The party began with a couple Christmas songs led by Vicky & Cynthia. They had prepared cues to the song "Joy to the World" and the kids each had a noisy instrument (or soon took one from another child which meant some kids had more than one) ... with that much enthusiasm, you better believe it was indeed noisy! But... the Bible tells us to make a 'joyful noise' to the Lord, eh?!? 
Next we set up a puppet show stage and the kids gathered together in the lounge to watch the story of the birth of Jesus. I must give a special thanks to my faithful assistant, Suzanne, who had to help run crowd control while holding up the background - truly a multi-tasker!!!
Though the kids were a bit more intrigued with how the puppets were getting up on stage and who was back there controling them - at least the story was told and seeds are planted. I hope that these types of experiences will build a foundation for our children to learn more about who Jesus is and how much he loves them... these are the meaningful memories I want to facilitate for my children and their friends.
And what's a Christmas party for kids without some kind of craft? Kristie came up with a perfect one for this age/stage... star ornaments!!!
All the kids had to do was choose colored triangles then glue them to the points on their stars... next we took their photos and glued them in the middle... poor ole Kristie spent her Christmas lead-up cutting stars & triangles, but it was worth it... the kids enjoyed it! Hunter decided his would be best all in blue!
Thankfully the weather warmed up a bit from earlier in the week so we were able to go outside to burn off a bit of energy. While Tony was printing the photos for the ornaments (yeah, he was actually home sick - which is how I feature in so many photos), the kids were running around the playground consuming sugary snacks. Having snack time outside was the way to go... a whole lot less mess for me to clean up in the house!!! Besides, the kids LOVE being outside together!
Karen & Lily are two new friends I've met this year - like the others,I'm very thankful that God has blessed me with these ladies and their kids...
Merry Christmas to all of our playgroup friends!!!
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