Planet Kids at Rayleigh Vineyard is an exciting and vibrant part of our church.
Planet Kids currently consists 3 different age groups. Tiny babes up to 2 years olds are in our SHOOTING STARS group, whilst the 2 year olds up to 5 year olds are the ROCKETS group and the 6 to 10 year olds are the COMETS group.
The Planet Kids team is lead by a trained and dedicated team, who are CRB checked and passionate about the groups they lead. Carly Thornton, who is one of our key Childrens leaders, has just completed specially designed Welcome Packs for our smaller newcomers, as well as a fantastic new Ministry Manual, designed to equip all our volunteers.
Planet Kids is an exciting and growing venture for us as a church and we are all looking forward to the changes that will be made as our Children’s Ministry grows, including a younger youth group planned to start this Autumn. (Watch this space…!) Planet Kids meets on a Sunday morning at Sweyne School during Sunday Vineyard (10.30 to Noon).
Planet Kids also organises events for children in our local community, every school holiday. These are free events and include parties, trips, picnics, games, etc… See our Diary of activities & events page for more details and our picture gallery….
We also do kids events in and around the town. Previous events below…
Teddy Bear’s Picnic – June ‘10
Vineyard Kids went down to the woods last week for a big surprise. Hockley Woods to be exact enjoying a fun day out and a very special picnic with teddy bears for company. Wednesday 2 June saw us having fun in the blazing sun, with games, prizes, free kids lunch, treats etc all with a teddy bear theme. There were prizes for the cutest teddy bear and the most loved (and well worn) teddy bear. For more pics follow this link. We have regular kids events to join in with, most of them free events. Our next events planned are a cinema trip to see Shrek 4ever after and then “Super Kids Sunday” and a free trip to the Science Museum (both in August). If you would like to know more please call 01268 771101 or email for details. admin@rayleighvineyard.org.uk
Easter Egg Treasure Hunt – April ‘10
Danbury Lakes was the venue for our Good Friday Easter Egg search. A coach ride to the Lakes and a free kids lunch were followed by a slightly muddy (!) search for those elusive eggs.
Large eggs, small eggs, colourful eggs, Kinder eggs were all spread around the park for 30 sets of young eyes and fingers to discover. Parachute games and a nature search were the exciting games providing prizes galore. A swift walk back to the coach allowed us to avoid the forecasted rain and stay warm and dry-ish for the journey home. Next Planet Kids event is the Teddy Bear’s picnic at half term.
Kids Christmas Party – December ‘09
Rayleigh Vineyard held its annual Kids Christmas Party in December. 45 children had a wonderful afternoon [see pictures here].
Bouncy castles, pass the parcel, musical statues and bumps, face painting, McDonalds Happy Meal and toy, visit from a real, live miniature barn owl, disco dancing, prizes galore and to round off a fabulous afternoon, a visit from Santa with special gifts to whet our appetite before the big day itself.
Peter Pan Party – October ‘09
Rayleigh Vineyard held a Kids Party on Oct 31st. The theme was Peter Pan and it was fancy dress. We had food, games, prizes, dancing, loads of activities. Mermaid Island where we did loads of drawing and colouring. Put the cross on the Treasure Island map to guess where the gold is hidden. Tee Pee soft play corner for the very young ones. Loads of food and drink was had by all. Red Indian bumps and statues at the end of the day rounded off a lovely and thoroughly enjoyable evening!
Teddy Bear’s Picnic – May ‘09
Vineyard Kids went down to the woods last week for a big surprise. Hockley Woods to be exact enjoying a fun day out and a very special picnic with teddy bears for company. Wednesday 27 May saw us (slightly damply) having fun with games, prizes, free kids lunch, treats etc all with a teddy bear theme. There were prizes for the cutest teddy bear, the most loved (and well worn) teddy bear and the best non-teddy bear (which was won by a very cute monkey!). For more pics follow this link. We have regular kids events to join in with, most of them free events. If you would like to know more please call 01268 771101 or email admin@rayleighvineyard.org.uk for details.
Easter Egg Hunt - April ‘09
Rayleigh Vineyard Kids had a lovely trip to Danbury by coach to enjoy an exciting Easter Egg Hunt during the Easter holidays. We arrived at Danbury Lakes in the early afternoon to soak up the delightful scenery and wildlife there, and to eat our packed lunches and take part in a very exciting hunt for the hidden eggs around the site. We enjoyed parachute games, egg and spoon races and then before we took the coach back to Rayleigh we searched high and low for the elusive eggs. See slide show here. Much fun was had by all! Roll on next year! Rayleigh Vineyard holds a number of events throughout the year for children. Future events will be posted here.
