Busy Bees

Welcome to Busy Bees

Whether you are a regular visitor or joining us for the first time, we are always pleased to welcome you and hope that you have a pleasant morning with us.   Busy Bees is run by a number of volunteers who are members of Boston Spa Methodist Church. We meet every week during term times on Wednesday morning from 9.30 to 11am. We are open to all pre-school children and their carers. The charge is £1.50 per week if you bring one child plus 50p for each additional child.  This is to cover the cost of drinks, biscuits, craft items and the use of the hall.

At Busy Bees we aim to provide a warm and friendly atmosphere for you and your child with lots of toys to play with in a safe and comfortable environment.  We also use a programme called ‘See and Know’.

What is See and Know?

See and Know is an activity for you and your child which includes an element of Christian teaching for babies and toddlers.  Simple nursery rhyme type songs are used with visual aids to attract the children’s attention.

‘That they may see and know and consider together that the hand of the Lord has done this and the Holy One of Israel has created it.’ Isaiah 41 v20

What do we do?

Each term we adopt a theme, for example ‘colours of the rainbow’ and an activity is provided connected to this theme for you to do with your child. Activities may include baking, printing, gluing, painting, drawing and play dough.

Towards the end of the morning the children and adults are invited by the ringing of the bell to join in the singing part of the session.  This takes place separately to avoid distractions as much as possible and there is no obligation to take part, however, we do feel that this is an attractive addition to the morning for many of the children.

Why do we do it?

As a Church we find Jesus to be our best friend in all life’s ups and downs. It is natural that we should want to share God’s gifts with our children and knowing Jesus is the best gift of all!  Jesus said

‘I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kngdom of God like a little child will never enter it’.  And He took the children in His arms, put His hands on them and blessed them.  Mark 10 v 15-16.

Children and Church

The Methodist Church prioritises work with children because:

• Jesus models this behaviour
• God speaks and acts through children
• Our society is healthier if children are nurtured and listened to.

Families with children who are part of our larger Church Family are always welcome to attend our Sunday Worship at 10.30am.  We are all together for the first part of the service, but then usually the children leave for their own activities.