Each week at the Kids of Hope club here in Ouagadougou, Kate and I come up with a craft that goes along with the story and skit that we do. After three years of doing clubs each week, it becomes quite challenging to think of new and original crafts for the kids. This week, we were doing the story of when Jesus heals the man by the pool of Bethesda. Even a simple idea of coloring paper and then cutting it into 12 pieces to weave into a mat can be a challenge when working with a group of boys between the ages of 5-18. Over all it was quite fun though, and the kids had a great time!
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Craft time creativity
Each week at the Kids of Hope club here in Ouagadougou, Kate and I come up with a craft that goes along with the story and skit that we do. After three years of doing clubs each week, it becomes quite challenging to think of new and original crafts for the kids. This week, we were doing the story of when Jesus heals the man by the pool of Bethesda. Even a simple idea of coloring paper and then cutting it into 12 pieces to weave into a mat can be a challenge when working with a group of boys between the ages of 5-18. Over all it was quite fun though, and the kids had a great time!
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Game time always comes before craft time...
Here in Burkina, we play this great game that is kinda like group jump rope. As seen above, someone stands in the center with a bike tire on a rope and proceeds to swing the rope around at ground level. As the tire moves, the kids have to jump over the tire to stay in the circle. If they get tagged by the rope or tire - they are out. Quite simple yet very fun at the same time.
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