The other core group folks didn't necessarily think having a church picnic at the end of December was the most brilliant idea. But they agreed to go with it to give me a badly-needed break after the Christmas rush. And oh, what a nice break it was!
The weather turned out very nice—in the 60's & overcast. We met in a local park. Sang several of our songs, and then Kevin led us in some new & fun games about "shaking off the old year" (several balloons & toilet paper rolls scotch-taped all over each child who then had to wiggle around to get them to come off), and "not letting it stick to you" (each child having to lead his/her blindfolded parent through a "minefield" of sticky-taped paper squares).
"Craft time" was making your own sandwiches, choosing from butter, peanut butter, two kinds of jelly, cheese, and tuna salad. Except that I was in charge of bringing the sandwich fillings and I managed to forget both the cheese and the peanut butter! But nobody got bent out of shape about it, and with all the other snacks people had brought, everyone got enough to eat. We so appreciate how our folks just make do with whatever. So easy to hang out with!
We did learn not to fill up a whole slew of paper cups with water for people to take. Best to fill them as people want to drink them. It may be more fussy, but we had at least one boy who was caught sampling every cup. He had a cold, of course.
I feel refreshed and ready to start the life of Christ with the New Year!
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