In collaboration with Doncaster’s first Remake Learning Festival, Born and Bred in Doncaster (BaBi-D) will be hosting a series of Teddy Bear Picnics within Family Hubs around Doncaster.
BaBi’s 1st Teddy Bear’s Picnic is a series of events being held this May/June, for families with children aged 0-3 years old (older siblings are welcome too). There will be lots of activities for the whole family, including a picnic for the little ones.
Activities are aimed at children and their parents and include a story time and a chance to chat about the research study with members of the BaBi-D team. (Find out more about BaBi-D here)
A full list of activities is listed below.
Research Rainbow – Vote for your top research priority
Coloured buckets labelled with the top six research priorities identified from previous work will be arranged in an arc around a barrel of multi-coloured balls. Attendees will be asked to place a ball in the bucket that corresponds to the research topic they feel is most important to themselves and their families.
What does health mean to you?
This question will be printed and wall mounted on several pieces of flip-chart paper. Post-it notes, pens, crayons and stickers will be provided for attendees to write, draw or stick their responses to the question.
BaBi Family Tree
An outline of a tree trunk and branches will be provided on a large canvas. Families will be invited to use finger paints to add leaves. The family tree will travel with us between hubs and continue collecting leaves on its journey, thereby allowing families from across the city to contribute to a visual representation of the study.
Storytime with the Research Rhino and BaBi Bear
The research team at DBTH have a beautiful crocheted Rhino mascot named Ears who will introduce her own new baby, Jade, to our families and their new friend BaBi Bear. BaBi Bear is a polar bear adopted by our team, and we need the children’s help to name it. Families will be able to submit suggestions to a ballot box while Ears, Jade and BaBi Bear help our team to read a story to the children on our picnic blankets. Families will be encouraged to bring along their own soft toys to join in and soft drinks and snacks will be provided.
Family hubs will also provide activities such as small crafts, outdoor games, sand and water play and playdough.
All sessions will take place between 10am and 12pm with a picnic afterwards.
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