Contents

  1. Introduction to Bexley’s Holiday Activities and Food Programme Annual Report 2024 to 2025
  2. Highlights
  3. Food
  4. Enriching Activities
  5. Physical Activities
  6. Nutritional Education and the promotion of healthy living and lifestyles
  7. Signposting and Referrals
  8. Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND)
  9. Secondary Provision
  10. Marketing and Communications
  11. Centralised Booking System
  12. Results from surveys
  13. Children and families’ feedback
  14. Case Studies
  15. Additional resources, partnerships and aligning with other priorities
  16. Key Challenges
  17. Lessons Learnt
  18. Plans for 2025 to 2026 HAF Programme Year

4. Enriching Activities

The HAF provision delivered a vibrant mix of activities, from cooking and drumming workshops to drama, coding, and animal welfare sessions. Creative and practical opportunities included sewing, tie-dye, painting, mask-making, hair braiding, and hygiene care.

Children also enjoyed exciting trips to cinemas, historic sites, farms, and theme parks — experiences many may not otherwise access. These activities gave young people the chance to try new things, build confidence, and form new friendships.

A group of children at a table

 

Children enjoyed food making activities, combining coordination and creativity with enjoyment.

A group of people wearing virtual reality goggles

Children had fun exploring technology with this Virtual Reality (VR) activity.

A child driving a go kart

Children took the driver’s seat and had a blast navigating the go-kart track - combining excitement with coordination and focus.

A group of people standing around a drum set

Children explored culture and rhythm through interactive steel pan drumming sessions, celebrating music and heritage together.

A person in a vest standing in a barn

Children enjoyed a trip to Woodlands Farm, seeing animals they wouldn’t normally get to experience.