THERE was Easter fun to be had at Lower Shaw Farm this week as youngsters made the most of the first week of the school holidays.

As well as a chance to meet the animal residents, they hunted for eggs, made jewellery, decorated ginger biscuits and even had a go at yoga.

The day-long event, for children aged between five and 13, was organised by the Lower Shaw Farm Children’s Project, a group of mums and dads from the area. It proved so popular that more children turned up than there were places.

“There were just short of 50 children. We had to turn people away,” said Matt Holland, who runs the community.

The packed programme featured all sorts of activities, from making pop-up cards and creating puppets to feeding the animals, cooking over an open fire and blowing off steam in a play barn or swinging in a giant hammock.

He said the day was run on the premise that even in their holidays, that age group loves learning things.

“They love learning and making things and we love ministering to that need. “It went very well. It had the right balance of indoors and outdoors, making and learning.”

In fact there was almost too much for the youngsters to choose from.

“The struggle they had was to decide which of the things they wanted to do,” said Matt.

Future events at the farm in Old Shaw Lane include a lit fest children and families day on May 7 with treasure hunts, campfire stories and writing workshops, a juggling and circus skills weekend starting on May 26 and an open gardens event with an opportunity to wander the organic fruit and vegetable garden on Jun 24 and 25.

There is also a working weekend on May 19 to 21 organised by World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms, where visitors will be able to get to know the farm and try out different tasks.