Sponsor Owen in the Coventry 5K Big Fun Run!

HUGE THANKS & WELL DONE TO OWEN LAMPREY FOR COMPLETING THE COVENTRY 5K BIG FUN RUN ON 21st AUGUST 2011 IN JUST UNDER 30 MINS

& RAISING £700
FOR CREATIVE KIDS INTERNATIONAL!

You can still sponsor Owen, just follow the link below...

If you want to sponsor me just click on the 'donate' button below and pay direct to Creative Kids International through PayPal, a secure online payment system. You do not need a PayPal account to use this, and can pay using most debit/credit cards.

Please write 'Sponsorship Owen 5k' in the box that says 'Sponsorship OR Donation?' when confirming payment.

Please note: If you pay through PayPal a small amount of your donation will be taken as an administration fee for PayPal (3.4% + 20p of each donation - about 54p from a £10 donation).

Alternatively you can give cash/cheque to me (or Sian/Mia).

Thanks for your support!

Owen and the CKI team.

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For more info about the Coventry 5k Big Fun Run visit

http://www.bigfunrun.com/?coventry&locations_id=54

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Creative Kids International (CKI) is a creative visual arts education organisation working in the UK and Africa.

Based in Bristol (UK), CKI works both in the UK and Africa with children, young people and adults who work with children, by providing positive hands-on creative experiences.

In Africa, CKI works with partner organisations to provide unique creative experiences for children and young people who are often overlooked by society, offering them opportunities to have a voice, learn new skills, gain confidence and get creative!

For more information please visit www.myspace.com/creativekidsinternational

Follow us on Twitter - 'Creative Kids Int'

Join our Facebook group - 'Creative Kids International'

Whitefield Primary School in Liverpool!

Last week Creative Kids International spent 3 days (25^th – 27^th June) running workshops at Whitefield Primary School in Liverpool. Everyone involved had a fantastic time! We worked with 5 classes from Reception through to Year 3, as well as taking a whole school assembly.

The school was holding a multicultural week, focused on looking at community cohesion – locally and globally. The school are working hard to foster links with the local community, and create opportunities for children to develop their knowledge and understanding of culture and diversity in the wider community and beyond.

Creative Kids International were invited to come and share their experiences of working in Zambia, and offer students the opportunity to learn about life in Zambia. In the workshops students were encouraged to think about their school community, their local community, the wider global community, and the similarities and differences between life in the UK and Zambia.

"The children have gained knowledge about international cultures and have gained skills" - Teacher at Whitefield Primary School.

Workshops included:

Our Whitefield Community Banners – Looking at communities in Liverpool and Zambia, designing a picture to represent their local community and then transferring this onto fabric for banners. Zambian and British fabric was used to collage and boarder the banners (Year 1 & 2).

Above you can see the children’s drawings of; school breakfast club; teenagers 'hanging out'; the local park with “a slide that leads anywhere!”; The Liver Building in Liverpool; swimming and playing football with friends.

Our Liverpool Mandala Cities – Looking at the similarities and differences between cityscapes in Zambia and Liverpool, and making a Liverpool mandala city from recycled materials (Year 3).

Above you can see some of the children’s models including; St. Georges Hall, a local parkand churches.

Our Whitefield Wishing Tree – Looking at communities in Zambia and Liverpool, Zambian fabric and its’ various uses, drawing a wish for the community/a picture to represent our school and decorating the tree.

Above you can see some of the children's wishes/drawing hanging on the tree.

In all workshops students were able to access African artifacts to enhance their learning experience, and at the end of the week students work was exhibited in the school for parents and other students to see.

It was a great few days, and students and staff at the school made us feel really welcome! We were even given flowers and beautiful hand-made thank you cards from the children!

NB: More photos coming! We're awaiting permission from the school.

Sponsor Becca in the Bristol 10K!

WELL DONE BECCA FOR COMPLETING THE BRISTOL 10K IN 1 HOUR 8 MINS AND RAISING £217 FOR CREATIVE KIDS INTERNATIONAL!!!

THANKS TO EVERYONE THAT SPONSORED HER!!!

It's not too late to sponsor Becca just follow instructions below.

Please sponsor me to run the Bristol 10k on Sunday 15^th May 2011 and help raise money for

Creative Kids International!

If you want to sponsor me just click on the 'donate' button below and pay direct to Creative Kids International through PayPal, a secure online payment system. You do not need a PayPal account to use this, and can pay using most debit/credit cards.

Please write 'Sponsorship Becca 10K' in the box that says 'Sponsorship OR Donation?' when confirming payment.

Please note: If you pay through PayPal a small amount of your donation will be taken as an administration fee for PayPal (3.4% + 20p of each donation - about 54p from a £10 donation).

Alternatively you can give cash/cheque to me (or Sian/Mia) personally if you're likely to see me.

Thanks for your support!

Becca Vagg and the CKI team!

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For more info about the Bristol 10k visit http://www.runbristol.com/10K/5/Home.aspx

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Creative Kids International (CKI) is a creative visual arts education organisation working in the UK and Africa.

Based in Bristol (UK), CKI works both in the UK and Africa with children, young people and adults who work with children, by providing positive hands-on creative experiences.

In Africa, CKI works with partner organisations to provide unique creative experiences for children and young people who are often overlooked by society, offering them opportunities to have a voice, learn new skills, gain confidence and get creative!

For more information please visit www.myspace.com/creativekidsinternational

You can also follow us on Twitter - 'Creative Kids Int'

And facebook, look for - 'Creative Kids International'

Fundraiser at The Oxford, Totterdown!

HUGE THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CAME AND SUPPORTED THIS EVENT! YOU RAISED JUST OVER £600 FOR CREATIVE KIDS INTERNATIONAL!

ALSO A MASSIVE THANK YOU TO THE TEN POUND SUIT BAND FOR BEING SO FANTASTIC, TO ALL THE WIERD & WONDERFUL GRANNIE/GRANDAD PERFORMERS, AND LAST BUT DEFINATELY NOT LEAST TO JON, ANGIE & STAFF AT THE OXFORD FOR BEING SO SUPPORTIVE! GREAT VENUE!

A MAGICAL EVENING OF MUSIC & GAMES @ THE OXFORD

120 - 122 Oxford Street, Totterdown, Bristol, BS3 4RL!

SATURDAY 12TH MARCH, 8pm - 1am

Live music from the fantastic 'Ten Pound Suit' band!

Loud & lively, eight piece swingabilly band covering the likes of firestarter by the Prodigy in a hillbilly styly! www.thetenpoundsuitband.webs.com

DJ set from VINYLMATT!!!

Plus SPECIAL GUESTS and fantastic fun 'n' games to keep you entertained all night!

Tickets only £5 in advance. Available from The Oxford pub oxford_totterdown@yahoo.co.uk or Mia/Sian at creativekids.int@hotmail.co.uk

Sponsored 'Go to work as an Alien Day' & Alien Disco!

EVENT CANCELLED SORRY!

...JOIN OUR FUNDRAISING EVENT 'GO TO WORK AS AN ALIEN DAY’ and put a smile on everyone's face, while raising money for Creative Kids International!

Why not get the rest of your colleagues to join in to! Just imagine everyone in the school, office, bar, or shop dressed as an alien! Brilliant!!! YOU CAN JOIN IN ANYWHERE AROUND THE WORLD & SEND US PHOTOS OF YOUR SPONSORED ALIEN DAY! ******************************

OR JUST COME ALONG TO OUR ALIEN DISCO ON FRIDAY 20th MAY @ THE THALI CAFE, Totterdown, Bristol FOOD, MUSIC & ALIEN ANTICS! Food from 6pm: Disco from 9pm!

******************************* TO JOIN THE SPONSORED EVENT - • REGISTER by e-mailing creativekids.int@hotmail.co.uk • We send you a SPONSORSHIP FORM • Ask everyone to sponsor you! MINIMUM TARGET = £100.00 • MAKE YOUR UNIQUE ALIEN COSTUME (we can give you some tips and ideas if you’re stuck) • WE ALL GO TO WORK AS ALIENS ON FRIDAY 20th MAY! (or another day that week if that’s not convenient for you). Remember to take photos!!!!! • In our costumes WE GO TO THE THALI CAFE, Totterdown in the evening on Friday 20th May for an ALIEN DISCO! Bring your friends, other aliens and photos from the day! • You COLLECT THE SPONSORSHIP MONEY and send to Creative Kids International ******************************* Remember to keep us up-to-date with how your costumes and sponsorship is going. We want to see your aliens forming! ******************************* WHY ALIENS?..........Creative Kids International are off to Zambia again in September to work with their partners Barefeet Theatre on the Annual Youth Arts Festival in Lusaka, and this year’s theme is Climate Change. You might be asking what does climate change have to do with aliens? It’s all about the story that will weave through this year’s festival………what happens if we don’t look after our planet, what will be left?......where will we go if the earth is destroyed?............how do creatures on other planets look after their environments?................and what do these creatures look like? That’s up to YOU!