AnglicareSA’s Kids Club supports children in Adelaide’s northern suburbs

AnglicareSA’s Kids Club is a free program for children aged 5-12 years living in the Playford area of South Australia. 

 

The program, Kids Club Worker Leonie Bush said, is designed to extend and enrich children’s learning, development, and wellbeing in a safe environment. Children engage in a variety of activities from sand art to planting seeds, creating coasters, and engaging with one another. 

 

“The program is a safe place where children can come after school to grab a snack, do crafts, connect with others their age, and learn new skills,” Ms Bush said.

 

“We also welcome and encourage parents to stay and do the activities with their children and engage in their children’s learning.”

 

Parents benefit from the program also, with the ability to connect with others in their local community. 

 

“Through their children, parents expand their network and build friendships with other parents. It is just as important for parents to make friends as it is for their children,” Ms Bush explained. 

 

Cassara, mother of Malakai and Charlie, is a frequent attendee of Kids Club over the past nine months, a program she values for the way it enables her children to disconnect from technology and socialise with others.

 

“The program gets them away from screens and introduces them to new activities,” Cassara said.

 

“My boys can interact with children of different ages and cultural backgrounds at Kids Club.”

 

Going to Kids Club is Cassara and her children’s favourite part of the week.

 

“I can bond with my children and do the activities alongside them. They have made friends with the other children and have so much more confidence. I have made friendships with the other parents who attend,” she said. 

 

Kids Club runs weekly on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays during the school term.

 

• Mondays: 3pm to 4:30pm at The Precinct, 112 Coventry Road, Smithfield Plains
• Tuesdays and Wednesdays: 3:15pm to 5pm at The Platform, 73 Elizabeth Way, Elizabeth

 

Kids Club also offers a program to keep the kids entertained during the school holidays. For more information, please contact Leonie on 0407 977 351.