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September 2009 e-bulletin
Welcome to September at Play Resource, what a busy month as we fall into autumn! If it’s time to start planning for Halloween and Christmas then book into one of our Arts Training Workshops to pick up new skills and ideas. The new colourful 4-month Calendar of Events is out now to help you plan all those dates for your diary! The Shop has created a special display featuring all our Early Years products to spark your imagination this term. Pick up some of the Quick Ideas from there as you shop. Exciting news from the Scrap Store is that we are delighted to have forged a partnership with a new supplier from the business world…IKEA! This gives us more variety of new items including packaging, fabrics, end of product lines. Have a rummage and you are sure to be rewarded. Back to top^Art & Play Shop
Back to school, start of a new term, in need of Ideas & Inspiration?! Look no further, we have created a special display featuring all our Early Years products to spark your imagination this term. Start your shopping list with this Early Years Seasonal Price List. We also had a look to see how our prices compared with Early Learning Centre and thought you might be interested to see the results. Happily we are still passing on great savings to you! Or are you looking to start your spooky shopping lists for Halloween, then look no further. The full range of Halloween stock is out now! Plus we have Halloween Ideas & Face Painting Workshops coming up, so book a place now. Product Recall: Scola Poster Paints To help plan your shopping just download the new Shop Price List for the full listing of all products available this Autumn. The format has been simplified to make it even easier to plan your shopping and estimate costs to fit your budget. Back to top^Scrap Store
Over the last month we are delighted to have forged a partnership with a new supplier from the business world…IKEA! The store in Belfast manages to reduce, reuse or recycle 95% of their waste and Play Resource is now helping them to recycle some of that last 5% by passing it on to you through the Scrap Store. All for a good cause…. keep your eyes peeled over the coming weeks and months you just never know what you might find in the Scrap Store! You can expect some weird and wonderful new items which could include anything from packaging, fabrics, end of product lines – so no there is no point trying to return any of it to IKEA….well as if you would!!! This also offers an exciting new source of fabrics to groups – it may not be on a roll but there is a great variety of colours and textures and it would not be sacrilege to cut them up for collage and textile projects….work away! IKEA – fabrics, sofa covers, ladder shelving supports, wall mounted light box type thing! Just in
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What variety…..Let your imagination run riot, have a rummage and you are sure to be rewarded! Plus all the usual scrap favourites! See the new updated full Scrap Store Materials List for all that’s on offer. If there is something in particular you are looking for but can’t see it – just ask one of the Warehouse Team who are happy to help! Back to top^Creative Paths Arts Programme
Looking for seasonal ideas? We have the answer: the Halloween & Christmas Arts Training Workshops are back by popular demand! This autumn Play Resource is running a series of Arts Training Workshops to link in with the seasons to give you ideas and training at the times when you need it most! Starting with Halloween and followed by Christmas. Each workshop can be booked individually. Cost per session £20. Book now to secure a place! For full details of the programme download the Booking Form. What’s on offer at a glance… The BMC Community Arts & Craft Training Course OCN Level 2 starts again next week at Play Resource, from Tuesday 8th September for 12 weeks. If you looking to improve your own Art & Craft skills and knowledge, or looking for training and development for your volunteers, youth workers or staff working with children and young people in a community setting then this is the course for you and your team. For full details of the course visit http://www.playresource.org/news_46.php. To register or for further information contact course tutor Anna O’Kane or call 9035 7545. Last chance to sign up! The Craft Sheet Library includes new colour step-by-step Craft Sheets, like this colourful Fun with Model Magic – a great material to use with Early Years. If you are eager for more ideas for working with groups start collecting these craft sheets or visit the website Publications for more ideas! Back to top^Membership News
The new 4-month Calendar of Events is out now! Keep up to date with dates for your diary with our colourful calendar page. This month the Ideas Gallery sees a new “Winter Wonderland” display sprinkled over the roof tops! This one was created by staff on their recent training day especially with the changing seasons in mind to give you fresh Ideas & Inspiration. This is part of our efforts to create whole range of ways to collect Ideas & Inspiration: Source Available from Created/Led by Our aim in offering this range is to fit the various needs of groups and offers a sliding scale of detail and involvement. All of them incorporate an element of scrap materials and shop products. Don’t forget when collecting scrap materials, you now have 5 ways to collect Ideas & Inspiration from Play Resource! Back to top^Member to Member News
Why not pick up some bargains from NICHS, a charitable organisation which exists to improve community relations in Northern Ireland by working with young people. They are having a massive sale of office goods, furniture and toys. The sale starts on Saturday 5 September at 9.30am , and continues throughout the following week at the NICHS Centre, Antrim Road Belfast. For full details download the flyer. The Free Time Summer Sundays series continues at Belfast Exposed during the month of September. Let Belfast Exposed fill up your free time as they open up the gallery space for Sunday activities and talks! There is something for everyone, like the Photographic Walking Tour on Sunday 27 September including a picnic bag. To see full details of all the free events available visit www.belfastexposed. Also of interest to artists looking for career development opportunities would be the one day Working with Children and Young People Workshop on Thursday 24 September, to be delivered by Visual Artists Ireland at Belfast Exposed. Back to top^Feedback Forum
We would like to hear from you each month, to help us improve the services we offer to our members. Question of the Month: Do you know of any Irish language speaking artists working in Northern Ireland, who are happy to work with children and young people? We often get asked for them and would like to add to our Artist List. Respond via email to fiona@playresource.org. We look forward to hearing from you! Back to top^ |
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