: Holiday Clubs
Publication Date: 12 Aug 2006
Readership: Holiday Club leaders
Author: Ro Willoughby
Author Profile: Ro Willoughby is an SU children's author and was previously the editor of Snapshots. She has also edited many SU holiday club resources.
Ro is committed to helping children read and understand the Bible.
ISBN: 9781844272044
Format: A4 paperback , 80

Price: £12.99

Holiday club resource material for 5- to 11-year-olds. Explore the wonder of God's creation! Think about how we should be looking after what God has made! Discover the mess caused by disobeying God! Celebrate how Jesus can transform our lives through what he has done for us!

Wastewatchers is a flexible programme, providing everything you need to run a holiday club: drama, craft, games, Bible discovery, small-group discussion, creative prayer and more!

Scripture Union have partnered with A Rocha, a Christian nature conservation organisation, to produce Wastewatchers. Find out more about them on the Wastewatchers DVD!

Contents list:

Part 1 What is Wastewatchers?
The aims of Wastewatchers
Overall themes
Daily programme
Programme breakdown
Other elements of the Wastewatchers programme
Part 2 Preparing for Wastewatchers
Planning Wastewatchers
Recruit your team
Publicity
Register the children
Plan in detail
Setting the scene
Part 3 Working with your team
Job descriptions
Train the team
Working with children
Part 4 Working with families and the community
How Wastewatchers encourages family involvement
Family events connected with Wastewatchers
We did this
Part 5 Resources
Declaration for team members
Sample forms
Parent/guardian collection slip
Evaluation form
Bible discovery notes for Taskforce group leaders
Giant rubbish tip picture
Wastewatchers song
Learn and remember verse song
Wastewatchers Drama - Park Life
Part 6 Wastewatchers Day by Day
Sunday service 1
Day 1 From nothing to something
Day 2 From water into wine
Day 3 From darkness to light
Day 4 From death to life
Day 5 From sadness to joy
Sunday service 2
Part 7 What next?
How environmentally aware is your church?
A Rocha UK
Follow-up ideas