Holiday activities and food programme

The new Department for Education (DfE) funded Holiday activities and food programme 2021 or HAF for short, aims to support families by helping children to access activities and healthy food during Easter, summer and Christmas school holidays

As a result of COVID restrictions the Easter program will focus on online or virtual activities and the COVID winter grant scheme will be extended to provide a food voucher for eligible families during the Easter holiday.

We are working on an exciting face to face Summer 2021 and Christmas 2021 DfE support HAF offer. More details will be coming soon.

Here is our list of online and virtual activities for Easter 2021.

Outdoor and wildlife

Outdoor activities include:

• a video on knots and lashings, which is useful for craft projects and den building
• a video on habitats and biodiversity ( for example pond dipping and grass sweeping)
• home education club about cultivating and propagating from Countryside Classrooms
• home education club about caring for your wellbeing from Countryside Classrooms
• find out about junior rangers at Peak District National Park
• outdoor education activities from Moors for the Future
• Derbyshire countryside events programme
• Easter activities and crafts to do at home from the National Trust
• Easter story walks in Glossop
• join the Youth Matters New Mills Facebook group for things to do in New Mills

Our wildlife activities include:

• watch the Peregrine Falcon live nest cam
• find out about nature from home with Derbyshire Wildlife Trust
• get to know your local wildlife with Derbyshire Wildlife Trust

History

Our historical activities include:

• online learning from Derwent Valley Mills
• creative activities from Derwent Valley Mills
• learn about the story of Derwent Valley Mills
• learning from home resources from Cromford Mills
• creative activities from Belper Mill North
• explore and discover Derby Museums from home
• activities from Chesterfield Museum or follow the Chesterfield Museum Facebook page

Music

Our music activities include:

• online learning from Derbyshire Music Hub
• Easter holidays musical quest from Derbyshire Music Hub

Sport and exercise

Our sport and exercise activities include:

• get active at home and outdoors with free activities from Sport England
• join the movement with Sport England
• weekly programme of activities to get help stay active from Active Derbyshire
• Primary PE activities from Youth Sport Trust

Health and wellbeing

• join the Kooth online health and wellbeing community
• online emotional wellbeing and mental health support from Qwell
• online safeguarding advice for adults
• online safety advice for children
• Derby and Derbyshire Emotional Health and Wellbeing, including new podcasts for Easter 'Brilliant Me'
• watch the wellbeing Wednesday videos
• watch the art of brilliance videos

Change 4 Life

• our healthy year: reception take home resources
• our healthy year: year 6 take home resources
• recipe idea print outs from Change 4 Life
• sugar smart world take home pack
• Disney shake up games from Change 4 Life

Reading

Our reading activities include:

• read free e-books from Oxford Owl
• find out about online library events

Support

Find out about extra support and benefits:

• find your local food bank
• advice on benefits for parents

Find out more about the DfE funded programme.