Children Xmas party

by Shonagh Dimmick

On Monday 15th December the HUBS played host to this year's children’s Christmas party provided by the Hallam Volunteering team.
Our volunteers had an early morning start; setting up decorations from 11am to make sure everything was ready for the arrival of the children at 4pm! They put a tremendous amount of hard work into the event after not only spending hours setting up, they then had to entertain the children for a further 3 hours.
In total, 120 children from both High Green Primary School and Fox Hill Primary School attended the event. They had an exciting evening playing giant Jenga, Connect 4, snakes and ladders, parachuting games and many, many more. The volunteers also managed to fit in a bouncy castle and a ball pit in the HUBS, all for the enjoyment of the children.
Children aged from 3-7 years were invited to the party to join in on the festive spirit within the Students' Union. No one went home empty handed either, as Father Christmas was on hand in his very own grotto with presents for everyone. Along with this, the volunteers provided an amazing spread of snacks for the children to also get their hands (and mouths) into.
Emma, the project leader, was really pleased with how well the day went as they only had 8 weeks to prepare for the event! She also said how proud she was of her team for working together and creating a great day.
Tyler, from High Green Primary School, said “My favourite part of the day was making Christmas crackers.” Which he later protested that he would be keeping for himself!
Money for the event was raised through the one and only West Street Wobble and the selling of glow sticks at the infamous Pounded. So thank you to everyone who supported the Hallam Volunteers as it was a huge success.