Spook-tacular Halloween events at Spraoi agus Spórt in Inishowen

Events run from October 31 to November 3, and registration is now open, says Halloween camp co-ordinator, Mary.

“We will have eight different workshops covering everything from Squishy Squashy Science to Gaming and Coding Adventures to Lego, cooking and baking, and creative stitching. There will be Spooky Halloween Fun and Games for younger children and Music, Movement & Art Camp for 5 to 8-year-olds,” says Mary.

“The guys in our Digital Creative Lab will be offer four sessions for the Halloween Break. These explore the wonder of coding and robotics, digital art and technology, game design, and science experiments. These interactive and hands-on sessions will allow kids to get creative and experiment together.”

Mary was also delighted to announce they are holding a Halloween Fancy Dress Disco for children and teenagers with a disability and/or autism.

“Join us for a Spook-tacular Halloween Disco tailored to those with additional needs! Our Sensory Room will be available as a quiet room and we will have refreshments too. So, put on your scariest or silliest costume and join us for a night full of dancing, singing and treats.”

This event takes place on Friday, October 27 in unit 6, under Supervalu and advance booking is advisable.

For those aged 12 and under, the disco kicks off at 4pm and runs to 5.30pm. Parents must stay and siblings are welcome, says Mary.

“For ages 13 and up, it’s from 6pm to 7.30pm and we will have Special Needs Assistants support so parents do not need to stay.”

Bookings for these Halloween discos are at: https://spraoi-agus-sport.classforkids.io/term/632

Club Spraoi youth club for children and teenagers with a disability and/or autism is also running over Halloween.

“We will have sessions on Tuesday, October 31, Thursday, November 2, Friday 3 and Saturday 4 for Primary School children. For second level students, we will have sessions daily from Wednesday 1 to Saturday 4 November.

Contact Aine on 086 258 0083 to book.”

Spraoi agus Spórt are also running lots of activities for babies and toddlers from Saturday, October 28 to Saturday, November 4.

“We have everything from spooky messy play to sensory play to fancy dress and boogie bugs,” says Mary. “The breastfeeding group also meets on November 2 and the Public Health Nurse will be there for support and advice.”

For enquiries on all of Spraoi agus Spórt’s Halloween Camps please email [email protected] or call Mary on 086 842 0203. To book, go to: https://spraoi-agus-sport.classforkids.io/term/630