The Kids Ministry at Rayleigh Vineyard is changing!! Planet Kids will be launched on 1^st December and will be split into 3 different age groups. Tiny babes up to 2 years olds will become the SHOOTING STARS. The 2 year olds up to 5 year olds will be the ROCKETS and the 6 to 10 year olds will become the COMETS.

Anna Favier has been our Kids Coordinator for 3 years and has done an amazing job with the children’s ministry in the Vineyard, but she is now going to develop the women’s ministry as her main focus and as one of our core leaders.

Planet Kids is an exciting new 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. Planet Kids meets on a Sunday morning at Downhall School during Sunday Vineyard (10.30 to Noon).

We also do kids events in and around the town. Previous events below…

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 31^st. 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.